Hard to reformat the disks on the Server Blade

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• Manually add a new vLan to the server blade in Cisco UCS 5108

  Hello

  I tried to add a new vLan to my chassie of server and then add the manulay on the blad server. The problem is that I can´t to connect to the network, what I introduced it in fabric switch? Anyone got a tip where to start troubleshooting?

  / T

  Hello

  You need SSH interconnection fabric (FI) and then change in context nxos

  Padma

• I'm not sure how to make it work. 2 guests, 2 virtual machines, trying to keep the traffic on the Server Blade.

  I have two blades on the same chassis running ESXi 4.1, each has an Exchange Server on it. Im trying to keep the traffic between the two Exchange boxes contained between the two. I thought that I could put in the same vSwtich, but looks like I need vDS for this. I don't have this license level.

  Now, I found myself with two separate vSwitches with the same label. network, it shows them on the same vSwitch so they don't transmit traffic. because they are separate switches... my vSphere networking missing a bit... need to study more.

  Since you have virtual machines on different blades that the traffic between the two will have to cross a physical network card.   If you need to segment this traffic, you can configure a VLAN in your network, add a new group of port on each host to ESXi virtual machine and then set up a NIC in the virtual machines to use this group of VIRTUAL LAN port.

  Though the virtual machines on the same host (always) you can configure a single vSwitch.   In this case the traffic between virtual machines would not hit the physical network and you wouldn't need even a physical NETWORK adapter, attached to the vSwitch.

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• Addition of physical disk to the server

  Here's my situation, and I hope you can help. I am responsible for the upgrade of one of our PowerEdge R520 with a new hard drive. The server is a simple file server with 2 4 than to of disks in a raid 5 array. The raid controller that we have is a Perc H710. Seeing as how there are currently data client on the server, and it is used on weekly, duration of operation and keep intact/intact data is very important. The only way I see myself being able to integrate this new hard drive, if I create a virtual disk to OSMA. My problems is that there is currently not a virtual disk to re - set up is not an option. If I create a virtual disk, you see him causing problems with the current configuration of the raid? I'm almost certain, I'm just too react here because I never heard talk about software raid being able to re - initialize a raid configuration, while the OS is running. Needs to be done using the raid during the startup. Once the virtual disk is created, I should have no problem adding this extra hard drive. Should the virtual disk created before installing the new hard drive or is it really important? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

  In addition, OSMA can see the disk that is not part of the picture and he said that loan, the rest are online. Currently, all I can do using OSMA is assign the drive as a hot spare. While it is useful, I need to be able to use the disk for storage. Once again, any help will be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you.

  You have several bays RAID configured on the same set of disks.  It is "cutting."  Online capacity expansion does NOT work on arrays into slices.  This is done more often to avoid the limitation 2 TB on boot floppies and/or compatible BIOS systems.

  So, if you want to add disks to your existing RAID 5, you would have only two options: 1, 2 and 3, remove 1) VD expansion through to reconfigure, and then recreate your other VD again; or (2) backup data, wipe all the VD to create new VD (s), restore the data to larger VD.

  In light of your installation, sounds like it will be easier for you to simply add the new drive as his own VD (1 disk RAID 0).

• 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.

• IP address of server blades management

  Hello

  Could someone please help me know which path is followed to reach the ip addresses of the server blade chassis management? To be more precise, to say that I have the management interfaces of interconnections connected to the switch network management of my fabric. When I ping addresses it ip of the blades, that ping through the management interface of the FIs management? Can I assign different subnet IP subnet Management Server as the FI management interfaces?

  Also, could someone share a document illustrating this architecture?

  Thank you

  Quesnel

  Hi Quesnel

  Let's be very clear: IP address management blade = IP address of the MMIC, you can for example. access by the KVM.

  There are 2 modes:

  - out of band which is accessible on port 1 G of the interconnection of fabric management

  - in the band which is accessible via a fabric interconnect 10 G uplink interface

  See the discussion in

  https://supportforums.Cisco.com/discussion/12185011/management-blades-OU...

  Management in-band MMIC

  A determinant to provide access management in-band for integrated management Cisco (CIMC) controller is the desire to separate traffic treated tenant provider cloud for service provider deployments shared, public or private. Out of band (OOB) management traffic is at the fabric of interconnections and cross management via the management port. This has the potential to cause bottlenecks and affect the bandwidth of the processor in the management ports.

  In-band management allows MMIC traffic to take the same path as the data traffic into and out of the fabric of interconnections via the uplink ports. The highest bandwidth available to the uplink ports means that inband access greatly accelerates the management traffic and reduced risk of bottlenecks and the stress of CPU. When out of band (OOB) and inband address pools can be configured for access to the administration in Cisco's UCS Manager. Out-of-band access only supports IPv4 addresses. Access inband supports IPv4 addresses and IPv6, which allows a management single or double stack.

