Virtual Volume Datastore

[athakur]

Author : svoskobo

URL : http:////docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc/GUID-8D9CC612-6B5A-436...

Topic Name : Create a Virtual Volumes Datastore

Publication Name : vSphere Storage

Product/Version : VMware vSphere/6.5

Question :

How to create a VVOL Datastore using powerCLI or esxcli? I have powerCLI 10.

[diegodco31]

See: https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/products/virtualvolumes/vmw-vspher...

VVOL datastores

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[athakur]

I looked into the threads under this response. The real question remains unanswered:

How a virtual datastore (vvol datastore) be created using powerCLI?

It seems the powerCLI up to version 10 has no such capability. This is strange and a big gap in powercli cmdlet New-datastore that vvol option is not provided, not sure what is the logic here. A lack of this capability in powerCLI prevents from complete automation of VVOL setup - one of the key goals of VVOL capability implemented to ease the task of storage and vpsphere management.

I am also trying to look into alternatives, such as creating vvol datatstore using esxcli. I came across one EMC site with this:

/stor/prov/vmware/vvolds create [-async] -name  [-descr ] -cp  -size  -type { block | file } [- hosts ]

But, I could not get the command /stor/prov/vmware/vvolds on my ESXi host.

[SupreetK]

AFAIK, command line creation of vVOL datastores is not out yet. Regarding creating the same from the EMC storage box, I think you are using the wrong command. Moreover the commands need to be run on the EMC box, not on the ESXi host -

uemcli -d 10.1.55.1 -u Local/username -p passwd123 /stor/prov/vmware/vvolds create –name “HR” –cp cp_1,cp_2 –size 10G, 12G –type file –hosts “HostA,HostB”

https://www.dellemc.com/en-us/documentation/unity-family/unity-p-vvols-config/02-vxe-cli-br-vvols.ht...

https://thesanguy.com/2018/01/29/dell-emc-unity-unisphere-cli-command-reference-guide-uemcli/​

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Cheers,

Supreet