This procedure describes how to create LUNs and present them to the management cluster. The LUNs are used as datastores for VMware vCenter Server Appliance deployment as well as other management VMs. You can also use this procedure to create additional LUNs for management and compute clusters.
To create a LUN:
The number and size of the pools depend on the requirements of each environment and the number of available drive types in the storage array.
The Create LUNs wizard opens.
The following table provides vCenter Server Appliance space requirements.
Table 7. vCenter Server Appliance requirements: Disk storage on the host machine
|
Deployment size |
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Storage size |
Tiny (GB) |
Small (GB |
Medium (GB) |
Large (GB) |
X-Large (GB) |
Default |
250 |
290 |
425 |
640 |
980 |
Large |
775 |
820 |
925 |
990 |
1,030 |
X-Large |
1,650 |
1,700 |
1,850 |
1,879 |
1,910 |
If Thin is not selected, a thick LUN will be created.
Figure 7. Select Host Access window
The following table provides an example of sizing for additional management VMs. For this example, a 1 TB LUN is sufficient.
Table 8. Management VM size example
Component |
VMs |
CPU cores |
RAM (GB) |
Operating system (GB) |
NICs |
VMware vCenter Server Appliance |
1 |
4 |
16 |
290 |
1 |
Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter |
1 |
2 |
8 |
44 |
1 |
Dell EMC Virtual Storage Integrator |
1 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
1 |