Itzikr's Blog

Hi,

we recently released the EMC VSI 5.4 with it’s new Appsync Integration so before we dive to appsync, let’s do some recap on VSI 5.4 and it’s new features:

• Provision VMAX Storage
     –Create VMFS Datastores
  –Create RDM Volumes
  –Extend VMFS Datastores
• Provision VNX/VNXe Storage
  –Create VMFS Datastores
  –Create RDM Volumes
  –Create NFS Datastores
  –Extend VMFS/NFS Datastores
  –Configure FAST-VP Tiering Policies
  –Legacy support for Celerra and CLARiiON
• Clone Virtual Machines
  –Full Clone: Array-accelerated Copy
  –Fast Clone: Space-optimized Copy
  –Provision Cloned VMs to VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop
  –Refresh Desktops in VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop
• Compress Virtual Machines
  –Reduce the Storage Space for VMs through VNX/e File Dedup and Compression
  –Decompress VMs on Demand
• Improved VMAX meta device member size
  –Provision
  ▪<= 240 GB, TDEV
  ▪> 240 GB, Equal Size Member Device of Meta
  –Extend
  ▪+ Exact Multiple of TDEV Size
  —+ N * TDEV
  ▪+ Not Exact Multiple of TDEV Size
  —+ <= 240 GB: Meta = TDEV + new member
  —+ > 240 GB: Meta = TDEV + equal size new member ceiling to 240 GB
• Finer VMAX Storage Pool Available Capacity
  –Physical Available Capacity
  –Oversubscription Rate
• VNX New Block OE 5.32 Support
  –Mixed Pool Type
  –New Tiering Policy: Start High Then Auto

–Fast Clone of Fast Clone

• VNXe 2.2 New Shared Folder Server
  –Dual Network Interfaces
• VMware vSphere 5.1 compatibility

VSI 5.4: Storage Viewer

• Enhancement on GUI Responsiveness
  –GUI Threading Improvements
  –Context Switch Improvements
• Solution Enabler Upgrade
  –Included SE 7.4.0.6 Installer
• VMware vSphere 5.1 compatibility

VSI 5.4: Data Protection with AppSync

• Part of VSI plug-in family
  Datastore protection management
• Multiple AppSync backends support
  –VNX Snapshot (Block OE 5.32+)
  –RecoverPoint
  ▪CDP/CLR/CRR
• Extensive Logging

Credential

Actions
•Add new AppSync credential
•Edit AppSync credential
•Remove AppSync credential
Notes
•Single connection only
•Role matters
•vCenter registration

Credential Dashboard

Add Credential > AppSync Credential Input

Add Credential > Test Failure

Add Credential > Test Passed

Add Credential > vCenter Registration

Add Credential > Edit Credential

Service Plan Inventory

Actions
•View Service Plan info
•Modify Service Plan schedule
•Unsubscribe datastores
•Refresh at Service Plan & Image levels
•Expire Image copies
•View Image event histories
•QuickProtect datastores

Service Plans / Image Copies Info

Modify Service Plan Schedule

Unsubscribe datastore from Service Plan

Image Copies Expiry & Event History

QuickProtect

Datastore Protection

Actions
•Subscribe to existing Service Plan
•Create & subscribe to a new Service Plan

Create/Subscribe Service Plan > Sanity Checking

Create/Subscribe Service Plan > Sanity Check Error

Subscribe Service Plan

Create Service Plan > Template

Create Service Plan > RecoverPoint Type Details

Create Service Plan > VNX Snapshot Type Details

Create Service Plan > Schedule Details

Create Service Plan > Set Schedule

Datastore Mount/Restore

Actions
•Mount a copy to host
•Restore datastore using a copy
•Point-in-Time selection

Mount/Restore > Menus & Commands

Mount > Select Copy

Mount > Select Copy > Point-in-Time Selection

Mount > Copy selected by Point-in-Time

Mount > Select Copy > Point-in-Time selection Failure

Mount > Select Host

Mount > Mount Options (VNX Snapshot & RecoverPoint)

Restore > Select Copy

Restore > Affected Entities