VMware Orphaned Datastores Report

Review the datastores that do not have any virtual machines assigned to them, or if virtual machines are assigned to the datastores, view the virtual machines that are in an inaccessible state.

Before you begin

Create and run a VMware inventory job. You can select one or more VMware providers in a single job definition for cataloging. See Creating a VMware inventory job definition.

Parameters

Use the following parameters to customize your report:

  • vCenter
  • ESX Host

    Multiple selections are supported.

The default report parameters report on all ESX hosts and vCenters.

Orphaned Datastores

The following fields and corresponding data display in the Orphaned Datastores section of the VMware Orphaned Datastores report.

Datastore
The name of the datastore.
ESX Host (vCenter)
The host node where the datastore resides. More than one datastore can reside on an ESX host.
Type
The file system type of the datastore. For example, NFS or VMFS.
Capacity
The capacity of the datastore.
Provisioned Space
The amount of space on the datastore allocated for virtual disk files.
Free Space
The amount of free space on the datastore.
% Used/Free

Detail View

The following fields and corresponding data display in the Detail View section of the VMware LUNs report:

LUN Name
The name of the LUN.
LUN ID
The unique identification number of the LUN.
Storage Vendor
The name of the storage vendor of the LUN.
ESX Host (vCenter)
The host node where the LUN resides.
Datastore(s)
Datastore(s)
Capacity
The total capacity of the LUN.
Transport Type
The method through which data is transferred. For example, fiber channel or iSCSI.
RDM
The raw device mapping type. For example, physical or virtual.