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© 2012. QNAP Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. V1.0
QNAP Plug-in for vSphere Client:
A User’s Guide
Updated December 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DOCUMENT PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................... 3
FUNCTIONALITIES DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................ 3
QNAP vSphere Plug-in introduction and benefits ................................................................ 3
Plug-in installation ............................................................................................................................. 5
NAS Storage .......................................................................................................................................... 6
DATASTORES MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 8
Functions ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Scope ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
USER GUIDE – HOW TO ........................................................................................................................... 10
Create a Datastore ............................................................................................................................ 10
Disconnect/Unmount a Datastore ............................................................................................. 11
DATASTORE DISCONNECTION..................................................................................................... 11
DATASTORE RESCONNECTION .................................................................................................... 12
Destroy a Datastore ......................................................................................................................... 13
Status Monitor ................................................................................................................................... 14
Supported environment .......................................................................................................................... 16
Supported NAS firmware: ............................................................................................................. 16
Supported VMware products (minimum requirements): ............................................... 16
Supported vSphere Client installation environment: ........................................................ 16
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DOCUMENT PURPOSE
The purpose of this document is to introduce the benefits of the QNAP vSphere plug-in
and to provide a guide for using the major functions of the plug-in.
FUNCTIONALITIES DESCRIPTION
QNAP VSPHERE PLUG-IN INTRODUCTION AND BENEFITS
The vSphere Client Plug-in for QNAP Turbo NAS is an
interface between ESXi and the Turbo NAS.
vSphere client integration allows managing VMware
datastores on the QNAP Turbo NAS directly from the
vSphere client console, and verifying the status of all
QNAP Turbo NAS managed by the QNAP vSphere plug-in.
Benefits:
Easy creation of additional datastores for multiple ESXi hosts in just a few clicks!
Easy status control of the Turbo NAS and datastores.
Support for NFS or iSCSI datastores.
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Without the QNAP Plug-in:
- Connect to the NAS
- Create LUN target on the NAS
- Create the LUN on the NAS
- Connect to vSphere Client
- Connect the ESXi #1 to the target
- Rescan all HBA
- Create the datastore
- Connect the ESXi #2 to the target
- Rescan all HBA
- Connect the ESXi #xx to the target
- Rescan all HBA
With the QNAP Plug-in:
- Connect to vSphere Client
- Create a datastore
- Wait for the plug-in to do the job
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PLUG-IN INSTALLATION
To install the plug-in simply run the QNAP_vsphere_plug-in_setup.exe from the local
computer where the vSphere client is installed. Follow the instructions to install the
plug-in.
To verify if the plug-in is installed, or to check the plug-in version, open the vSphere
Client console and navigate to the menu “Plug-ins”. The QNAP plug-in is listed in
vSphere Client plug-in manager after installation:
Once the plug-in has been installed, follow the steps below to add a QNAP Turbo NAS to
be managed by the plug-in and create a new datastore.
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NAS STORAGE
Add a QNAP Turbo NAS to the plug-in:
1. Select your Datacenter or Cluster. Then click the “QNAP” tab on the right panel.
2. Add a Turbo NAS in the plug-in storages by clicking “Add QNAP Storage”.
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Note:
Enable iSCSI Security: Select this option to enable LUN masking on the QNAP Turbo NAS.
All the new LUN created on the datastore by the plug-in will be secured with LUN
Masking, so that only the VMware hosts with access right to the LUN can read and write
data to the LUN.
Enable NFS Security: Select this option to enable NFS host access control, and allow only
the VMware hosts to connect to the NFS shares that will be used as datastore.
Once one or multiple QNAP Storages have been added to the plug-in, you can create,
mount, unmount, or destroy the datastores.
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DATASTORES MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
The plug-in offers different components with specific features. The available functions in
the plug-in are:
- Create a datastore (NFS or iSCSI)
- Un-mount/disconnect a datastore
- Mount/connect a datastore
- Destroy a datastore
SCOPE
The plug-in supports different datastore processes, depending on the user configuration.
If ESXi is used alone without vCenter, the plug-in will operate on the host only. If the
vSphere Client is connected to a vCenter server, the plug-in will be able to operate on
multiple VMware hosts to facilitate each process.
Operations from ESXi host:
o Creation: The datastore will be created only on the selected host.
o Disconnect/Connect: The datastore can be disconnected from or connected to
the selected host.
o Deletion: The datastore will be disconnected from all connected hosts, and will
be destroyed and all the content will be deleted.
Operations from VMware Cluster: The datastore can be created on all members of
the Cluster.
o Creation: By default all the cluster members will be selected in order to create
and connect the new datastore to all hosts. Users can unselect some hosts when
the new datastore is not required on all hosts.
o Disconnect/connect: By default all the cluster members will be selected in order
to disconnect a datastore from or connect it to the selected hosts.
o Deletion: The datastore will be disconnected from all connected hosts, and will
be destroyed and all the content will be deleted.
