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:
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
anyone can help me?
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.
Hello,
My VMWARE Server ver.:
ESXI Image: ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-standard (VMware, Inc.)
Hardware data:
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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]
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Versions LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i
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Product Name : LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i
Serial No : SV43413017
FW Package Build: 12.15.0-0239
Mfg. Data
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Mfg. Date : 08/18/14
Rework Date : 00/00/00
Revision No : 86C
Battery FRU : N/A
Image Versions in Flash:
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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.
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
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.
Does esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list return any output ?
See Command line secion at https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1011387
André
The solution is, update to ESXI 6.7 3U