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Deployment workflow for adding NFS vVols datastores as supplemental storage in a VI workload domain

Contributors netapp-jsnyder kevin-hoke
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Get started with adding NFS vVols datastores as supplemental storage in a VI workload domains using ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere. You'll review the deployment requirements, deploy ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere, configure the SVM with logical interfaces, and configure storage.

OneReview the deployment requirements

Review the requirements to deploy NFS vVols in a VMware Cloud Foundation management domain.

TwoCreate the SVM and LIFs

Create an SVM with multiple LIFs for NFS traffic.

ThreeConfigure networking

Set up networking for NFS on ESXi hosts.

FourConfigure storage

Deploy and use ONTAP tools to configure storage.