How to Find the Information You Need

Creating an environment that supports VMware with the storage array involves working with both VMware and HPE Storage features. HPE storage provides several tools, such as an HPE vCenter Plugin and an HPE Connection Manager toolkit for VMware, to help you set up your environment. You also have the option of performing the necessary steps manually.

This guide focuses on what you need to do to set up the VMware side of your environment. Other documents provide detailed information about using an array and other HPE Storage features.

All documentation provided by HPE is located in the Documentation portal of InfoSight: https://infosight.hpe.com. Select Resources → Documentation.

The following is a high-level summary of the documentation that you might find helpful.

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The Validated Configuration Matrix, which is available at HPE InfoSight.

You can access it manually by logging onto InfoSight and choosing:

Resources → Validated Configuration Matrix

 Supported configurations for using array OS with VMware.
This guide (VMware Integration Guide) Using VMware features with an HPE Storage array, including:
  • Setting up your environment and registering with the HPE Storage vCenter Plugin with the VMware vCenter Server
  • Using the HPE Storage Connection Manager and how it can help with setting up iSCSI
  • Using the vCenter Plugin Web Client
    NOTE: Release 5.1.1.0 and later does not support the VMware Desktop Client (also called a C# or Thick Client).
  • Working with virtual machines (VMs)
  • Working with traditional datastores
  • Working with VMware virtual volumes (vVols)
  • Using Storage-Based Policy Mangement (SBPM)
  • Using VMware VAAI with HPE Storage volumes
  • Using disaster recovery features
    • HPE Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) for VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) for datastore-based recovery
    • VASA Provider for vVol-based disaster recovery
    • Virtual machine (VM) replication partners to recover VMs
  • Working with role-based access control (RBAC) features and the HPE Storage arrays
  • Taking snapshots
    • HPE Storage Volume Shadow Copy Service with vVols
    • VMware synchronized snapshots
HPE Storage Windows Integration Guide Setting up VSS for vVols
HPE Storage Hardware and Administration Guides and Technical Reports Working with the HPE Storage array and setting up your hardware

The technical report VMware VVols on HPE Storage Implementation Guide

 Implementing vVols on HPE Storage
Array OS Release Notes Learning about new features and late-breaking issues involving array OS
VMware documentation Getting more details about VMware features