VMware ESXi 5.1.0 VMFS5 maximum data store size

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• Maximum data store

  I have a control panel of 12 to attached.  With a RAID 6 configuration, I'm able to get 9,09 TB of usable space.  With the help of ESXi 4.1 is the maximum data store size 2 TB?  I find no documentation indicating the maximum size for a data store.

  Yes, the maximum size for a data store is 2 TB - 512 b header

• Gets the data store size

  Hello, I do not know if here is righ place to my question if not please tell me where I can post it.

  I am attemping the information on the data store size by CLI with order tracking.

  c:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin > vmkfstools.pl "C:\Prograare\VMware vSphere CLI\Perl\bin\perl.exe" - serve
  queryfs-/ vmfs/volumes/v7ksas17 - vihost jvelnx - vm01.tigre.in

  work of starts but he asks me user and password for the moment that I run.

  I want to move this authentication directly by the CLI only after "ENTER".

  Is it possible? How?

  Thank you

  If you use the vCLI under Windows, you can use the passthroughauth - assuming you connect in Windows system with the same credentials that you would login to your vSphere environment.

  If this isn't the case, you can also specify the user name and password by specifying it only on the same command:

  for example

  vmkfstools.pl - Server [VC] - queryfs/vmfs/volumes/v7ksas17 - vihost jvelnx - vm01.tigre.in - username [USER] - password [COL]

  Also, you can create a session file and then specify that, in this way, you don't need to have your credentials in clear text.

  You can take a look at the additional documentation by auth options here - http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vcli.getstart.doc_50%2Fcli_run_remote.5.3.html

• ESXI 4.1, 348481 Question about data store, not be able to use all the free space?

  I am working on installing ESXi 4.1 on a Dell R710 with 3.7 to with SATA, RAID 5 disks. My problem is when I'm going to create my store of data it shows I have 3.7 TB of free space. I told him to use all but the data store comes out 1.63 TB. I deleted that and made a 1 TB data store, but when I went to create a new one he would not give me the ability to use the remaining free space. I'm really green when it comes to the implementation of VMWARE for any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you, Don

  Hello.

  The maximum size for a single volume must be 2 TB - 512 bytes, as described in KB 3371739.  Use the RAID Dell utilities to carve up the storage volumes of that size or smaller.

  Good luck!

• ESXI & HP VSA data store size

  Is - well configured?

  I have 2 hosts HP DL360P VMware 5.5 with 2 500 GB hard drives with hardware raid 1. iSCSI data store configured with 690 GB of disk space in vSphere. 2 HP VSA is appearing 350GB of storage available. The HP CMC shows 690 GB of available disk space. When I install the volume, RAID10, and available disk space as thick, it shows a maximum of 347GB - because of RAID10 storage space.

  My concern is the gap in the amount of available storage space depending on whether display you the data in vSphere (690 GB datastore) store and the CMC showing only 347 GB of usable storage space. So in vSphere it will probably lead someone to believe that there are more storage available there are currently available on the volume.

  Is something wrong with that or should it?

  Mystery solved, someone has decreased the size of the volume in the CMC, which explains the difference in size.

• ESXi 4.1 cannot add NFS data store on a Netgear READYnas 1100 (please help)

  I have a Netgear ReadyNAS 1100 NAS

  When I put an NFS share, so I can add a store of data on my ESXi 4.1, I

  use the following instructions in their site: http://www.readynas.com/?p=3030

  Each

  time I try to join the NFS share via the GUI, I get the following

  message: "operation failed, diagnostics report: unable to complete.

  Operation of sysinfo.  Please see the log file VMkernel for more details. »

  I have

  have also tried the SSH console using the command: esxcfg-nas

  -a/share/mynfs s o 10.0.0.10 mynfs and I get the error:

  "Connection to the NAS volume: mynfs.