  The two addresses of OOB management interface that can be configured in Cisco UCS Manager blade and rack servers are:

  • An OOB IPv4 address assigned to the physical server via the pool global ext-mgmt
  • An address IPv4 OOB derived from a service associated with the physical server profile

  In addition, up to four inband management interface addresses can be configured:

  • A tape attributed to the physical server IPv4 address
  • An IPv4 address of inband derived from a service associated with the physical server profile
  • An IPv6 address band attributed to the physical server
  • An IPv6 address of inband derived from a service associated with the physical server profile

  Several in-band for each server management IP addresses take additional sessions of CIMC. When you configure the OOB, and strip addresses, users can choose from a list of these addresses in the KVM Console dialog box when they launch KVM from a server, SSH to the ground, a service profile, the KVM Launch Manager or Cisco UCS Manager GUI web URL.

  MMIC inband access supports the following services:

  • KVM console

  • SSH to MMIC for soil

  • vMedia of ISO, virtual CD/DVD, removable disk, floppy drive

  Note	Only Cisco UCS M3 and M4 servers support access in-band MMIC. Access Inband MMIC for Cisco UCS M1 and M2 servers is not supported.

• Reinstall Win XP without reformatting the hard disk

  Hello

  Is it possible to reinstall Win XP on my Equium A60 without having to reformat the HD? The HD currently has only one partition.

  Thanks in advance,
  Mike

  Hello Mike

  Unfortunately, it is not possible. If you use the whole HARD disk recovery disk will be formatted until the installation begins. If you want to preinstall unit with recovery disk to save all your data on external media such as external HARD drive or burn them on CD or DVD.

  If you wish, you can create two partitions using the installation in expert mode.

• Reformat the hard disk of the P105-S6114

  I need to reformat the hard drive to my PC by Satellite. I inserted the disc 1, off, turned back on while pressing F12. I chose 'clear the hard disk', and this part of the process went well. It took about 1.5 hours. However, he never asked the other disk. All I get now when I turn it on is a black screen with the letter 'j' in the upper left.

  Can you tell me what to do now to re - install the default software/settings of recovery disks?

  Thank you!

  Jin

  If I understand correctly, you want to reinstall the OS with a recovery disk... In the Bios, set under the 1st boot device cd/dvdrom. Then, insert the diskette and reboot the laptop, according to the instructions on the screen that should start the installation process...
  > It took about 1.5 hours. However, he never asked the other disk. All I get now when I turn it on is a black screen with the letter 'j' in the upper left.

  To be honest, I do not know what that letter, j, means :) BU I know, the 1st recovery disk contains bones with driver and another disc with Toshiba Utilities. Perhaps, you should go to Bios and set hdd under the 1st boot device rather id cd/dvdrom

• Reformat the hard disk

  I'm trying to reformat my hard drive with Vista Home on it. I got to the point where it has the drivers and partitions.  I deleted all the until it says unallocated space.  I click on the unallocated space and can't click on the format option.  How can ensure me that my hard drive reformatted completely until I have to reinstall vista.

  Hello

  read this tutorial on how to clean install vista

  the figures used are only an example

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

  	Once determined the type of installation, it's time to decide where to install Vista. As you can see on the screenshot options in this scenario are limited. There is a 20 GB hard drive and it is all unallocated space. If your intention is to return the entire disk in Vista with none of the additional partitions for other uses, all you have to do is click on disk 0, and then click the [next] button. The installation will continue. This is the absolute minimum step. However, if you want to partition the disk and format (unnecessary at this point, but possible), then click on "route Options" for additional choices.
  	This is an example of how you can divide the drive into partitions before continuing the installation. I used the option "New" to create a 10 GB partition in the unallocated space. It will become the primary partition and leave an another 10 GB as unallocated space.
  	This is what it looks like after that initial 20 GB of unallocated space was divided. The first 10 GB of disk space is now identified as Partition 1 and the second 10 GB remains as unallocated space. If you want you can select the remaining unallocated space and use the command [new] to create another partition and can be formatted using the [Format] command. Note that the [Extend] command is also available for use. Clicking on it you will allow to "extend" 1 Partition in the unallocated space. Unlike some programs of partitioning that allow to resize a partition in two directions (more grand/smaller), the command "expand" uses the size of the partition as the minimum size and allows you to increase or "extend" if it includes the unallocated space.

• Move the physical hard disks to new server

  First of all, before I have offend anyone wrong, yes there is a back-up. The "Extend reasons" why would I be willing to do this style of rough house upgrade are given below

  
  Simple explanation of the problem

  I have moved the physical hard disks (6 discs in the 0 + 1 array) in a HP Proliant ML350 G6 low for HP DL360 G5.

