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• VMWARE ESXi 4.1: Add a DATA store via a new 4 TB SATA HARD drive

  Hi all
  Thank you for all the support and the good work that you provide!

  I'm not a VMWARE specialist.
  I'm on a DELL T610 with a VMWARE ESXi 4.1. Several virtual methods machines operate on a RAID5 grap with a PERC6i controller.
  The CDROM SATA drive is visible and usable on the hypervisor.
  In fact, I add a 4 TB SATA (Seagate ST4000NM0033).

  I see my HARD drive in the BIOS and I see too much on the vmware console:

  / dev/discs # esxcfg - mpath - l
  ........
  SATA.vmhba34 - sata.0:0 - t10. ATA___ST4000NM00332D9ZM170___Z1Z18EKC
  The Runtime name: vmhba34:C0:T0:L0
  Feature: t10. ATA___ST4000NM00332D9ZM170___Z1Z18EKC
  Full device name: Local ATA drive 4 TB
  Adapter: vmhba34 channel: 0 target: LUN 0: 0
  The identifier for the adapter: sata.vmhba34
  Target ID: sata.0:0
  Plugin: NMP
  State: Active
  Transport: sata
  .....

  
  Or:

  / dev/discs # esxcfg - mpath - b
  NAA.6842b2b0092e9100141774ac16c2a585: disk DELL Local (naa.6842b2b0092e9100141774ac16c2a585)
  vmhba1:C2:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: Active Local HBA vmhba1 channel 2 target 0
  
  MPX.vmhba0:C0:t0:l0: Local TSSTcorp CD (mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0)
  vmhba0:C0:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: Active Local HBA vmhba0 channel target 0 0
  
  T10. ATA___ST4000NM00332D9ZM170___Z1Z18EKC: Local ATA disk 4To
  vmhba34:C0:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: Active Local HBA vmhba34 channel target 0 0
  
  T10. DP___BACKPLANE000000: Local pregnant DP Svc Dev (t10. DP___BACKPLANE000000)
  vmhba1:C0:T32:l0 LUN:0 Status: Active Local HBA vmhba1 channel 0 target 32

  Or:

  / dev/discs # ls-l
  ........
  -rw - 1 root root 0 3 Sep 15:48 t10. ATA___ST4000NM00332D9ZM170___Z1Z18EKC
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 73 Sep 15:48 vml.01000000002020202020202020202020205a315a3138454b43535434303030-> t10. ATA___ST4000NM00332D9ZM170___Z1Z18EKC
  .........

  ===========================================================================

  BUT: I can not add a partion on it:

  Fdisk u t10. ATA___ST4000NM00332D9ZM170___Z1Z18EKC

  I can not Use the graph console of the hypervisor , If I add un storage LUN , Nothing in the list... I can not Add ... I do not see it.

  You have a track for move me? Forums et doc VMware ne not allow me to unlock my brain ()...

  I thank all for your interest and your help.

  ESXi 4.1 disc limit is 2 TB less than 512 bytes, ESXi 4.1 will not recognize more than 2 TB, check for other options as well.

• Add the new hard drive into the data store in ESXi 4.1

  Hi all

  I got ESX 4.1 installed on the Dell server, and I have 3 virtual machines on a data store.

  I added a new 500 GB scsi hard drive to the server,

  and I need to add it to the datasore or create a new...

  How can I see this new hard drive? and add it to the data store?

  Waiting for your help.

  concerning

  Abrams

  Oracle system engineer

  Abrams,

  That's all I can help you.  These instructions are based on the Perc 5 / i controller, which I think you have on our system.  You have not specified the server so I just assumed that this is so.

  1. unscrew the hot spare that you just made.  Follow this link from Dell.
  http://support.Dell.com/support/eDOCS/storage/RAID/PERC5/en/UG/HTML/chapterh.htm#wp1061343

  2 follow the link for the installation of virtual disks - http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/storage/RAID/PERC5/en/UG/HTML/chapterh.htm#wp1069357

  This link has three steps to void, skip the step on "spare parts of designate hot."
  a. create the virtual disks and select virtual disk options.   -Online steps to create another disk group and add the new disk to the disk group.
  (b) designate the drives hot spares (optional). =>, YOU CAN SKIP THIS STEP
  c. initialize virtual disks. -online must do.  just do not initialize the incorrect disk.

  After the step #2 c, you should be able to access the drive in ESXi or command-line (list of nmp esxcli devices).

  And no, you cannot add this manaully until do you step #2 above which is to define the disk group, creating virtual disks and initialize the virtual disk.

  Good luck.

• VMWare ESXi 5.5 - VMotion & HA supported MDM physical or virtual

  Hello

  Hope someone can shed some light on the survey below:

  1. can you VMWare ESXI 5.5 HA and Vmotion supported with vmdk files located in front of multiple vmfs datastore 3/5? I have problems with VMotion or HA?
  
