LUNs found, no storage found, no storage available to create VMFS

[Gabrie1]

Hi

When rescanning my host, I see a number of LUNs presented from the SAN. But when looking at the storage available there are no visible volumes and neither can I create a new volume. Reboot didn't solve, no strange vmkernel log messages when doing a rescan.

Any tips?

Gabrie

[daniel-san]

There could be serveral things..

What did you do prio to this? Did you se the filsystem before the rescan? Did you just rescan and then all the filsystems where gone?

Did this happen on a running system or new installation?

/D

[Gabrie1]

Hi

I hadn't used the servers for a week because its kinda test environment. I noticed that the volumes had dissapeared. The did a refresh and a rescan, then a reboot. But nothing helped. I would have no problem reformatting the volumes, but I can't even see them.

Gabrie

[whynotq]

what type of staorage system is it ? and what size are the LUNs? it sounds like you are only seeing the LUNZ placeholders on a Fibre SAN.

[Gabrie1]

Its a IBM SVC SAN. Other hosts, in production have nu issues.

I have a 1TB LUN, 2x 2TB (1,94GB) LUN, 2x 500Gb LUN and 1 50Gb LUN that cannot be seen.

Gabrie

[Gabrie1]

SOLVED: Seemed the admin at VC had redefined the permissions and somehow I had lost the "Browse datastore" right.

Sorry !!