HP OneView for VMware vCenter - Manual (Page 92)

4. Click Finish to expand the selected datastore.
If the expand operation cannot be performed, an error message is displayed describing why
the operation failed.
TIP:
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View the progress of the operation in the Tasks pane of the vSphere Client.
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Manual cache refresh is not necessary when the operation is finished. The cache will be
refreshed automatically.
Expand a datastore using the vSphere Client
Follow this procedure when using the vSphere Client or the VMware 5.1 vSphere Web Client.
1.
Start the vSphere Client and access HP Management.
2. Use one of the following methods to open the Expand Datastore window:
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Right-click a datastore and select HP Management
→Expand Datastore.
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In the vSphere Client, select Expand Datastore from the Actions drop-down list.
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In the vSphere Web Client, select Actions
→Expand Datastore on the HP Management
page for a datastore.
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Right-click a datastore in any StoreFront Module for vCenter table, and then select Expand
Datastore.
The Expand Datastore window opens.
3. Enter the new capacity in the Requested Datastore Capacity box.
The following rules apply when expanding datastores:
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A datastore can be expanded only if it is located on a single disk on an array that supports
provisioning by the StoreFront Module for vCenter.
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If the underlying volume is setup for HP 3PAR StoreServ Peer Persistence, the datastore
cannot be expanded.
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The requested capacity cannot exceed the total capacity of the storage pool.
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The requested capacity cannot be less than or equal to the original datastore capacity.
When you enter the new capacity, the Expand Datastore window displays the Capacity Before
and Capacity After values for the related storage pool.
Capacity Before and Capacity After are approximate values. The actual virtual disk size might
be slightly larger to accommodate the VMware overhead.
4. Click Finish to expand the selected datastore.
A dialog box notifies you that you can view the progress of the task in the Recent Tasks pane
at the bottom of the vSphere Client window.
5. Click OK.
TIP: No manual cache refresh is necessary. When a provisioning operation is complete,
the StoreFront Module for vCenter data is refreshed automatically.
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