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A general runtime error when configuring Dell SC series live volume on...
I have an environment that consists of 3 hosts and 1 SC5020F storage center. The DR site is also similarly kitted out. When running the live volume configuration wizard, everything is fine, I can see...
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You're going to have to go find logs that capture more information. This isn't enough to say anything. As for where those logs are, I'm sure Dell has a KB.
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Re: A general runtime error when configuring Dell SC series live volume on...
Moderator: Moved to vSphere Storage
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Re: VMs Crashing on NFS Storage ... ESXi Kernel Log flodded with messages
Hey DanP ... sorry I haven't logged in for a while. It ended up that the storage device didn't support NFS 4.1 under ESXi ... or at least that we could tell. Using NFS v3 seems to be the solution and...
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Why QAVG is so high ?
In vCenter, the datastore latency is very high. In esxtop. DAVG is good, but KAVG & QAVG is very high, but at the HBA level, the QAVG is low, what is the problem? The Storage is EMC VPLEX, at the...
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Problem with recreating a missing descriptor file
Hi, I trying to recreat vmdk file from flat.vmdk as VMware Knowledge Base , but i can't get into the section of the virtual machine: /vmfs/volumes/5cb5fcec-19f64160-4478-14dae93d862e] cd ******-sh: cd:...
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Re: Problem with recreating a missing descriptor file
-sh: cd: can't cd to ...Does the folder name have any special characters, or spaces in its name? Did you try to put the folder name in quotes, e.g. cd "My virtual machine"? Alternatively you may try...
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Thank you, Andre. Your recommendations helped!
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vmkfstools -e "1C-Server Windows 2012.vmdk"Failed to open disk link /vmfs/volumes/5cb5fcec-19f64160-4478-14dae93d862e/1C-Server Windows 2012/1C-Server Windows 2012.vmdk :The system cannot find the file...
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To be able to help I need some information.As a first step, please run ls -lisa in the VM's folder and provide the command's output.André
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total 262153240 3844 8 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2100 Mar 31 11:14 . 4 1024 drwxr-xr-t 1 root root 1540 Mar 30 20:02 ..8392452 262144000 -rw------- 1 root...
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I assume that there's something wrong with the "1C-Server Windows 2012.vmdk" descriptor file. Please attach this file to a reply post, or copy&paste its contents. André
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# Disk DescriptorFileversion=1encoding="UTF-8"CID=fffffffeparentCID=ffffffffisNativeSnapshot="no"createType="vmfs" # Extent descriptionRW 524288000 VMFS "1C-Server Windows-flat.vmdk" # The Disk Data...
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RW 524288000 VMFS "1C-Server Windows-flat.vmdk"should beRW 524288000 VMFS "1C-Server Windows 2012-flat.vmdk"André
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When will we get support for 4Kn / 4096 byte sector FC storage targets?
4K device targets have been shipping for years, and it's increasing impact to not have support. There is still only support for locally attached 4Kn SAS/SATA spinning disks. When will we get support...
View ArticleWin 2012r2 physical compatibility RDM free space DELL SCv2020
Hi,We have a Win 2012r2 VM running on 6.0 ESXi. It has attached 4 RDM disks in physical compatibility mode. These LUNs belongs to a DELL SCv2020 compellent.Each LUN/Volume is configured with ~6TB in...
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Re: Win 2012r2 physical compatibility RDM free space DELL SCv2020
Welcome to the Community, please take a look at Solved: Compellent SC2020 Auto-space reclamation does not work with vmware 6.5 - Dell Community to see whether this describes the reason why unmap is not...
View ArticleRe: Locked files - VMFS 6
Hello, Have you created a post with the steps to try and fix this? I've just had this happening in my homelab. After an issue with the storage array, which led to a disk replacement, I now have 5-6 VMs...
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Re: Locked files - VMFS 6
This is what I do nowadays:plan A - safest option :extract the VMs with Linuxplan B - smartest option but not for the faint at heart:patch the .vh.sf file send from iphone
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Unable to create virtual machines in new datastore--frustrated beyond belief! :/
Hey all, I am about to tear out the rest of my hair. I am hoping someone here has seen this behavior and can point me to a solution. I simply have tried everything I can think of, an nothing is making...
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How Should VMware do Kubernetes Backup for Project Pacific?
Hello All! I'm the product manager responsible for the data protection features of vSphere and I'm here to ask a favor. VMware has a robust set of solutions for protecting VMs and we want to have a...
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Re: Unable to create virtual machines in new datastore--frustrated beyond...
Do you see anything in the vmkernel.log of the ESXi that rejects loading your Test-VMs ?
