Cannot add VMFS datastore to ESXi host

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• Cannot resize VMFS DataStore in ESXi 5.1

  All,

  I use a network SAN OpenFiler as a VMWare Datastore.  The current size of the data store was 1 TB and I decided to increase the size of the LUN via OpenFiler to 2 TB.  However, this increase in the logic unit number size is not reflected in the VMWare Datastore and I cannot increase (extend) the size of the existing data store.  I seem to be affected by the same problem as described here:

  VMWARE: Cannot expand / increase Datastore VMFS on ESX

  Any ideas on how to increase the size of the data store in ESXi?

  Thank you.

  Then, it might be a problem of presentation. try not represented this LUN from the storage host and re group - present.

  Ensure that the data store is dismounted and detached from everything first.

  Thank you
  Avinash

• vCenter 6 in a WAN configuration - cannot add 6.0.0 ESXi host, is stuck at 80%

  All,

  I tried a day now to find a solution to this. We have 6 break-in LAN1 vcenter, connect a host ESXi LAN1 and ESXi another I LAN2. LAN1 and LAN2 are connected with IPsec. Resolution of DNS works both ways, as far as I can tell and all ports are open between the hosts. We had everything up and running but due to hardware failure, needed to replace the ESXi I LAN2.

  With the new host in place, I am not able to add to vcenter. I tried to use the name and IP address. I even downgraded to a previous version of ESXi, but all does not work, stuck at 80% progress bar. Then the message "Failed to contact the host specified." Checking the logs I see that vcenter is actually connected to ESXi in LAN2 and creating the account vpxuser to communication works in one way at least.

  I remember I had the problems of implementation of the previous host in LAN2, but all of a sudden it worked simply.

  Someone at - he had no idea where to start looking?

  / Mattias

  Make sure you have the MTU settings assign identical values everywhere.

• If I put in place an openfiler VM as a data store iSCSI & vmfs on two ESXi hosts, both ESXi hosts can access two data warehouses?

  If I put in place an openfiler VM as a data store iSCSI & vmfs on two ESXi hosts, both ESXi hosts can access two data warehouses?

  The reason why I ask, is that I have two hosts ESXi ESXi 4 running.  I do my backups with ghettoVCB, which I modified to create thin backups on one of the drives the.  I then wput them to the server, which causes them to become thick.  Directly targets the backup in a vmfs iSCSI on the server in the face shop.  It would save a step and the vmdk backup should remain thin.

  Thank you!

  The short answer is Yes. If you allow the ESX servers to see the LUN. This setting is configured to the Openfiler.

• Cannot extend VMFS datastore

  Mary!

  I have a virtual machine with two partitions. Partition for the system (IDE) and (SCSI) partition for data. The partition of SCSI has there own underlying the LUN on a storage. LUN capacity was 50 GB where the VMFS data store uses almost the full ability of LUN (49, 75GB). So I developed the LUN on the storage of 60 GB and now I want to extend the data on this LUN VMFS store and add a few more GB. But although I can see the raw capacity (60 GB) of the LUN in storage/properties for this VMFS datastore I can't expad the datastore to VMFS himself. When I click on expand I get no device/LUN to use.

  Any suggestions?

  And my main goal is to expand the data store VMFS.

  It's exactly what I got. When you log on to an ESXi host (using the vSphere Client and the root user), you will have the same storage Wizard dialog box as in the screen shot you posted before. After logging in, go to 'Configuration'-> 'Storage', select the datatstore VMFS, you want to develop and run the wizard.

  André

• Cannot insert license in an ESXi host

  I can not insert the valid of ESXi keys to change evaluation mode Full license an unlimited license manages the host and the license doesn't "stick" I r its license problem so I need to get the timeout message.   Can I delete multiple hosts, insert the license and then re add hosts?

  Sorry for the very late reply.

  I was using the license for ESXi free Hypervisorr.  I could insert but the message was that she was allowed to always.  However, I had installed the trial vCenter and Windows Server Technical Preview.  It was impossible (for me) to tell the Vcenter VServer not managing ESXi hosts. Spend too much time on it I tried to uninstall the vCenter but apparently, he wrote many keys in the registry that are not removed automatically.  Unfortuantley it does for many, if not more, VMware products install on Windfows operating systems.  They expect that for sure you will want to install product Ref.   That is why the ESXI thought it was even if it was handled (from a non-existent server).  I asked the problem by far for a few days and then continued to the next version of what is now officially called Windows Server 2016 previews tech build 9841 (of October) would stop work on 15 April in any case, I found my copy of the server.   The next is expected early next month.  So I deleted all the Windows Server that was VM.   Iwill install vSpre customer t (not the web client!) and must be driven to re-inter code by ab.  If Esxi still thinks its managed by a non-existent Windows Server so I guess I hope it works maintenance or re - mode install ESXi servers.

  Although tedious to be sure, it's the only way to learn - the documentation is totally insufficient.

