HP OneView for VMware vCenter - Manual (Page 68)

4. Click Next.
The Create Virtual Machines – Specify Storage window opens. See Figure 39 (page 68) .
Figure 39 Create Virtual Machines – Specify Storage window
5. Enter the following information:
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Quantity: The number of datastores to create to support the new VMs. This value must be
less than or equal to the number of new VMs.
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Datastore Capacity: The minimum capacity for each new datastore.
The datastore capacity value is approximate. The actual virtual disk sizes might be slightly
larger to accommodate the VMware overhead.
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Storage Pools: Select the storage pool to use for the new datastores.
This window lists the configured storage pools with Full Access on arrays that support
provisioning. If there is not enough space available in the selected storage pool, a message
is displayed in the Warnings box.
TIP: Select the Name or Available Capacity option to sort the list of storage pools.
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RAID Level: Select the RAID level for the new datastores. The wizard lists all RAID levels
supported by the selected storage pool.
6. Click Next.
The Create Virtual Machines – Specify Names window opens. See Figure 40 (page 69) .
68 Provisioning storage