HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for VMware Licenses - Manual (Page 64)

Mounting Virtual Copies
To mount a Virtual Copy:
1.
Follow the instructions in “Viewing Virtual Copy information” (page 60) .
2. Click the Virtual Copies tab.
3. Select the Virtual Copy to mount from the Virtual Copy Set list.
4. Right-click the Virtual Copy in the Virtual Copy table.
A menu appears providing two mount choices:
•
Mount on ESX host as Datastore on—Select from the list of ESX/ESXi hosts managed by
the vCenter Server that share access to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system.
•
Mount on Proxy Host—Select from a list of hosts not managed by the vCenter Server, but
which have access to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system.
Figure 39 Mount Virtual Copies
5. Click the mount type and then select an ESX/ESXi host or Proxy Host from the menu that
appears.
The Confirm dialog box appears.
6. Click OK.
The Virtual Copy mount task is submitted and a message indicates that the request is being
processed.
You can check the status column to see that the Virtual Copy has been mounted.
Unmounting Virtual Copies
NOTE: Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere does not check if the volume being unmounted
is in use. Ensure that the volume is inactive prior to unmounting.
To unmount a previously mounted Virtual Copy:
1.
Follow the instructions in “Viewing Virtual Copy information” (page 60) .
2. Click the Virtual Copies tab.
3. Select the Virtual Copy you wish to unmount from the Virtual Copy Set list.
4. Right-click the mounted Virtual Copy in the Virtual Copy table.
5. Click Unmount and then select the host.
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