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 />
Edit a Virtual Machine <strong>Storage</strong> Profile in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web 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 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, select an existing storage profile and click the Edit a VM <strong>Storage</strong> Profile<br />
icon ( ).<br />
The Edit Profile dialog box opens.<br />
3 Modify the storage profile and click OK.<br />
IMPORTANT Excluding a storage capability might break the storage profile compliance for the virtual<br />
machine, if the virtual machine or its disks use datastores with that capability.<br />
The virtual machine storage profile is now changed.<br />
Delete a Virtual Machine <strong>Storage</strong> Profile<br />
You can delete a virtual machine storage profile if you are not using it for any virtual machine or virtual disk.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 In the VM <strong>Storage</strong> Profiles view of the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client, select a virtual machine storage profile that you do<br />
not use, and click Delete VM <strong>Storage</strong> Profile.<br />
2 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.<br />
The virtual machine storage profile is removed from the inventory.<br />
Delete a Virtual Machine <strong>Storage</strong> Profile in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
You can delete a virtual machine storage profile if you are not using it for any virtual machine or virtual disk.<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, select a storage profile that you do not use, and click the Delete a VM<br />
<strong>Storage</strong> Profile icon ( ).<br />
3 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.<br />
The storage profile is removed from the inventory.<br />
Apply Virtual Machine <strong>Storage</strong> Profile in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client<br />
You can associate a virtual machine storage profile with a virtual machine to define the storage capabilities<br />
that are required by the applications running on the virtual machine.<br />
You can associate a virtual machine storage profile with a powered-off and powered-on virtual machine.<br />
250 <strong>VMware</strong>, Inc.
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