IBM Storwize DataStore Tasks

This chapter contains the following sections:

IBM Storwize Add NFS Datastore

Summary
IBM Storwize Add NFS Datastore
Description
This task is used to Create/mount NFS export as datastore
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an IBM Storwize account account​Name Y
NFS Enable IP Address Enter an IP address gen_​text_​input Y
Hostnode Select a hostnode.​ vmware​Host​Multi​Select Y
NFS Path Choose an IBM Storwize NFS path ibm​Storwize​NFSPath​Lov​List Y
Datastore Name Enter the name of the data store gen_​text_​input
Choose an access node Select an access mode.​ gen_​text_​input Y
Success Criteria Success Criteria gen_​text_​input Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
IBM_​STORWIZE_​DATASTORE_​NAME Output of created NFS datastore name gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​ACCOUNT_​NAME VMware account name.​ gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY Datastore name identity vmware​Datastore​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​INFO_​IDENTITY Datastore Info identity gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​IDENTITY VMware Host Node Identity vmware​Host​Node​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​NAME Host Node Name.​ vmware​Host​Multi​Select
OUTPUT_​VM_​PROVISIONING_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY VM Provisioning Datastore Identity vmware​Datastore​Identity

IBM Storwize Block Volume Datastore

Summary
IBM Storwize Block Volume Datastore
Description
This task will mount a block volume datastore on the ESXi Host
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an IBM Storwize account account​Name Y
Data Store Name Enter the datastore name for the block volume gen_​text_​input Y
Host Node Choose one or more host nodes on which to create the data store gen_​text_​input Y
Initiator Type Choose the initiator type gen_​text_​input
Volume Name Choose an IBM Storwize volume to associate with the data store ibm​Storwize​Volume​Identity Y
VDC Name Choose a v​DC to assign a storage policy to v​DC
Success Criteria Choose success criteria for the task ibm​Storwize​Mount​Data​Store​Success​Criteria Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
IBM_​STORWIZE_​DATASTORE_​NAME Output of created block datastore name gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​ACCOUNT_​NAME VMware account name.​ gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY Datastore name identity vmware​Datastore​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​INFO_​IDENTITY Datastore Info identity gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​IDENTITY VMware Host Node Identity vmware​Host​Node​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​NAME Host Node Name.​ vmware​Host​Multi​Select
OUTPUT_​VM_​PROVISIONING_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY VM Provisioning Datastore Identity vmware​Datastore​Identity

IBM Storwize Compressed Block Volume Datastore

Summary
IBM Storwize Compressed Block Volume Datastore
Description
This task will mount a Compressed block volume datastore on the ESXi Host
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an IBM Storwize account account​Name Y
Data Store Name Enter the datastore name for the compressed volume gen_​text_​input Y
Host Node Choose one or more host nodes on which to create data store gen_​text_​input Y
Initiator Type Choose the initiator type gen_​text_​input
Volume Name Choose an IBM Storwize volume to associate with the data store ibm​Storwize​Volume​Identity Y
VDC Name Choose a v​DC to assign a storage policy to v​DC
Success Criteria Choose success criteria for the task ibm​Storwize​Mount​Data​Store​Success​Criteria Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
IBM_​STORWIZE_​DATASTORE_​NAME Output of created Compressed datastore name gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​ACCOUNT_​NAME VMware account name.​ gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY Datastore name identity vmware​Datastore​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​INFO_​IDENTITY Datastore Info identity gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​IDENTITY VMware Host Node Identity vmware​Host​Node​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​NAME Host Node Name.​ vmware​Host​Multi​Select
OUTPUT_​VM_​PROVISIONING_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY VM Provisioning Datastore Identity vmware​Datastore​Identity

IBM Storwize Thin Provision Volume Datastore

Summary
IBM Storwize Thin Provision Volume Datastore
Description
This task will mount a thin-provision volume datastore on the ESXi Host
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an IBM Storwize account account​Name Y
Data Store Name Enter data store name for block volume.​ gen_​text_​input Y
Host Node Choose one or more host nodes on which to create the data store gen_​text_​input Y
Initiator Type Choose the initiator type gen_​text_​input
Volume Name Choose an IBM Storwize volume to associate with the data store ibm​Storwize​Volume​Identity Y
VDC Name Choose a v​DC to assign a storage policy to v​DC
Success Criteria Choose success criteria for the task ibm​Storwize​Mount​Data​Store​Success​Criteria Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
IBM_​STORWIZE_​DATASTORE_​NAME Output of created thin provisioned datastore name gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​ACCOUNT_​NAME VMware account name.​ gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY Datastore name identity vmware​Datastore​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​INFO_​IDENTITY Datastore Info identity gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​IDENTITY VMware Host Node Identity vmware​Host​Node​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​NAME Host Node Name.​ vmware​Host​Multi​Select
OUTPUT_​VM_​PROVISIONING_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY VM Provisioning Datastore Identity vmware​Datastore​Identity

IBM Storwize iSCSI Boot Target

Summary
IBM Storwize iSCSI Boot Target
Description
This task allows user to configure iSCSI boot targets
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an IBM Storwize account account​Name Y
i​SCSI Target Name Choose an IBM Storwize i​SCSI target name gen_​text_​input Y
IPv4 Address Enter an i​SCSI-enabled VLAN IP address on the account gen_​text_​input Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
IBM_​STORWIZE_​OUTPUT_​ISCSI_​NAME Output of ISCSI name gen_​text_​input
IBM_​STORWIZE_​OUTPUT_​ISCSI_​ADDRESS Output of ISCSI n​IPv4 Address gen_​text_​input
IBM_​STORWIZE_​OUTPUT_​ACCOUNT_​NAME Output of infra account name account​Name
IBM_​STORWIZE_​OUTPUT_​DATACENTER Output of datacenter name on which selected operation was performed datacenter​Name