HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Guide (7.4)

5. Enter the number of datastores to create in the Number of datastores box.
6. Enter the capacity for the new datastores in the Datastore Capacity box.
NOTE: The actual value used by the software might be slightly higher than specified in order
to accommodate the VMware overhead.
7. Select a storage pool.
8. Depending on the type of array selected, perform one of the following steps:
• For an HP 3PAR StoreServ, select a Copy Space Pool to use for the new datastore.
• For all other array types, select a RAID Level to use for the new datastore.
9. For an HP 3PAR StoreServ, select Enable Peer Persistence if desired.
10. Click Next.
If Enable Peer Persistence was not selected, the Specify Names window opens. Continue with
step 12.
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