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Monitoring Storage in the VMware Host Client
In the VMware Host Client, you can monitor the storage health of the ESXi host that you are managing. You
can also view events and tasks associated with the dierent datastores, storage adapters, and storage
devices on the host that you are managing.
Monitor Datastores in the VMware Host Client
In the VMware Host Client, you can monitor the health of a datastore, as well as events and tasks associated
with that datastore.
Procedure
1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory.
2 Click Datastores.
3 Click a datastore from the list.
The datastore expands in the VMware Host Client inventory.
4 Click Monitor under the name of the datastore in the VMware Host Client.
5 (Optional) Click Events to view events associated with the datastore.
6 (Optional) Click Tasks to view tasks associated with the datastore.
7 (Optional) Click Health to view the datastore health.
Performing Storage Refresh and Rescan Operations in the
VMware Host Client
The refresh operation for datastores, storage devices, and storage adapters updates the lists and storage
information that the VMware Host Client displays. It updates information such as the datastore capacity.
When you perform storage management tasks or make changes in the SAN conguration, you might need
to rescan your storage.
Perform Adapter Rescan in the VMware Host Client
When you make changes in your SAN conguration and these changes are isolated to storage accessed
through a specic adapter, perform rescan for only this adapter. When you rescan an adapter, you discover
any new LUNs that are available on that adapter.
Procedure
1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Adapters.
2 Click Rescan.
Perform Device Rescan in the VMware Host Client
When you rescan a device, you discover any new VMFS volumes that are available on the device.
Procedure
1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Devices.
2 Click Rescan.
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