9 Managing VMFS Data stores,

 9 Managing VMFS Data stores

 

 

 

 

 

 TASK-1 Rename a VMFS Datastore

 

Select the Datastore and right click on it and rename it as Local1-1 

 

Repeat the same Steps to the other Datastore and give the name Local02-1

 

Click OK 

 

 

 

 

 Right Click on the Data Center Select Storage  then Select New Data center

 

 

 

From the Window Select VMFS Data store

Click Next

In Names and Devise Selection enter the Details Below

 

DataStore Name -: VMFS-2

 

Select Host to view its accessible disks/LUNs -: Your first HOST 

From the List below Select the correct Disk for host 1

 

 

Click Next

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In this window Select VMFS 6

 

 

Click Next

 

 

 

 

In this Window we can change the Data store Size change the size that you prefer.

 

Click Next

 

 

 

 

 

 The last page is about the details summary about our data store that we configure

 

 

Click Finish

 

 

 

Repeat the Same steps for the Second host as well and Create  VMFS-3 for the Second Host

After creating the Two store it should be as in the above Image.

 

 TASK-3 Expand a VMFS Datstore to Consume Unused space on a LUN

 

 

 

 

 Right click on VMFS-2 datstore and select Increase Datastore Capacity.

 

 

 

 Select the Disk

 

 Click Next

 

 

 

 

In this Window we will be able to confgure the partions size. Use the Free space  to Expand the Data store (Use the Drop down Menu)

 

 

 Click Next

 

 

 In the Last window is about the Summary about the configurations

 

 Click Finish

 

 

 

 

 

Use the Summary Tab in the Right side to view the Details.In my case Initially it was 2.75  and after increasing the space it it has the space of  39.75GB

 

 

 

 

 

 TASK-4 Remove a VMFS datastore.

 

 

 

 

Select the Data Store From Left panel and right click on VMFS-3 datstore and select delete data store 

 

 

Confirm the deletion by clicking OK

 

 

 After deleting the Store wont be able to see in the Inventory

 

 

 

 TASK-5 Extend a VMFS Datastore.

 

 

 

 

Select the VMFS-2  Data store and from the Left side Select Configuration tab and Under that tab Select Increase.

 

 

 In here Select a LUN

 Click Next

 

 

 

 

 

 In thgis Window Select Use the Free space

 Click Next

 

 

 
Next Step is Device Backing Window Select the Drive that have Total capacity of 39.87 GB

 

 

 

Select the Host Tab from the left side menu check that whether the bot of of the Host are connected 

 

 

 

Change the VMFS-2  name to VMFS Shared by right clicking on VMFS-2

 

Click OK 

TASK-6 Create a second VMFS Datastore using iSCSI.

 

 

 

 

 

 Select the Data Center and Right Click on it the select Storage under storage New Database 

Select VMFS datastore type

Click Next

 

 

Select a version 6

 

Click Next

 

Give the Data Center name as Shared-iSCSI-Datastore

Click Next

 

 

 

 Select use all available space partition from the drop down menu.

 

Click Next

 

In the last page it will give the summary if the details 

 

Click Finish to complete the process .

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Thinking 

In this lab we will creating and Rename the VMFS datastore and expand it Volume. I have created VMFS datastore for the ESXI host as well. In the last steps I have removed the VMFS store and used shared VMFS datastore using iSCSI.