Mounting a VVol datastore

You can mount a virtual volume (VVol) datastore to one or more additional hosts by using the Mount VVol Datastore dialog box.

1. From the vSphere Web Client Home page, click Hosts and Clusters.
2. Right-click the datastore that you want to mount, and then select VASA Provider for ONTAP > Mount VVol Datastore.
   The VASA Provider Mount VVol Datastore dialog box is displayed, which provides a list of the hosts that are available in the datacenter where you can mount the datastore. The list does not include any hosts on which the datastore has already been mounted, hosts that are running ESX 5.x or earlier versions, or hosts that do not support the datastore protocol. For example, if a host does not support the FC protocol, you cannot mount an FC datastore.

   Note

   Even though the vSphere Web Client provides a mount dialog box for the vCenter Server, you must always use the VASA Provider dialog box for this operation. VASA Provider sets up access to storage systems that are running ONTAP software.
3. Select the host on which you want to mount the datastore, and click OK.