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 />
Option Description<br />
Use free space Deploys an extent in the remaining free space of the disk. This option is<br />
available only when you are adding an extent.<br />
Use all available partitions Dedicates the entire disk to a single extent. This option is available only when<br />
you are adding an extent and when the disk you are formatting is not blank.<br />
The disk is reformatted, and the datastores and any data that it contains are<br />
erased.<br />
5 Set the capacity for the extent.<br />
The minimum extent size is 1.3GB. By default, the entire free space on the storage device is available.<br />
6 Click Next.<br />
7 Review the proposed layout and the new configuration of your datastore, and click Finish.<br />
Rename VMFS or NFS Datastores in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client<br />
You can change the name of an existing datastore.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Display the datastores.<br />
2 Right-click the datastore to rename and select Rename.<br />
3 Type a new datastore name.<br />
If you use the vCenter Server system to manage your hosts, the new name appears on all hosts that have access<br />
to the datastore.<br />
Rename VMFS or NFS Datastores in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
You can change the name of an existing datastore.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
Browse to Datastores in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client navigator. See “Display Datastore Information in the <strong>vSphere</strong><br />
Web Client,” on page 23.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Right-click the datastore to rename.<br />
2 Select Rename from the right-click menu.<br />
3 Type a new datastore name.<br />
The <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client enforces a 42 character limit for the datastore name.<br />
The new name appears on all hosts that have access to the datastore.<br />
Group VMFS or NFS Datastores in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client<br />
If you use the vCenter Server system to manage your hosts, group datastores into folders. This allows you to<br />
organize your datastores according to business practices and to assign the same permissions and alarms on<br />
the datastores in the group at one time.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Log in to the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client.<br />
2 If necessary, create the datastores.<br />
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