  Thanks for the reply.

• Cannot access vm 5.1 Esxi host visitors

  I have a vma and a windows PC as guests on a 5.1 Esxi host.  I can access the host and two guests I can ping everything on the network and guests can ping each other.  I can't ping my subnet guests, but guests can ping my workstation.  I can ping the guests of a workstation on the same subnet.  I think with a new 5.1 installation, you cannot ping to other subnets, but I can't access the VMAs on port 5480 to manage either. There is no firewall between my workstation and guests.   Help!

  Asked about

  You will need to look at the routes on your layer 3 switch.

• Add a 5.1 ESXI host to vcenter server 5.0

  Hi all

  I just installed an esxi5.1 host and tried to add in vcenter server 5.0 without success.

  The error is:

  A general error occurred: Timed waits vpxa to start

  Is it possible to do? If not, is documented somewhere? I searched a lot and found nothing relevant.

  The installation was made using an iso file, the new facility, in a shared, storage warehouse that has been formatted.

  I don't want vcenter server 5.1 as the impact of my infrastructure is high.

  Thanks for the help!

  VMware product interoperability matrix got the update and you would need 5.1 vCenter to manage 5.1 ESXi hosts

• Cannot add the ESX 6.0 host to vCenter Server 6.0

  OK, I'm testing laboratory a vsan 6.0 cluster.

  I have my running 6.0.0 esx hosts and vcenter server is 6.0.0 also.

  I have the services platform on a virtual machine and vcenter on another. I was able to create a data center, then a cluster below.

  Then I went to try to add a host to my group and I get this error...

  Failed to contact the specified host (hostname\IP). The host may not be available on the network, may have a network configuration problem, or that the management on this host services may not respond.

  
  

  Per this KB: KB VMware: Add a host VMware ESXi/ESX from VMware vCenter Server fails

  
  

  I confirmed that my vcenter server and platform services server can see all esx hosts. From the vcenter server, it can ping the host esx and PuTTY can access all of them. I even installed the client and it can connect to all esx hosts. I used the netbios name, IP and FULL domain name and they all work.

  I have only a single subnet, so this isn't a problem. DNS resolution works in all areas of both sides, vcenter esx hosts and host esx to vcenter.

  
  

  I am quite puzzled.
  

  
  

  
  

  OK, after working with VMware on this issue, I think that I thought about it.

  All my hosts are DL360 G6 servers.

  My hosts are run the same build «VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-HP-600.9.2.38-Mar2015.iso» ESX Downloaded from HP.

  All buildings are in trial mode.

  After placing a call to VMware, they had me build some ESX VM, the services of the platform and the vcenter VM on an ESX host. We suspended because it took all day to go upward.

  Once I woke up all the parts (sql server, esx vm, server platform & vcenter) in virtualization nested, I created my data center, then Cluster then added the ESX host.

  The hosts added properly, no error. Then I remembered when I installed ESX inside a virtual machine, I am angry that the iso, I had the habit of HP does not work in my VM nested due to virtualized hardware.

  Then a fire came into my head. We will rebuild all of the physical cluster but NOT use the CV provided the iso file but use VMware provided iso file "VMware-VMvisor-Installer - 6.0.0 - 2159203.x86_64.iso".

  I did it today. I have rebuilt all hosts with the provided iso file VMware ESX...

  Spun SQL Server vCenter, service platform, all VM VM VM you need. My AD & DNS VM are on another server, so he has been upwards all the time.

  Connected to the web interface (yuck!).

  Created my data center...

  Created my Cluster...

  Add all my Cluster hosts.

  All of this worked!

  Therefore, if you encounter the same problem, I'm plan to generate your with the provided iso file VMware ESX hosts and try it. In my case, the provided HP iso file didn't work properly for me.

  I also downloaded the iso file of HP 2 other times to make sure and do a validation test and it did the same thing.

• 5.5.5 Advanced VDP cannot add a license to a host

  I downloaded and installed the eval mainly to test the functionality of replication of 60 days.

  I have the license provided by vmware and added during the installation/configuration

  Enter the web client then the POS and the configuration tab.

  This page is supposed to have an advanced POS tab or link to go somewhere to add hosts to the allowed list.

  This facility does not have the Advanced tab.

  the configuration has confirmed the version and the mode is advanced vdp as shown on the left side of the configuration page

  Adds the License Manager to license in vcenter (device 5.5)

  I'm stuck, cannot do all the backups until I have a license to host.

  any suggestions?

  Thank you

  finish by closing the vcenter and all 5 devices of vdp

  interesting thing to note is that the element of Data Protection of vSphere in the left menu of the web client disappears when there is no POS device running.

  all brought to the top entered the advanced VDP connection and now the advanced license option is present and functional.  don't have an answer for this, but at least I can with the eval.

  at the same time, I was looking into using high processor on the device of vcenter 5.5 and found that it is POS devices.

  without any POS running host cpu is 40%, started 2 and it went to about 50%, 60 plus 2% more then in the last 4 hours, he established at 40%

  before complete stop of all POS and vcenter vc ran 90 percent even after a reboot of the Victoria Cross.  Looks like they have sometimes a few problems to agree, but a new start for everyone seems to get by.

