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• "Setup cannot find not all hard disks" on Dell PERC 6/1 RAID controller-supported?

  Hi team - I have a Dell R710 (physical host) PE server that uses the Dell PERC RAID controller 6/1.  Windows Server 2008 x 64 is the host operating system.  VMW Server 2.02 installs and works very well, and I need to install W2K8 x 32 (guest) server configuration, but windows can't see the virtual disk with the same error "Setup cannot find not all hard disks", you get the installation on Windows XP Home edition- but the documentation does not say it's controller RAID is not taken in charge should be... any ideas?

  This is not a problem of the underlying RAID/hardware controller.

  Virtual MACHINE on VMware Server just to see the virtual hardware that you have configured when creating the virtual machine, or through the settings.

  Be sure to select the correct target OS when you create a virtual machine. This configures the disk controller HARD virtual appropriate, which should be supported on the OS installation media.

  If you have selected the right OS and still have problems, please post the vmx file.

  André

• Size of physical disk in RAID Utility

  Hello

  I just purcahsed a Dell Power edge 620 and am trying to configure the virtual disks of RAID. I noticed that, before even as I set up the RAID type physical disk sizes indicated by the utility RAID is less than the size of real disk. Why would it be?

  For example all the 146 GB drive shows at 136,12 GB and all 300 GB disk showing only 278.7 GB

  I never configured the HP servers and they always showed the same size disk as the size of the acutal disc.

  Here is my configuration:

  Disc 2 x 146 GB RAID 1 configured

  10 x 300 GB drives configured for RAID 5

  RAID Controller PERC H710P adapter Bios configuration utility 4.03 - 0002

  is nayone knows why this would be? is this s setting?

  It's normal... explanation:
  http://www.dslreports.com/FAQ/9716

  If HP tells you the size, then they are like Apple made and shows you the binary size.  Windows and other operating systems and devices (Dell tools) and even some Linux distributions will show you the size in decimal.

  You think that you have found all of the 300 GB when presented in binary, but the thing you need to remember is that a file will take more space than decimal, binary for the same reason, fill your fastest storage space.  That storage is provided in binary format or see the usable storage, you will only ever get binary (x) = decimal (.93x) for storage.

• PERC 710 add physical disks for RAID 5 virtual disk and keep data

  I think to set up a physical disk 4 RAID 5 array on my new PowerEdge T320.  That should give me enough space to last long.  I have two empty slots of HD.  If I need more space, later, I'll be able to add one or two additional physical disks without losing the data already on the virtual disk?  If so, how?  I don't see a way to do this in the manual of Perc 710.

  Thank you

  Andrew

  Yes, it is "doable" later.  This can be done in the PERC BIOS, but it can be done in OMSA (OpenManage Server Administrator) within the OS.

  One thing to keep in mind is the limit of 2 TB "floppy" Windows on BIOS systems compatible.  If you plan to 4x4TB disks in a RAID 10, that TB ~ 8 'disc' will be converted to the GPT and BIOS UEFI boot mode value.

• Install ESXi 4.1 see physical disks rather than raid 1

  Data sheet:

  -CPU Intel X 3450

  -Intel S3420GPLC motherboard

  -2 X Seagate ST3750528AS 750 GB (Raid 1)

  I try to install esxi 4.1 on above using the embedded raid controller.

  According to this post (http://communities.vmware.com/message/1393463#1393463) I set the Commission to use "Intel matrix Raid" as the type of controller.  Who is the one who supports Raid 5 so that I would use anyway.

  The problem is when I choose the disc to install VMware shows two physical drives rather than for the raid set.  Installation at one of these BRAKES the raid (not surprising), who then proceeds to try to rebuild his car, but never quite get there.

  Gparted and Win 2008 as bios only list the raid set.

  The Board is listed in the list of compatibility with the following notes:

  1. State power supply not supplied.

  2. total count and status not provided all of the thermal system and temperature sensors.

  3. when the State of system fan not intended to indicate that a fan has been removed.

  4 Intel 82578 DM Gigabit Network Connection not supported.

  Anyone has any advice on what I could try?

  As a general rule, the RAID controllers on board are NOT material (with BBWC) RAID controllers... Therefore, you will not see a picture that you build on them as a single volume, but as their readers (lone) component... ESX/ESXi requires RAID controllers for drives configured in a table in order to present in a table...

  What HCL did the jury on (do not see on the VMware HCL)?

