→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x

Ensure the following prerequisites are met before starting:

– SynetoOS must be connected to the internal hypervisor via IP 172.16.254.2 ("How to connect SynetoOS 5 to the local ESXi hypervisor")

Step 1. Connect to SynetoOS appliance via SSH as admin

ssh admin@<your_ip_address_or_hostname>

Step 2. Get root privileges

sudo su -

Step 3. Change directory

cd /

Step 4. Download  “syn-tools.sh” script

wget https://storage.googleapis.com/syneto_public_files/downloads/Syneto-Tools/syn-tools.sh

Step 5. Make the script executable

chmod +x syn-tools.sh

Step 6. Run “syn-tools.sh” script

./syn-tools.sh

Step 7. Apply the changes to the shell environment

source /root/.bashrc

Step 8. Create en empty datastore (replace <pool_name> and <datastore_name> with the correct information)

create_datastore <pool_name> <datastore_name>

EXAMPLE 

create_datastore hybrid vm_storage