vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-55-storage-guide

vSphere Storage6 Specify partition configuration.OptionUse all available partitionsUse free spaceDescriptionDedicates the entire disk to a single VMFS datastore. If you select thisoption, all file systems and data currently stored on this device aredestroyed.Deploys a VMFS datastore in the remaining free space of the disk.7 (Optional) If the space allocated for the datastore is excessive for your purposes, adjust the capacityvalues in the Datastore Size field.By default, the entire free space on the storage device is allocated.8 For the VMFS3 version, select the maximum file size.9 In the Ready to Complete page, review the datastore configuration information and click Finish.The datastore on the SCSI-based storage device is created. It is available to all hosts that have access to thedevice.Create NFS Datastore in the vSphere Web ClientYou can use the New Datastore wizard to mount an NFS volume.Prerequisites• Configure VMkernel networking. NFS requires network connectivity to access data stored on remoteservers. See the vSphere Networking documentation.• Browse to Datastores in the vSphere Web Client navigator. See “Display Datastore Information in thevSphere Web Client,” on page 22.Procedure1 Click the Create a New Datastore icon.2 Type the datastore name and if required, select the placement location for the datastore.The vSphere Web Client enforces a 42 character limit for the datastore name.3 Select NFS as the datastore type.4 Type the server name and the mount point folder name.For the server name, you can enter an IP address, a DNS name, or an NFS UUID.NOTE When you mount the same NFS volume on different hosts, make sure that the server and foldernames are identical across the hosts. If the names do not match , the hosts see the same NFS volume astwo different datastores. This error might result in a failure of such features as vMotion. An example ofsuch discrepancy is if you enter filer as the server name on one host and filer.domain.com on theother.5 (Optional) Select Mount NFS read only if the volume is exported as read-only by the NFS server.6 If you are creating a datastore at the datacenter or cluster level, select hosts that require access to thedatastore.7 Review the configuration options and click Finish.140 VMware, Inc.