  In addition, given that the NETWORK card is not supported, you need to install a NETWORK card that is supported before you will be able to fully install ESX/ESXi on the system...

  If you really need to have readers in a table (never a bad idea to use RAID 1 or 10), then you will need get a RAID controller that is on the VMware HCL as supported (for installing ESX/ESXi on) and then move on... I'd go with a controller using the LSI MegaRAID chipset (or this LSI controller directly). As you connect SATA drives to the system, you will want to get the RAID controller that is listed as SATA/SAS-RAID, so that it will work properly/entirely with the SATA (and SAS) readers... Newegg has the LSI MegaRAID cards manage up to four drives internally (and are on the VMware HCL) for not much money (~ $300 each)...

  As many people on these boards will tell you, material compatibility is CRITICAL for ESX/ESXi... VMware publishes and updates constantly, their HCL for a reason... If it's on, then it is supported in the configuration also listed... If something is not listed for a certain version/version, then you can pretty much bet that it is not supported and will not work. If you want a stable host and environment, you will have to pay special attention to the HCL in deciding the selection of material...

  VMware VCP4

  Review the allocation of points for "useful" or "right" answers.

• Reference Dell MD3000i and degraded physical disk channel

  Nice day

  We have a Dell MD 3000i with an extra box storage. And today, there are two mistakes in the journal:

  1 physical disk channel set to gradient

  Date/time: 30.04.13 10:56:14
  Sequence number: 9783
  Type of event: 1209
  Description: Physical disk set to gradient channel
  Specific event codes: 0/0/0
  Event category: error
  Component type: channel
  Location of components: side physical disk: channel 1
  Recorded by: Module to slot 1 RAID controller

  2. each physical disk - gradient path

  Date/time: 30.04.13 10:56:14
  Sequence number: 9784
  Type of event: 1513
  Description: Individual physical disk - gradient path
  Specific event codes: 0/0/0
  Event category: error
  Component type: channel
  Location of components: side physical disk: channel 1
  Recorded by: Module to slot 1 RAID controller

  In this case recovery guru say "you must contact your technical support representative to correct this defect. Do NOT try to fix this problem yourself. So, how we can receive technical support recommendations and try to repair this failure?

  If you need more details, we can put any storage array profile output.

  Hello UtkinE,

  Yes, you will need to stop all iSCSI traffic so that you can update the NVSRAM.  With the timeout error you get all came from controller 1 & he had only discs 1 & 5.  The current version of NVSRAM you version 4 and the last one which is for the MD3000i is version 13.  With who have older firmware it was improvements to correct your problem in the latest versions of firmware.  I also had one of our analysts will confirm as well just to make sure that it is the best fix for your problem.

  Please let us know if you have any other questions.

• AGAIN starts after only one physical disk has several partitions makes no sense to the production oracle database?

  Dear Experts,

  Don't + REDO1 diskgroup have only one physical disk has several partitions makes no sense to the production oracle database?

  For example

  • + Diskgroup Redo1 have 2 50 GB disks (fact these 2 discs are the same physical disk partitions OR these should be separate disk as recommended approach)?
  • + Diskgroup Redo1 have 2 drives of capacity 50 GB (for RAID 1 + 0)
  • + Diskgroup Redo2 have 2 50 GB disks
  • + Diskgroup Redo2 have 2 drives of capacity 50 GB (for RAID 1 + 0 )

  Thank you and best regards,

  IVW

  Hello

  Partitioning your disks for ASM configuration as 'A' might make sense. If you lose one disk, you have the discs to another.

  'B' totally make sense if you have lost the disc that you have lost all group ASM and you need to change this with something like 'C '.

  But obviously you need redundancy ASM configured appropriately.

  

  Kind regards

  Juan M

• VMware Workstation failed to mount the physical disk 10TB

  VMware workstation or any other product vmware does support more than 2 TB of physical disks?

  I am trying to connect a 5 of 10 TB raid enclosure and mount it on my ubuntu vmware workstation machine. The common error that I receive is when mounting the reader on ubuntu and I think it might have something to do with the size of the file.
  I am running vmware workstation 12 in windows 10.
  The disk is taken offline in windows and I'm under WS as an administrator.

