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vSphere Storage Naming conventions

I am pretty much confused by different naming standards for storage in vSphere. Can some one help me understand naming conentions? I am trying to create following table to understand it better.

PropertyNAA IDUIDIQNdatastore namesvml name/number
TypeStatic / Dynamic
Lengthxx bit
Assigned toLUN
Assigned by
Examplenaa.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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jrmunday
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Have you managed to read this documentation yet;

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc_50%2FGUID-A36810...

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Yes, but still it adds to confusion, with one more naming type (run time name)

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jrmunday
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This may help as well;

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=101495...

vExpert 2014 - 2022 | VCP6-DCV | http://www.jonmunday.net | @JonMunday77
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I have come up with following table, after going though a lot of material.

Please let me know if you have some more information to add to it.

StorageDeviceNaming.png

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