I have blogged a decent amount recently about VVols and in many of those posts I mention config VVols. When using vSphere Virtual Volumes, VMs have one, some, or all of the following VVols types:
- Data VVols–every virtual disk you add creates a data VVol on your array
- Swap VVol–when you power on a VVol-based VM, a swap VVol is created. When you power it off, this is deleted.
- Memory VVol–When you create a snapshot and store the memory state or when you suspend a VM, this is created.
- Config VVol–represents a folder on a VVol datastore.
This statement about config VVols deserves a bit more attention I think. What does that really mean? Understanding config VVols is important when it comes to recovery etc. So let’s dig into this.