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 />
The following table describes the datastore details that you can see when you review datastores.<br />
Table 1-3. Datastore Information<br />
Datastore Information Description<br />
Name Editable name that you assign to the datastore. For information on renaming a datastore,<br />
see<br />
Device Backing <strong>Storage</strong> device on which the datastore is deployed (VMFS), or server and folder (NFS).<br />
Drive Type Type of underlying storage device, a Solid State Drive (SSD) or a regular non-SSD hard<br />
drive. For details, see Chapter 16, “Solid State Disks Enablement,” on page 145.<br />
Capacity Total formatted capacity of the datastore.<br />
Free Available space.<br />
File System Type File system that the datastore uses, either VMFS or NFS. For information about<br />
datastores and how to upgrade to VMFS5, see Chapter 17, “Working with<br />
Datastores,” on page 153.<br />
<strong>Storage</strong> I/O Control Information on whether cluster-wide storage I/O prioritization is enabled. See the<br />
<strong>vSphere</strong> Resource Management documentation.<br />
Hardware Acceleration Information on whether the underlying storage device supports hardware acceleration.<br />
The status can be Supported, Not Supported, or Unknown. For details, see Chapter 21,<br />
“<strong>Storage</strong> Hardware Acceleration,” on page 215.<br />
Location (VMFS datastores) A path to the datastore in the /vmfs/volumes/ directory.<br />
Server (NFS datastores) Name or IP address of a NAS server.<br />
Folder (NFS datastores) Name of a mounted folder.<br />
Extents (VMFS datastores) Individual extents that the datastore spans and their capacity.<br />
System <strong>Storage</strong> Capability <strong>Storage</strong> capabilities reported by supported storage devices and inherited by the<br />
datastores. You cannot modify them.<br />
NOTE A multi-extent datastore assumes the system capability of only one of its extents.<br />
Reporting multiple system capabilities for the datastore is not supported.<br />
User-defined <strong>Storage</strong> Capability <strong>Storage</strong> capabilities that you define and associate with datastores. For information, see<br />
“Understanding <strong>Storage</strong> Capabilities,” on page 242.<br />
Path Selection (VMFS datastores) Path selection policy the host uses to access storage. For more information, see<br />
Chapter 20, “Understanding Multipathing and Failover,” on page 193.<br />
Paths (VMFS datastores) Number of paths used to access storage and their status.<br />
Review Datastore Information in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client<br />
Use the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client to display all datastores available to the hosts and analyze their properties.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 In Inventory, select Hosts and Clusters.<br />
2 Select a host and click the Configuration tab.<br />
3 In Hardware, select <strong>Storage</strong>.<br />
4 Click the Datastores view.<br />
5 To display details for a particular datastore, select the datastore from the list.<br />
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