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This is part 2  of the 5 part series  Allocating vCloud Storage with UIM/P Guides . This one is the "big kahuna" where I will break down all the steps required to add new LUNs to an existing UIM/P Service. (In future posts, I will also talk about  Provision Cisco UCS blades and  how to build a new UIM/P Service Offering.) Provision Storage using UIM/P Point a Web browser at  the UIM/P URL (ex: https://uim-p.corp.com) and login with the default sysadmin account. (BTW, I recommend you change your password or integrating UIM/P with an identity source such as AD, OpenLDAP, TACACS+, RADIUS, etc. (There will be a future post about this as well.)

This is part 1 of the 5 part series Allocating vCloud Storage with UIM/P Guides . We will cover a couple of methods for checking available array space and sizing your LUNs. Do we have Free Space? The first task you need to accomplish before allocating any storage is to check if you have enough available space.  I see many rookie mistakes when people just start allocating storage, deploying VMs, or adding new VMDKs without checking if they have enough free space first, and then run into problems. This has become less of an issue with thin provisioned storage arrays and Storage DRS, but you still need to watch your subscription rate closely. Ultimately,  you should use a reporting tool to stay on top of your storage utilization or just check your storage element manager. I have created a custom dashboard in  VMware vCenter Operations Manager (vCOps)  utilizing  EMC Storage Analytics (ESA) adapter  and some super m...