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• Adding additional disk space to Perc 6 / i server R710

  I have currently 3 250 GB installation as a raid 5 (original configuration) disks on a server R710 with a Perc 6 / i controller.  I ordered 3 discs (same readers) that we are running out of disk space. There is a set up disk C: and D:.  Can someone point me to instructions for adding these additional disks for the raid existing (drive D) without having dataloss?

  Thank you

  Gary

  If you don't have that one 'disk' listed in disk management, then you have only a single VD configured, which is good.

  You must install OMSA to broaden your VD. You then insert your new drives, make sure that they show as ready under physical disks, then go to virtual disks and select Reconfigure to your RAID 5. Adding two drives in your RAID 5 will add about 500GB (bit math makes it a little less) to your current Windows 'disk '. After the reconfigure statement, you will have something similar to below. Then, assuming that you do not run 2003, you click on the D: drive and choose Extend to finish with the second photo:

  

• Adding additional disk to ESXi 4.1 Datastore on Dell PowerEdge R710

  Greetings,

  We currently have a Dell PowerEdge R710 with 6 SAS das drives configured in a RAID-1/RAID-5 configuration. A drive is configured as a global hot spare. I would add this spare drive in the RAID-5 table, where some virtual machines live, to recover additional space. Has someone managed to do this? Is the only way via the PERC BIOS management utility?

  Thank you!

  I'm not part "raid-1/raid-5.  But assuming that the table is raid-5, then yes it is possible and yes the BIOS utility is necessary.  The hot spare is currently set should be removed from this role, then added to the existing Bay raid-5, but without the ability to select increase.  This will create free space on the raid-5 array on which then a new logical volume can be created, which will be then seen by ESX as a new drive and therefore another data store can be added to this (or it can be added to the first as a measure).  HTH

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• Adding additional disks in raid 5

  Is it possible to add disks without having to re - setup the raid 5 to raid 5 array?

  May depend on the used disk controller

• adding additional disks to existing VMWare ESXi host

  If I have a VMWare ESXi host that has 2 disks configured in Raid 1 and later add more than 3 drives and configure these 3 drives in Raid 5, will host VMWare ESXi what to see and be able to use it without any settings?

  You may need to perform a new crawl, but there should be no problem. Make sure that your RAID 5 array is broken into less than 2 TB LUN. (2 TB less 512Bytes)

• Question about adding additional disks with voting rights (AIX cluster)

  I maintain a database cluster Oracle 10 g RAC running on AIX servers and I would like to add another disk to vote. I intend to use the following, executed command as root: crsctl add css votedisk device_pathname.
  
  This command can be performed while the database and cluster services are active, or do I have to stop both before changing the configuration of the cluster?
  
  Thanks in advance for any help!

  as stated in the doc:

  * "" using the - force option while any cluster node is active can corrupt your configuration. "*"

  MetaLink Note 428681.1 (updated Dec 2008) clearly said that the crs must be stop in 10 g on all nodes before making any changes on the drive to vote

• PowerEdge R510 - expand RAID5 with additional disks

  Hello

  I have an ESX5 VMWare hypervisor running of PE R510 (embedded) on SDs in the mirror.  We currently have SAS 5 x 146 GB drives in a RAID5 configuration that provides approximately 1.6 gross TB of storage for the VMFS data store.

  I'm trying to understand whether it is possible to add additional disks to this configuration RAID5, so expand the virtual disk, without the need to destroy/loose data in place?  If so, what steps would be to do this?

  Thank you

  Chris

  Yes, it's called Online Capacity Expansion.  You can reconfigure your 5 RAID 5 disks to include more records by adding them to the table.  It is non-destructive and can be done online.  You can use the service reconfigures the software OpenManage for do this, either by adding the VIB ESX or boot from a disk Live OMSA.

  Once you have added the records in the table, you need to resize partitions in ESX.  Also, I think that 5 + uses default TPG, but keep in mind that if it is not the case, then your picture will be limited by ESX 2 TB of usable space.  This would likely only (potentially) be a problem if you have gone to some other version 5.x.

