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Create a new Volume
Choose the Configuration tab and click on vg00 and scroll down to the "action"
Select "New iSCSI Volume"
Enter "Option:" Create new target automatically
Select the size of the new volume in GB.
Click the Apply button.

I get this message:
If you are experiencing any problems with the applied changes (specifically, if your initiator does not recognize them), please reset the iSCSI connections at MAINTENANCE -> Connections and then try again. Please note resetting the connections will cause current iSCSI transactions to lose connection for a few moments.

I wait about 30 seconds and I see this:
New Logical Volume lv0012 created successfully!
New iSCSI target alias "target1" created successfully!
lv0012 is now added as a new LUN to the iSCSI target!

After this completes, rename the target:

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Login to the VSphere client and browse to the Hypervisor of your choice.
Click on the Configuration tab for that Hypervisor and select storage.
Click on Right click on hyper visor - select "Rescan AllFor Datastores..." and agree to the Storage Device and VMFS scan
Wait fot for the Rescan to finish
Click on the "add Storage..." link an then select "Disk/Lun" and click next.
Select the Target name that matches the target you wish to import and click next.
Verify that your information looks correct and click next again. (Point and click, and click
and click....)
Enter your datastore name (Name it something corresponding to use so that you will
remember it.) and click next.
Verify that the Maximum file size is correct, and that the Max Capacity button is checked.
Click next.
And Again, Verify and Complete. Click Finish and wait for the datastore to be imported.

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