  2. can you VMWare ESXI 5.5 HA and Vmotion (not storage Vmotion) support with a VM scenario below:

  3 three nodes with iSCSI SAN storage

  VM1
  -Drive C-> vmfs Datastore1
  -Drive D-> RDM (is this support on a physical or virtual compatibility mode)
  

  VM2

  -Drive C-> vmfs Datastore 1

  -Drive D-> vmfs Datasore 2

  
  IV ' e seen these link below no mention if need pyshical or virtual mode
  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1005241
  https://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.VMware.vSphere.storage.doc%2FGUID-D9B143D8-9F93-41D1-A32F-9FF4DE4CDF14.html
  
  3. can you multiple access by 5.5 ESXi host the same data store (located on a San) vmfs using the free version of ESXi 5.5?
  Can I use this in a production environment? I have seen some companies test this on a non-production environment. Technically, it works.
  
  Thank you
  Paul

  Welcome to the community-

  (1) as long as the DRS HA cluster hosts see data even warehouses there will be no problem

  (2) once more, also longer than the nose can see data warehouses including the LUNS as the RDM it home should be without issue.

  (3) Yes multiple instances of the free version of ESXi can access LUNS shared - Yes it can be used in a production environment, but remember you can not handle the free hypervisor with vCenter.

• EXI 5.5 Add drive hard ide

  Hello world

  I'm new to ESXi 5.5.  I have a SATA drive and 2 IDE drives.  My BIOS shows the entire disk, and I have to install ESXi 5.5 on my SATA drive.  However, when I try to add the storage using VSphere client, I'm not able to see my 2 IDE drives.  My question is how can I add this disk to increase my data storage and install virtual machine? or do I have to add these hard drive using the command line tool ESXi?

  Sunny

  Welcome to the community - as far as I know what IDE only is not supported as a storage for ESXi-

• VMware ESXi does not support the RAID on HP Proliant ML110 G5 drives

  Hello

  I installed VMware ESXi on my HP Proliant ML110 G5. I got 3 hard drives on my server at the moment, one of them is VMware ESXi and other two are RAID1.
  Whenever I connect to my server via vSphere client I have the chance to see every HARD drive (datastore) separately.  Is it possible that VMware does not RAID installation?
  I would need to see these two hard drives as a data store. Do you have any ideas on how I can do?
  Thank you.

  like any other typical server, you need to configure the sata raid controller RAID5/RAID0. but keep in mind that this controller without any battery backed cache would have very horrible performance. Another way is that you can use datastore span to provide as a large store of data, but if you lose all of the computer, you will lose all data.

• Change the HARD disk in VMWare ESXi 3 Server

  Hi all

  I'm new in the Comunnity. I have the following problem:

  I have a Dell PowerEdge 2950 III with six 7.2 K rpm HDs in RAID 5 running VMWare ESX 3i in an internal USB unit. In this server, I have a virtual machine running a mail server. I have problems of performance of disks in servers and we will change the discs on 15 K RPM drive and change the RAID 10 RAID level. I activated the SSH in VMWare ESXi and my question is: is it possible to copy the virtual machine using Winscp or other method forders, rebuilt my RAID, and then copy these files to VMWare again?

  I'would want to know your suggestions on this matter.

  Thank you very much and best regards,

  Amedina

  You may need to use "add to inventory" since the UUID will be different on the store of data on disks. If we then open the data store with and navigate to the virtual machine. Right click and Add. You answer that you move them.

• How can I add drive hard c? to send to.

  If I use send to drive hard C: / seems absent. How can I add so that I can send files from one computer to another? I use the CD for file transfer

  Create a shortcut to the C:\ folder C:\Documents and Settings\\SendTo Boulder computer Maven
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• How can I change the address of a hard drive of the add-on?

  How can I change the address of a hard drive of the add-on?

  If by address you mean the drive letter and you mean a removable drive, open disk management (right click on computer and select manage or open for administrative tools computer management).  Right-click on the drive and select change drive letter and paths.

• Driver RAID for Vmware ESXi 5.1 on Dell R420.

  My project is to install Vmware ESXi 5.1 on a Dell R420 with Raid1 configuration. The question I have after configuring raid1 in raid utility is created using the, I launch the installation of Vmware ESXi 5.1. What is ESXi 5.1 sees not the raid1 partition but rather see two disks as are they worn can't in raid1 configurations.

  I need to have this in raid1 config, can any who share an idea about my problem please or point me in the right direction.

  I did some research but nothing seems to help resolve this issue.

  Thank you

  Sheriff.

  Sorry for my previous response:

  DELL-Daniel My - when I boot in the BIOS of the controller, I see the raid in a raid1 configuration.

  Mgr dev you are right, I did research more when you all answered. I see the PERC S110 pilot was a software raid controller and thus the vmware esxi wouldn't work in a raid configuration 1 (software raid).

  Thank you guys for you answer and who helped me

• Addition of disk HARD physics to VM

  Hello

  I'm looking to add a physical HARD disk to my virtual machine, but when he gives me a list of physical drives he mention then 0, 1 physical disk, etc., etc. How do I know which hard drive is which? I have 5 drives HARD hung so its got confused me a bit: S

  In addition, Vmware mess with this physical drive when adding it? can I add a complete encrypted partition without it becomes corrupted?

