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October 12th, 2009 14:00
ESX running on pe 2950
HI,
We have purchased an additional 300*3GB drive that we have inserted into the slot on our Dell 2950 server but the new hard drive doesnt seem to show up under the storage list in the ESX server when click on the add addtional storage or run a rescan. I need to find a way of adding this addtional 300*3GB drive to our ESX server.The drives are currently setup on a RAID 5 and I see a single storage device (storage1) in the Virtual Infrastructure.Is there any way to add these new HDD on the same array or even in different array.
Thanks.
We have purchased an additional 300*3GB drive that we have inserted into the slot on our Dell 2950 server but the new hard drive doesnt seem to show up under the storage list in the ESX server when click on the add addtional storage or run a rescan. I need to find a way of adding this addtional 300*3GB drive to our ESX server.The drives are currently setup on a RAID 5 and I see a single storage device (storage1) in the Virtual Infrastructure.Is there any way to add these new HDD on the same array or even in different array.
Thanks.
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Scott Hanson
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October 12th, 2009 15:00
You first need the PERC controller to "see" this new drive before it can present it to ESX as additional storage to use.
Simpliest way is to reboot the machine and use CTRL-R to enter the PERC config and create a virtual disk on the new drive that ESX will be able to "see". Good tutorial here --> http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/05/dell-tutorial-create-raid-using-perc-6i-integrated-bios-configuration-utility/
If I've misinterpreted the question, please let me know and clarify. Thanks.
mos khan
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October 15th, 2009 17:00
You are right, thats what i wanted to do, i was successful in my test lab.
Will do the same in actual machine which is in production,
Once done, i'll let you know,
Thanks for your reponse.
Moshahid
mos khan
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November 11th, 2009 04:00