→ 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 -

Online mode

Step 1. Change directory

cd /

Step 2. Download the “syn-tools.sh” script

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

Step 3. Make the script executable

chmod +x syn-tools.sh

Step 4. Run the "syn-tools.sh" script

./syn-tools.sh

Step 5. Apply the changes to the shell environment

source /root/.bashrc

Step 6. Get root privileges

sudo su -

Step 7. 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

Step 8. Choose which ESXi host to connect the datastore created in Step 7 to (replace <pool_name> and <datastore_name> with the correct information)

create_datastore <pool_name> <datastore_name> 
1. syneto-esxi
2. syneto-esxi-2
0. All

Select the number corresponding to the single ESXi host (e.g. 1, 2) to which the datastore created in SynetoOS should be connected.
Select 0 to connect to all ESXi hosts connected to SynetoOS.

Offline mode

Step 1. Download create-datastore binary file  download

Step 2. Upload create-datastore file in SynetoOS 5 /tmp folder

To upload the create-datastore file to the /tmp directory on SynetoOS 5, a third-party tool (e.g. WinSCP) must be used.

Step 3. Copy create-datastore file in /sbin folder

cp /tmp/create-datastore /sbin/

Step 4. Make the script executable

chmod +x /sbin/create-datastore

Step 5. Get root privileges

sudo su -

Step 6. 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

Step 7. Choose which ESXi host to connect the datastore created in Step 6 to (replace <pool_name> and <datastore_name> with the correct information)

create_datastore <pool_name> <datastore_name> 
1. syneto-esxi
2. syneto-esxi-2
0. All

Select the number corresponding to the single ESXi host (e.g. 1, 2) to which the datastore created in SynetoOS should be connected.
Select 0 to connect to all ESXi hosts connected to SynetoOS.