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Repository Types and Descriptions
Table 5-1
Repository Type Description
The default repository on a host server. Each host server starts
local
with its own local repository, which has the same name as the
server's Resource Grid object.
(Network Attached Represents a NAS device connected to host servers (for
NAS
Storage) example, NFS mount). This NAS device must be mounted and
available on all host servers associated with this Repository
Grid object.
SAN (Storage Area A remote storage location that can be configured as a shared
Network) store for VM images (which can be moved) or a block-based
disk used by a single VM. This repository can be configured as
either iSCSI or Fibre Channel. using iSCSI Qualified Name,
NPIV, or EMC.
The modeling of SAN storage requires special setup,
particularly when configured as shared storage where LUN
masks are created for each of the hosts with visibility to the
SAN.
The shared datagrid repository (named
datagrid
Orchestrate Server and is accessible to all host servers in the
datagrid. By default, each host server has access to the
datagrid repository.
virtual Represents an externally managed virtual disk (for example,
VMware Virtual Center).
SAN ID: (SAN repositories only) This field displays the SAN ID (the Virtual Fabric ID) for this
repository.
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="repository.id" value="test1" type="String" />
Root Location: Enter the repository's logical root location in this field. You can also think of this as
the base location for all VM files (and subdirectories) contained within this repository.
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="repository.location" value="/" type="String" />
The table below provides some examples you can consider as you enter a shared root path in this
field. For more information, see
Repository Types and Root Location Examples
Table 5-2
Repository Type
local
repository.id
repository.location
"Best Practices for Entering Repository File Paths" on page
Root Location Examples
( )
/ root
c:/vm
) is located on the
zos
zos
:
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