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Managing Storage Devices in the VMware Host Client
You can use the VMware Host Client to manage local and networked storage devices that the ESXi host you
are managing has access to.
View Storage Devices in the VMware Host Client
View all storage devices available to a host. If you use third-party multipathing plug-ins, the storage devices
available through the plug-ins also appear on the list.
The Storage Devices view allows you to list the host storage devices, analyze their information, and modify
properties.
Procedure
1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Devices.
All storage devices available to the host are listed under Devices.
2 To view details for a specic device, select the device from the list.
Clear a Device Partition Table in the VMware Host Client
When you are logged in to an ESXi host with the VMware Host Client, you can clear the partition table of a
disk device that is accessible from the host.
Prerequisites
Verify that the device is not in use by ESXi as boot disk, VMFS datastore, or Virtual SAN.
Procedure
1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client and click Devices.
2 Right-click a device from the list, click Clear partition table and click Yes.
Clearing the partition table might cause data loss.
Edit Individual Device Partitions in the VMware Host Client
When you log in to an ESXi host with the VMware Host Client, you can remove individual partitions of a
device by using the partition editor
Prerequisites
Verify that the device is not in use by ESXi as boot disk, VMFS datastore, or Virtual SAN.
Procedure
1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client and click Devices.
2 Right-click a device from the list and click Edit partitions.
3 Select a partition and click Delete partition.
4 (Optional) Click Reset to restore the original partitions.
5 Click Save partitions.
6 Conrm that you want to alter the partition.
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