  Unable to connect to the NAS volume mynfs: unable to complete the operation of Sysinfo. Please see the log file VMkernel for more details. »

  details of the journal of the kernel are:

  August 19-14:37:36 pass: cannot read the header on stream TCP (local = 127.0.0.1:60962, even = 127.0.0.1:0): N7Vmacore15S ystemExceptionE (connection reset by peer)

  August 19 at 14:37:47 pass: PersistAllDvsInfo called

  August 19-14:37:51 pass: airfare to CIMOM version 1.0, root user

  Aug

  19 14:37:59 pass: [2010-08-19 14:37:59.311 2AAA3B90 info "TaskManager"

  opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] task created: haTask-ha-host - vim.host.DatastoreSystem.creat eNasDatastore-1124

  August 19 at 14:37:59 pass: 2010-08-19 14:37:59.312 FFFB0B90 info opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C ' Hostsvc::DatastoreSystem' creating test data store

  August 19 at 14:37:59 pass: AddNasVolume called

  Aug

  19 14:37:59 pass: [2010-08-19 14:37:59.312 talkative FFFB0B90

  "FSVolumeProvider", opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] LookupVmfs: could not find VMFS

  volume id & lt; unset & gt; path, & lt; unset & gt; or name test

  August 19

  14:37:59 pass: [2010-08-19 14:37:59.312 talkative FFFB0B90

  "FSVolumeProvider", opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] LookupNasByName: could not find

  NasVolume volume test n soul

  August 19 at 14:37:59

  VMkernel: 0:23:10:59.338 cpu0:5299) NFS: 149: command: (Mont) server:

  (10.250.50.93) IP: (10.250.50.93) path: (/ esx) Label: (test) Options:

  (Non                   e)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 vmkernel: 0:23:11:29.669

  CPU2:5299) WARNING: NFS: 946: MOUNT RPCfailed with State CPP 13 (CPP has been

  interrupted due to timeout) try to serve mount r

  (10.250.50.93) path (/ esx)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 vmkernel: 0:23:11:29.669 cpu2:5299) NFS: 160: mounting NFS 10.250.50.93:/esx failed: unable to connect to the NFS server

  August 19 at 14:38:29 vobd: 19 August 14:38:29.727: 83489529043us: http://esx.problem.vmfs.nfs.mount.connect.failed failed to get to the 10.250.50.93 Server mount point /esx. E rror: unable to connect to the NFS server.

  Aug

  19 14:38:29 pass: [2010-08-19 14:38:29.727 FFFB0B90 error

  "FSVolumeProvider", opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] mount VmkCtl or ProcessNas

  has failed: operation completeSysinfo impossible.  Please see the VMkernel

  log file for more details.

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: [2010-08-19

  14:38:29.727 2AA15B90 'ha-eventmgr' info] event 79: impossible to climb to

  the 10.250.50.93 Server mount point /esx. C cannot

  me onnecter to the NFS server

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: [2010-08-19 14:38:29.740

  FFFB0B90 info "App" opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] AdapterServer caught

  exception: 2a6fb460

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: [2010-08-19 14:38:29.740

  FFFB0B90 info "TaskManager" opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] task completed:

  haTask-ha-host - vim.host.DatastoreSystem.cre ateNasDatastore-1124 Status error

  Aug

  19 14:38:29 pass: [2010-08-19 14:38:29.740 info FFFB0B90 "Vmomi"

  opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] Activation N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0x2a761010 : invoke made on vim.host.DatastoreSystem:ha - datastoresystem

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: Arg spec:

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: {(vim.host.NasVolume.Specification)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: remoteHost = "10.250.50.93."

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: remotePath = "/ esx"

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: localPath = "test."

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: mode = "readWrite"

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: type = "nfs."

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: userName = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: password = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 spend :}

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: throw vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: result:

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: {(vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: faultCause = (vmodl. NULL in MethodFault),

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: faultMessage = (vmodl. [LocalizableMessage)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: (vmodl. LocalizableMessage) {}

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: key = "com.vmware.esx.hostctl.default"

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: arg = (vmodl. [KeyAnyValue)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: (vmodl. KeyAnyValue) {}

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: key = "reason."

  Aug

  19 14:38:29 pass: value = "could not complete the Sysinfo".

  operation.  Please see the log file VMkernel for more details. «,

  August 19 at 14:38:29 spend :}

  [August 19 at 14:38:29 pass:].

