Dell PowerStore 3000X EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 20

● vVols This card displays the vVols connected to the VM. The table can be filtered, sorted, refreshed to show changes, and exported to a spreadsheet. To view more details, click the name of the vVol you are interested in. Monitoring and managing vVols You can use PowerStore Manager to view essential information about vVols through the storage container or VM to which they are connected. ● From the Storage > Storage Containers page, click the storage container name. On the details page for the storage container, click Virtual Volumes. ● If the PowerStore cluster is connected to a vCenter server, you can view vVols in the context of their VMs. From the Compute > Virtual Machines page, click the VM name. On the details page for the VM, click Virtual Volumes. The main view shows the name of each vVol, what type of vVol it is, the VM it is associated with, the amount of logical used space, the amount of space that is provisioned, when it was created, and its I/O priority. The table can be filtered, sorted, refreshed to show changes, and exported to a spreadsheet. You can select a single vVol for migration to another appliance. You can select multiple vVols to collect support materials or add or remove them from the dashboard watchlist. To view more details for a vVol, click its name. You can monitor and manage the vVol properties available on the following cards: ● Capacity This card displays current and historical usage details for the vVol. You can view data for the past two years, one month, or 24 hours, print the chart, and download the chart data as an image or CSV file. ● Performance This card displays interactive line charts with latency, IOPS, bandwidth, and I/O operation size history for the vVol. You can view data for the past two years, one month, 24 hours, or one hour and download the chart data as an image or CSV file. To view an overview of the properties of the vVol, click the pencil icon next to its name. Monitoring and managing storage containers The Storage > Storage Containers page in the PowerStore Manager displays essential information about all storage containers in a centralized location. The main view shows the name of each storage container, any current alerts, and capacity details. The table can be filtered, sorted, refreshed to show changes, and exported to a spreadsheet. You can perform the following actions on a storage container: ● Create a storage container on page 20. ● Change the name of a storage container. If the PowerStore cluster is connected to a vCenter server, the name of the storage container is updated in the vSphere Web Client to match the name in the PowerStore Manager. ● Limit space usage by a storage container on page 21. ● Delete a storage container. NOTE: You cannot delete a storage container when there are VMs on the associated storage containers in vCenter. ● Monitor current and historical space usage. To view current and historical usage details for a storage container, click its name. You can view data for the past two years, one month, or 24 hours, print the chart, and download the chart data as an image or CSV file. The PowerStore Manager raises an alert when usage of a storage container reaches or exceeds 85% of its available space. Create a storage container About this task Use PowerStore Manager to create storage container on a PowerStore cluster. Steps 1. Under Storage, select Storage Containers. 20 Virtualization configuration in PowerStore appliances