hypervisor install-config storage direct-attached lun
Allocates an amount of direct attached storage to the hypervisor without connecting to the SteelFusion Core.
Syntax
[no] hypervisor install-config storage direct-attached lun percent-size <lun-size> datastore-name <datastore-name> vmfs <vmfs-version>
Parameters
percent-size <lun-size> | Configures the hypervisor LUN size as a percentage of the total of the directly attached storage size. The default value is 50 percent. |
datastore-name <datastore-name> | Specifies the name of the datastore. The default datastore name is rvbd_vsp_datastore. |
vmfs <vmfs-version> | Specifies the version of the Virtual Machine File System (VMFS). The default VMFS version is 5. Currently, VMFS versions 3, 5, and 6 are supported. |
Usage
All hypervisor storage is provided by RiOS through iSCSI using Riverbed BlockStream technology. A hypervisor has no local disks for storage. SteelFusion Edge supports two storage operating modes: direct attached storage and storage managed by the SteelFusion Core. As an alternative to using a SteelFusion Core for storage, you can create a local LUN on the Edge to be used as direct-attached storage by the hypervisor.
You can allocate 100 percent to the datastore, but to allow for future expansion, We recommend against using the entire amount. If you allocate 100 percent and then decide later to connect a Core to project remote LUNs, writes to remote LUNs could experience lower throughputs and low or no space conditions.
The SteelFusion Edge blockstore allocation changes dynamically depending on the amount of attached storage you specify. Direct attached storage is local to the SteelFusion Edge appliance and the data is not backed up.
This command is not supported on SteelFusion Edge in file mode (NFS).
Example
Edge1 (config) # hypervisor install-config storage direct-attached lun percent-size 43 datastore-name jackandjill vmfs 5
Product
SteelFusion Edge
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