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3.60 and VMFS version 5.60. For datastores running previous versions of VMFS-3 (say, VMFS
3.46), there is no need or any way to upgrade to VMFS 3.60. VMware only provides an upgrade
path for moving from VMFS-3 to VMFS-5.
Figure 6.40 shows a datastore that has a user-dei ned storage capability assigned. As you
know already, this is part of the functionality of policy-driven storage. Let's take a look at how
to assign a capability to a datastore.
Assigning a Storage Capability to a Datastore
As we explained in “Examining Policy-Driven Storage,” you can dei ne your own set of storage
capabilities. These user-dei ned storage capabilities will be used with system-provided storage
capabilities (supplied by VASA) in determining the compliance or noncompliance of a VM with
its assigned VM storage policy. We'll discuss the creation of VM storage policies and compliance
later in this chapter in the section “Assigning VM Storage Policies.” In this section, we'll just
show you how to assign a user-dei ned storage capability to a datastore.
Perform these steps to assign a user-dei ned storage capability to a datastore:
1.
Launch the vSphere Web Client if it's not already running, and connect to a vCenter
Server instance.
Policy-driven storage requires vCenter Server.
2.
Navigate to VM Storage Policies from the home screen.
3.
Click the icon labeled Enable VM Storage Polices.
This brings up the Enable VM Storage Polices dialog box, captured in Figure 6.41.
Figure 6.41
From this dialog
box, you can enable
or disable storage
policies on a per-
cluster level.
4.
Select the cluster for which you want to use storage polices and click the Enable button.
