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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10.0

Manage storage backend

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Storage backends are systems that the EXSi hosts use for data storage.

Add storage backend

Follow the steps below to add storage backends.

Steps

  1. Launch https://loadBalanceIP:8443/virtualization/ui/ from browser with ONTAP tools administrator credentials provided during deployment.

  2. Select Storage Backends from the sidebar.

  3. Select Add.

Modify storage backend

Follow the steps below to modify the existing storage backend.

  1. Launch https://loadBalanceIP:8443/virtualization/ui/ from browser with ONTAP tools administrator credentials provided during deployment.

  2. Select storage backends from the sidebar.

  3. Select the Storage Backend you want to modify

  4. Click on the vertical ellipsis menu and select Modify.

  5. Enter the Username and Password to modify the storage backend.

Remove storage backend

You need to delete all the datastores attached to the storage backend before removing the storage backend. Follow the steps below to remove storage backend.

  1. Launch https://loadBalanceIP:8443/virtualization/ui/ from browser with ONTAP tools administrator credentials provided during deployment.

  2. Select Storage Backends from the sidebar.

  3. Select the storage backend you want to remove

  4. Click on the vertical ellipsis menu and select Remove.