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Thanks for pitching in! I had put that project aside since it was driving me nuts, so I just started it all back up to give it another shot.I got the SSD back in there and I will attempt the same stuff...
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So, I decided to update the ESXi box to the latest v6.7.x release, but then had some issues with bad VIBs and stuff.I decided it was just a good time to re-install the latest and greatest v6.7.x on a...
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Re: Unable to remove datastore
In my case it was a syslog defined on several ESXi hosts directing to the undetectable DS. check Syslog.global.logDir
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Re: Unable to create virtual machines in new datastore--frustrated beyond...
For those playing along at home--and those that find this in the next decade of Internet decay--the only way to get this to work was using VMFS5.Why? That is a question to ponder another day. I have no...
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Re: Locked files - VMFS 6
Hi Ulli, Can you explain how to extract the VM with Linux? Best Regards,Thiago
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Re: Locked files - VMFS 6
Easiest option:connect to the datastore with sshfs in readonly mode - then use ddrescue against the flat.vmdksIf that does not work - try if you can get the location of the fragments with vmkfstools...
View ArticleiSCSI vs NFS
Hi VMware has not released this paper's new version since 2012 - https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/techpaper/storage_protocol_comparison-white-paper.pdf I went though...
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No able to increase LUN
HI I have this stange situation and I hope someone can help I have expanded a LUN and rescan storage, the adapter pick up the new size but when I try to increase the datastore I get empty I dont know...
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Re: No able to increase LUN
... when I try to increase the datastore I get emptyPlease post some screenshots, which may help to better understand the exact issue. André
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Re: No able to increase LUN
Hi, Are you trying to expand the datastore from Vcenter web client.If yes then please try to connect to host ui or direct web client and attempt the same thing. Additionally, since the ESXi host...
View Articlehot-extend shared vVol disk in MSCS
Hello, We are evaluating the replacement of RDMs used as shared disks of MSCS deployments by vVol. We are facing a blocking operational issue with this deployment as hot-extends of the shared vVol...
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Re: Having issues getting vVOLs to work with 3PAR
Alright, burrowed around some more and here's the arrangement, the drivers you need on the worker side for some model CNAs in HP workers to help VVOLs with vSphere 6 have not yet been remembered for...
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Re: Hosts losing access to NFS share
Old post, but i had the same problem on esxi 5.In my case the solution was to change the MTU on vmkernel NIC. I found the solution over this post vmware - lost connection to nfs datastore —...
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unable to increase SAN datastore in Esxi6.7
Hello Everyone,we have a storage only have one pool and one volume, before it's mapped to one vSphere 6.5 hosts A by SAS cable, only one VM 01 is stored on this storage.now two we have 2 of 6.7 host in...
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Re: iSCSI vs NFS
Based on your attached document, there is many other factors that represent the iSCSI is better than the NFS in some cases, like the following list: 1. VMware PSA and load-balancing feature that is...
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Mark as flash Disk?
Hello all, I have a few questions about this feature.1. What does "Mark as Flash Disk" actually do?2. Is there an advantage of marking an SSD LUN which is falsely recognized as HDD as Flash Disk, in a...
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Storage vMotion vs LUN resize
vSphere 6.7 (storage vMotion set to manual) I inherited an environment where all the LUNs (NetApp SAN) were sized at 6TB. The environment is growing, at least a few (2-5 of 100) VMs are constantly...
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Hi marcoshaw hope you are doing fine I would go with option 1 since there is less risk involved. Are you using thin provisioned disks? Warm regards
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Most of my disks are thick, but this is how I inherited things. I'm not sure about #1... When I do a svMotion, my applications are impacted and moving such a large VM could take a few hours and cause...
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Re: Storage vMotion vs LUN resize
Even when you do a single storage vmotion?All apps are impacted? Can you tell me about your storage infrastructure?have you ran esxtop and checked storage and HBA usage?
View ArticleCan we add multiple Storage to our existing License
Hi VMware and Team, We would like to enquire if our current license can support multiple SAN Storage? Thanks & BR,Logan6017-3000398
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Re: Can we add multiple Storage to our existing License
I don't think there's any such restriction with vSphere licensing.
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Re: Can we add multiple Storage to our existing License
There is no restriction on number of storage array. you can add as many of them however make sure you limit the lun mapping to the host which depends upon the version of the esxi that you are using...
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Delete Datastore
Hi gurus I want to delete a datastore but I am facing the "datastore in use" error, I have checked that no one VM has an iso pointing to this datastore, all VM has been migrated to another Datastore,...
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Re: Delete Datastore
Some thoughts:check the HA configuration, and ensure that the datastore is not used for HA datastore heartbeatscheck VMs with snapshots. If one of the VM's snapshots point to a datastore (i.e. at the...
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