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Deployment workflow for adding an iSCSI vVols datastore as supplemental storage in a workload domain

Contributors sureshthoppay netapp-jsnyder kevin-hoke
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Get started with configuring an iSCSI vVols datastore as supplemental storage in a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) workload domain. You'll create the SVM and LIFs, set up iSCSI networking, deploy ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere, and configure storage.

OneReview the deployment requirements

Review the requirements to deploy iSCSI vVols in a VMware Cloud Foundation workload domain.

TwoCreate the SVM and LIFs

Create an SVM with multiple LIFs for iSCSI traffic.

ThreeConfigure networking

Set up networking for iSCSI on vSphere hosts.

FourConfigure storage

Deploy and use ONTAP tools to configure storage.