Which of the following tasks is NOT involved in creating datastore inventory objects?

Creating datastore inventory objects primarily involves tasks that are directly related to managing storage resources within a vSphere environment. The task that is not involved in this context is configuring network settings.

Datastore inventory objects serve as logical representations of storage resources, allowing for organized management and allocation of disk space to virtual machines. This process typically includes configuring storage systems to ensure they are properly recognized and utilized by the vSphere environment, creating clusters to enhance resource consolidation and management, and providing logical containers that group storage devices together for more efficient handling.

In contrast, configuring network settings is related to managing the virtual network infrastructure rather than the storage infrastructure. While network settings are crucial for the operation of virtual machines and the overall networking of the vSphere environment, they do not pertain to the creation or management of datastore inventory objects. Thus, this task is outside the scope of what is considered when creating and managing datastores.