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abhilashhb
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ESXi installation operation failed

Hi Guys,

For a fresh installation of ESXi 5.1, The storage team has given a Boot LUN of 10GB from our EMC symmetrix Storage box. When i try installing the ESXi by selecting the 10GB LUN i get this below error.

This program has encountered an error:

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Error (see log for more info)

vmkfstools failed with message: create fs deviceName:'/vmfs/devices

/disks/naa.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:8', fsShortName:'vfat',

fsname:'(null)'

'/vmfs/devices/disks/naa.' is not a valid absolute or relative path

Failed to resolve device name path

/vmfs/devices/disks/naa.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Usage: vmkfstools -C [vmfs3|vmfs5] /vmfs/devices/disks/vml... or,

          vmkfstools -C [vmfs3|vmfs5] /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.. or,

          vmkfstools -C [vmfs3|vmfs5]'

/vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhbaA:T:L:P

Error: no such file or directory

One doubt is that the storage team has given the LUN ID as 1. I've heard the Boot LUN has to be either 0. Will that be a problem? And They have already configured multiple paths to the Storage array. Will that cause a problem?

Abhilash B
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abhilashhb
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Sorry guys the storage team had forgotten to bring the disks online. Its solved now. thank you.

Abhilash B
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhilashhb/

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Sreejesh_D
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observed the following two notes in Boot from SAN section.

ESXi can boot from a disk larger than 2TB if the system firmware and the firmware on any add-in card that you are using support it. For more information, see the vendor documentation.

Multipathing to a boot LUN on active-passive arrays is not supported because the BIOS does not support multipathing and is unable to activate a standby path.

Refer this guide for more details on Boot from SAN.

VMware vSphere 5.1

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abhilashhb
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But Symmetrix is active-active array right? You still feel that multipathing is the issue here?

Abhilash B
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abhilashhb
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Sorry guys the storage team had forgotten to bring the disks online. Its solved now. thank you.

Abhilash B
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhilashhb/

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