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Adding Multiple Datastores
Use the Add Multiple Datastore wizard to add Dell storage as datastores.
About this task
When you add multiple datastores, you create multiple Dell volumes on the Storage Center. See
Introduction to Dell Storage for details about Dell volumes.
Steps
1. Select an object in inventory that can be a parent of datastores:
• Datacenter
• Host
• Cluster
2. Select Actions → All Dell Storage Actions → Add Multiple Datastores.
The Add Datastores wizard starts.
a. If necessary, select one or more hosts to which to map the new volume, and click Next.
b. Select the Storage Center and/or active controller for volume creation, and click Next.
NOTE: The active controller option is not available if the Storage Center user in Enterprise
Manager only has volume manager privileges.
c. Type the name and size for the new volume, select the volume folder, and click Next.
NOTE: The following steps might change depending on the user-preferences settings of the
Storage Center user in Enterprise Manager.
d. If necessary, select the pagepool to use for creating the volume, and click Next.
e. If necessary, select a Storage Profile for the volume, and click Next.
NOTE: Dell recommends using the Recommended (All Tiers) profile for most volumes.
f. If necessary, select a Replay Profile for the volume, and click Next.
g. Specify the LUN for mapping the volume, and click Next.
NOTE: The assignment of LUNs for multiple datastores starts at the specified LUN and
increments using the available LUNs.
h. If necessary, select the file system version, and click Next.
i. If necessary, select the protocol for mapping, and click Next.
3. Type a name for the datastore and select an inventory location.
If the file system version is VMFS-3, select the maximum file size and block size for the datastore.
4. Click Next.
The Create Multiple Datastores page opens.
5. Type the number of datastores to create, and type the number from which to start the numbering of
volume names and datastore names.
6. (Optional) Select a datastore and click Edit to open the Datastore Properties dialog box, from which
you change the volume name, datastore name, and datastore size.
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