VMware Cloud Community
caracush
Contributor
Contributor

Unable to mount datastore after RAID rebuild

I am using a VMWARE 6.7 server with a LSI Raid controller. After a harddisk crash, I swapped the harddisk with a new one and did a rebuild. Unfortunately, And now, i can no longer see my datastore. Under Devices i can see:

caracush_0-1661378267789.png

but in Datastore is nothing. The command "esxcfg-volume --list" or "esxcfg-volume --list" in the shell, doesn't show me anything. I have also try the vmkfstools-V command but that also does nothing.

here are my patitions

caracush_1-1661381121562.png

anyone can help me?

Reply
0 Kudos
6 Replies
e_espinel
Virtuoso
Virtuoso

Hello.
The server that you are using is of any brand (HPE, Lenovo, Dell and others)
what model and type of disk controller do you have.
Did you install ESXi with a custom image from the server manufacturer or with the standard VMware image.

 

 

Enrique Espinel
Senior Technical Support on IBM, Lenovo, Veeam Backup and VMware vSphere.
VSP-SV, VTSP-SV, VTSP-HCI, VTSP
Please mark my comment as Correct Answer or assign Kudos if my answer was helpful to you, Thank you.
Пожалуйста, отметьте мой комментарий как Правильный ответ или поставьте Кудо, если мой ответ был вам полезен, Спасибо.
Reply
0 Kudos
caracush
Contributor
Contributor

Hello,

My VMWARE Server ver.:

ESXI Image: ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-standard (VMware, Inc.)

Hardware data:
================

CPU1: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz (Cores 12)
Memory: 63496 MB
Disk /dev/sda: 3000 GB (=> 2794 GiB)
Total capacity 2794 GiB with 1 Disk
RAID Broadcom / LSI MegaRAID SAS 2108 [Liberator]
================

Versions LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i
================
Product Name : LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i
Serial No : SV43413017
FW Package Build: 12.15.0-0239

Mfg. Data
================
Mfg. Date : 08/18/14
Rework Date : 00/00/00
Revision No : 86C
Battery FRU : N/A

Image Versions in Flash:
================
FW Version : 2.130.403-4660
BIOS Version : 3.30.02.2_4.16.08.00_0x06060A05
Preboot CLI Version: 04.04-020:#%00009
WebBIOS Version : 6.0-54-e_50-Rel
NVDATA Version : 2.09.03-0058
Boot Block Version : 2.02.00.00-0000
BOOT Version : 09.250.01.219

 

In the Vsphere Client I can take over the partitions, or are new partitions created here and my data deleted.

caracush_0-1661415900876.png

 

Reply
0 Kudos
caracush
Contributor
Contributor

Hi there,

if i start my vmserver in rescue mod (debian) i can do "vmfs6-fuse /dev/sda3 /mnt/vmfs" an i see all my VM's. Why can't I do that in VMWARE shell. How can i do that in VMWARE?

THX

Reply
0 Kudos
e_espinel
Virtuoso
Virtuoso

Hello.
If you have access to your VMs Data, the most practical is to copy all your data to a secure location outside the ESXi host.
In most cases where a RAID has failed due to either a rebuild or a power outage, the root cause of these unexplained failures is the very old hardware level of both the controller and the disks or Backplane.

 

 

Enrique Espinel
Senior Technical Support on IBM, Lenovo, Veeam Backup and VMware vSphere.
VSP-SV, VTSP-SV, VTSP-HCI, VTSP
Please mark my comment as Correct Answer or assign Kudos if my answer was helpful to you, Thank you.
Пожалуйста, отметьте мой комментарий как Правильный ответ или поставьте Кудо, если мой ответ был вам полезен, Спасибо.
Reply
0 Kudos
a_p_
Leadership
Leadership

Does esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list return any output ?
See Command line secion at https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1011387

André

Reply
0 Kudos
caracush
Contributor
Contributor

The solution is, update to ESXI 6.7 3U

Reply
0 Kudos