Users Guide

Adding Multiple Datastores
Use the Add Multiple Datastore wizard to add Dell storage as datastores.
Prerequisites
• The active controller option is not available if the Storage Center user in Storage Manager only has volume manager privileges.
• The SAS mapping protocol selection is available on supported Storage Centers only. The SCv2000 Series and SC4020 Storage
Centers support FE-SAS.
• The options for selecting the VMFS versions depend on the version of ESXi that is running on the host.
About this task
When you add multiple datastores, you create multiple Dell volumes on the Storage Center. See Introduction to Dell Storage for details
about Dell volumes.
Steps
1. Select an object in inventory that can be a parent of datastores:
• Datacenter
• Host
• Cluster
2. Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Add Multiple Datastores.
3. Select the Storage Center and/or active controller for volume creation, and click Next.
The Select Action Type page opens.
4. Select Create New Dell Volume, and click Next.
5. Select from the following steps that pertain to your environment: The steps that apply depend on the user-preferences settings of the
Storage Center user in Storage Manager.
a) Type the name and size for the new volume, select the volume folder, and click Next.
b) Select the pagepool to use for creating the volume.
c) Select the storage options for this volume.
• Select a Storage Profile for the volume. Dell recommends using the Recommended (All Tiers) profile for most volumes.
• If your storage system contains multiple disk folders, select a Disk Folder from the drop-down menu.
Click Next.
d) Select a Snapshot Profile for the volume, and click Next.
e) Specify the LUN for mapping the volume, and click Next.
f) Select the VMFS version, and click Next.
NOTE:
The option to select the VMFS version is shown only if the host is running ESXi 6.0 or 6.5.
6. If necessary, select the protocol for mapping, and click Next.
NOTE:
If FE-SAS is supported on the Storage Center, the SAS option is listed as available.
7. Type a name for the datastore, and select an inventory location in the datastore properties.
If the file system version is VMFS-3, select the maximum file size and block size for the datastore.
8. Click Next.
The Create Multiple Datastores page opens.
9. Type the number of datastores to create, and type the number from which to start the numbering of volume names and datastore
names.
10. (Optional) Select a datastore and click Edit to open the Datastore Properties dialog box, from which you change the volume name,
datastore name, and datastore size.
11. Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
12. Click Finish.
Related reference
Datastore Properties
File System Version
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