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Open-E (209.126.178.126) log in using the server password found in the CariNet Admin Panel.

This is the process for adding a new Volume, however expanding a volume works in a similar fashion.

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.

After this completes, rename the target:

Go to Configuration and then select the new target from the list of targets. Take note of the
Target name as you will need to know it when adding it to a host.
Scroll down to "Rename target"
Under the New Alias: field enter the Alias name that you would like to use. Choose
something you will recognize.
Click the Apply button

At this point, your volume should be available via it's new target, and we need to make VMware aware of the new target.

VMware - LUN identification

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 "Rescan All..." and agree to the Storage Device and VMFS scan
Wait fot the Rescan to finish
Click on the "add Storage..." link an then select "Disl/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.

VMware - VM Datastore Migration.

Shutdown the VM for which you wish to change the datastore
Right click on the VM and choose migrate.
Choose the option to move only the data store.
Select the datastore you wish to use and any other applicable options.
Click the finish button and wait until the data has been transfered to the destination
Datastore.
Right click on the VM and choose "Edit Settings" Select to the hard disk and change the
"Provisioned Size:" to the correct number in GB, clicking OK when finished.

obsolete

carinet
setting up storage
set up target
1) configuryion tab> iscsi targte manager > targets

2) configuryion tab> volume man > vol groups > select the 1st vol

action - create new iscsi col
options - add to existing ( the one you jest creatyed)

3) cfg > iscsi target man > targets

create or clone VM
using vm spahere client
storgae adapter > scall all

stroage > add storage > disk/lun

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