What allows hosts to access virtual volumes without requiring masking for VIAS?

Creating a storage view in VPLEX allows hosts to access virtual volumes without needing to configure masking explicitly for VIAS (Virtual Initiator Access Server). Storage views provide a logical separation and management layer between the underlying physical storage and the hosts accessing that storage. By using a storage view, administrators can define which hosts are allowed access to specific virtual volumes, streamlining the process of managing storage access.

This method simplifies the provisioning workflow, as it automatically associates storage volumes with their corresponding hosts based on the defined storage view. As such, if a host is part of a storage view that includes a virtual volume, it can access that volume without the need for further masking configurations.

Other options, such as storage volume encapsulation, using the Provisioning Manager, and EZ Provisioning, involve different aspects of storage management, but they do not facilitate direct access to virtual volumes in the same streamlined way as creating a storage view does.