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For information about I/O filters, see Chapter 23 Filtering Virtual Machine I/O.
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For information about storage policy components, see About Storage Policy Components.
Procedure
1 Enable common rules by selecting Use common rules in the VM storage policy.
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Click the Add component ( ) icon and select a data service category from the drop-down menu, for
example, Replication.
3 Define rules for the data service category by specifying an appropriate provider and values for the
rules. Or select the data service from the list of predefined components.
Option Description
Component Name
This option is available if you have predefined storage policy components in your
database. If you know which component to use, select it from the list to add to the
VM storage policy.
See all Review all component available for the category. To include a specific component,
select it from the list and click OK.
Custom Define custom rules for the data service category by specifying an appropriate
provider and values for the rules.
4 Add more components to request other data services.
You can use only one component from the same category, for example caching, per a set of common
or regular rules.
5 Click Next.
Create Storage-Specific Rules for a VM Storage Policy
Use the Rule Set page to define storage placement rules. If your storage provides additional data
services, such as replication, use the page to specify which data services to include in the VM storage
policy.
Prerequisites
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If your environment includes storage entities such as vSAN or Virtual Volumes, review these
functionalities. For information, see the Administering VMware vSAN documentation and Chapter 22
Working with Virtual Volumes.
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To configure predefined storage policy components, see About Storage Policy Components.
Procedure
1 Make sure that the Use rule-sets in the storage policy check box is selected.
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