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Figure 30 Add Datastores – Specify Storage window

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Enter the following information:

Quantity: Enter the number of datastores to create.

Datastore Capacity: Enter the capacity for the new datastores.

NOTE:

The actual value used by the software might be slightly more than specified in

order to accommodate the VMware overhead.

Storage Pools: Select a storage pool to use for the new datastores.

This window lists the configured storage pools with Full Access on arrays that support
provisioning.

TIP:

Select the Name or Available Capacity option to sort the list of storage pools.

The wizard displays the Capacity Before and Capacity After values for the available
storage pools. See

Figure 31 (page 61)

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Figure 31 Storage Array capacity

Adding a new datastore

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