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Procedure
1 Open the Create VM Storage Policy wizard.
a Click Menu > Policies and Profiles.
b Under Policies and Profiles, click VM Storage Policies
c Click Create VM Storage Policy.
2 Enter the policy name and description, and click Next.
Option Action
vCenter Server Select the vCenter Server instance.
Name Enter the name of the storage policy.
Description Enter the description of the storage policy.
3 On the Policy structure page under Host based services, enable host-based rules.
4 On the Host based services page, define rules to enable and configure data services provided by
your host.
a Click the tab for the data service category, for example, Replication.
b Define custom rules for the data service category or use predefined components.
Option Description
Disabled Host-based services are disabled by default.
Use storage policy component Select a storage policy component from the drop-down menu. This option is
available only if you have predefined components in your database.
Custom Define custom rules for the data service category by specifying an appropriate
provider and values for the rules.
Note You can enable several data services. If you use encryption with other data services, set
the Allow I/O filters before encryption parameter to True, so that other services, such as
replication, can analyze clear text data before it is encrypted.
5 On the Storage compatibility page, review the list of datastores that match this policy.
To be compatible with the policy for host-based services, datastores must be connected to the host
that provides these services. If you add datastore-specific rule sets to the policy, the compatible
datastores must also satisfy storage requirements of the policy.
6 On the Review and finish page, review the storage policy settings and click Finish.
To change any settings, click Back to go to the relevant page.
The new VM storage policy for host-based data services appears on the list.
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