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What version of the firmware did you apply?<br />
What version of the firmware was previously installed?<br />
Do you have a single controller or dual controller?<br />
What steps have you performed to troubleshoot the issue?<br />
On the <b>Tasks &amp;&nbsp;Events</b> tab are you seeing any telling events?<br />
On the <b>Alarms</b> tab, what alarms are being displayed?<br />
Are the physical drives responsible for this LUN all online and functioning?
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I would get this escalated straight to HPE. If it all worked before the firmware update, and NOW....<br />
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you've lost a LUN...<br />
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Why did you apply the firmware update for what reason ? - FUN ?<br />
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also check that firmware and SAN is on the HCL.<br />
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Restart Host, Re-scan HBA, restart MSA
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The SAN had a lot of disk latency. &nbsp;I backed all the servers up so thought the worst that can happen would be i have to spend the weekend on the phone to HP.<br />
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After re-mount the volume i removed a couple of the server from the inventory. &nbsp;When I put them back in it's asking if they have been moved or copied?
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so you need to read my EE Article then to Answer that question<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_12515.html" rel="ugc">HOW TO: Select the right answer to &quot;I Moved It&quot; or &quot;I Copied It&quot; in VMware vSphere (ESXi)</a>
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Thanks for the link. &nbsp;So i should pick I moved it, as there isnt another on the network.
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Move is the correct answer.<br />
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Make sure you understand WHY!
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Copied = creates new UUID<br />
Moved = keeps UUID
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Though answer is already provided above but i worked on such case where i got all back after doing firmware upgrade on my &nbsp;esxi host as well ,but its something you need to plan &amp;&nbsp;take care all should be compatible to HCL
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Hi All,<br />
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I've just updated the firmware on our SAN disk. &nbsp;It completed successfully. &nbsp;We have 10 volumes and 9 are running as expected. &nbsp;1 is in an inactive state.<br />
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The SAN is an HP P2000. &nbsp;The volume is 2.6TB, there are 3 virtual machines on the volume. &nbsp;I'm not sure if its relevant but the disk is a VMFS3 that is showing as 2TB (0.6TB lower than the volume, so i guess there's a file size limit).<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/08_w34/1112505/ESX1.PNG" target="_blank" title="Error 1 (22 KB)"><img alt="Error 1" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 768px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/08_w34/1112505/ESX1.PNG" /></a><br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/08_w34/1112506/ESX2.PNG" target="_blank" title="Error 2 (23 KB)"><img alt="Error 2" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 800px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/08_w34/800_1112506/ESX2.PNG" /></a><br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/08_w34/1112507/ESX3.PNG" target="_blank" title="Error 3 (24 KB)"><img alt="Error 3" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 800px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/08_w34/800_1112507/ESX3.PNG" /></a><br />
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All help is welcome.
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Hi All,

I've just updated the firmware on our SAN disk.  It completed successfully.  We have 10 volumes and 9 are running as expected.  1 is in an inactive state.

The SAN is an HP P2000.  The volume is 2.6TB, there are 3 virtual machines on the volume.  I'm not sure if its relevant but the disk is a VMFS3 that is showing as 2TB (0.6TB lower than the volume, so i guess there's a file size limit).








All help is welcome.

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