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No CD-ROM image les are stored on the datastore.
There are at least two datastores in the datastore cluster.
Procedure
1 Browse to the datastore in the vSphere Web Client navigator.
2 Right-click the datastore and select Maintenance Mode > Enter Maintenance Mode.
A list of recommendations appears for datastore maintenance mode migration.
3 (Optional) On the Placement Recommendations tab, deselect any recommendations you do not want to
apply.
N The datastore cannot enter maintenance mode without evacuating all disks. If you deselect
recommendations, you must manually move the aected virtual machines.
4 If necessary, click Apply Recommendations.
vCenter Server uses Storage vMotion to migrate the virtual disks from the source datastore to the
destination datastore and the datastore enters maintenance mode.
The datastore icon might not be immediately updated to reect the datastore's current state. To update the
icon immediately, click Refresh.
Ignore Storage DRS Affinity Rules for Maintenance Mode
Storage DRS anity or anti-anity rules might prevent a datastore from entering maintenance mode. You
can ignore these rules when you put a datastore in maintenance mode.
When you enable the Ignore Anity Rules for Maintenance option for a datastore cluster, vCenter Server
ignores Storage DRS anity and anti-anity rules that prevent a datastore from entering maintenance
mode.
Storage DRS rules are ignored only for evacuation recommendations. vCenter Server does not violate the
rules when making space and load balancing recommendations or initial placement recommendations.
Procedure
1 Browse to the datastore cluster in the vSphere Web Client navigator.
2 Click the  tab and click Services.
3 Select DRS and click Edit.
4 Expand Advanced Options and click Add.
5 In the Option column, type IgnoreAffinityRulesForMaintenance.
6 In the Value column, type 1 to enable the option.
Type 0 to disable the option.
7 Click OK.
The Ignore Anity Rules for Maintenance Mode option is applied to the datastore cluster.
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