Hey Guys,
I have just installed esxi in evaluation mode,
I currently have 2x480GB SSD's with esxi installed on one.
Just created a Datastore called DATA1 on the empty SSD, Now im wanting to create a second Datastore on the SSD where ESXi is installed as it has ~430GB free space avaliable however I am getting error: failed to create VMFS datastore DATA2 - Cannot change the host configuration.
Also when I try to expand I get the following: Failed to extend VMFS datastore DATA1 - Cannot change the host configuration
Is there a fix for this or can this not be done?
Kind Regards
notdanlol
By default ESXi installation will create a datastore with the disk you selected while ESXi installation(Will create default datastore with available free space after ESXi installation) - After installation you can see this datastore on ESXi Web UI
And you created a second datastore( DATA1() with another disk.
Hope you clear with the concept
Upon installation, 0 Datastore's where created. I am not sure that this is the case VysakhNair
Can you please share the screenshots of your disk and datastores.
ESXi will automatically create one datastore with the disk you selected for installation.
@notdanlol
Can you please SSH to host and provide the output of below command
#esxcli storage filesystem list
Diagrams just for reference also
notdanlol
These vfat file systems are partition of the ESXi, I can't see any VMFS partitions.
Can you please share the output of below commands as well( What is the verison of ESXi and Is it a fresh installation or Upgrade)
#df -h
#partedUtil get vmfs/devices/disks/naa.****** ---For all devices
#esxcli storage filesystem list
#partedUtil getptbl /dev/disks/mpx.***** ---For all devices
# partedUtil get vmfs/volumes/18d30975-ef09aac5-175c-ef7699c0268e
Warning: Unable to open /vmfs/volumes/18d30975-ef09aac5-175c-ef7699c0268e read-write (Is a directory). /vmfs/volumes/18d30975-ef09aac5-175c-ef7699c0268e has been opened read-only.
Warning: Could not determine sector size for /vmfs/volumes/18d30975-ef09aac5-175c-ef7699c0268e: Inappropriate ioctl for device.
Using the default sector size (512).
A bug has been detected in GNU Parted. Refer to the web site of parted http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/parted.html for more information of what could be useful for bug submitting! Please email a bug report to bug-parted@gnu.org containing at least the version (2.4.62-ce5e-dirty) and the following message: Unable to determine the size of /vmfs/volumes/18d30975-ef09aac5-175c-ef7699c0268e (Inappropriate ioctl for device).
Unable to get device vmfs/volumes/18d30975-ef09aac5-175c-ef7699c0268e
notdanlol
As this is fresh installation and you don't have any data, Can you please reinstall on same disk or the second disk and check the status
I have re-installed a few times VysakhNair...
Ill try again and let you know
Hello .
Greeting's for the Day.
Please share the host make in model and Vsphere Version you have installed.
Regards
Gaganpreet Singh