Configuring VASA integrated storage systems
Storage systems can be integrated with an ESXi host or VMware® vCenter Server by Hitachi Storage Provider for VMware vCenter, which is called the VASA provider. Snapshot or replication functions are used in these storage systems that are configured with the procedures in this section.
Do not operate LDEVs with an SLU or ALU attribute from Device Manager - Storage Navigator or Command Control Interface. If you must operate LDEVs of the SLU or ALU attribute, contact customer support.
In accordance with instructions from our company, if you must perform the configuration change operation for LDEVs of the SLU or ALU attribute from Storage Navigator or CCI, shut down associated virtual machines in advance. If the virtual machine is shut down, LDEVs of the SLU or ALU attribute related to the virtual machine are unbound automatically.
If virtual machines cannot be shut down, unbind LDEVs of SLU attribute from LDEVs of ALU attribute related to the virtual machines by Storage Navigator, then perform the configuration change operation. For the procedure about the unbinding of LDEVs of the SLU attribution, see Unbinding LDEVs of SLUs attribution. While the running of the virtual machine, if you complete the configuration change operation without performing of the unbinding of LDEVs of the SLU attribution, contact the storage administrator.
For information on setting up and operating VMware virtualization servers, see the Command Suite Administrator Guide.
For information on installing, deploying, and configuring Hitachi Storage Provider for VMware vCenter using the vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA), see the Storage Provider for VMware vCenter Deployment Guide.