This document describes how to add new storage to ESXi 5.5. The steps include logging into the vSphere client, selecting the host, going to the configuration tab and storage section, choosing the storage type as VMFS-3, providing a name and capacity for the new storage, and pressing finish. The author, Osama Mustafa, is an experienced Oracle professional who provides database implementation solutions and maintains production databases.

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Introduction
This document describe steps to to add new storage to ESXI 5.5 usually it the same way will work on
different version.
Software Needed:-
1- Vshere Client.
About the Author
Osama Mustafa has progressive experience in Oracle Products, community. He recently served as
Oracle Database Administrator.

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Provide Database Implementation Solutions, High Availability Solution, Infrastructure and Storage
Planning, Install, Configure, Implement and manage Oracle E-Business Suite environments. Architect,
build and support highly-available Oracle EBS, Database and Fusion Middleware environments including
appropriate reporting, Installs, configures, upgrades, tunes, and maintains production, development and
test databases.
He entered Oracle ACE Program in 2013, he is author for the book Oracle Penetration Testing, Osama
Mustafa Certified OCP 10g,11g, Linux Implementations , Certified Ethical hacker and LPT , and Solaris
Administrator.
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Event around the world. Recently his article has been published on OTECH magazine about Real
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1. Login to Vsphere client
2. Select the host and then choose the Configuration tab --> Storage. like below

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Storage Type :-

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Which Storage you want add :-

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VMFS-3 For our case

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Storage Name

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Maximum file size and capacity of the database

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Press Finish
Summary

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