ESXi Server configuration got lost after move to new harware

[stcl]

Hello,

we have an ESXi 3.5 Update4 Server running successfully for a while. Now our server hardware failed and we moved all disks to a new server with same hardware.

The ESXi boots fine but the datastores are lost. I can see the devices and Infrstructure Client tells me that they contain valid VMware data but warns me that they will get lost if I create a new volume.

How can I recreate the volumes that VMware will find the as before.

Some additional information:

- The correct number of VMs is listed in the I.C.

- network configuration incl. virtual switches is OK.

- The license is lost. It's in evaluation state now (58 days left).

- SSH is still enabled and all defined useres are available.

It seems that only the datastores can not be found.

How can I get ESXi to remount the existing datastores with their previously configured mountponts?

Thanks in advance

Steffen

[stcl]

Hi,

I found it myself: http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/no_persistent_storage_after_upgrade.php.

It describes how to rescan for volumes which get new IDs, how to rename them and how to correct the defined VMs.

So problem is solved.

Sorry for bothering ...

- Steffen

[AndreTheGiant]

First be sure that you see your old VMFS partition with:

fdisk -l

Then use LVM.resignature to "mount" it again:

http://www.shocknetwork.com/forum/vmware-discussion-f20/how-resignature-vmfs3-volumes-that-are-not-s...

Andre