  The hard start and loading VMware 4.0 disks but no network connection. It shows the assigned static IP but no connection to the network.

  Also tested network cables. ;-) Firmware update on both boxes

  I have improved the VMware ESXi 4.0 to HP VMware hypervisor 5.1(1??) Edition, still no IP connection.

  Any Suggestions to get this NETWORK card IP address running?

  The drive in the array goes back to the system original and boots with work IP (and upgrading VMware 5.1 too)

  Extent of the reasons

  It is a small business with a single physical server, we borrowed a temporary server (used) from our supplier

  The current table (6 x 136 GB drives 0 + 1 array) has 408 GB of usable space. The person who made the initial VMware/OS load charge did not increase the block size for the Server Windows Small Business 2008 has a maximum of 320 GB volume

  Which is now max out.

  The goal is to have the production server upgraded to (8 x 450 GB drives 0 + 1 array) to 1.8 TB of usable space. Ideally the SBS 2008 will be migrated from the temporary server on the production server with sizes of block appropriate for larger volumes. The intensity of the current SBS has VMware unrelated corruption that would also give reason why we do not want the original charge on the new drives in the production box.

  It is also an Exchange Server which is critical for the company, I can't bring down the server for more information, then 1 hour without impact 7 x 24.

  The Back-up exists but isn't something suitable like a Veeam but is Microsoft Backup to disk iSCSI

  Hi, what I would say to access this server esxi through DCUI and access network configuration. If you can't see the network cards then you can also assign IP address from there for the management and you can also select NIC, you want only for management purposes.

  Thank you

  Hussain

• Cannot remove HARD disk configuration PERC 6i with use of the SAS drives foreign. Existing data are not important. Scratch reloading to redeploy the server.

  Dell Poweredge 2950 III with serial number note from the Admin: have the label removed according to the TOU > receipt readers traded since an identical poweredge almost eliminated. In the configuration of the PERC controller 0 6i utility, disk groups show as foreigners. Messages following the procedure to import the configuration, then remove before was not effective. The prior configuration appears in the menu.

  I would like to simply clean configurations of VD for the readers and the controller. After it is deleted then next step is to set up a configuration I want. My new Setup is not relevant for this post. The goal and the only question is how to clear existing shared disk configurations.

  VD0 clear addition to figure 2 SAS PD/hard drives as virtual disk unique. RAID levels 0, status is offline, SMART status not = no error, County VD = 1, PD = 2 count, operation = none

  Is a similar to VD0 VD1

  other berries are currently empty.

  For initial troubleshooting I have removed all the HARD drive except a single disk on the server. This disc shows also as stranger.

  In the PERC 6i config utility:

  VD MGMT doesn't show CONTROLLER0 - no configuration is present. Choice of the F2 are Config. Foreign config based on availability. (Create new VD and manage preserved Cache are greyed out) Right pane of the screen indicates "foreign Config present, controller prop.: DG = 0, County VD count = 0, County of PD = 1".

  PD MGMT shows only the formatted Mo 139 K SAS single, foreign = State, SMART status not is no mistake, operation = none

  VIEW FOREIGNERS shows DG0 = foreign, Virtual disk 255 with DG count = 1. County of VD = 1, County of PD = 1

  I installed 3 of the disks individually rotating as a single HARD drive with similar results.

  WITH 2 HDD SAS installed only difference is VD Mgmt shows County DG = 0, County VD = 0, County of PD = 2.   View foreign shows VD255 prop: Raid 0, Raid = foreign status, size = na, operation = none. | Disk prop group. : VD Count = 1, County of PD = 2, Ded HS = 0 (because it does not exist).

  Thanks Chris. Problem is solved. I would like to Flash the firmware as precautionary measure? Still confused why initial in the VD Mgmt tab procedure has failed.

  All readers of Restore tab PD-ready state.

  -Dave

• Cannot restore the files from hard drive damaged in disk utility

  Questions

  1. can I save my files/fix this problem without having to restore via disk utility?

  2. What am I doing wrong / I can do to restore correctly on an external hard drive via disk utility?

  Background

  Last week when I turned my MacBook Pro 2012 I got stuck on the gray login screen. The progress bar moves very, very slowly and when he finished my laptop spontaneously restarted and repeated the same thing over and over again. Here's what I tried to do so far:

  -Start in SafeMode: does not work

  -Extended Apple Diagnostics/Apple Hardware Test: test results: no problem found

  -Utility (recovery and valorisation of the Internet) disk: disk hard Mac (Apple HDD) and Recovery (partition) HD are not damaged, but the partition disk0s2 is (created after a failure; a year not logged - if it matters) and in 'check' and 'fix' the latter I get inconsistent error messages.