  Error	VMDK CONTENT	DiskPart Info
  Operation failed on the file "\\.\PhysicalDrive1". If the file is located on a remote file system, make sure that the network connection and the server on which resides this disk to work correctly. If the file is saved on a removable medium, link media. Select Retry to retry the operation. Click Cancel to end this session. Select continue to pass the error to the guest operating system. I/o error, dev sdb, sector 11721553632 I/o error, dev sdb, sector 11721552128 I/o error detected. File system stop Please unmount the file system and to rectify the problem (s) metadata I/O error: block 0x2baa8b100 ("xlog_bwrite") error 5 numblks 8200 can not read the superblock	# Disk DescriptorFile version = 1 Encoding = "windows-1252". CID = 6f4a8bb1 parentCID = ffffffff isNativeSnapshot = 'no '. createType = "fullDevice." # Description of the measure RW 23441768448 DISH '\\.\PhysicalDrive1' 0 partitionUUID \\?\scsi#disk & ven_h #w & prod_raid5 #5 & 19bb575e & 0 & 010000 #{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b} # The database disk #DDB ddb.adapterType = "free". ddb.geometry.biosCylinders = "1024". ddb.geometry.biosHeads = "255".

  ddb.geometry.biosSectors = "63".

  DDB. Geometry.Cylinders = "16383.

  DDB. Geometry.Heads = "16".

  DDB. Geometry.sectors = "63".

  ddb.longContentID = "55c8f3052c372c02465d66656f4a8bb1".

  DDB. UUID = "60 00 C2 97 8 a 7 c c2 cb - 9 a 27 51 78 58 a7 e6 3f"

  ddb.virtualHWVersion = "12".

  H/W RAID5

  Disc ID: 00000000

  Type: SATA

  Status: Offline (policy)

  Path: 1

  Target: 0

  LUN ID: 0

  Path: PCIROOT (0) #PCI (1C07) #PCI (0000) #ATA (C01T00L00)

  Current read-only State: No.

  Read-only: No.

  Boot disk: No.

  Disk swap file: No.

  Disk hibernation file: No.

  Crash dump disk: No.

  Cluster disk: No.

  The official version said that WS allows only virtual up to 8 TB of disk.

  According to my own tests, it only limits the size of the VMDK for 'New - VM' Assistant.
  Once you have a greater vmdk - just tried a vmdk 10TB - WS won't complain about the size.
  I don't expect that WS will prevent the physical disks to use inside a virtual machine that is already configured.
  So in your case I think you started WS with a normal user account.
  Try to start as administrator WS - maybe even using the administrator account.
  I think that then it will work.
  Unfortunately, the error messages produced by vmware.exe are not really accurate-, so there is no way to know if you really have a bad super block.
  To test if this is really the problem and not just an error message - poor try to mount the drive directly.
  Please post the vmdk - want to know if there is something unusual about 5.5 TB in the disk.

• How to create RAID 5 with 6 disks?

  I'm new to vmware. My machine is currently running ESXi 4.1 but the RAID set up gives me no more disk space I was advice to remake the structure of the disc physically to have all 6 disks in RAID 5 and then reinstall ESXi. I'm doing, but I need a direction how to create RAID 5 with 6 disks. Can someone please help with this?

  Thank you

  SD

  Assuming you are using the integrated Smart Array 6i controller it should without a problem. If you can get into the BIOS of conreollers, you can also boot from Smartstart CD and use the ACU (Array Configuration Utility). The ACU has the advantage that you can split the RAID in several logical drives. I usually create a small logical volume (~ 10GB) for the installation of the hypervisor (ESXi) and another large logical volume to the VMFS data store.

  André

  PS: When you respond by e-mail, please do not understand the original message.

• Normal redundancy and physical disks

  Version of the grid: 11.2.0.3
  Platform: Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
  
  
  I'm a bit confused about the term "Two-way mirrored" in the documentation of the DSO.
  
  
  If I want to keep 1 tera bytes of business data in an ASM diskgroup with NORMAL redundancy.

  Should I need 2 physical Disks of 1TB each ?
  or 
  Should I need 3 physical Disks of 1TB each ?

  ASM is not a software RAID. ASM works based on file extensions and provides data redundancy by using the free space on drive failure of disk groups. By default, each disc is a group of failure. For a mirror (normal) 2 channels, you need at least 2 rupture discs groups; for the 3 - way (top), you need at least 3. You can also create a 2-way mirror with 3 drives, in which case data will be written alternating. Having ASM normal redundancy in your example you must have at least two drives of 1 TB, but you can also use 3 and will have more space. You can also use an external RAID and use no redundancy ASM (external), although ASM will give you better performance and flexibility because you can add disks to increase the space without having to rebuild your storage space.

