Figure 82 Vvol (System Configuration) - Fujitsu ETERNUS DX500 S4/DX600 S4 Design Manual

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Server Linkage Functions
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System Configuration
vSphere accesses VVOLs through Protocol Endpoints (PE). The server recognizes PEs as logical volumes. VVOLs
are created in a pool called a storage container. Storage containers and VVOLs correspond to FTRPs and FTVs of
the ETERNUS DX.

Figure 82 VVOL (System Configuration)

ETERNUS DX
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PE
PEs are control volumes to integrally manage multiple VVOLs.
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Storage Container (VVOL Datastore)
Storage containers are pools for creating VVOLs. The ETERNUS DX uses FTRPs as storage containers. Multiple
storage containers can be created in the ETERNUS DX.
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VVOL
VVOLs are logical volumes that are created in FTRPs. Multiple VVOLs can be created in a storage container.
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