I'm stuck with my ESXI deployment and I have no idea how to move forward with this. I have one of my server with Software Raid that used to be partitioned in Linux 6.2. 2 Sata drives partition in Raid 10 using Linux. Now I have ESXI 5.1 installed on a USB drive. When I tried to create the datastore from Vsphere client, it gave me this error..
Call "HostDatastoreSystem.QueryVmfsDatastoreCreateOptions" for object "ha-datastoresystem" on ESXi "192.168.1.65" failed.
For the live of me I couldn't figure out how to format or prepare the data so that I can have esxi recognize it and enable me to create the Data Store.
Here is my fdisk -l
fdisk –l
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653p1 * 1 26 204800 fd Linux raid autodetect
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653p2 26 679 5242880 fd Linux raid autodetect
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653p3 679 7206 52428800 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653p4 7206 121602 918884352 5 Extended
/dev/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653p5 7206 11122 31457280 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653p6 11123 121602 887424000 fd Linux raid autodetect
partedUtil showGuids
Partition Type GUID
vmfs AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8
vmkDiagnostic 9D27538040AD11DBBF97000C2911D1B8
vsan 381CFCCC728811E092EE000C2911D0B2
VMware Reserved 9198EFFC31C011DB8F78000C2911D1B8
Basic Data EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7
Linux Swap 0657FD6DA4AB43C484E50933C84B4F4F
Linux Lvm E6D6D379F50744C2A23C238F2A3DF928
Linux Raid A19D880F05FC4D3BA006743F0F84911E
Efi System C12A7328F81F11D2BA4B00A0C93EC93B
Microsoft Reserved E3C9E3160B5C4DB8817DF92DF00215AE
Unused Entry 00000000000000000000000000000000
esxcli storage core path list
usb.vmhba32-usb.0:0-mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
UID: usb.vmhba32-usb.0:0-mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
Runtime Name: vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
Device: mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
Device Display Name: Local USB Direct-Access (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0)
Adapter: vmhba32
Channel: 0
Target: 0
LUN: 0
Plugin: NMP
State: active
Transport: usb
Adapter Identifier: usb.vmhba32
Target Identifier: usb.0:0
Adapter Transport Details: Unavailable or path is unclaimed
Target Transport Details: Unavailable or path is unclaimed
Maximum IO Size: 122880
sata.vmhba34-sata.0:0-t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288
UID: sata.vmhba34-sata.0:0-t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288
Runtime Name: vmhba34:C0:T0:L0
Device: t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288
Device Display Name: Local ATA Disk (t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288)
Adapter: vmhba34
Channel: 0
Target: 0
LUN: 0
Plugin: NMP
State: active
Transport: sata
Adapter Identifier: sata.vmhba34
Target Identifier: sata.0:0
Adapter Transport Details: Unavailable or path is unclaimed
Target Transport Details: Unavailable or path is unclaimed
Maximum IO Size: 33553920
sata.vmhba1-sata.0:0-t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653
UID: sata.vmhba1-sata.0:0-t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653
Runtime Name: vmhba1:C0:T0:L0
Device: t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653
Device Display Name: Local ATA Disk (t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653)
Adapter: vmhba1
Channel: 0
Target: 0
LUN: 0
Plugin: NMP
State: active
Transport: sata
Adapter Identifier: sata.vmhba1
Target Identifier: sata.0:0
Adapter Transport Details: Unavailable or path is unclaimed
Target Transport Details: Unavailable or path is unclaimed
Maximum IO Size: 33553920
ls -alh /vmfs/devices/disks
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 512 Sep 18 05:38 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 512 Sep 18 05:38 ..
-rw------- 1 root root 1.9G Sep 18 05:38 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
-rw------- 1 root root 4.0M Sep 18 05:38 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:1
-rw------- 1 root root 250.0M Sep 18 05:38 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:5
-rw------- 1 root root 250.0M Sep 18 05:38 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:6
-rw------- 1 root root 110.0M Sep 18 05:38 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:7
-rw------- 1 root root 286.0M Sep 18 05:38 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:8
-rw------- 1 root root 931.5G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653
-rw------- 1 root root 200.0M Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:1
-rw------- 1 root root 5.0G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:2
-rw------- 1 root root 50.0G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:3
-rw------- 1 root root 876.3G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:4
-rw------- 1 root root 30.0G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:5
-rw------- 1 root root 846.3G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:6
-rw------- 1 root root 931.5G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288
-rw------- 1 root root 200.0M Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:1
-rw------- 1 root root 5.0G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:2
-rw------- 1 root root 50.0G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:3
-rw------- 1 root root 876.3G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:4
-rw------- 1 root root 30.0G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:5
-rw------- 1 root root 846.3G Sep 18 05:38 t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:1 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:5 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:6 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:7 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:8 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 74 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574341545236353736323838574443205744 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574341545236353736323838574443205744:1 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574341545236353736323838574443205744:2 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574341545236353736323838574443205744:3 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574341545236353736323838574443205744:4 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574341545236353736323838574443205744:5 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574341545236353736323838574443205744:6 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD10EALX2D009BA0__________________________WD2DWCATR6576288:6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 74 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574d41545638383631363533574443205744 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574d41545638383631363533574443205744:1 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574d41545638383631363533574443205744:2 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574d41545638383631363533574443205744:3 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574d41545638383631363533574443205744:4 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574d41545638383631363533574443205744:5 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 76 Sep 18 05:38 vml.0100000000202020202057442d574d41545638383631363533574443205744:6 -> t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1001FALS2D00E8B0________________________WD2DWMATV8861653:6
Please help? I'm running out of hair to pull.... :-) Many thanks everyone.
List partitions with the command:
Example output:
Partition types:
Delete partition:
Create an msdos partition:
See: http://www.vbrain.info/2014/04/23/cannot-format-harddisk-with-vmfs5-after-removing-it-from-raid-array/
I would recommend you to go through the VMware knowledge base article Manually creating a VMFS volume using vmkfstools -C as well as it describes required procedure in more detail (basically, what GioMac sent). In general, their knowledge base is very worth source of information and it helped me many times.
All.
Here’s the step by step on how I did it. The thing we can do with youtube nowadays ey? Thought I posted here just to share with everyone who may have to face this problem since I can't seem to find the answer when I Google it myself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDjzI3OOdOw
ls /dev/disks
First Drive.
For some reason can’t delete 5 and 6 but it disappeared after the 4th anyway.
Second Drive.