Create a Folder

Use the folder --create command to create a folder, specify a provisioned limit, and folder agent_type. Folder names can be up to 64 characters, and up to 64 folders can be created per group. Folders cannot be created at the vSphere cluster level.

NOTE:

If the agent type is VVol, a VASA Provider must be registered before folder creation, and an appserver must be specified using the folder --create command. You cannot specify an appserver for other agent types.

If the agent type is SMI-S, a performance policy must be specified in the folder --create command. You cannot specify a performance policy for other agent types.

Create a folder.

folder --create folder_name [--pool pool_name] [--description text] [--usage_limit mebibytes] [--overdraft_limit_pct percent] [--provisioned_limit mebibytes] [--agent_type {none|smis|vvol|openstack}] [--appserver vcenter_name] [--perfpolicy perfpolicy] [--iops_limit iops] [--mbps_limit mbps]

Creating the folder finance in the default pool, with an application server of vcenter1, agent type of vvol, and a provisioned limit of 10000 mebibytes.

$ folder --create finance --pool default --appserver vcenter1 --agent_type vvol --provisioned_limit 10000