• Cannot create VMFS datastore in newly of addedd local raid array

  Hello

  I hope someone can help with this. I have 2 hosts of ESXi 3.5 U3 ((version bulid 3i 3.5.0 123629).) I use local storage to back up virtual machines. They work very well. And yesterday I addedd more hard disks and created a second raid5 array. When I try to create a data store in my newly added space, it doesnot appear to select "add storage wizard. But when I check in the storage adapters I can see the newly added storage as SCSI target 1 vmhba1:1:0.

  How can I initialize the storage?

  Thanks in advance.

  Charles

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• Cannot add P2000 SAS LUN to host vmware

  I have two HP DL380 G6 vmware hosts and a P2000 storage device. The P2000 is connected directly to the two hosts with two SAS controllers. In hosts, I installed HP Sc08e PCI HBA adapters. A host (running ESXi 4.0) is connected to the storage and can make use of data warehouses. The other host (running ESX 4.0) does not see the new storage adapter.  During POST, the server lists the new adapter so the hardware itself is aware that there is a new HBA, but within Vsphere host is not simply see the adapter.

  The P2000 LUNS are mapped to all ports of P2000 for two guests. P2000 configuration the two hosts are set up for exactly the same thing.

  Can anyone suggest why I'm having this problem?

  Thanks in advance.

  Are the two hosts on the same build? According to the HCL , looks that the driver has been added to ESX 4.0 with update 1. Before that, you need to download and install manually.

  http://downloads.VMware.com/d/info/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/4_0#drivers_tools

  André

• Cannot add raw lun if the host is connected to vCenter

  I have MS cluster disks in HP EVA4400. They are presented to my guests. If I self host then I can add raw disks in VM but if I add host to vCenter then the lun of the bullies appear no more.

  Probably, if I anyone these LUNS and present with different lun ID then they would appear but can't bring those LUNS offline.

  Anyone have idea where I should start to investigate?

  I think that what you see is the expected behavior.

  In a cluster environment, you can add a unit logic as a ROW only one number. While adding, a mapping file raw device called (vmdk file) is created. On the other node MSCS, you must connect to this mapping file (via Add existing virtual disk) rather than create another ROW.

  Access to the RAW LUN through multiple files for mapping (if you manage to somehow create them) could cause problems with locking and possible data corruption.

  André

• Cannot add iSCSI Datastore

  The problem:

  When you add a new data store, I am able to see all the LUNS that I am about to add. When I add the storage, I receive errors that the object reference is not valid, and the operation fails

  The events that led to this problem:

  This iSCSI storage is off-production... I'm experimenting with VDR (really cool btw, I look forward future versions). As it's storage without importance, when I decided to make some radical changes to the storage, I have simply entered in the SAN and said that it is set at the factory. I made no changes to the vCenter or ESX storage configurations.

  Other information:

  -When you add the data store via the "Add Storage" of the vSphere Client Wizard, the first issue of logic unit in my new volume shows as having a label «VDR (head)» VMFS Yes, the old data store that I didn't not remove properly called VDR.

  -The LUNS in the SAN have been removed, and the new LUNS have been created.

  Anyone has any ideas on where to start? For me, the logical place to start looking is where defunct VDR data store data takes place, so that I can clean that information... I don't know where that would be.

  Your ESX4 running?

  esxcfg-scsidevs - m

  Will give you the/dev/name for VMFS Volume names

  and

  esxcfg-scsidevs - l

  Gives you the vml/dev/name you can check

  If DD \u003d/dev/zero of = / dev/account name = 2048 bs = 512

  It blows away (first backup)

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• Add ESXi hosts to vSphere Client

  We have 7 servers ESX and ESXi 8 servers.

  Six of the ESX servers are sitting in a cluster and the last of them is located in its own cluster.

  It's nice to manage all 7 ESX servers in a vSphere Client.

  8 ESXi servers, I've been managing each with their own vSphere Client connection.

  Is it possible to create a cluster of ESXi in vSphere and add each of the ESXi hosts to this cluster of '? Or even a "cluster"?

  I tried and I get the following error.

  "License not available to perform the operation. ESXi 4 for Host 192.168.1.10 Server license does not include the agent for ESX Server vCenter. Upgrade the license. »

  We don't have a budget to upgrade the more liceneses. I don't mean to make HA or DRS on the ESXi hosts. I'd just like to see servers running on them for purposes of inventory without having to have 9 vSphere customers open.

  We have a license entirely vCenter Server so I think we should be able to add these ESXi servers.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  You must have at least vSphere Standard license for each host you wish to manage with vCenter. Free ESXi cannot be connected to vCenter.

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