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 />
9 On the Properties page, type a datastore name and click Next.<br />
10 If the space specified for storage is excessive for your purposes, you can adjust the capacity values.<br />
By default, the entire free space on the storage device is available.<br />
11 Click Next.<br />
12 In the Ready to Complete page, review the datastore configuration information and click Finish.<br />
A datastore on the SCSI-based storage device is created. If you use the vCenter Server system to manage your<br />
hosts, the newly created datastore is added to all hosts.<br />
Create a VMFS Datastore in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
VMFS datastores serve as repositories for virtual machines. You can set up VMFS datastores on any SCSI-based<br />
storage devices that the host discovers, including Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and local storage devices.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
n Install and configure any adapters that your storage requires. Rescan the adapters to discover newly added<br />
storage devices.<br />
n Browse to Datastores in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client navigator. See “Display Datastore Information in the<br />
<strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client,” on page 23.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Click the Create a New Datastore icon.<br />
2 Type the datastore name and if required, select the placement location for the datastore.<br />
The <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client enforces a 42 character limit for the datastore name.<br />
3 Select VMFS as the datastore type.<br />
4 Select the device to use for your datastore.<br />
IMPORTANT The device you select must not have any values displayed in the Snapshot Volume column.<br />
If a value is present, the device contains a copy of an existing VMFS datastore. For information on<br />
managing datastore copies, see “Managing Duplicate VMFS Datastores,” on page 162.<br />
5 Select the VMFS version.<br />
Option Description<br />
VMFS 5 Enables more than 2TB LUN support.<br />
VMFS 3 Allows ESX/<strong>ESXi</strong> hosts version lower than 5.0 to access the datastore.<br />
6 Specify partition configuration.<br />
Option Description<br />
Use all available partitions Dedicates the entire disk to a single VMFS datastore. If you select this option,<br />
all file systems and data currently stored on this device are destroyed.<br />
Use free space Deploys a VMFS datastore in the remaining free space of the disk.<br />
7 (Optional) If the space allocated for the datastore is excessive for your purposes, adjust the capacity values<br />
in the Datastore Size field.<br />
By default, the entire free space on the storage device is allocated.<br />
8 For the VMFS3 version, select the maximum file size.<br />
9 In the Ready to Complete page, review the datastore configuration information and click Finish.<br />
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