Mounting a datastore

You can mount a VMFS datastore to a specified ESXi host.

1. Browse to the storage system where you want to mount a datastore.
2. Select Datastores > Mount.
3. Enter the following:

   Storage System

   Select the storage system where you want to mount the datastore.

   Datastore

   Select the datastore that you want to mount.

   Select Hosts

   Select the host or cluster. The host or cluster is determined by your storage system and datastore selections.

   Note:

   Click the Refresh icon to refresh the host or cluster information.

   Refreshing vCenter requires a ucpAdmin role.

   Note: ESXi hosts for compute nodes in Onboarding or Error state are not listed.

4. Click Submit.