Viewing storage information for a vm, Viewing related vm information – HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Manual

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Storage Arrays

The Storage Arrays section lists the configured arrays that provide storage to the selected datastore.

TIP:

To start the array management software, click the management software link (if available).

Viewing detailed information

Click the Storage Disks, Virtual Disks, or Hosts tab to view detailed information about the selected
datastore. For information about the values displayed in these tabs, see:

“Viewing storage disks” (page 42)

“Viewing virtual disks” (page 43)

“Viewing hosts” (page 44)

Viewing storage information for a VM

To view information about VM storage availability and use:
1.

Navigate to the VMs and Templates Inventory view.

2.

Select a VM in the inventory tree.

3.

Click the HP Insight Software tab.

4.

Click Storage Overview in the Storage Information section of the HP Management pane.

The Storage Overview of Virtual Machine VM name page appears.

Viewing summary information

The Storage Overview of Virtual Machine page displays the following storage information:

Provisioned by Datastores and RDMs

Virtual Machine Used: Total amount of storage used by the VM

VMDK/RDM Provisioned: Amount of storage provisioned by VMDKs or RDMs

VMDK/RDM Used: Amount of storage used by VMDKs or RDMs

Storage Arrays

The Storage Arrays section lists the arrays that provide storage to the VM.

TIP:

To start the array management software, click the management software link (if available).

Viewing detailed information

Click the Storage Disks, Virtual Disks, or Hosts tab to view detailed information about the selected
VM. For information about the values displayed in these tabs, see:

“Viewing storage disks” (page 42)

“Viewing virtual disks” (page 43)

“Viewing hosts” (page 44)

Viewing related VM information

To view information about a selected VM or the VMs located on a selected host or datastore:
1.

Select a VM, host, cluster, or datastore in the inventory tree.

2.

Click the HP Insight Software tab.

3.

Click Related VMs in the Storage Information section of the HP Management pane.

The Related Virtual Machines of Host System, Cluster, Datastore, or Virtual Machine name
page appears.

Using the Storage Module for vCenter

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