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- Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 1
Dell EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide Version 1.x August 2020 Rev. A02 - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 2
use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2020 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 3
VMware software and configuration...22 Updating internal ESXi hosts on PowerStore X model appliances 22 Chapter 5: VMware NSX-V...23 VMware NSX in vCenter Server...24 Block access for LUNs...25 Service and recovery...25 Support for VSS...25 vSphere limitations...25 VMware snapshot limitations - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 4
PowerStore Documentation page at https:// www.dell.com/powerstoredocs. ● Troubleshooting For information about products, software updates, licensing, and service, go to https://www.dell.com/support and locate the appropriate product support page. ● Technical support For technical support and service - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 5
cluster in vCenter Server. ● How to add the ESXi hosts in PowerStore X model appliances to VMware NSX-V. ● Best practices and limitations for PowerStore, vCenter Server, and vSphere. Audience The information in this guide is primarily intended for: ● System administrators who are responsible for - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 6
memory resources to the controller VMs and user VMs. Virtual Volumes Virtual Volumes (vVols) are an object type that corresponds to VM disks. vVols are supported on a PowerStore cluster using the VASA protocol. vVols reside in vVols datastores that are known as storage containers. 6 Overview - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 7
that supports vVol commands using the vSphere APIs. VASA enables the basic information about the storage system and storage resources on a PowerStore cluster . To use vVols on a PowerStore T model cluster, you must manually register the VASA provider on the PowerStore T model cluster from the vCenter - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 8
data paths to vVols and their associated VMs. PowerStore clusters automatically create and provision Protocol Endpoints when adding an ESXi host. PowerStore X model appliances support only the iSCSI protocol for internal ESXi hosts, but support both iSCSI and Fibre Channel protocols for external - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 9
. To use storage containers with an external ESXi host: 1. Connect an external ESXi host to your PowerStore cluster. 2. Create an ESXi host in PowerStore Manager. 3. Use PowerStore Manager to create a storage container. For more information, see Create a storage container on page 20 4. Use - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 10
multiple storage containers on a cluster. To support multitenancy requirements, multiple storage containers can be created allowing the separation of VMs and associated vVols from one tenant to another. ISOs vVol During PowerStore X model cluster initialization, a 500 GB config-vVol that is named - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 11
capabilities for connected VMs. To manage VMs, you can launch the vSphere Web Client from PowerStore Manager. PowerStore Manager operations From the Compute > Virtual Machines page in the PowerStore Manager, you can view performance details, alerts, and connections for the VMs that are using - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 12
Figure 4. Workflow with PowerStore T model clusters 12 Overview - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 13
PowerStore Network Planning Guide. The document includes: ● Planning and preparation information ● Configuration recommendations and best practices ● Network configuration, VLAN, and IP address requirements ● Switch configuration and cabling procedures ● Network configuration validation instructions - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 14
before the ESXi evaluation period ends. A 180-day trial license is configured when a PowerStore X model appliance is manufactured. Failure to apply the license in time requires a call to support for resolution. Resolution of the issue requires appliance reinitialization and loss of all configuration - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 15
(vSS or vDS) Default vSphere value Recommended PowerStore value Disabled Disabled Notes To prevent networking problems, do not change this setting. Performance best practices for PowerStore X model appliances When a PowerStore X model appliance is deployed, additional configuration changes - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 16
a PowerStore X model appliance is in the following format: _123!, where is the seven-character Dell Service Tag manual registrations, but there is no impact to functionality. 2. Perform the following steps to configure a connection to the vCenter Server: a. In PowerStore - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 17
is connected to a vCenter Server in your environment, you can grant the host access to your PowerStore cluster. Additional ESXi host configuration guidelines For information about configuring another ESXi host on a PowerStore cluster, see the PowerStore Host Configuration Guide. Getting started 17 - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 18
for adding another ESXi host to a PowerStore cluster are the same as the vCenter Server requirements for PowerStore X model appliance deployment. For more that are required and number of objects that are supported at each size level, see the VMware vCenter documentation. 18 Getting started - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 19
a protection policy for the VM from this card. VM snapshots, whether manual or scheduled, create VMware-managed snapshots. You can take snapshots from PowerStore Manager or vSphere. Whether the snapshots are taken from PowerStore Manager or vSphere, snapshots of vVols based VMs are offloaded to the - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 20
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 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. - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 21
capacity quota checkbox on the Properties panel for that storage container. Change a vCenter Server connection To change the vCenter Server that your PowerStore T model cluster is connected to, you must first remove the existing connection. Prerequisites Ensure that you have the IP address, username - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 22
with PowerStore the same way you would in your existing VMware environment. The following products are supported in PowerStore X model appliances For instructions on updating the internal ESXi hosts on a PowerStore X model appliance, see the PowerStore Software Upgrade Guide. CAUTION: PowerStore - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 23
existing NSX-V deployment VMware NSX-V introduction PowerStore X model appliances include support for VMware NSX Data Center for services, do not deploy Guest Introspection services on the vSphere cluster using PowerStore vVol datastores. Deploying the Guest Introspection services using PowerStore - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 24
• Block access for LUNs • Service and recovery • vSphere limitations • Other enables modification of the internal datastore that the PowerStore X model controller VM uses. Do not create -.B.INTERNAL Groups and rules vCenter Server supports the creation of VM groups, host groups, - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 25
affects some of the troubleshooting processes that an experienced virtualization administrator may be familiar with. Some administrator operations on the PowerStore X model VM or ESXi host can harm the system or cause service issues. Support for VSS PowerStore clusters support third-party snapshot - Dell PowerStore 7000T | EMC PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide - Page 26
unless the expiration date is reached. Manual snapshots Manual snapshots that are created with PowerStore Manager or vSphere cannot have a retention to this release of PowerStore: ● PowerStore X model supports only single appliance clusters. ● PowerStore clusters support up to 50 storage
Dell EMC PowerStore
Virtualization Infrastructure Guide
Version 1.x
August 2020
Rev. A02