SYMTPOMS AND HISTORY:
I tried to create two guests to use do testing on a Microsoft Server 2003 Cluster. After following the procedures as described for "Cluster in a Box" in the "Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service" I have received the following alert in the vSphere client.
"VMware ESX cannot open the virtual disk, "/vmfs/volumes/4ac15af5-86e3e6c0-8ecd-001b21200b6e/LCP PS PS N1/LCP PS PS N1_1.vmdk" for
clustering. Please verify that the virtual disk was created using the 'thick' option. Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/4ac15af5-86e3e6c0-8ecd-001b2-
1200b6e/LCP PS PS N1/LCP PS PS N1_1.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on. Reason: Thin/TBZ disks cannot be opened in multiwriter
mode.."
The GUI reports the disk type as "Thick" in the VM propoerties.
I then created the VMDK using the vmkfstools -d thick -a lsilogic -c 1G LCP PS PS N1_1.vmdk which I have used in previous versions sucessfully. vmkfstools reported "thick" is not valid. I changed the command to: vmkfstools -d zeroedthick -a lsilogic -c 1G LCP PS PS N1_1.vmdk which created the disk.
The VM would still not start.
After deleting the disks again I then recreated them using the vmkfstools -d eagerzeroedthick -a lsilogic -c 1G LCP PS PS N1_1.vmdk
The VM now starts and no alerts for the VM startup in the vSphere GUI.
QUESTIONS:
1. Did I miss a step in the procedure to cause the errors?
2. Is the procedure I used the most correct?
3. Did I do something wrong or is the documentation incomplete or unclear?
