Add an FC-based VMFS datastore as supplemental storage to a VI workload domains
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In this use case we outline the procedure to configure a VMFS datastore using Fiber Channel (FC) as supplemental storage for a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Virtual Infrastructure (VI) workload domain. This procedure summarizes deploying ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere, registering the VI workload vCenter server, defining the storage backend, and provisioning the FC datastore.
Make sure the following components and configurations are in place.
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An ONTAP AFF or ASA storage system with FC ports connected to FC switches.
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SVM created with FC LIFs.
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vSphere with FC HBAs connected to FC switches.
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Single initiator-target zoning is configured on FC switches.
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Register the VI workload vCenter by following the instructions in the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere documentation:
Register VI workload vCenter.Registering the VI workload vCenter enables the vCenter plugin.
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Add a storage backend using the vSphere client interface by following the instructions in the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere documentation: Define Storage backend using vSphere client interface.
Adding a storage backend enables you to onboard an ONTAP cluster.
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Provision VMFS on Fibre Channel (FC)by following the instructions in the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere documentation: Provision VMFS on FC.
Additional information
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For information on configuring ONTAP storage systems, refer to the ONTAP 9 documentation.
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For information on configuring VCF, refer to the VMware Cloud Foundation documentation.
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For information on configuring Fibre Channel on ONTAP storage systems, refer to the SAN storage management in the ONTAP 9 documentation.
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For information on using VMFS with ONTAP storage systems, refer to the Deployment guide for VMFS.
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For video demos of this solution, refer to VMware datastore provisioning.