HP OneView for VMware vCenter - Manual (Page 66)

2. Use one of the following methods to specify a datastore to delete:
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Right-click a datastore and select HP Insight Management
→Delete Datastore.
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Select a datastore in the inventory tree, click Storage Tools in the HP Management pane,
and then click the Delete Datastore link.
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Right-click a datastore in any Storage Module for vCenter table and select Delete Datastore.
The Storage Module for vCenter prompts you to confirm the delete request.
3. Click Delete to confirm the request.
The Storage Module for vCenter removes the storage volumes from all hosts, deletes the
volumes, and re-scans the hosts. When these tasks are complete, the deleted datastore is no
longer displayed in the vSphere Client.
TIP: No manual data refresh is necessary. When a provisioning operation is complete, the
Storage Module for vCenter data is refreshed automatically.
Deleting an unassigned volume
An unassigned volume is a volume that is not associated with a datastore or RDM. You can delete
unassigned storage volumes that belong to arrays that support provisioning.
To delete an unassigned volume:
1.
Start the vSphere Client.
2. Locate an unassigned volume in any Storage Module for vCenter table. For example, you
could delete a volume from the Storage volumes table. See
Figure 37 (page 66) .
Figure 37 Deleting a volume
3. Right-click the volume and select Delete Volume.
The Storage Module for vCenter prompts you to confirm the delete request.
4. Click Delete.
The Storage Module for vCenter removes the LUN presentation from all hosts, deletes the
volume, and re-scans the hosts. When these tasks are complete, the deleted volume is no
longer displayed in the vSphere Client.
TIP: No manual data refresh is necessary. When a provisioning operation is complete, the
Storage Module for vCenter data is refreshed automatically.
Creating a VM from a template
You can create one or more VMs from a VM template. While creating VMs:
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The VM template must exist in the vSphere Client.
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Creating a VM has the same prerequisites as creating a datastore. For more information, see
“Adding a new datastore” (page 60) . During the process of creating the new VM, one or
more new datastore are created.
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All of the files associated with the new VMs are created on the new datastores.
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If the template contains an RDM, the operation will fail during the process of creating the new
VM.
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