Hello @aravindayyalasomayajula2931, yes the initial setup does have "datastore1" automatically created for you. On the left pane --> goto "Storage" --> you should see all the datastore listed there. If your hardware have 2 HDDs & one of the HDD is installed with the OS, then the 2nd HDD must be added manually. Click on the --> "New datastore" button, select --> "Create a new VMFS datastore", then select the HDD Controller (eg. Intel SATA), give a name to the new datastore (eg. datastore2) and follow the on-screen instructions, finally the new datastore will be listed there. You can check out this video (ruclips.net/video/2Rvl1gjavBI/видео.html)
hello, are you able to create a data store using the local disks?
Hello @aravindayyalasomayajula2931, yes the initial setup does have "datastore1" automatically created for you.
On the left pane --> goto "Storage" --> you should see all the datastore listed there.
If your hardware have 2 HDDs & one of the HDD is installed with the OS, then the 2nd HDD must be added manually. Click on the --> "New datastore" button, select --> "Create a new VMFS datastore", then select the HDD Controller (eg. Intel SATA), give a name to the new datastore (eg. datastore2) and follow the on-screen instructions, finally the new datastore will be listed there.
You can check out this video (ruclips.net/video/2Rvl1gjavBI/видео.html)