Add and Configure Datastores in VMware from Vcenter


1) Add storage from Vcenter

a. Open vCenter/Home/Inventory/Hosts and Cluster.
Select any cluster host.
Click the Configuration Tab --> Hardware menu ->click Storage.
Click Rescan ->Click Add Storage.
b. Click Disk/LUN and click Next.
c. Select the new datastore and click Next.


2) Configure datastore

a. Select VMFS and click Next.
b. Review disk layout and click Next.
c. Type Datastore name and click Next.
d. Select Maximum Available Space and click Next.
e. Review Disk Layout and click Finish.

3) Rescan datastore

a. Right-click any of the cluster hosts.
Select Rescan for Datastores and click ok.
b. Select Scan For New VMFS Volumes and click ok.


4) Add datastore to datastore cluster

Select Home/ Inventory/ Datastores and Datastores Clusters.
Right-click the suitable datastore cluster.
Click Add storage -->Select the required datastore(s)-->Click OK.