Displaying the virtual volume information

If virtual volumes are used as storage resources for virtual machines, you can view the VVol summary, snapshot information and details of VMs which are using them.

Verify that a virtual machine has been created on a VVol datastore.

In vSphere Web Client Navigator, go to IBM Storage VVols and select a virtual volume that you intend to view.

In the right-hand pane, review the following VVol-related information:

General information about the virtual volume and its characteristics.
Names of the storage objects that use the VVol (storage system, pool, VMs, storage service and domain).
Snapshot status, if this functionality is enabled.

This image illustrates the VVol information. — Figure 1. VVol information

Important: Some operations on VVol-based VMs with deployed Spectrum Connect instance, such as hard disk removal, may result in the Invalid Virtual Machine configuration message, displayed by the vWC. This message is not related to the VM functionality and indicates a loss of connectivity between Spectrum Connect and the vCenter server.