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HP MSA P2000G3 ISCSCI configuration error
I have configured iSCSI adapter and I can see the storage. But not able to add as storage I am getting this error "Call "HostDatastoreSystem.Creat
What could be the issue? What I am missing.
I restarted both host and storage but still no joy
What could be the issue? What I am missing.
I restarted both host and storage but still no joy
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Was the datastore you're trying to mount used for something else? Another filesystem or RDM for instance... That can sometimes cause these kind of errors, best is to wipe the disks clean before trying to use them as datastore.
Yes, it demands a little of searching, you could do a "cat /var/log/vmkernel.log | grep <time-of-error>" to get close to the result ... But might skip some important parts.
If you see the disks on your VMware host, you could, for good measure, run partedUtil on the disk causing the issues, just to make sure nothing is on the disk causing issues.
For example:
If you see the disks on your VMware host, you could, for good measure, run partedUtil on the disk causing the issues, just to make sure nothing is on the disk causing issues.
For example:
#partedUtil mklabel /dev/disks/<DISK-ID> msdos
Have you created a storage network as per my EE Article
HOW TO: Add an iSCSI Software Adaptor and Create an iSCSI Multipath Network in VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 5.0
HOW TO: Add an iSCSI Software Adaptor and Create an iSCSI Multipath Network in VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 5.0
#partedUtil mklabel /dev/disks/<DISK-ID> msdos
This command didn't give any result.
Is that mean it is ok?
This command didn't give any result.
Is that mean it is ok?
if you are trying to erase an existing partition on the LUN, see my EE Article here
HOW TO: Fix An error has occurred adding datastores to an ESXi 5.x host
HOW TO: Fix An error has occurred adding datastores to an ESXi 5.x host
#partedUtil mklabel /dev/disks/<DISK-ID> msdos
This command didn't give any result.
Is that mean it is ok?
Did you replace <DISK-ID> with the correct ID of the disk you're trying to mount as datastore?
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Good question, something maybe got stuck with the previous atempt, sligh change in config, maybe the remaking of the Volume earlier didn't reflect through to the host... Difficult to say really.
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