How can we use vmkfstools on vMA to create disk for host?

[Silverchenau]

I'm very sorry for my stupid question.

But according to DCA blueprint, we should know how to use vmkftools on vMA to create disk or do other datastore operations.

I normally use vmkfstools directly on esxi server with ssh session.

I never use vmkfstools on vMA and it seems it only works for local server(vMA) and I can't operate on remote server.

Plus, how can we see remote server datastore structure? like /vmfs/volume.

Thanks a lot.

[lamw]

Take a look at the vCLI documentation (http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/), there is a "remote" version of vmkfstools. If you're familiar with using the vCLI utlities, vmkfstools operates on the same principal. Regarding datastore browsing, you can take a look at using vifs which is also included in the vCLI.

Another useful document is the vCLI reference guide which includes examples - http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/vcli41/doc/reference/index.html