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: message = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 spend :}

  [August 19 at 14:38:29 pass:].

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: text = ","

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: msg = «»

  August 19 at 14:38:29 spend :}

  Check your DNS on the NFS Datastore server settings.  I had a timeout problem bad w / my NFS server.  We define for OPENDNS temporarily and NFS store popped up immediately.

  Joe

• Error input/output of the VMFS5 local data store

  Hello

  I have 3 locally on the hard drive on my server from IBM. 1 250 GB drive, I used to create the data store Linux (datastore1) and other 2 disks that I created the Windows data store (datastore2)

  Couple of VMS is deployed on the two databases. Over the weekend, suddenly vms Windows Data Store (datastore2) went down. When I checked Monday concluded that data store is visible to ESXi host but I am unable to navigate to virtual machines.

  If I Directory VM cd I get below error:

  ~ # cd/vmfs/volumes/Windows\ Data\ store/Win - 2 k 8-2.

  SH: getcwd: input/output error

  # (unknown)

  ~ # esxcfg - scsidevs - l

  MPX.vmhba32:C0:t0:l0

  Device type: Direct access

  Size: MB 1911

  Full name: USB Direct-access Local (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0)

  Multichannel plugin: NMP

  Device console: /vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0

  Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0

  Seller: SMART model: USB - IBM Revis: 0000

  : SCSI 2 is Pseudo: false status: on

  : RDM Capable false is removable: true

  Is Local: true is SSD: false

  Other names:

  VML.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30

  VAAI status: unsupported

  MPX.vmhba33:C0:t0:l0

  Device type: CD-ROM

  Size: 0 MB

  Full name: Local USB CD-ROM (mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0)

  Multichannel plugin: NMP

  Device console: /vmfs/devices/cdrom/mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0

  Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/cdrom/mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0

  Seller: KVM model: vmDisk-CD live again: 0.01

  : SCSI 2 is Pseudo: false status: on

  : RDM Capable false is removable: true

  Is Local: true is SSD: false

  Other names:

  VML.0005000000766d68626133333a303a30

  VAAI status: unsupported

  NAA.5000c500478aee93

  Device type: Direct access

  Size: 286102 MB

  Full name: IBM-ESXS Serial Attached SCSI disk (naa.5000c500478aee93)

  Multichannel plugin: NMP

  Device console: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.5000c500478aee93

  Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.5000c500478aee93

  Seller: IBM-ESXS model: ST9300605SS Revis: B556

  SCSI level: 6 is Pseudo: false status: gradient

  RDM Capable is: true is removable: false

  Is Local: the SSD of is wrong: false

  Other names:

  VML.02000000005000c500478aee93535439333030

  VAAI status: unknown

  NAA.5000c500478b8d3b

  Device type: Direct access

  Size: 286102 MB

  Full name: IBM-ESXS Serial Attached SCSI disk (naa.5000c500478b8d3b)

  Multichannel plugin: NMP

  Device console: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.5000c500478b8d3b

  Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.5000c500478b8d3b

  Seller: IBM-ESXS model: ST9300605SS Revis: B556

  SCSI level: 6 is Pseudo: false status: gradient

  RDM Capable is: true is removable: false

  Is Local: the SSD of is wrong: false

  Other names:

  VML.02000000005000c500478b8d3b535439333030

  VAAI status: unknown

  NAA.5000c500478d724f

  Device type: Direct access

  Size: 286102 MB

  Full name: IBM-ESXS Serial Attached SCSI disk (naa.5000c500478d724f)

  Multichannel plugin: NMP

  Device console: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.5000c500478d724f

  Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.5000c500478d724f

  Seller: IBM-ESXS model: ST9300605SS Revis: B556

  SCSI level: 6 is Pseudo: false status: gradient

  RDM Capable is: true is removable: false

  Is Local: the SSD of is wrong: false

  Other names:

