Rename Local Datastores of ESXi host

[MihirP]

Hello,

How to rename local datastores of ESXi 5.0 hosts.

Is that simple; From vSphere Client > Right click local datastore > Rename?

Or host needs to be in maintenance mode, or brought down, something like that?

Thanks,

Mihir

[rcporto]

Just rename like you described above and don't need to put in maintenance mode.

[vThinkBeyondVM]

. Agree with "Richardson". Yes, I confirm that, you need not to put host into Maintenance mode. Just rename as you specified. It will not have any impact on your datastores/VMs etc

[UmeshAhuja]

Hi,

Yes you can rename VMFS or NFS datastore easily with the following steps

You can change the name of an existing datastore.

Procedure:

1 Display the datastores.

2 Right-click the datastore to rename and select Rename.

3 Type a new datastore name.

NOTE : If you use the vCenter Server system to manage your hosts, the new name appears on all hosts that have access to the datastore.

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

The ESXi host internally uses the datastore's UUID rather than it's "user friendly" name.

Example: /vmfs/volumes/3dfd1a21-63969d0d-8d9b-004328272635/<vm-foldername>

Therefore - as mentioned in the other replies - renaming a datstore can be done at any time without any impact on the functionality.

André

[MihirP]

Thanks a lot.

[rcporto]

You're welcome.

[Wh33ly]

Or use PowerCLI

get-datastore <datastorename> |Set-Datastore -Name <new name>