• Add additional disks in VM

  Hello

  I'm working on a workflow that will add disks to an existing virtual computer.  I looked at the default workflow 'Add drive '.  2 entries, I can not understand is diskIndex and scsiBusNumber.  How can I find these numbers?  Is there a way to search for the existing virtual computer, extract the current support information, then increase the diskIndex 1 to create a loop for additional disks?

  Any help or point me in the right direction.

  Thank you

  B

  Hello B, give this a try... workflow you mention vCenter is so here:

  Entry: vm (VC:VirtualMachine)

  Released: diskIndex (number), busNumber (number), data store (VC:Datastore)

  The diskIndex returned should be the next available diskIndex. The busNumber is the current busNumber of the disc already in the virtual machine. And the data store is the first store of data referenced by the virtual machine

  Code:

  scsiControllerKey = -1;
  var devices = vm.config.hardware.device;
  var bus = null;
  
  if ( devices != null )  {
      for ( device in devices )  {
          if ( devices[device] instanceof VcVirtualBusLogicController || devices[device] instanceof VcVirtualLsiLogicController
          || devices[device] instanceof VcParaVirtualSCSIController || devices[device] instanceof VcVirtualLsiLogicSASController )  {
                  scsiControllerKey = devices[device].key;
                  bus = devices[device];
                  busNumber = devices[device].busNumber;
                  //System.log( "SCSI controller found. (Key: " + scsiControllerKey + ")" );
                  //System.log(" Bus Number: "+busNumber);
                  break;
          }
      }
  }
  
  var validNumbers = [0,1,2,3,4,5,6];
  var devices = vm.config.hardware.device;
  if ( devices != null )  {
       for ( device in devices )  {
            if ( devices[device] instanceof VcVirtualDisk) {
                 var u = devices[device].unitNumber;
                  for (i in validNumbers) {
                      if (validNumbers[i] == u) {
                          validNumbers.splice(i,1); // Remove number in use
                      }
                  }
            }
       }
  }
  var datastore = vm.datastore[0];
  var diskIndex = validNumbers[0];
  //System.log("diskIndex: "+diskIndex);
  

• adding additional drives in the application process

  Hi, how it is possible to add additional disks in the application process? Now, go in the settings of the virtual machine in vCenter client to add disks after the virtual machine has been created in LCM. We take for the applicant specify how many additional disks and what size (just not RDM VMDK)

  Thank you

  It can get quite complicated because this is certainly not the standard features of LCM and would not be supported by VMware if this customization is not performed by the team of the Orchestration Services of our Professional Services organization... However, that being said, a general approach would be as follows:

  • Duplicate the workflow application for Virtual Machine to the category of workflow custom under user and give a custom name like ask VM

  • Add new entries to the custom workflow that are something like: additionalDiskCount (number) and additionalDiskSize (number) (which implies that all the additional disks would be the same size)

  • Update the workflow to store these values by using a standard LCM Action such as:

  System.getModule("com.vmware.lcm").addDataToTokenKeyAsString (provisioningToken, additionalDiskCount, "additionalDiskCount");

  System.getModule("com.vmware.lcm").addDataToTokenKeyAsString (provisioningToken, additionalDiskSize, "additionalDiskSize");

  The two lines above will store the specified user to other values that the token of data in the database of LCM and you will be able to get it back later because it is related to this particular request token.

  • Hide the initial request button of the tab requests and create a new button that points to your custom workflow

  • Create a new workflow that takes an object of lcm:ProvisioningToken as an entry called "token".

  • Inside of this workflow (let's call it 'Add disks to ask'), you will need to retrieve the additionalDiskCount and additionalDiskSize values that have been stored with the token:

  additionalDiskCount = System.getModule("com.vmware.lcm").getDataFromTokenKeyAsString (token, "additionalDiskCount");

  additionalDiskSize = System.getModule("com.vmware.lcm").getDataFromTokenKeyAsString (token, "additionalDiskSize");

  • You then get the object of VMware3:VirtualMachine of your token:

  VM = System.getModule("com.vmware.lcm.vim3").getVmFromToken (token);

  • Then, using those extracted values and the virtual computer object, use a loop to pass these parameters and some other default values you want in the workflow 'Add drive' (it's in the category library/VIM 3/Virtual Machine management/Device Management workflow.)

