Administrator Guide

Expand a Datastore
Expand a VMware datastore if it is running out of space.
Steps
1. If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
2. From the STORAGE menu, click Servers.
The Servers view is displayed.
3. Click the Registered Servers tab.
4. In the Registered Servers view, click on the VMware ESXi cluster or host on which the datastore is located.
The server Summary view opens.
5. Click on the Datastores tab.
6. Select the datastore to expand and click Expand Datastore.
The Expand Datastore dialog box opens.
7. Type a new size for the datastore in the New Size field.
8. Click OK.
Delete a Volume or Datastore
If a volume or datastore if it is no longer needed by the server, delete it from the Registered Servers view. Volumes that are
not hosted on a Storage Center cannot be deleted.
Steps
1.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
2.
From the STORAGE menu, click Servers.
The Servers view is displayed.
3. Click the Registered Servers tab.
4. In the Registered Servers view, click the server on which the volume or datastore is located.
The server Summary view opens.
5. Click the Volumes or Datastores tab as applicable.
6. Select the volume or datastore to delete click
(Delete).
The Delete dialog box opens.
7. Select the options that apply:
● Remove Mappings from the Storage Center—deletes the mappings between the datastore or volume and the server
on the Storage Center
● Put the Storage Center Volume in the Recycle Bin—moves the datastore or volume to the Storage Center recycle
bin.
● Delete the Storage Center Volume—permanently deletes the datastore or volume from the Storage Center
8. Click OK.
Storage Center Server Administration
123