HP Matrix Operating Environment Software - Manual (Page 78)

File (VM) storage pool entry definition
A storage pool entry can be preconfigured and associated with logical servers at a later time.
You create and manage a storage pool entry using Manage Storage Pool or by inserting a storage
entry into the storage pool.
1. Optional: Change the name of the storage pool entry by typing in the name box. Each storage
pool entry is given a unique default name.
2. Optional: Enter a description for the storage pool entry. If you enter a description, it is
displayed in the Select Pool Entry drop-down menu on the Modify Storage Configuration
tab and the Create Storage Configuration screen.
Tag selections
The Tag List table allows you to select up to 16 storage tags to associate with the storage pool
entry.
1. Select a storage tag from the drop-down menu. Your selection is highlighted.
2. To create a storage tag, press the Manage Storage Tags button on the Manage Storage Pool
screen. (Press Cancel on this screen to return to the Manage Storage Pool screen.)
Storage selection
1. Click the Add Storage button to on the right side of the screen to add a row to the Storage
Selection
table.
2. Enter the size in GB for the storage selection.
3. Select a value from the Storage Path drop-down menu.
File volumes are created on the same disk as the virtual machine's configuration file. All
storage volumes for an ESX or Hyper-V virtual machine logical server must be part of the
same datastore. (A datastore is the VMware equivalent to a storage path.)
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each storage selection for this logical server.
Validating storage
You can optionally validate your Virtual Connect logical server storage configuration by
performing on-demand checking of Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) and Modular Smart Array
(MSA) storage. Validation allows you to identify and correct errors by confirming the existence
of each storage WWN and LUN ID pair. It also compares each storage volume attribute by
displaying the user-defined value with the actual value. Insight Dynamics communicates with
the underlying environment to verify that the defined paths and volumes are available.
After you have specified your storage configuration, confirm that the server WWN has been
associated with the storage port WWN and LUN by pressing the Validate button.
The number of table rows for each port corresponds to the number of sharers for the storage
entry or storage pool entry.
78 Defining storage for logical servers