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sharyagin
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Can't expand datastore on ESXI 6.0

Hi!

Can't expand datastore on ESXI 6.0

I'm running version 6.0.0 Update 3 (Build 7967664)

I followed this guide.

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2002461

vmkfstools --growfs "/vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600508b100104c395657453248550006:3" "/vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600508b100104c395657453248550006:3" says

Not found Error

No such file or directory.

Output of ls -lathr /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600508b100104c395657453248550006:3

-rw------- 1 root root 676.1G May 19 05:50 /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600508b100104c395657453248550006:3

Output of partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600508b100104c395657453248550006

89226 255 63 1433416496

1 64 8191 0 128

5 8224 520191 0 0

6 520224 1032191 0 0

7 1032224 1257471 0 0

8 1257504 1843199 0 0

9 1843200 7086079 0 0

2 7086080 15472639 0 0

3 15472640 1433416462 0 0

When i enter vmkfstools --growfs in /var/log/vmkernel.log entries appears:

2019-05-19T05:36:18.758Z cpu12:69247)LVM: 10084: Device naa.600508b100104c395657453248550006:3 detected to be a snapshot:

2019-05-19T05:36:18.758Z cpu12:69247)LVM: 10091:   queried disk ID: <type 2, len 22, lun 1, devType 0, scsi 0, h(id) 13627968333917293612>

2019-05-19T05:36:18.758Z cpu12:69247)LVM: 10098:   on-disk disk ID: <type 0, len 10, lun 0, devType 0, scsi 0, h(id) 13427631733060988540>

2019-05-19T05:36:18.775Z cpu14:69247)VC: 3551: Device rescan time 7 msec (total number of devices 5)

2019-05-19T05:36:18.775Z cpu14:69247)VC: 3554: Filesystem probe time 13 msec (devices probed 3 of 5)

2019-05-19T05:36:18.775Z cpu14:69247)VC: 3556: Refresh open volume time 3 msec

But esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list is empty

esxcfg-volume -l also empty.

Previously, the host had two device and datatstores. Second device and datastore was unmounted, detached and removed from host. Virtual machines were transferred to the existing datastore through the Veeam migration. Virtual machines did not have snapshots.

Help me understand why I cannot expand the datastore?

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bbiandov
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Hi, IMHO the issue is related to the following from the KB you posted:

A Datastore on a LUN detected as a snapshot cannot be grown

Now why it detects it as a snapshot volume is unknown but likely a matter of opening a case with VMWare but I'm pretty sure it has to do with:

Device naa.600508b100104c395657453248550006:3 detected to be a snapshot

If you're running the free ESXi consider purchasing the essentials kit, it's very cheap and it will allow you do open a pay-per-incident case with support.

~B

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continuum
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Try to resignature the vmfs-volume

see VMware vSphere 6.5 Documentation Library


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Do you need support with a VMFS recovery problem ? - send a message via skype "sanbarrow"
I do not support Workstation 16 at this time ...

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