Virtual Volumes
Suggest changes
PDFs
From the VVols page, available from the side panel for a selected cluster, you can view information about virtual volumes and their associated storage containers, protocol endpoints, bindings, and hosts.
Learn about VVols-related tasks:
Virtual Volumes
The VVols > Virtual Volumes page for a selected cluster provides information about each active virtual volume on the cluster.
| Heading | Description |
|---|---|
Volume ID |
The ID of the underlying volume. |
Snapshot ID |
The ID of the underlying volume snapshot. The value is zero if the virtual volume does not represent a snapshot. |
Parent Virtual Volume ID |
The virtual volume ID of the parent virtual volume. If the ID is all zeros, the virtual volume is independent with no link to a parent. |
Virtual Volume ID |
The universal unique identifier of the virtual volume. |
Name |
The name assigned to the virtual volume. |
Guest OS Type |
Operating system associated with the virtual volume. |
Type |
The virtual volume type: Config, Data, Memory, Swap, or Other. |
Access |
The read/write permissions assigned to the virtual volume. |
Size |
The size of the virtual volume in gigabytes (GB) or gibibytes (GiB). |
Used Capacity |
Current used capacity of the volume:
|
Snapshot |
The number of associated snapshots. Select the number to link to the snapshot copy details. |
Min IOPS |
The minimum IOPS QoS setting of the virtual volume. |
Max IOPS |
The maximum IOPS QoS setting of the virtual volume. |
Burst IOPS |
The maximum burst QoS setting of the virtual volume. |
VMW_VmID |
Information in fields prefaced with "VMW_" are defined by VMware. See VMware documentation for descriptions. |
Create Time |
The time the virtual volume creation task was completed. |
Actions |
Select the vertical drop-down menu for more details on an individual virtual volume. |
Storage Containers
On the VVols > Storage Containers page for a selected cluster, you can view the following information for all active storage containers on the cluster.
| Heading | Description |
|---|---|
Account ID |
The ID of the account associated with the storage container. |
Name |
The name of the storage container. |
Status |
The status of the storage container:
|
PE Type |
Indicates the protocol endpoint type (SCSI is the only available protocol for Element software). |
Storage Container ID |
The universal unique identifier (UUID) of the virtual volume storage container. |
Active Virtual Volumes |
The number of active virtual volumes associated with the storage container. |
Protocol Endpoints
The VVols > Protocol Endpoints page of the selected cluster provides protocol endpoint information such as primary provider ID, secondary provider ID, and protocol endpoint ID.
| Heading | Description |
|---|---|
Primary Provider ID |
The ID of the primary protocol endpoint provider. |
Secondary Provider ID |
The ID of the secondary protocol endpoint provider. |
Protocol Endpoint ID |
The UUID of the protocol endpoint. |
Protocol Endpoint State |
The status of the protocol endpoint:
|
Provider Type |
The type of the protocol endpoint's provider: Primary or Secondary. |
SCSI NAA Device ID |
The globally unique SCSI device identifier for the protocol endpoint in NAA IEEE Registered Extended Format. |
Hosts
The VVols > Hosts page for a selected cluster provides information about VMware ESXi hosts that host virtual volumes.
| Heading | Description |
|---|---|
Host ID |
The UUID for the ESXi host that hosts virtual volumes and is known to the cluster. |
Bindings |
Binding IDs for all virtual volumes bound by the ESXi host. |
ESX Cluster ID |
The vSphere host cluster ID or vCenter GUID. |
Initiator IQNs |
Initiator IQNs for the virtual volume host. |
SolidFire Protocol Endpoint IDs |
The protocol endpoints that are currently visible to the ESXi host. |
Bindings
The VVols > Bindings page for a selected cluster provides binding information about each virtual volume.
| Heading | Description |
|---|---|
Host ID |
The UUID for the ESXi host that hosts virtual volumes and is known to the cluster. |
Protocol Endpoint ID |
The UUID of the protocol endpoint. |
Protocol Endpoint In Band ID |
The SCSI NAA device ID of the protocol endpoint. |
Protocol Endpoint Type |
Indicates the protocol endpoint type (SCSI is the only available protocol for Element software). |
VVol Binding ID |
The binding UUID of the virtual volume. |
VVol ID |
The UUID of the virtual volume. |
VVol Secondary ID |
The secondary ID of the virtual volume that is a SCSI second level LUN ID. |