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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Create a Virtual Machine <strong>Storage</strong> Profile in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
When you need to define storage requirements for a virtual machine and its virtual disks, you can create a<br />
virtual machine storage profile. When you create the storage profile, you add storage capabilities that are<br />
required by the applications running on the virtual machine to the profile.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
Verify that you have at least one storage capability by clicking the Manage <strong>Storage</strong> Capabilities icon and<br />
viewing the list of storage capabilities.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 From the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client Home, click Rules and Profiles > VM <strong>Storage</strong> Profiles.<br />
2 In the VM <strong>Storage</strong> Profiles view, click the Create VM <strong>Storage</strong> Profile icon ( ).<br />
3 Select the vCenter Server.<br />
4 Type a name and a description for the virtual machine storage profile.<br />
5 Select one or more storage capabilities to include in the virtual machine storage profile.<br />
A datastore that has any of the selected capabilities will be compliant with the virtual machine storage<br />
profile.<br />
6 Click OK.<br />
The new virtual machine storage profile appears on the list of available storage profiles.<br />
What to do next<br />
Apply the virtual machine storage profile to a virtual machine and its virtual disks.<br />
Edit a Virtual Machine <strong>Storage</strong> Profile in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client<br />
You can change the storage requirements for virtual machines and virtual disks by modifying the list of storage<br />
capabilities that are associated with a virtual machine storage profile.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 In the VM <strong>Storage</strong> Profiles view of the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client, select an existing virtual machine storage profile<br />
from the inventory and click Edit VM <strong>Storage</strong> Profile.<br />
The Edit VM <strong>Storage</strong> Profile dialog box opens.<br />
2 Modify the virtual machine storage profile and click OK.<br />
n Edit the name.<br />
n Edit the description.<br />
n Select new storage capabilities that you want to include in the virtual machine storage profile.<br />
n Deselect storage capabilities that you want to exclude from the virtual machine storage profile.<br />
IMPORTANT Excluding a storage capability might break the virtual machine storage profile compliance<br />
for a virtual machine, if the virtual machine or its disks use datastores with that capability.<br />
The virtual machine storage profile is now changed.<br />
Chapter 24 Virtual Machine <strong>Storage</strong> Profiles<br />
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