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Storage I/O Control Resource Shares and Limits
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Set Storage I/O Control Resource Shares and Limits
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Enable Storage I/O Control
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Set Storage I/O Control Threshold Value
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Storage DRS Integration with Storage Profiles
About Virtual Machine Storage Policies
Virtual machine storage policies are essential to virtual machine provisioning. The policies control which
type of storage is provided for the virtual machine, how the virtual machine is placed within the storage,
and which data services are offered for the virtual machine.
vSphere includes default storage policies. However, you can define and assign new policies.
You use the VM Storage Policies interface to create a storage policy. When you define the policy, you
specify various storage requirements for applications that run on virtual machines. You can also use
storage policies to request specific data services, such as caching or replication, for virtual disks.
You apply the storage policy when you create, clone, or migrate the virtual machine. After you apply the
storage policy, the Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM) mechanism places the virtual machine in
a matching datastore and, in certain storage environments, determines how the virtual machine storage
objects are provisioned and allocated within the storage resource to guarantee the required level of
service. The SPBM also enables requested data services for the virtual machine. vCenter Server
monitors policy compliance and sends an alert if the virtual machine is in breach of the assigned storage
policy.
See vSphere Storage for more information.
About I/O Filters
I/O filters that are associated with virtual disks gain direct access to the virtual machine I/O path
regardless of the underlying storage topology.
VMware offers certain categories of I/O filters. In addition, the I/O filters can be created by third-party
vendors. Typically, they are distributed as packages that provide an installer to deploy filter components
on vCenter Server and ESXi host clusters.
When I/O filters are deployed on the ESXi cluster, vCenter Server automatically configures and registers
an I/O filter storage provider, also called a VASA provider, for each host in the cluster. The storage
providers communicate with vCenter Server and make data services offered by the I/O filter visible in the
VM Storage Policies interface. You can reference these data services when defining common rules for a
VM policy. After you associate virtual disks with this policy, the I/O filters are enabled on the virtual disks.
See vSphere Storage for more information.
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