  VML.02000000005000c500478d724f535439333030

  VAAI status: unknown

  ~ # esxcfg - scsidevs - m

  NAA.5000c500478d724f:1 /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.5000c500478d724f:1 4f83af28-52abeaf2-6475-5cf3fcba46f2 0 Linux Data Store

  NAA.5000c500478b8d3b:3 /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.5000c500478b8d3b:3 4f7cfc39-4d17993a-a08c-5cf3fcba46f2 0 Windows Data Store

  Data store of Windows NAA.5000c500478aee93:1 /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.5000c500478aee93:1 4f7cfc39-4d17993a-a08c-5cf3fcba46f2 1

  Here is the output of dmesg: I suspect to be a hard drive problem

  (2014 06-16 T 10: 46:25.385Z cpu5:382346) WARNING: UserObj: 675: could not crossdup fd 8, / dev/ptyp0 CHAR type: busy

  (2014 06-16 T 10: 46:25.385Z cpu5:382346) WARNING: UserObj: 675: could not crossdup fd 10, / dev/ptyp0 CHAR type: busy

  (2014 06-16 T 10: 46:25.385Z cpu2:382348) WARNING: UserLinux: 1340: unsupported: (void)

  (2014 06-16 T 10: 46:52.510Z cpu16:4112) NMP: nmp_ThrottleLogForDevice:2318: Cmd 0 x 28 (0x412440db9c40) to dev 'naa.5000c500478b8d3b' on the way 'vmhba2:C0:T0:L0' failed: H:0 x D:0 x 2 P:0 valid 0 x 0 sense-data: 0x4 0x32 0x0. Bill: NO

  (2014 06-16 T 10: 46:52.510Z cpu16:4112) ScsiDeviceIO: 2316: Cmd (0x412440db9c40) 0 x 28, CmdSN 0x2a to dev 'naa.5000c500478b8d3b' has no sense H:0 x D:0 x 2 P:0 valid 0 x 0-data: 0 x 4 0 32 x 0 x 0.

  (2014 06-16 T 10: 47:34.631Z cpu18:4114) NMP: nmp_ThrottleLogForDevice:2318: Cmd 0 x 28 (0 x 412441635000) to dev 'naa.5000c500478b8d3b' on the way 'vmhba2:C0:T0:L0' failed: H:0 x D:0 x 2 P:0 valid 0 x 0 sense-data: 0x4 0x32 0x0. Bill: NO

  (2014 06-16 T 10: 47:34.631Z cpu18:4114) ScsiDeviceIO: 2316: Cmd (0 x 412441635000) 0 x 28, CmdSN 0x1c to dev 'naa.5000c500478b8d3b' has no sense H:0 x D:0 x 2 P:0 valid 0 x 0-data: 0 x 4 0 32 x 0 x 0.

  (2014 06-16 T 10: 47:41.476Z cpu18:4114) ScsiDeviceIO: 2316: Cmd (0x412440da3500) 0 x 28, CmdSN 0 x 21-dev 'naa.5000c500478b8d3b' has no sense H:0 x D:0 x 2 P:0 valid 0 x 0-data: 0 x 4 0 32 x 0 x 0.

  Please guide me to solve this problem. Thank you all in advance

  /virtu4

  This problem is solved.

  Thanks to the communities for not responding, that made me to fix this myself

  /virt4

• New install ESXi 4, do not recognize the data store

  Hello everyone,

  First here is the configuration hardware server, with that I currently have problems

  HP DL360 G5

  6 x 146 GB SAS (Raid 5) Local storage

  HP Smart Array p400i

  With this server, we started to have only a 4-drive raid 5 (which was working fine), but this week, we have installed more than 2. To do this, I deleted the existing logical drive and creates a new one that included two new hard drives to bring the total to 6.

  Well regardless of how many times I try when ESXi 4 completed installation there is no established data store (what she has always done automatically in the past). Please see attached screenshot named data store for more details. When I look at the devices that it displays the partitions that have been created and one of them is VMFS with a 678 GB in size (see devices.jpg for more details). If I try to create a data store, it goes through the motions but shows an error message "error during the configuration of the host: unable to update the disk partition information.

