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 />
8 Finish virtual machine creation.<br />
You created a virtual machine with a disk in thin format.<br />
What to do next<br />
If you created a virtual disk in the thin format, you can later inflate it to its full size.<br />
View Virtual Machine <strong>Storage</strong> Resources<br />
You can view how datastore storage space is allocated for your virtual machines.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Select the virtual machine in the inventory.<br />
2 Click the Summary tab.<br />
3 Review the space allocation information in the Resources section.<br />
n Provisioned <strong>Storage</strong> – Shows datastore space allocated to the virtual machine. The entire space might<br />
not be used by the virtual machine if it has disks in thin provisioned format. Other virtual machines<br />
can occupy any unused space.<br />
n Not-shared <strong>Storage</strong> – Shows datastore space occupied by the virtual machine and not shared with<br />
any other virtual machines.<br />
n Used <strong>Storage</strong> – Shows datastore space actually occupied by virtual machine files, including<br />
configuration and log files, snapshots, virtual disks, and so on. When the virtual machine is running,<br />
the used storage space also includes swap files.<br />
View Virtual Machine <strong>Storage</strong> Resources in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
You can view how datastore storage space is allocated for your virtual machines.<br />
<strong>Storage</strong> Usage shows how much datastore space is occupied by virtual machine files, including configuration<br />
and log files, snapshots, virtual disks, and so on. When the virtual machine is running, the used storage space<br />
also includes swap files.<br />
For virtual machines with thin disks, the actual storage usage value might be less than the size of the virtual<br />
disk.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Browse to the virtual machine.<br />
a Select a datacenter, folder, cluster, resource pool, or host.<br />
b Click the Related Objects tab and click Virtual Machines.<br />
2 Double-click the virtual machine and click the Summary tab.<br />
3 Review the storage usage information in the upper right area of the Summary tab.<br />
Determine the Disk Format of a Virtual Machine<br />
You can determine whether your virtual disk is in thick or thin format.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Select the virtual machine in the inventory.<br />
2 Click Edit Settings to display the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box.<br />
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