Use the

PbmProfileProfileManager

methods to create and update storage profiles.

Associate storage profiles with virtual machines and virtual disks. See the description of the vSphere API data object properties

VirtualMachineConfigSpec.vmProfile

and

FileBackedVirtualDiskSpec.profile

in the vSphere API Reference. You can also use the

to associate a storage profile with a virtual machine or virtual disk.

Use the

PbmPlacementSolver

methods to identify candidate datastores for storage locations.

Specify the datastores when you create virtual machines and virtual disks. See the description of the vSphere API data object properties

VirtualMachineFileInfo.vmPathName

and

VirtualDeviceFileBackingInfo.datastore

in the vSphere API Reference.

Use the

PbmComplianceManager

methods to check compliance between storage requirements and capabilities.

After you associate a storage profile with a virtual machine or virtual disk, the Server will identify non-compliance if the datastore does not satisfy the requirements of the profile.