Can't delete datastore - vsantraces locked by host that doesnt exist anymore
I'm trying to remove a datastore that has vsantraces on it. I cant delete the datastore, I just get the "file system is busy. Correct the problem and retry the operation." error. So I go to a host and...
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Re: Can't delete datastore - vsantraces locked by host that doesnt exist anymore
Already check this: VMware KB: Unmounting a datastore used for Host Cache on ESXi 5.5 fails with the error: Cannot unmount volume <datas…Cannot remove datastore * because file system is busy. |...
View ArticleSlow iscsi performance: where do I start debugging ?
Hi, I'm unhappy with the throughput of my iscsi datastore in my vsphere environment. The setup (in short):- Dell N4032 10 gbit switches (all jumbo frames etc)- New esxi 6.0 servers + vcenter 6-...
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Re: Can't delete datastore - vsantraces locked by host that doesnt exist anymore
Hey Richardson, both of those fixes require that you can get onto the server that has the lock, but the UUID of the lock doesn't match any of the servers attached to the storage. I believe it to be...
View ArticleRe: Having issues getting vVOLs to work with 3PAR
I am getting the errors of a fresh install of 6, with the latest VMware and HP Patches. I have a QL HBA ISP2532 (HP 82Q). I found this VMware Compatibility Guide: I/O Device Search I take it we are all...
View ArticleRe: Having issues getting vVOLs to work with 3PAR
update - HP has the drivers and firmware for the 82q as of June. I need to look into vvol further. Has anyone updated their drivers and if so where there any issues?
View ArticleQuestion about creating datastore cluster
I am running vSphere 5.1 and want to enable Storage DRS. Before I create the datastore cluster, I was reading through VMware vSphere 5.1, but don't see any confirmation that when I add datastores to...
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Re: Question about creating datastore cluster
Can someone confirm that adding a datastore to a datastore cluster has no impact on the running VMs?You can add and remove datastores in a datastore cluster with VMs running.
View ArticleRe: HP StoreVirtual VSA - automating iSCSI LUN rescan after VSA VM powers up
Happy to find this script. Is there a way in the first line to have vim-cmd reference the VSA appliance by NAME?? Is it possible to have the next power.on commands in a loop or something similar that...
View ArticleCan´t Create virtual machine
I cant create a virtual machine, this is the error, please heplme, thanks. Create virtual machine10.0.0.1Error caused by file /vmfs/volumes/5-3a56a58-9f-bf3858-20c8-001e6796-87aa/New Virtual Machineroot
View ArticleRe: Can't delete datastore - vsantraces locked by host that doesnt exist anymore
I figured it out. There was a rogue host that was not in vCenter. This host had been decommissioned but not powered off. It didn't even have a network connection, but still had a connection to storage!...
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Re: Can´t Create virtual machine
You are using a user with necessary permission to create a virtual machine ?
View Articlereclaim storage from VMFS volume
Hi We have a NetApp FAS8020 array where we present Fibre channel LUNS to ESX. For the NetApp suite we have the option to reclaim space using the NetApp Virtual Storage Console vcentre plugin however...
View ArticleRe: reclaim storage from VMFS volume
Hi Hope you are specifying the percentage to reclaim. vmkfstools -y percentage_of_deleted_blocks_to_reclaim Please refer the KB article...
View ArticleThin provisioning and fragmentation level of vmdk
Hi, is there a way to get a reporthow much fragmented my thin provisioned disks are ? Is there a way to defragment thin disks without vmotion to another datastore ? Regards Wolfgang
View ArticleNFS Datastore => No host connected, unable to delete it
Hi, I have a NFS datastore ( it was a ISO repository ), I need to delete. So I have removed all disks from that share My problem is I have unmounted it from all hosts, and the datastore is still...
View ArticleRe: Thin provisioning and fragmentation level of vmdk
Currently there is no tool to measure the degree of fragmentation that exists in vSphere. And the only utility to defragment a VMDK file is VMotion – to move the VMhome to another datastore and then...
View ArticleRe: NFS Datastore => No host connected, unable to delete it
Hi, "When an NFS datastore is unmounted, the files located on the NFS datastore become inaccessible to the ESXi host. Before unmounting an NFS datastore, you must stop all virtual machines whose disks...
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