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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Procedure<br />
1 Log in to the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client and select the server from the inventory panel.<br />
2 Click the Configuration tab and click <strong>Storage</strong> in the Hardware panel.<br />
3 Click Add <strong>Storage</strong>.<br />
4 Select the Disk/LUN storage type and click Next.<br />
5 From the list of LUNs, select the LUN that has a datastore name displayed in the VMFS Label column and<br />
click Next.<br />
The name present in the VMFS Label column indicates that the LUN is a copy that contains a copy of an<br />
existing VMFS datastore.<br />
6 Under Mount Options, select Keep Existing Signature.<br />
7 In the Ready to Complete page, review the datastore configuration information and click Finish.<br />
What to do next<br />
If you later want to resignature the mounted datastore, you must unmount it first.<br />
Keep Existing Datastore Signature in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
If you do not need to resignature a VMFS datastore copy, you can mount it without changing its signature.<br />
You can keep the signature if, for example, you maintain synchronized copies of virtual machines at a<br />
secondary site as part of a disaster recovery plan. In the event of a disaster at the primary site, you mount the<br />
datastore copy and power on the virtual machines at the secondary site.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
n Perform a storage rescan on your host to update the view of storage devices presented to the host.<br />
n Unmount the original VMFS datastore that has the same UUID as the copy you plan to mount. You can<br />
mount the VMFS datastore copy only if it does not collide with the original VMFS datastore.<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 />
3 Select VMFS as the datastore type.<br />
4 From the list of storage devices, select the device that has a specific value displayed in the Snapshot Volume<br />
column.<br />
The value present in the Snapshot Volume column indicates that the device is a copy that contains a copy<br />
of an existing VMFS datastore.<br />
5 Under Mount Options, select Keep Existing Signature.<br />
6 Review the datastore configuration information and click Finish.<br />
What to do next<br />
If you later want to resignature the mounted datastore, you must unmount it first.<br />
Chapter 17 Working with Datastores<br />
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