  Disk utility error messages

  Most often, I get this error:

  The volume disk0s2 was found damaged and must be repaired. Error: This disc needs to be repaired. Click on the ERD.

  Stopped disk utility check "disk0s2."

  Disk0s2 volume could not be repaired after 3 attempts.

  Error: Disk utility can't repair the disk. Save as many files as possible, reformat the drive and restore your files packed around the top.

  I also received this error message once:

  Wrong number of extended attributes (it should be 730585 instead of 730589)

  Wrong number of access control lists (there are 1364 instead of 1368)

  Save the files to external hard drive?

  Before that I didn't even used/accessed Time Machine.  I have a new HDD external, formatted for Mac. I created two partitions: backup and Time Machine (so I can start using it once I have find this current issue). When I try to restore disk0s2 external hard disk I get an error restore failed (252 or 254, I think).

  When you drive is damaged, it is extremely difficult to make progress.

  I recommend the lessee a spare drive in an external enclosure and install MacOS on it again. Then boot from that and you are back in business. You can use the full power of Mac OS AND additional utilities to recover your files.

  More 350 000 files on your damaged disc are Mac OS - and those that can be installed in replicas of prefect by a new installation on a new drive. You can't Brute force 'all' copy of a damaged disc. What you want back damaged drive is not Mac OS X files - you want YOUR files. They are stored in the Directory/users in a folder with your short user name. with additional utilities, you can simply copy this directory, or use a recovery as data rescue program to get individual files.

• Bad Partition on external hard drive: format the bad Partition or format the entire disk?

  I am confused how to proceed.

  I have an external hard drive 3 TB with partitions (3). One of the parititons cannot be verified. I saved the partition and tried to repair disk. Repair disk failed and invited me to reformat the hard drive.

  How can I reformat the partition without affecting other partitions (2) good bad?

  Or do I have to save all the external drive (all 3 partitions) and then to reformat all the external drive?

  Thank you

  Retina 5 k

  10.10.5 OS

  32 GB of Ram

  Back up the entire disc (as a precaution), select the partition in disk utility, click on the tab erase or Format and erase it.

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• Satellite M115-S3094: how to make a partition without reformatting the HARD drive?

  Hello

  recently bought a laptop Toshiba M115 comes with 80 GB ' SATA drive and XP MEDIA CENTER 2002

  (1) how do I partition without reformatting the drive.

  (2) even if the laptop came with a pre-installed xp. I was wondering what happens if I want to reinstall xp media center, if and when required. Y at - it a disc that I can order (I have the license)... What options of backup kindo f are at - it?

  first time with toshiba... so am new at the mercy of the workings...

  DMM

  Hello

  1.), I use the Partitions Magic 8 to create partitions on the HARD drive.
  This application is very nice and I love it all simply ;)
  You can change the size of the partitions, status and you can fully manage the partitions on the HARD disk. And the best thing is you do not need to format anything B-)

  2.) well, the computer Toshiba laptop are delivered also with the recovery CD. I think that all manufacturers of laptops offers this CD of restoration with own products.
  In any case, on this CD, you'll find Tosh preinstalled operating system drivers.
  If you want to install other OS (XP MCE) you can do it, but you should check if there are drivers that are needed for this OS. But I have XP drivers should also work with thin MCE.

• I can't reformat the external hard drive, Buffalo Technology.

  Original title: Buffalo Technology DriveStation JustStore 1 TB external hard drive

  I have an external drive that I had everything stored on and thought that he would never crash. but he did. I tried all the software out there to retrieve the data, and I know now that it is gone forever. I want to use it again (and make sure I save it constantly), but I'm unable to reformat the hard drive.

  I looked online and tried all different types of software to format the hard drive, but I have not been successful. My PC can see it, but I'm unable to format it.

  Any help on this would be highly appreciated.

  Hello

  Here are a few questions for clarity on the issue:

  1. what operating system is installed on the computer?

  2 have you tried to format the drive in Windows Explorer?

  3. what happens when you try to format the drive using different software?

  Let us try the following and see if you can format the external hard drive:

   

  Important note: Run the format, you clear the external hard disk.

  Method 1: Format the drive in Windows Explorer.

  See the following steps:

  (a) click Start, click computer

  (b) right click on the drive and click format

  (c) follow the on-screen instructions for formatting.

  Method 2: Format the drive in disk management.

  See the following article:

  Create and format a hard disk partition:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/create-and-format-a-hard-disk-partition

   

  If the methods above do not contribute or if you have a question, please answer, to help you further.