  • Once you have confirmed that this new workflow 'Add disks to ask' is working properly by passing only an object token with these entries of additional data stored with them, you can add this workflow for the reminder 'onCreate '.

  The above process is a general approach that could be taken. The specifics of real workflows that you create are up to you and the support of this customization

  Good luck!

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• Pavilion P6-2125 - adding additional hard disks

  Nice day.

  Can I add additional hard disks SATA internal? Is the power supply sufficient to allow this? In addition, this will void the warranty?

  Thank you, Joe

  Hi, Joe:

  When I look at the upgrade and maintenance of your PC guide, I don't get a hard drive Bay.

  So, I would say that your PC is not configured to handle more than one hard drive.

  http://h10032.www1.HP.com/CTG/manual/c03030603.PDF

  Paul

• Library folders showing twice when adding multiple disks

  I have the same structure of directory on drives D and F. I would like to have a wedding (2012) on D and F, the files contain the same subdirectories, but in addition to a Windows library it will show the folder twice instead of having the folder once and showing the contents of two files in the same folders. How to display the file once and the content of two files on separate drives in 1 subdirectory.
  Marriage (2012) on D and F. Structure could be "Wedding (2012) \Pictures" when I make a library, I click on the library, and he will show me the directories of two 'images' instead of one with the contents of these two files in one.

  I thought when I added two drives external HARD to my library that if readers to follow the same directory structure it would show the record of two disks (marriage (2012) once, but list the contents of the folder (since the two directories of marriage (2012)))
  How to replicate:
  Connect an external hard drive to your computer.
  Make a folder, and then another inside this folder call it Test1. (Example: C:\Test\Test1)
  Go to your external hard drive and make a folder inside this folder, create a directory called Test1. (Example D:\Test\Test1)
  Make a Windows Library
  Add C:\Test in this library, you'll see the library of in this Test1 folder
  Add D:\Test in this library, you will not see two folders called Test1

  What I wanted to do was to add both of these files and instead to two files in this library (Test1 two of them) it would show Test1 but list the contents of the Test1 on C:\Test\Test1 and on D:\Test\Test1 Test1.

  I asked about this on another forum and eventually divide my libraries for wedding, birthday etc instead of a video library with a folder called videos then records. the best way to only once the list must used the directory junctions. This tool allows do you easily and without the need to use the command prompt. http://schinagl.Priv.at/NT/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html

  All you need to do is install the application.
  Right click on the folder that you want to see another place (not in the folder, the folder name) click on "pick link Source.
  Navigate to the folder you want to see the folder you chose as a binding Source
  Right-click on the folder (not the folder, the folder name)
  Select "delete as ' then choose 'Junction '.
  Go to the folder and you will see the listed folder

• VM pagefile and adding more disks

  I have a DELL R610 with 48GB of RAM and a total of 600 GB of available space. I installed ESXi 5 (Essentials) on a 8 GB USB key. I intend to install 2 VMs - Win2008 Server SQL 2008 with 20 GB of RAM. Do I still need to have a swap file, especially since I won't have enough space for the actual data? What are your suggestions?

  Also, if I were to add additional hard disks to the R610, I must reboot and enter the RAID card bios to add in the table, or it will automatically do? Or y at - it another way to do it? I know in Windows, I can use the DELL OpenManage, but have no idea on the ESXi.

  Any help or advice are appreciated.

  Thank you

  Sau

  Welcome to the community - I'm not sure what you mean by the VM swap file.

  1. If you reference in the OS swap file then yes it is still necessary
  2. If you are referring to the partition of scratch vmkernel if there is no space on the startup disk virtual disk will be used, but it's a good idea to have the partition scratch on a disc physical because at the time of the diagnostic information will get written there
  3. If you are referring to by vm vmekernel swapfile Yes it will as well - it facilitates the ability of coonserve memory vmkernels

  Adding internal RAID storage you will need to use the RAID bios to add storage or configure new volumes

• PE T610 - Perc 6i - strange state after adding additional drives

  Hello

  We have a PE T610 with a PERC 6i controller.

