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Managing Storage in the
VMware Host Client 4
When you connect to an ESXi host by using the VMware Host Client, you can perform dierent storage
management tasks on the ESXi host, including conguring adapters, creating datastores, and viewing
storage device information.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Working with Datastores in the VMware Host Client,” on page 83
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“Managing Storage Adapters in the VMware Host Client,” on page 95
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“Managing Storage Devices in the VMware Host Client,” on page 103
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“Monitoring Storage in the VMware Host Client,” on page 104
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“Performing Storage Refresh and Rescan Operations in the VMware Host Client,” on page 104
Working with Datastores in the VMware Host Client
Datastores are logical containers, similar to le systems, that contain specic information of each storage
device and provide a uniform model for storing virtual machine les . You can also use datastores to store
ISO images, virtual machine templates, and oppy images.
Depending on the type of storage you use, datastores can be of the following types:
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Virtual Machine File System (VMFS)
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Network File System (NFS)
You can increase datastore capacity after you create a datastore but only if it is a VMFS datastore.
View Datastore Information in the VMware Host Client
Use the VMware Host Client to display the datastores available to the hosts and analyze their properties.
Procedure
1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Datastores.
2 To view the details for a specic datastore, select the datastore from the list.
Creating a VMFS Datastore in the VMware Host Client
VMFS datastores serve as repositories for virtual machines. You can set up VMFS datastores on any SCSI-
based storage devices that your host detects, including Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and local storage devices.
1 Start the VMFS Datastore Creation Process in the VMware Host Client on page 84
You can use the New datastore wizard to create datastores in the VMware Host Client.
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