Create a
Virtual Volumes
Datastore

You use the
New Datastore
wizard to create a
Virtual Volumes
datastore.
  1. In the
    vSphere Client
    object navigator, browse to a host, a cluster, or a data center.
  2. From the right-click menu, select
    Storage
    New Datastore
    .
  3. Select
    vVol
    as the datastore type.
  4. Enter the datastore name and select a backing storage container from the list of storage containers.
    Make sure to use the name that does not duplicate another datastore name in your data center environment.
    If you mount the same
    Virtual Volumes
    datastore to several hosts, the name of the datastore must be consistent across all hosts.
  5. Select the hosts that require access to the datastore.
  6. Review the configuration options and click
    Finish
    .
After you create the
Virtual Volumes
datastore, you can perform such datastore operations as renaming the datastore, browsing datastore files, unmounting the datastore, and so on.
You cannot add the
Virtual Volumes
datastore to a datastore cluster.