  There is no way to guess the number of disk by looking at the driveletters!

  Simply open diskmanagement - it shows the correct numbers.

  And even easier: first, select 'use individual partitions' - then specify the number of the disk - then you will be presented with a screen listing the partitions.

  You should be able to identify the good drive now.

  If you have selected the right drive - give up now and add it as a 'disk full '.

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• VMWare ESXi 4 or VMware vSphere 4 Essentials Bundle

  Hi all

  We are size medium no criticism of business when it come to the

  servers and COMPUTER service. We currently hold 10 physical servers in the future

  will be placed on the virtual environment. We already have VMware ESXi 4 running that

  who currently hold 3 VMs.

  We bought the very powerful server that can accommodate more than

  15 virtual machines.

  Specification of the server:

  2 physical processors with 6 hearts

  16 GB memory

  2 TB internal hard drive

  4 * a gigabit network card

  I'm not sure I should install VMware ESXi or pay a

  version of VMware vSphere. The new server will be critical such as servers

  Exchange, BES, Finance server. We do not want to spend more than £1000

  License of VMware. VMware vSphere 4 Essentials Bundle responds to our

  requirements and the budget. I was watching VCB guide and it is perhaps useful

  but it took a lot of configuration, SAN/NAS and extra money (agents of)

  third party software to backup).

  We have SIN, and it is connected to the network switch. Yes, I did

  trying to backup to NAS (70 GB) and it took about 6 hours using FOSS Veem.

  Should I go for free version or VMware vSphere 4 Essentials

  Bundle?

  Thank you

  > What benefits will I have more other free version VCB then?

  Well well with VCB, you can make full backups of you vms, but you can also use with free ESXi as GHettoVCB free tools.

  Also, look here for more information.

  http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-11113

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• VMWare ESXi on Dell PowerEdge 840

  I am installing VMWare ESXI on a Dell PowerEdge 840 and it gives the following error message: "the operation of Installation Failed! Cannot find a device of maintenance to write the VMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 images. "There are two hard drives and no other than the controller onboard SATA controller.  Any thoughts?

  The VI client is free to install and there is no component license.  If you go to http://ESXi_ip/ , you will see a link to download.   Your ESXi host, it will be 60 days eval mode and you can go to Configuration-licensed proposes to add the serial number that you should have received your registration for free download.

• Problem with the start of VMware ESXi 5.0

  I just installed VMware ESXi 5.0 on a new Cisco UCS B200 series blade with two 300 GB hard drives configured in a RAID 1 mirror.  I went through and completed the installation of VMware ESXi 5.0 on this server.  When the installation is complete and the server restarted, he did not initiate the ESXi where I can change the IP address and VLAN.  Instead, I get this text string after the initial boot sequence that is shown in the attachment.  I have a guest who said Shell > do not know why I can not start correctly in ESXi 5.0.  Thank you!  Paul

  Hi Paul,.

  Looks like you boot to the EFI shell. What is the startup policy that you have configured on this server service profile? It should look like the one below.  If there is a problem with the boot order, you should be able to type "EXIT", then enter on the EFI shell to exit the prompt. If your startup is similar to the one below and you still experience this issue, try to downgrade and re - ack the blade.

  Let me know if it helps.

  

• OpenManage for VMWare ESXi has no possibility of tasks of virtual disk

  OMSA v 7.1 and 7.2 for Windows (and earlier versions) allow the user to perform many tasks on virtual disks, including reconfiguring - expand a RAID array with a new drive.

  This is not true for managing open for VMWare ESXi - although you can monitor the status of the RAID and disks with the browser of the OMSA interface type, you cannot perform tasks - can not even make a high beam Flash.

  It is a huge problem, because the PERC controllers (H700 and H800, for example) don't allow you to develop virtual using hard drives not Dell disks when you try this during startup in the bios.  (These controllers only allows you to create new virtual disks using drives not Dell).

  This test was conducted using the latest firmware (12.10.4 - 0001 A10) and drivers for the H700 and H800 and multi-server r610 ESXi 5.1.

  Other people with VMWare have been affected by the present?  The only solution is to have two player networks connected to the computer, and create a simple Windows with OMSA, boot in Windows Server to expand the table using OMSA for Windows.

  I would be interested in the comments of others, including those of Dell.  We spent hours on the phone with Dell; This seems to be the only solution.  (Yes, Dell released a firmware version last year that has ceased blocking non Dell readers, but it only works for the creation of a new virtual disk, do not expanding one existing).

  Yes.  It came through a discussion in the Dell | Servers | Discussion of the RAID community.

  en.Community.Dell.com/.../20263442.aspx

  There is a CD bootable linux called OMSA Live that you download from PowerEdge (linux OS) systems management.

  This OMSA PERC H700 and H800 control and allows you to do everything.  When you reconfigure the RAID and the PERC card starts the reconstruction, although it seems risky, you can restart under VMware and the reconstruction of the RAID continues on.  And you can analyze with OMSA for VMware.