Re: Unable to unmount a datastore
Hello, Delete the filesystem (VMFS), and then unmount the device. Since there are no VMs or ISOs, you will not lose any data. Regards,Thor.
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Thanks Gentlemen, The VMs that used be in that datastore have any snapshots. Thor- By VMFS file system delete, do you mean Select Datastore->Delete I tried that and it threw an error "datastore is...
View ArticleRe: Maximum cluster size with 2xHBA (2 paths per HBA)?
Thanks for the detailed reply. I was under the impression it was 32 paths maximum to any storage LUN not per host as this isnt obviously explained. It looks like we can run bigger clusters as long as...
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It looks like we can run bigger clusters as long as the 256 LUNs are not exceeded (is the 1024 LUN paths the same in 5.0?)Yes and limit are the same for 5.0:...
View Article2 servers that frequently communicate with each other - storage question
Hello All! Just wondering what the opinion is here, we have 2 SQL servers that communicate frequently with each other that at times have problems. They are on the same SAN but are on different LUNs....
View ArticleRe: Datastore creation failure on ISCSI LUN
OK, after working with both NetApp and VMware on a conference call (after both pointed to each other) the bottom line "fix" was to remove the iSCSI port bindings, delete the broken paths, delete the...
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Re: Unable to unmount a datastore
Even if files are present in Data-store, you can delete the data-store (VMFS File-system) on the LUN Device. I have attached step by step screenshots where i performed exactly the same activity on our...
View ArticleRe: 2 servers that frequently communicate with each other - storage question
Hello All! Just wondering what the opinion is here, we have 2 SQL servers that communicate frequently with each other that at times have problems. They are on the same SAN but are on different LUNs....
View ArticleRe: Configure shared disks on 2 VMs hosted on 2 seperate ESXI hosts
I thought the messages in this thread and the other one you created should have made the point clear, but here is some more spoonfeeding, which basically just reiterates what's written a little...
View ArticleRe: Unable to unmount a datastore
Thanks Thor, I will try this and let you know how it went. Rahul
View ArticleEMC-DELL AX100i on ESX 5.x: Does anybody check?
Hi all. Does anybody check AX100i EMC-DELL storage cabinet with ESX 5.x?I just have the oportunity for installing one from a gift (is older model, I know, and only supported by ESX 3.x) Thanks
View ArticleRe: VSAN: cannot add storage policy, VSAN option missing under "rule based on...
Hi everyone, I'm stuck at this point, I tried all the previous advices and can't resolve this. vCenter and ESXi hosts are update to the latest version.Rebooted vCenter VM + SSO + Inventory, etc. When I...
View ArticleRe: VSAN: cannot add storage policy, VSAN option missing under "rule based on...
Are you currently using smart card authentication on the desktop/laptop client you are configuring?
View ArticleRe: HP MSA 2040 multipathing
Hello everybody, according to the best practices for HP MSA2040 storage with VMware vSphere, HP recommends to set the iops Parameter for a LUN to 1 instead of 1000, when using Round Robin as Path...
View ArticleRe: VSAN: cannot add storage policy, VSAN option missing under "rule based on...
Hi dukcrzyeight, thanks for your reply. I'm login in via username and password to both a OS X (10.9.5) and a Windows 8 client.Both show the same error when I try to add a New Storage Provider.vSphere...
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ESXi booting on SSD, do i need to worry about swap space location?
Hi, I have received a new PowerEdge R520 server with 2 SSD cards where ESXi is preinstalled.I have configured the host and created one big 7TB Datastore from the local HDD (RAID6). For now this host...
View ArticleRe: Unable to unmount a datastore
Hi Thor, When I try to delete the datastore , I get this error "The resource "datastore_vmfs" is in use Rahul
View Articleunmounting datastore fails
I'm unable to unmount the datastore . The datastore is clean and no VMs are in it. While unmounting the datastore it doesnt pass the check "No virtual machine resides on the datastore"When I tried to...
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If you browse the datastore, there is any file/folder inside ?
View ArticleSharing a vmdk
Hello,I'm relatively new to vmware, so I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction with regards to sharing a virtual disk between 2 x Windows 2008R2 servers. Apologies if the information I...
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