There are some new REST API’s for vVols objects in Pure Storage’s FlashArray REST API 2.14! Specifically operations for virtual-machines and virtual-machine-snapshots. I won’t lie, the hardest part for me was figuring out how to use REST 2.0 with the FlashArray. The change from using standard authentication to using Oauth2 for REST 2.0 took some time. I had a lot of fun playing around and learning about them and want to share that process!
Category Archives: Virtual Volumes
How to Refresh VASA Certificates with vSphere 7.0
When VMware released vSphere 7.0 they disabled the ability to refresh certificates for VASA Providers in the vCenter UI. When logging into vCenter and trying to manage the certificate for the storage providers you will see that the refresh button is greyed out. Whether this option being disabled was done inadvertently or on purpose I’m […]
FlashArray Replication, vVols and SRM 8.3 – Test Failover
VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (vVols) and FlashArray based replication will now be supported with Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 8.3! Along with the ability to leverage the API calls for SPBM Failover and Reverse operations for vVols with PowerCLI or vRO, SRM will now support the SRM recovery workflows with vVols and array based replication.
vVol Troubleshooting – What to do with a Empty VP URL
One of the more common issues I have seen when getting started with vVols is when an ESXi hosts is unable to authenticate with the VASA Providers. There can be a few reasons for this happening, so I wanted to dig into some of those reasons, how to troubleshoot them and hopefully fix them.
vSphere HA Failed to Create a Configuration VVol
One of the more confusing errors when getting started with implementing vSphere Virtual Volumes is the vSphere HA failed to create a configuration VVol for this Datastore. This error can be symptom of a larger connectivity and access issue with the VVol Storage Container, but more often the issue lies in vSphere HA attempting to […]
What happens when I rename a Virtual Volume on the FlashArray?
One of the common questions I’m asked with regards to VVols on Pure Storage is “Can I rename the Data Volume on the FlashArray? If I do, what happens?”. Now, why would you want to rename the volume on the array? When Virtual Volumes are provisioned on the FlashArray they are given a “hash” that […]