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martin_winter
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9 months ago
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Hi everyone, we're about to virtualize some physical servers

My idea, as they have some "larger" datadisks which already are on pure, was to user the vmware converter for the os disk (local drive) and use vvol for the data disks. I know I read a guide about it somewhere (probably on codyhosterman|s blog) but can't find it anymore. Can someone push me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.

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  • martin_winter's avatar
    martin_winter
    9 months ago
    If you ask me then I'd like to have two options: • graphical/manual option to clone and attach a physical LUN directly in a new vvol - problem might be the "info back into vmware". Or, as I already have a user that is arrayadmin (hint hint least privilege) for the storage provider and the network connection for the pure addon to the API is given - why not doing this process out of the vm world? • API option to do it for example with powershell (one module that does all the work).

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  • martin_winter's avatar
    martin_winter
    Novice I
    9 months ago
    YES, thanks codyhosterman that was the article I had in mind. Just one last question - there is still no "smoother" way for physical lun to vvol than first creating an empty vvol and then overwrite it with the copy of the physical lun ?
  • Cody_Hosterman's avatar
    Cody_Hosterman
    Puritan
    9 months ago
    there are other ways (and it is technically possible to use the existing physical lun) but that is still the easiest when it comes to process
  • Cody_Hosterman's avatar
    Cody_Hosterman
    Puritan
    9 months ago
    if there is a particular part of the process you'd like to see improved would love to hear it so we can review
  • martin_winter's avatar
    martin_winter
    Novice I
    9 months ago
    If you ask me then I'd like to have two options: • graphical/manual option to clone and attach a physical LUN directly in a new vvol - problem might be the "info back into vmware". Or, as I already have a user that is arrayadmin (hint hint least privilege) for the storage provider and the network connection for the pure addon to the API is given - why not doing this process out of the vm world? • API option to do it for example with powershell (one module that does all the work).