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Discover storage on the host in E-Series - VMware

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Assign volumes to the host. Perform a rescan so that the host detects and configures the volumes for multipathing.

For information on creating hosts and assigning volumes, see:

By default, an ESXi host automatically performs a rescan every five minutes. A volume might appear between the time you create it and assign it to a host, before you perform a manual rescan. Regardless, you can perform a manual rescan to ensure all volumes are configured properly.

Steps

  1. Ensure that volumes are created and assigned to the ESXi host as described in the links above.

  2. If using a vCenter Server, add the host to the server's inventory.

  3. Use the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client to connect directly to the vCenter Server or to the ESXi host.

  4. For instructions on how to perform a rescan of the storage on an ESXi host, see Perform Storage Rescan.