• How many per physical disk VHDs?

  I'm new on the ESXi server.  My company is going through the transition from physical servers to virtual servers on one of our contracts.  The client has provided the material for us, but there are a limited number of hard disks of the 'new' server  The server will run three virtual computers, 2 Web servers and a database server.  Each VM has its own dedicated hard disk.  Our old server DB had 11 young readers and our initial plan was to migrate all of them in a virtual drive.  My feeling is that this will cause performance problems because the operating system will treat the separate virtual drives and physical disks and try more I/O that the drive can handle.  I think it might be better to move to a few large virtual drives and their partition into 11 partitions.  Any ideas on that?

  For the DB (assuming that MSSQL server), you should have an OS vmdk, one for data files, one for the transaction logs files and possibly one for tempdb files.

  That should be enough. It would be better to place the data, logs, and the Tempdb on high performance specifien 9VMFS built RAID 10) but of course, we can always what we want.

• Move the physical disk to another server ESXi

  Hey guys,.

  I copied a virtual computer to another physical disk on my ESXi server.

  Is it possible to take the disk and move it physically

  Another ESXi machine and see the data existing on the second ESXi store

  Server?

  We were doing the initial test on a test machine. Now I want to move the virtual machine to a server better

  with a raid array. I know that I can use

  SCP, but I prefer not bogged down my network file copy 100 gig.

  When I physically move the disc I can see on the second

  machine. But I don't know how to add it in

  storage. When I use the wizard, I get a

  WARNING: it will wipe the data.

  Thank you

  Should be possible, but you may need to activate volume resignaturing on ESXi in so he could see the new drive.  Search the VMware KB for "will esx" and you should be able to find an article that explains how to...

• MD3000i - channel degraded / physical disk paths

  I have the Support of the collected files and need someone to take a look and tell me how to solve this problem. I'll send an email to Dell support once I'm contacted.

  Entry 1 failure: DEGRADED_DRIVE_PATH

  Gradient of physical disk paths:
    Channel: 0
       Associates
  physical disks: (0, 4)

  Individual physical disk - gradient path

  Entry failure 2: DEGRADED_DRIVE_CHANNEL

  Storage array: Name of the table removed by me
    Physical degradation
  disk channels: 0

  Physical disk degraded channel

  Hello it'sknock,

  I'll send you an email and I can review the logs for you.

  Please let us know if you have any other questions.

• Degraded physical disk channel MD3000i

  I get this error on my MD3000i we have a connected to the MD1000. All discs show optimal, but disk channel 1 shows optimal disk channel 2 shows degraded.

  Here a technician Dell here I can send zip support for?

  Hello grendels_Arm,

  What I would do, is to clear the statistics of physical disk channel. Here are the commands that must be run:

  SMcli n Pei password - c "clear stats allPhysicalDiskChannels;

  SMcli n Pei password - c "set physicalDiskChannel State [0] = optimal;

  SMcli n Pei password - c "set the status of physicalDiskChannel [1] = optimal;

  If you still get the error after erasing all channel statistics, then we need to look a your MD3000i support beam to see what the cause of the error still occur.

  Please let us know if you have any other questions.

• Adding physical disk

  The current server configuration:
  Dell PowerEdge 510 with 12 hard drive on Controller PERC H700 bays.  4 berries are already used for operating system and Application installation.  Configured with RAID 10

  I need to install harddisk 8 additional in the remaining bays with configuration RAID10 to increase the storage capacity of the server.

  Is this possible without affecting the existing 4 discs which I already OS and applications, and the data in it?  My HE informed me that there may be a risk when the RAID tables are rebuilding, but it's not really make sense to me.  Can someone please help check?

  eetzen

  If I set up 2 separate RAID 10 s, this means at the level of the OS, I see 2 different volumes?

  Yes, each volume (virtual disk or array) is considered to be a 'disc' separated by the operating system.

  eetzen

  Would it not possible to combine the two volumes in one, as it's storage for multimedia files big?

  Yes and no.

  Yes: You can extend them in a single volume in Windows, but I HIGHLY recommend against it.

  Yes: You can back up data and create a new RAID 10 with all discs.

  No: This can be done at the level of the controller/material - you can't dynamically develop "nested" RAID levels (10, 50, 60) like you can with RAID 1/5/6.

  I think you would be MUCH better with a second larger volume.