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4 On the Virtual Volumes rules page, define storage placement rules for the target VVols datastore.
a Click the Placement tab and click Add Rule.
b From the Add Rule drop-down menu, select available capability and specify its value.
For example, you can specify the number of read operations per second for the Virtual Volumes
objects.
You can include as many rules as you need for the selected storage entity. Verify that the values
you provide are within the range of values that the VVols datastore advertises.
c To fine-tune your placement request further, click the Tags tab and add a tag-based rule.
Tag-based rules can filter datastores by including or excluding specific placement criteria. For
example, your VM storage policy can include Virtual Volumes datastores located in Taxes and
California, but exclude datastores located in Nevada.
5 (Optional) Define rules to configure datastore-specific services.
The data services, such as encryption, caching, or replication, are offered by the storage. The VM
storage policy that references data services, requests these services for the VM when the VM is
placed to the VVols datastore.
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 Datastore-specific 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.
6 On the Storage compatibility page, review the list of datastores that match this policy.
If the policy includes several rule sets, the datastore must satisfy at least one rule set and all rules
within this set.
7 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 compatible with Virtual Volumes appears on the list.
What to do next
You can now associate this policy with a virtual machine, or designate the policy as default.
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