Dell PowerStore 3000X EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 3

Contents Additional Resources...4 Chapter 1: Introduction...5 Purpose...5 Audience...5 Chapter 2: Overview...6 PowerStore virtualization terminology...6 Virtual volumes overview...7 Storage containers overview...8 Virtualization architecture and configuration...10 Working with virtual resources...11 Chapter 3: Getting started...13 Network configuration for PowerStore X model appliances 13 Hypervisor configuration for PowerStore X model appliances 14 VMware licensing...14 vCenter and vSphere configuration changes...14 ESXi passwords...16 Configure a vCenter Server connection to a PowerStore T model cluster 16 Adding an external ESXi host to a PowerStore X model ESXi cluster in vCenter Server 17 Using an external ESXi host with a PowerStore cluster 17 Chapter 4: Virtualization configuration in PowerStore appliances 19 Managing virtualization components in the PowerStore Manager 19 Monitoring and managing VMs...19 Monitoring and managing vVols...20 Monitoring and managing storage containers...20 Change a vCenter Server connection...21 Additional VMware software and configuration...22 Updating internal ESXi hosts on PowerStore X model appliances 22 Chapter 5: VMware NSX-V...23 VMware NSX-V introduction...23 Add internal ESXi hosts to an existing NSX-V deployment 23 Chapter 6: Best practices and limitations 24 Internal components visible in vCenter Server...24 Block access for LUNs...25 Service and recovery...25 Support for VSS...25 vSphere limitations...25 VMware snapshot limitations...26 Other limitations...26 Contents 3