Hey guys,
We have 6*HP DEL380 Gen9 hosts with p840ar smart array controller.
- On each host with have 3 SSD drivers and additional 9 SAS magnetic disks of 6TB.
- The host operating system is ESXi 6.0 U2, and was installed from a customized HP iso
- Driver and firmware version installed according to VMware Compatibility guide
- Smart array ports are set to HBA mode
Currently only SSD drives are visible on the host, none of the SAS devices are visible.
What am I doing wrong?
Additional info:
Driver version: 6.0.0.124-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585
Firmware version: 5.04
The command: esxcli storage core devices list - is showing only the SSD drives
The command: esxcli storage core path list - is showing all the devices
Hello Danco,
Are you positive there are no partitions on these disks?
Can you share the output of this run on one of the hosts?:
# vdq -q
And also the ls -lah output from /dev/disks
Bob
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Not sure, but maybe FAQ: Support statement for 512e and 4K Native drives for VMware vSphere and vSAN (2091600) | VMware ... helps!?
André
Hi Bob,
The output of both commands show only 3 SSD devices and one SD card the ESX is installed on,
I dont see my SAS drives here..
Thanks,
Adiel.
Hello André,
the SAS drives are using 512/512 logical and physical block size and according to the compatibility matrices they are fully compatible with the current firmware version.
Hard drive model : HP MB6000JVYYV
Firmware HPD1
Thanks,
Adiel.
Hello Adiel/Danko,
Quite puzzling that 'esxcli storage core path list' lists the devices, possibly the devices are disconnecting/detaching during boot?
Can you attach the boot log located here /var/log/boot.gz ?
Please check if these paths are active via the Web Client:
Host > Configure > Storage Adapters > Select the vSAN controller > Paths
Bob
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