View storage container details

VMware vVols enables data replication, snapshots, and encryption to be controlled at the VMDK level instead of the LUN level, where these data services are performed on a per VM (application level) basis from the storage system.

Prerequisites

See Roles and associated permissions to determine the user roles that can perform this task.

About this task

To view storage container details:

Steps

  1. Select the storage system.
  2. Select Storage > vVol Dashboard.
  3. Click Storage Containers to display the Storage Containers list view.
  4. Select the storage container and click An icon showing the letter i.
    The following properties display:
    • Name—The name of the storage container
    • Description—The description of the storage container
    • Repliaction Groups—The number of replication groups
    • Subscribed Limit (GB)—The total combined limit of all storage resources within the storage container
    • Subscribed Used (GB)—The current subscribed usage on the storage container of all the storage resources within the storage container
    • Subscribed Free (GB)—The total free subscribed capacity - based on the capacity that is used and the limit of all the storage resources in the storage container
    • Storage Resources—The total number of storage resources within the storage container
    • Storage Container Type—The type of storage container, for example, SCSI or NVMe