Virtual Storage Console 6.2 for VMware vSphere®
Installation and Administration Guide
Changes to this document: February 2016
How to use this guide
Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere overview
How VSC for VMware features work with optional plug-ins, virtual appliances
Provisioning and cloning datastores and virtual machines
How VSC for VMware vSphere optimizes I/O performance of misaligned virtual machines
Methods for migrating virtual machines
Backing up and restoring virtual machines and datastores
VSC for VMware vSphere protects system resources by using lock management
VSC for VMware vSphere architecture
Planning your VSC for VMware vSphere installation
VSC for VMware vSphere installation overview
VSC for VMware vSphere supported configurations
Initial installation of VSC for VMware vSphere
Installing VSC for VMware vSphere using the installation wizard
Installing VSC for VMware vSphere using silent mode
Considerations when upgrading VSC for VMware vSphere
Removing vSphere Web Client UI extensions from the vCenter Server
Performing a standard VSC for VMware vSphere upgrade installation
Upgrading VSC for VMware vSphere from a 32-bit installation to a 64-bit installation
Uninstalling VSC for VMware vSphere using Add/Remove Programs
Uninstalling VSC for VMware vSphere using silent mode
Installing plug-ins, virtual appliances supported by VSC for VMware vSphere
NetApp NFS Plug-in for VAAI installation
VASA Provider for clustered Data ONTAP installation and registration
Configuring your VSC for VMware vSphere environment
ESX server and guest operating system setup
Configuring ESX server multipathing and timeout settings
ESX host values set by VSC for VMware vSphere
UNMAP setting turned off in ESX 5.x
Timeout values for guest operating systems
Adding the CD-ROM to a virtual machine
Installing guest operating system scripts
Running the GOS timeout scripts for Linux
Running the GOS timeout scripts for Solaris
Running the GOS timeout script for Windows
VSC for VMware vSphere configuration
Registering VSC for VMware vSphere with vCenter Server
Registering VSC for VMware vSphere with SnapCenter
SVM RBAC role required when using VSC for VMware with SnapCenter
Registering VASA Provider for clustered Data ONTAP with VSC for VMware vSphere
Regenerating an SSL certificate for VSC for VMware vSphere
Replacing an SSL certificate for VSC for VMware vSphere with CA-signed certificates
VSC for VMware vSphere port requirements
Performing VSC for VMware vSphere tasks across multiple vCenter Servers
Managing connection brokers
Adding connection brokers
Removing connection brokers
Configuring AutoSupport messages for backup jobs
Configuring email alerts for backup jobs
MetroCluster configurations and VSC for VMware vSphere
The preferences files
Enabling datastore mounting across different subnets
Setting the frequency of NFS path optimization checks
Authentication and user management with vCenter RBAC and Data ONTAP RBAC
vCenter Server role-based access control features in VSC for VMware vSphere
Components that make up vCenter Server permissions
Key points about assigning and modifying permissions
Advanced example of using vCenter Server permissions
Standard roles packaged with VSC for VMware vSphere
Product-level privilege required by VSC for VMware vSphere
Example of how the View privilege affects tasks in VSC for VMware vSphere
Data ONTAP role-based access control features in VSC for VMware vSphere
Recommended Data ONTAP roles when using VSC for VMware vSphere
How to configure Data ONTAP role-based access control for VSC for VMware vSphere
Requirements for performing tasks in VSC for VMware vSphere
Navigating VSC for VMware vSphere
Working with storage systems
Storage system discovery and credentials overview
Default credentials simplify administrating storage systems
Specifying default credentials
Tunneled vFiler units and SVMs discovered automatically
Enabling discovery and management of vFiler units
Enabling discovery of vFiler units on private networks
Discovering storage systems and hosts
Manually adding storage systems
Refreshing the storage system display
Removing storage systems from VSC
Correcting storage system names displayed as "unknown"
Managing settings for volumes
MultiStore vFiler units are displayed differently
VSC for VMware vSphere behaves differently if SVMs connect directly or use cluster management LIFs
Direct path access and NFS datastores
Changing NFS data paths to direct access
Deploying virtual machines on NetApp storage
Provisioning datastores
Cloning virtual machines from a template
Increasing storage efficiency by enabling deduplication
Maintaining your VMware environment
Migrating virtual machines to a new or existing datastore
Redeploying NFS-based virtual machine clones from a template
Reclaiming space from NFS-based virtual machines
Mounting datastores on hosts
Resizing datastores
Destroying datastores
Optimizing performance by aligning the I/O of misaligned virtual machines non-disruptively
Scanning datastores to determine the alignment status of virtual machines
Checking the alignment status of virtual machines
Aligning the I/O of misaligned virtual machines non-disruptively
Backing up virtual machines and datastores
Backup job specifications
Backup job requirements
Creating a backup policy
Performing an on-demand backup of a virtual machine or datastore
Creating backup jobs
Scheduling backup jobs that use SnapCenter
Scheduling backup jobs that use the VSC backup feature
Adding a virtual machine or datastore to an existing backup job
Modifying the job properties of a scheduled backup job
Suspending an active backup job
Resuming a suspended backup job
Deleting a scheduled backup job
Restoring virtual machines and datastores from backup copies
Considerations for restore operations using data that was backed up with failed VMware consistency snapshots
Searching for backup copies
Mounting a backup copy
Unmounting a backup copy
Restoring data from backup copies
Attaching a virtual disk to restore a file
Detaching a virtual disk
Troubleshooting
Information at NetApp Support Site
Information at NetApp VSC Communities Forum
Check the Release Notes
Uninstall does not remove standard VSC roles
Collecting the VSC for VMware vSphere log files
Updating vCenter credentials for background discovery
Possible issues with backup and restore operations
Values that you can override for backup jobs
Location of backup event and error logs
Email notification for scheduled backup contains a broken link
You may have reached the maximum number of NFS volumes configured in the vCenter
Error writing backup metadata to repository\backups.xml: move failed
Virtual Storage Console unable to discover datastores on an SVM (Vserver) without a management LIF
VMware vSphere does not remove snapshot delta disks during a restore operation
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