  X SATA 1: 2 250 GB virtual disk in a RAID-1

  X SATA 2: 3 500 GB of disk virtual in a RAID-5

  We have added 3 additional 2 TB drives to the server.  A drive has been designated as a Global Hot Spare.  Two other readers have been added to the Bay RAID-5.

  I predicted, using 500 GB each among the readers added two for Virtual Disk 2.  Then, I had planned to use the other 1.5 to among the readers as Virtual Disk 3 in a RAID-1 array.  I did it with other servers in PE in the past.

  But after that the 500 GB is used from each of the discs, I can't used the remaining unused space.  It shows the 'available RAID disk space' as 0.00 GB.

  Why the remaining space on these disks is not available for me to use?

  Thanks for any help on this.

  Bryan Hunt

  «I've waited with 500 GB each among the readers added two for Virtual Disk 2.»  Then, I had planned to use the other 1.5 to among the readers as Virtual Disk 3 in a RAID-1 array.  I did it with other servers in PE in the past. »

  This was allowed on a VERY small number of controllers found in Dell servers.  Anyway, you can do that on 6 PERC.  You can replace your existing 3 drives with 2 TB drives, then create a second table (6 to) on the disks (all disks in a disk group must have the amount of space available and impossible to replace the drives with the greatest and to increase the existing RAID array size).

• Pavilion 500-189: usefulness of adding additional memory to a computer desktop Pavilion 500-189

  Hi - I think adding memory RAM additional to my desktop HP Pavilion computer model 500-189, bought in February 2014. It runs under Windows 10 home ed., 64 bit with RAM total to 10 GB. The computer has 4 memory slots and currently only 2 are used: slot 1 has a card 2 GB Hynix/Hyundai 1600 MHz and slot 2 has a card 8 GB Kingston 1600 MHz.

  I'm currently pondering adding a single 4 GB DDR3 1600 MT/s PC3-12800 CL11 map of 240 pin unbuffered UDIMM in each of the last two slots to bring the memory total amount up to 18 GB. The total cost would be less than US $40.

  My question: This inexpensive upgrade will not improve the performance of my computer or is - this exaggeration only change?

  Comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

  Graphene, welcome to the forum.

  Now, we are dealing here with reviews.  The sweet spot for memory seems to be 8 GB with Win 10.  In fact, I read that you will be hard to see a difference between 8 and 16 GB.  I use a laptop of Omen HP with 8 GB memory game.  It manages all the games that I played very well.  As you said, you already have 10 GB of memory and the processor is very fast.

  Yet once, is discussed in the opinion.  In my opinion, the best upgrade that can be done today is an SSD.  My HP Omen loads games and programs incredibly quick and starts in 7 seconds or less.  I used a Samsung EVO 840 500 GB SSD in HP Phoenix Gaming desktop computer.  Again, it was incredibly fast.  Here is the SSDthat are recommended by Crucial memory.  They make great products for OEM computers.  I found the research that Samsung SSD seem to work better with HP motherboards and normally don't require changes to the BIOS works properly out of the box.   In addition, Samsung has its own Migration of data and Software Wizard software to fine-tune the SSD after installation.

  This should give you pause.  If you decide to go with an SSD, I'd be happy to tell you how I did the installation.  It has worked well for me.

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• adding additional hard drive

  I've added some Rams, dvd player and hard drive on my desktop pc HP Pavilion P7-1235.

  All have been recognized "Rams, dvd and HDD player" in office management.

  My problem is that I can't access the new disc hard second "seagate barracuda 1 TB" because it does not show on my computer page.

  The new dvd player is there but not the hard drive.

  Q What should I do to access this new second hard drive.

  Access the "computer management / Disk Management Console" and initialize the disk. See http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/22069.aspx for more information, if necessary.

  Please send Bravo