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

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Get started with adding NVMe/TCP vVols datastores as supplemental storage for a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Virtual Infrastructure (VI) workload domain. You'll review the deployment requirements, set up an NVMe/TCP-enabled SVMs and LIFs, configure ESXi host networking, and deploy the NVMe/TCP datastore.

OneReview the deployment requirements

Review the requirements to deploy NVMe/TCP datastore in a VMware Cloud Foundation VI workload domain.

TwoCreate the SVM and LIFs and the NVMe namespace

Create a storage virtual machine with logical interfaces and the NVMe namespace for NVMe/TCP traffic.

ThreeConfigure networking

Create distributed port groups and vmkernel adapters on the ESXi hosts for the VI workload domain.

FourConfigure storage

Deploy the NVMe/TCP datastore.