ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser V16.8 / AdvancedCopy Manager V16.8 Operation Guide for VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes

3.3.3 Confirmation of Policy Application

Confirm from vSphere Web Client whether virtual machines are running according to the policy.

The vSphere Web Client operating procedure is as follows:

1. Check whether the policy application has been finished.

   To display an event overview, click Events.

   When the following message is output in the event overview, the policy application has been finished.

   esccs11004 The compliance result was changed. policy=policy, target=target

   When the following message is output, review the policy content and change policy. If the cause is unknown, contact to the storage administrator.

   esccs11002 Applying the policy failed. policy=policy, target=target, detail=detail

   Point

   • Those messages are displayed for each Virtual Volume. Since a virtual machine is comprised of multiple Virtual Volumes, multiple messages are displayed for one virtual machine.

   • The message output when the policy application has been finished can be confirmed on the Event Log screen, as well.

   • The Compliance Status is displayed as "Compliant" until the policy application has been finished.

2. Confirm the Compliance Status.

   To display the latest Compliance Status, it is required to collect the information from the ETERNUS SF system. Take the following steps to perform that:

   1. Select a target virtual machine.

   2. Click the Monitor Tab.

   3. Select Policies and click Refresh the storage policy compliance.

   If the virtual machine is operating in accordance with the policy, "Compliant" is displayed in Compliance Status. Otherwise, "Noncompliant" is displayed.

   The following are the cases where "Noncompliant" is displayed:

   • The policy settings are not correct.

   • The settings of the ETERNUS SF system do not meet the operating conditions of the policy (the system cannot be operated according to the policy).

Note

• If "Virtual Machine Backup" is included in the applied policy and the created virtual machine is not powered on, power it on. Confirmation of policy application is not executed for "Virtual Machine Backup" before the power of the virtual machine turns on.

• After having crated a virtual machine, the following property cannot be changed. If a storage administrator changes the policy design after having created a virtual machine, the Compliance Status is displayed as "Noncompliant".

  Function	Property
  Automated Storage Tiering (Advanced)	Number of Layers, Execution Mode

• When the applied policy satisfies the following conditions, the Compliance Status may be displayed as "Noncompliant".

  • Low Quota Share(%), Middle Quota Share(%), or High Quota Share(%) of "Automated Storage Tiering (Advanced)" is set, and

  • "On" is specified for Tune by Quota Share of "Automated QoS (Advanced)".

  When the Compliance Status is displayed as "Noncompliant", take the following steps to apply the changed policy:

  1. Click VM Storage Policies from Home.

  2. Select the policy to edit.

  3. Click Edit VM Storage Policies....

  4. Edit the policy.
     After selecting Rule Set 1, select "Any" for Number of Layers of "Automated Storage Tiering (Advanced)" to click OK.

  5. Specify when to apply the edited policy.
     When applying right away, policies on all virtual machines where the policy is applied are changed simultaneously.
     When applying later, apply the procedure in "Applying Another Policy to Virtual Machine".

  6. Perform the procedure in "3.3.3 Confirmation of Policy Application".

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Refer to the Messages for details about message.