Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series vSphere Client Plug-in User's Guide
- Contents
- Getting started with the ME4 Series vSphere Client Plug-in
- Install and register the plug-in
- Use the plug-in to discover the storage system
- Manage datastores
- Common administrative tasks
- Troubleshooting
- ME4 Series vSphere Client Plug-in Release Notes
9. Click Next.
10. Verify all details.
● To change details on any page, click Back.
● To submit the request, click Finish.
After the request is validated and submitted successfully, the task appears in the Recent Tasks list where you can view its
progress.
Create a datastore on an existing volume
The plug-in supports creating a datastore on an existing volume either as a blank RAW volume or with the VMFS file system
mapped.
To create a datastore on an existing volume:
1. In the navigation pane in the VMware vSphere Web Client, click Hosts and Clusters.
2. Right-click the required host and click ME4 Series Actions > New datastore. The Create Datastore wizard appears.
3. Select the storage system name.
4. Select the required datastore type—SAS, iSCSI, or FC.
5. Click Next.
6. Select Existing Volume.
7. Select the required volume in the list. If many volumes exist you can use the search field to find a volume by name.
8. Enter the datastore name and size.
9. Click Next.
10. Verify all details.
● To change details on any page, click Back.
● To submit the request, click Finish.
After the request is validated and submitted successfully, the task appears in the Recent Tasks list where you can view its
progress.
Viewing host-to-volume mappings
To view host mappings for volumes in a storage system:
1. In the navigation pane in the VMware vSphere Web Client UI, click Hosts and Clusters.
2. Select the required host, click the Monitor tab, and click ME4 Series.
All storage systems are listed in the right pane.
3. In the Storage Array section, select a storage system to show its volume mappings in the Volume Mapping section.
Manage snapshots
This section describes the ways in which you can manage snapshots.
● Take a snapshot
● Remove a snapshot
Take a snapshot
To take a snapshot of a datastore:
1. Login to the VMware vSphere Web Client.
The VMware vSphere home page appears.
2. In the Inventories section, click Storage.
3. In the navigation pane, select a datastore.
4. On the Configure tab, click ME4 Series.
5. Click the
icon to take a snapshot.
Manage datastores
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