# Data Stores

Data stores are logical divisions of the underlying storage disk. Organizations can use them to divide and track cloud resources by team or department. When integrating certain Cloud types, HPE Morpheus Enterprise helps to onboard existing datastores and administrators can then make them available to groups or tenants as needed. At provision time, when applicable based on cloud and layout, you can select the datastore you want to provision to.

Here within the datastore view in the storage section, you can see a list of datastores for each Cloud. In the row for each Cloud, the storage type, associated Cloud, and permissions information are shown.

Data stores are logical partitions of underlying storage capacity that help organizations organize, allocate, and track cloud storage resources by team, department, or tenant. For supported cloud integrations, HPE Morpheus Enterprise discovers existing datastores during onboarding, and administrators can assign access to groups or tenants as required. During provisioning, when supported by the selected cloud and layout, the target datastore is selectable for workload placement.

Navigate to Infrastructure > Storage and click Data Stores. The DATA STORES section lists datastores across clouds and displays the key attributes for each entry, including storage type, associated cloud, and permission assignments.

NOTE

Currently, this workflow supports VMware datastore creation on HPE 3Par volumes only. Before you begin, ensure that the HPE 3Par storage server is integrated. For information about configuring this integration, [Add Storage Server](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00008014en_us/render?page=GUID-37CA1665-B331-452A-AA3D-59608D85F006.html#GUID-74FCAD25-5D87-4508-8A33-7DCE03D1A379).

For all other datastore types, create the needed datastore within the target Cloud and HPE Morpheus Enterprise automatically synchronizes in the datastore on the next cloud sync. You can force a cloud sync from the cloud detail page. To do the same, navigate to Infrastructure > Clouds, double-click the cloud name (under NAME column) in the CLOUDS section, and in the cloud detail page, click Refresh > Short.

## Create Data Stores

### Prerequisites

### About this task

Creating datastores in HPE Morpheus Enterprise enables you to make storage resources available for infrastructure and workload provisioning. Data stores define where HPE Morpheus Enterprise places and manages storage-backed assets such as images, volumes, and instance data.

### Procedure

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Storage > Data Stores.

   Data Stores window is displayed.
2. Click +Add and complete the following:
   1. NAME – Enter the datastore name.
   2. TYPE – Select 3Par from the drop-down list.
   3. CLOUD – Select the target VMware cloud from the drop-down list.
   4. VOLUME – Select the 3PAR volume from the drop-down list to use for the datastore.
   5. HOST GROUP – Select the host group from the drop-down list that can access the volume.
   6. GROUP ACCESS – (Optional) Select to make the datastore available to the group.
3. Click Save.

### Results

A new HPE 3Par datastore is created.

## Editing Data Stores

Editing data stores in HPE Morpheus Enterprise lets you update data store settings that control availability, protection, and cluster behavior for existing storage resources.

### Prerequisites

### About this task

Updating data store settings helps ensure that storage configuration stays aligned with workload requirements, availability goals, and operational policies in HPE Morpheus Enterprise.

### Procedure

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Storage > Data Stores.

   The DATA STORES section lists data stores across clouds and displays the key attributes for each entry.
2. Click the edit icon against the data store you want to edit.

   EDIT DATA STORE page is displayed.
3. In the EDIT DATA STORE page, review and edit the following data store details if applicable:

   - NAME – The datastore name used to identify the datastore in HPE Morpheus Enterprise.
   - SOURCE HOST – Displays the host name or IP address of the storage system that provides the datastore.
   - SOURCE DIRECTORY – Displays the source path or export location used by the datastore.
   - VERSION – Displays the protocol version configured for the datastore connection.
   - IMAGE TARGET – Select to allow the data store to be used as an image target.
   - ACTIVE – Select to keep the data store available for use.
   - HEARTBEAT TARGET – Select to use this data store for HA heartbeat state sharing.
   - CHECKPOINT TARGET – Select to enable virtual machine (VM) check-pointing for RAW disks or LUNs during backup operations.
   - SUPPORTS VM SECURE METADATA – Select to store secure VM metadata (for example, NVRAM and TPM files) on shared storage.

     NOTE

     Select this option if you want to enable guest OS encryption for VMs. For more information about enabling guest OS encryption, see [VM Features](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00008014en_us/render?page=GUID-6DDAE4B3-B4CF-4A8A-B4CF-344B695026F3.html).

### Results

The data store settings are updated.

## Manage Permissions

From this view, users can manage permissions for any data store synced from integrated Clouds. This includes setting which Groups have access to the data store, and which Tenants have access. To edit data store permissions:

- Navigate to Infrastructure > Storage > Data Stores
- Click ACTIONS > Edit
- **Groups:** Select “all” Groups or select specific Groups which should have access to the data store
- **Tenants:** Primary Tenant users can opt to make the data store available to all Tenants (public visibility) or to selected Tenants (private visibility with specific Tenants selected). Subtenant users will only be able to make data stores visible to their own Tenant
- **Active:** When marked, the data store is active and available for provisioning
- Click SAVE CHANGES