  I erased all the disks, deleted and recreated the drive bays and the logical drives all nothing made. We have another box that is identical to that where the same procedure was performed and it has worked flawlessly. I'm so full of ideas. If someone could provide information I would be very appreciate it. Thank you!

  This may sound stupid (maybe it is) but you can clear the RAID, exchange of HARD drives (bay1 <->bay6 bay2 <->Area5, bay3 <->bay4), then recreate the RAID and try again? In case there are a few old patterns on disks that are recognized during installation.

  André

• The data store size is smaller than the virtual disk

  Just deploy a new installation of ESXI 4.1 rev3 on a new Dell PE R520 server with 4 disks 1 GB configured in a single Bay RAID5.  When I connect with vSphere and go to Configuration > it shows storage data store being just 740 GB.  However when I go to storage adapters and select the vmhba it shows the complete 2.73 CT of the RAID array that I need to use.  Nowhere I chose Go 740 for the size of the data store, so I don't know how it has been brought to this size.  If I try to delete and re-create 740 GB is the maximum I can create.

  What I am doing wrong and how do I create a data store that uses all 2.73 CT?  Screenshots are attached.

  Thanks in advance,

  Ben

  4 ESXi does not support LUNS > 2 TB.  Any increase on a multiple of 2 TB, it's what you'll see (e.g. 2.73 TB - 2 TB =.73 to ~ = 740 GB you see).

  But the real question is why you install version 3 year of the hypervisor?

• Data store sizes do not correspond to the sizes used all the vm

  Hey guys, I'm new in Vmware and I have a background of storage and I wonder if its correct what I see when I compare the total size of all the stores of data vs the 'space used' totals of all VMs running on these data stores.

  I see a total of 139 to on data warehouses with 33 to free space and when I add the vm used all space I have a totall TB 138. It's the size of all data stores!

  This seems not very accurate for me, I expect the total space used much lower. All the vm uses eager reset thick space.

  I hope someone can explain or confirm that they see similar things?

  For used space I exported the list of all the vm XL, cut in two the column space to separate the numbers from the gb / tb, changed all amounts of GB space and have XL add up the sum of all spaces.

  Hey MKguy, it was indeed your option 1, the RDM

  a command simple cli: Get - VM | Get-hard drive - Disktype "RawPhysical", "RawVirtual" | Select name, DiskType, ScsicannonicalName, DeviceName, Parent, CapacityGB

  has given numbers for all of the ROW and that's the difference between data warehouses, I have seen and all the used vm space :-)

  Thank you very much for your help, much appreciated!

• Graphing calculator virtual machine by the data store size?

  Hello

  I am interested in creating a dashboard to illustrate the growth of space on a data store but by VM as apposed to the entire data store.

  I try to help track down when the space used on a datastore jump illustrating changes in the size of the virtual machine, e.g. VM is responsible.

  Ideally what I was looking for a graph with all the VM from the store of data that are selected, but I went through a variety of different dashboards and nothing seems to provide the data I'm after.

  Is there an easy way to display this type of data?

  Thank you

  Paul

  The example I gave was dynamic. You would be populating the graph of a widget of virtual machines. This widget of VMs would be filled by selecting a data store.

  You would have 2 resource widgets and widget 1 graph. The free provider, data warehouses, will be simple a list of filters RK DSs. The following resource will receive the DS resource widget interaction and display the 'parent' and also filter by VM RK. When you select the virtual machines, select multiple interaction and it will fill on the chart widget. Then just manipulate it from there.

  If you want to get fancy, you don't have to bother with a resource interaction file and throw a metric selector between the VM resource widget and the graphic metric, then you will spend multi select multiple selection interaction and so to the graphic metric... this way you are not stuck to display only a few types of attribute in the GIR.

• VMDK even alert data store size

  Hello

  I'm setting up a VM SQL in a RAID 10 configuration. So I presented the disks to hosts and created a 1 TB data store (the full disk size)

  When I create the thick VM with the same size of the vCenter database start alerting on the data store space.

