![]() With NimbleOS 5.0.1, this workflow is graphically integrated into the vCenter plugin. HPE Nimble Storage previously had a command line option to restore the deleted VVol VM up to 72 hours after deletion. However with VVol VM’s we’ve seen many cases where virtual admins run into the issue of permanently losing the entire VVol volumes upon deletion. With Virtual Machines on VMFS datastore, it’s easy to restore the VM from storage snapshots if the VM has been deleted. Itcan be tested for a new code release without negatively affecting production, which also helps to reduce the risk of technical errors during production rollout. For instance I can test that the clone VM in the recovery site can be brought online, isolated from the production VM. This feature can offer insight into testing DR process and procedure or even in dev-test scenarios. With NimbleOS 5.0.1 we have additional workflows where an admin can bring up the VM in a recovery site as a cloned VM without breaking the replication relationship. More details about this existing feature and usage in vSphere 6.5 and NimbleOS 4 are in this blog, The third restore option (to add it as a new disk to a different VM) gives the admin the ability to leverage the restored disk for test/dev workflows.įor users who use replication for VVol VMs, NimbleOS 4.0 had added DR setup – failover and failback leveraging PowerCLI commands. The disk can then be restored in one of 3 different ways, When the user selects the “ Show individual Disks” checkbox, the “ Choose the location” displays options for how the individual disks need to be restored. When the user searches for a specific date and time, the snapshot closest to that time is selected.Īfter selecting a snapshot, the user can either restore the existing VM in place or clone it as a new VM.Īs a more advanced feature, the restore capability has also been extended to support individual disk level restores. By default, the most recent snapshot is automatically selected for restore. The user can now select or search for a snapshot from a particular date and time and restore a VVol VM. The screenshot below shows a portion of the Restore VM/Disk wizard associated with the HPE Nimble Storage vCenter Plugin. Using this feature, the vSphere admin can now browse to the individual recovery points and then recover the VM. Introducing granular restore functionality. One of the core advancements in the recovery workflow stems from the challenge that once the scheduled snapshots are created on the storage system how can the admin recover the VM from those snapshots? Simplified Workflows for VM recovery in vCenter plugin Nimble Storage vCenter Plugin with individual VVol VMs listed There is also an additional option to search for a VVol VM from the HPE Nimble Storage plugin. Now let’s take a look at each of these features in detail.Īs part of the HPE Nimble Storage vCenter plugin, we list all of the VMs including their total capacity usage and performance metrics, which is available for both local VMs as well as replicated VMs. ![]() ![]() With the NimbleOS 5.0.1 release, we have focused on making the recovery options and workflows much easier and granular for the virtual administrator. Let’s walk through some of the new features that have been introduced. We now have vCenter plugins supporting VVols on both the Flex (Flash) and HTML5 versions. With the NimbleOS 5.0.x, we have made the VVol workflows much easier to manage using the vCenter plugin. So now that you’re primed and ready, let’s talk about what HPE and VMware has done to move VVols up the evolutionary scale. Here is a refresher of how to register HPE Nimble Storage’s VASA provider and setup Folders (Storage Containers) HPE Nimble Storage has supported VVols since NimbleOS 3.x release with VVol 1.0 and continues to expand on capabilities with VVol 2.0, VASA 3.0. VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (VVols) integration with HPE Nimble Storage is not something new. HPE Nimble Storage NimOS 5.0.x release and the Nimble Windows Kit 5.0 (GA) comes with numerous VVol capabilities. ![]() By Bharath Ram, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, HPE Nimble Storage
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