vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
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<strong>vSphere</strong> <strong>Storage</strong><br />
2 Select a rescan option.<br />
Option Description<br />
<strong>Storage</strong> In the Hardware panel, click <strong>Storage</strong>, and click Rescan All above the<br />
Datastores or Devices panel.<br />
<strong>Storage</strong> Adapters In the Hardware panel, click <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters, and click Rescan All above<br />
the <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters panel.<br />
3 Specify extent of rescan.<br />
Option Description<br />
NOTE You can also right-click an individual adapter and select Rescan to<br />
rescan just that adapter.<br />
Scan for New <strong>Storage</strong> Devices Rescan all adapters to discover new storage devices. If new devices are<br />
discovered, they appear in the device list.<br />
Scan for New VMFS Volumes Rescan all storage devices to discover new datastores that have been added<br />
since the last scan. Any new datastores appear in the datastore list.<br />
Perform <strong>Storage</strong> Rescan in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
When you make changes in your SAN configuration, you might need to rescan your storage. You can rescan<br />
all storage available to your host, cluster, or datacenter. If the changes you make are isolated to storage accessed<br />
through a specific host, perform rescan for only this host.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 In the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client object navigator, select a host, a cluster, a datacenter, or a folder that contains<br />
hosts.<br />
2 Select Actions > All vCenter Actions > Rescan <strong>Storage</strong>.<br />
3 Specify extent of rescan.<br />
Option Description<br />
Scan for New <strong>Storage</strong> Devices Rescan all adapters to discover new storage devices. If new devices are<br />
discovered, they appear in the device list.<br />
Scan for New VMFS Volumes Rescan all storage devices to discover new datastores that have been added<br />
since the last scan. Any new datastores appear in the datastore list.<br />
Perform Adapter Rescan in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
When you make changes in your SAN configuration and these changes are isolated to storage accessed through<br />
a specific adapter, perform rescan for only this adapter.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Browse to the host in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client navigator.<br />
2 Click the Manage tab, and click <strong>Storage</strong>.<br />
3 Click <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters, and select the adapter to rescan from the list.<br />
4 Click Rescan Adapter.<br />
136 <strong>VMware</strong>, Inc.
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