6.0.1

Table Of Contents
inflating thin disks 288
initializing virtual disks 288
migrating virtual disks 290
overview 283
RDM attributes 291
removing zeroed blocks 288
renaming virtual disks 289
SCSI reservations 292
syntax 283
upgrading virtual disks 290
virtual disk options 287
virtual disks conversion 288
vmkfstools -C command 285
vmkfstools -G command 286
vmkfstools -P command 285
vmkfstools -v command 284
vmkfstools -Z command 286
vmkfstools command options 284
vmkfstools examples
cloning disks 289
creating RDMs 291
creating virtual disks 288
vMotion 27, 28, 40, 70
VMware DRS, using with vMotion 70
VMware HA 27
VMware NMP
I/O flow 190
See also Native Multipathing Plug-In
VMware On-disk Metadata Analyser, See VOMA
VMware PSPs, See Path Selection Plug-Ins
VMware SATPs, See Storage Array Type Plug-
Ins
VOMA 178
VVOL 213, 217
VVOL datastores
characteristics 21
unmounting 168
VVOL functionality
and storage protocols 218
concepts 214
prerequisites 221
protocol endpoints 216
storage containers 215
See also Virtual Volumes
VVOL storage providers 222
VVOL VASA providers 215
VVols
and VM storage policies 217
VM storage policices 225
VVols datastores
creating VMs 224
mounting 168
VVols functionality
about 213
and NTP server 221
and storage protocols 218
architecture 219
characteristics 217
datastores 216
limitations 217
prerequisites 221
protocol endpoints 216
storage containers 215
workflow 221
VVols functionality, concepts 214
VVols protocol endpoints, editing paths 224
VVols storage providers, registering 222
VVols VASA providers 215
W
Windows guest OS timeout 187
World Wide Names, See WWNs
World Wide Port Names, See WWPNs
WWNNs 42
WWNs
assigning to virtual machines 42
changing 43
WWPNs 36, 42
Z
zoning 35, 36
Index
VMware, Inc. 301