Use the VMware Snapshot Integration option on the Data Protection > Periodic Snapshot Tasks widget to create snapshots when you are using TrueNAS SCALE as a VMWare datastore. See Creating VMWare Snapshots for a detailed tutorial.
VMware Snapshot Integration opens the VMWare Snapshots screen.
Figure 1: VMware Snapshot Integration Add opens the Add VMware Snapshot screen.
Figure 2: Add VMware Snapshot Screen Setting Description Hostname Enter the IP address or host name of the VMWare host.
Systems with more than one graphics processing unit (GPU) installed can isolate additional GPU device(s) from the host operating system (OS) and allocate them for use by a virtual machine (VM). Isolated GPU devices are unavailable to the OS and for allocation to applications.
Advanced settings have reasonable defaults in place. A warning message displays for some settings advising of the dangers of making changes. Changing advanced settings can be dangerous when done incorrectly.
Configuring TrueNAS SCALE to work with virtualized features, such as virtual machines (VMs) and applications, is part of the setup process that, when optimized, takes advantage of the network storage capabilities that SCALE offers.
Before You Begin This article assumes you have the latest release version of TrueNAS SCALE installed on your system. The following steps are a list of configuration prerequisites you have completed and are familiar with before beginning VM and application installations.
The Virtual Machines screen allows users to add, edit, or manage virtual machines (VMs) and VM devices. The No Virtual Machines screen displays if there are no VMs configured on the system or if you delete all VMs on the system.
Figure 1: No Virtual Machines Add Virtual Machines and Add at the top right of the screen opens the Create Virtual Machine wizard.
The screen displays a list of VMs configured on the TrueNAS SCALE system.
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