  What can I do to stop the alert in the data store, because it will be used only by SQL

  Thank you

  It allows to disable all actions call for this specific data store, so not the time vCenter.

  Make sure that you are in the correct view "Home-> inventory-> data warehouses and the cluster data store.

  If you are in the host and clusters, you can disable alarms on this specifc SQL VM.

• The data store size decreases!

  HII alll,

  I have a virtual machine running windows server 2003, with 135 GB hdd, I noticed in the data of this vm store two files from virtual drive...

  the first vmname.vmdk with size 135 GB and the other is vmname - 00001.vmdk with 15 GB and gettting increase day after day, until it reached today 18 GB

  the free space of data store becomes a decrease coz the vmname - 00001.vmdk file... I don't know what is it? and how can I solve this problem.

  It worsen now coz if there is no space in the data store the virtual machine will be down...

  any idea please?

  It's a snapshot.  Right click on the VM and go in your snapshot Manager you will probably see it there.

• How to download the file on the Esxi Server using c# and SCP data store

  Hi I want to connect to 6.0 Esxi hypervisor and download a file.

  I write code to connect with esxi:

    using (var scp = new ScpClient("10.8.58.26", 22, "root", "MyPasword"))

  {

  scp.Connect();

  }

  But I'm getting exception "no suitable authentication method proven to complete authentication.". SSH on the hypervisor is now and manually I can connect using PuTTY or winscp.

  I tried with linux and it works. Is it possible to perform this action? How should I authenticate properly to esxi?

  Thanks for the replays, but I understand it on my own. I use winscp library instead of the scp. Code looks like this:

  SessionOptions sessionOptions = new SessionOptions

  {

  Protocol = Protocol.Sftp,

  Hostname = "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"

  UserName = "root."

  Password = "MyPasword"

  SshHostKeyFingerprint = "ssh - rsa 2048 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"

  };

  ' Private Sub WinScp (SessionOptions sessionOptions, string Cheminaccesfichiersource, string Cheminaccesfichierdestination)

  {

  using (session = Session()) new

  {

  Connect

  session. Open (sessionOptions);

  Download files

  TransferOptions transferOptions = new TransferOptions();

  transferOptions.TransferMode = TransferMode.Binary;

  TransferOperationResult transferResult;

  transferResult = session. PutFiles (transferOptions, Cheminaccesfichiersource, Cheminaccesfichierdestination, true);

  Throw on any error

  transferResult.Check ();

  }

  }

  SshHostKeyFingerprint can be found in "Customize the Logs to view system"-> "Show Support information" of ESXi.

• Data store is no longer visible in ESXi 5.0

  Hello

  I'm running the ESXi 5.0 and I recently updated.  I have a Dell PowerVault MD3200 connected, and a running data store called "Storegrid '.  I had extended hard disk MD3200 to 2.73 to space a few weeks without question or problem.  A few days ago, I tried to increase the size of the data store 'Storegrid' to include the size of the entire disk, previous size was 1.8 to.  I received an error message indicating that the operation has failed and has noticed that the data store is more listed.  I've attached screenshots showing the list of data stores and the list of storage adapters.  Any idea?

  Thank you!

  I just did some testing in my lab, reproduce your problem. It worked as planned, however I don't test the integrity of all virtual machines on this data store. Assuming that the host ESXi 5.0 is the only host access the data store, a possible solution could look like this:

  • resize the VMFS partition "lost" to a size > 1.8 to (~1.9 TB) to ensure that the 'old' end of partition is included
    partedUtil resize 1 128 4080219008 /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.6782bcb0003ec6c6000002364e5797e0
  • in the vSphere Client, perform a rescan (if the datatstore appears as invalid, wait a few seconds, then click Refresh)
  • If the data store becomes available, plan to run a full backup of the VM before

  The following steps should be done only, if no older than 5.0 ESXi host requires access to the data store.

  • Select the data store, and then click the link to upgrade to VMFS-5
  • Click with the right button on the data store, select Properties, and click the button increase to grow the data to the full size LUN store

  Yet once, I did in my lab. I always recommend to open a call with VMware.

  André