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SAN creates 20mb partition?
Actually it creates a 16/20mb partition caused by the access group. I'm using a Dell MD3000i. I have seen this on multiple MD3000i's with and without the firmware update 7.xxx
One article stated to simply go to "Host to virtual disk mapping" on MDSM and remove the one of the two "access" groups, but I get error:
"You cannot change or remove an Access virtual disk mapping. The Access virtual disk is required for hosts to access the storage array using in-band management"
Anyone know how to get rid of this dumb partition? I noticed sometimes this happens and sometimes it doesn't.
Thanks
-kVS
One article stated to simply go to "Host to virtual disk mapping" on MDSM and remove the one of the two "access" groups, but I get error:
"You cannot change or remove an Access virtual disk mapping. The Access virtual disk is required for hosts to access the storage array using in-band management"
Anyone know how to get rid of this dumb partition? I noticed sometimes this happens and sometimes it doesn't.
Thanks
-kVS
Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
you could use fdisk with caution to remove the partition.
It could be due to alignment ?
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FDisk? Not sure if it's that big of a deal. The server is a hundred miles away and I can't turn it off because it's production.
I tried diskpart but no can do. It's really just an extension of the GUI which I can't delete from either so..
Droyden,
I don't want to align the disk because I don't want the disk at all. I want it gone. None of the other SAN builds that we currently have up and standing have this dumb 20mb disk/partition created after attaching storage.
I tried diskpart but no can do. It's really just an extension of the GUI which I can't delete from either so..
Droyden,
I don't want to align the disk because I don't want the disk at all. I want it gone. None of the other SAN builds that we currently have up and standing have this dumb 20mb disk/partition created after attaching storage.
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Correction, there is no partition with the 20mb disk it created. Bad use of words.
Alignment of the sectors for performance I mean, so it is logically placed onto the physical disk? How are you presenting the storage? is it LUNS?
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Yes it uses LUNs.
This is specific to the MD3000i software and maybe how it interoperates with iSCSI on the host machines, not anything to do with the SAN disks or host server. I can connect a different model SAN to the host and don't experience the issue.
Like I said the 20mb disk I think comes from the "Access" group of the storage array software. It cannot be removed. It is originally for In-Band management and I think one needs to be there for that, I have two. I googled this up but can't pin point what causes this.
Thanks
This is specific to the MD3000i software and maybe how it interoperates with iSCSI on the host machines, not anything to do with the SAN disks or host server. I can connect a different model SAN to the host and don't experience the issue.
Like I said the 20mb disk I think comes from the "Access" group of the storage array software. It cannot be removed. It is originally for In-Band management and I think one needs to be there for that, I have two. I googled this up but can't pin point what causes this.
Thanks
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Great idea!
I'll update the thread after I figure this out.
I'll update the thread after I figure this out.
Just a guess but is SMagent running on any of your servers? If so it may refuse to allow LUN 31 to be unmapped.
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116541 says to remove it (which I know is what you're trying to do) so it must be possible.
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116541 says to remove it (which I know is what you're trying to do) so it must be possible.
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Check https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/26748409/MD3000i-SAN-iSCSI.html
Maybe it gives you an answer
Maybe it gives you an answer
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Andy,
I saw the mention of the 20mb access volume in your link, I would assume it's ignorable, just didn't know why it appeared on some servers and not others. Possibly different configurations. Ignorable
Thanks all
I saw the mention of the 20mb access volume in your link, I would assume it's ignorable, just didn't know why it appeared on some servers and not others. Possibly different configurations. Ignorable
Thanks all