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Operations from the VMware Datacenter: The datastore can be created on all
members of the Datacenter.
o Creation: By default all the cluster members will be selected in order to create
and connect the new datastore to all hosts. Users can unselect some hosts on
the new datastore that are not required on all hosts.
o Disconnect/connect: By default all the cluster members will be selected in order
to disconnect a datastore from or connect it to the selected hosts.
o Deletion: The datastore will be disconnected from all connected hosts, and will
be destroyed and all the content will be deleted.
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USER GUIDE – HOW TO
All the following instructions have to be done after a QNAP Turbo NAS has been added
to the vSphere plug-in. Please refer to “NAS Storage” on page 6.
CREATE A DATASTORE
To create a datastore and add it to all members of your Datacenter, Cluster, or on a
single host:
- Login the vSphere Client.
- Select your Datacenter, Cluster, or Host.
- Right click your Datacenter, Cluster, or Host. Select “QNAP” > “Create a datastore”.
- Follow the Wizard instructions to create a datastore.
The QNAP vSphere plug-in will create the resources on the Turbo NAS, and connect all
the selected hosts to the new datastore.
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DISCONNECT/UNMOUNT A DATASTORE
DATASTORE DISCONNECTION
The plug-in allows disconnecting (unmount) the datastores from multiple ESXi hosts
and re-connecting (mount) the datastores to multiple ESXi hosts.
To disconnect a datastore:
- Login the vSphere Client.
- Select your Datacenter, Cluster, or Host.
- Right click your Datacenter, Cluster, or Host, and select “QNAP” > “Disconnect a
datastore”.
- Follow the instructions to disconnect/unmount a datastore from the selected hosts.
The disconnected datastores will be listed under the “QNAP” tab. Please refer to “Status
Monitor” on page 14.
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DATASTORE RESCONNECTION
The QNAP vSphere plug-in allows users to reconnect a previously disconnected
/unmounted datastore to some selected hosts.
To connect a datastore:
- Login the vSphere Client.
- Select your Datacenter, Cluster, or Host.
- Right click your Datacenter, Cluster, or Host, and select “QNAP” > “Connect
datastores to a new ESX host”.
- All existing datastores that can be connected to the selected host, will be listed.
- Follow the wizard instructions to reconnect a datastore to one or multiple hosts.
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DESTROY A DATASTORE
The QNAP vSphere plug-in allows users to destroy a datastore.
To destroy a datastore:
- Login the vSphere Client.
- Select your Datacenter, Cluster, or Host.
- Right click your Datacenter, Cluster, or Host, and select “QNAP” > “Destroy a
datastore”.
- Note that the “destroy” process will follow the VMware behavior:
o iSCSI: All the data contained in the datastore will be irremediably deleted
without any possible recovery.
o NFS: The datastore will be disconnected from the ESX hosts. All references to
the NFS datastore will be destroyed. The Data contained in the NFS datastore
will remain.
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STATUS MONITOR
The QNAP vSphere Plug-in supports reporting the status of each Turbo NAS added to the
plug-in, and the status of the currently connected datastores, and the list of the
previously disconnected datastores using the plug-in.
- Select your Datacenter, Cluster, or ESXi host.
- Navigate to the “QNAP” tab.
The first item (“QNAP Storages”) will display all QNAP Turbo NAS added to the
plug-in, including useful information such as NAS status, firmware version, free
capacity and more.
- Right click an item to display the menu options:
o Set the NAS credentials if they have been changed.
o Remove the NAS from the plug-in. All existing datastores will remain connected
to their existing hosts.
o Quickly open the NAS web administration page.
o Enable storage protocols (NFS and/or iSCSI).
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The second item (“QNAP Datastores”) will display all QNAP datastores, both
connected and disconnected.
To remove a disconnected datastore from the list, right click the datastore and select
“Remove entry”.
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SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENT
SUPPORTED NAS FIRMWARE:
- Firmware version 3.8.0 and above
SUPPORTED VMWARE PRODUCTS (MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS):
- vSphere Client 4.1 update 3
- vSphere Client 5.0 update 1
- vSphere Client 5.1
- VMware ESX 4.1 update 3
- VMware ESXi 4.1 update 3
- VMware ESXi 5.0, update 1
- VMware ESXi 5.1
- vCenter 4.1 update 3
- vCenter 5.0 update 1
- vCenter 5.1
SUPPORTED VSPHERE CLIENT INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT:
- Windows 2008 R2, SP1
- Windows 7 x86, 32-bit, SP1
- Windows 7 x86, 64-bit, SP1
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