Can not use entire space available in datastore

[masouddorostkar]

Hello

we have a HP DL580 G7 server with P410i raid controller and 8 x 1 TB HDDs.

I create a raid 1 with 2 HDDs(1 TB) and raid 5 with other 6 HDDs(5 TB) and install ESXi 5.1 in first datastore (1 TB).

after installation when I wanted to create the 5 TB data store, (ESXi detects and shows the 5 TB available space) it only uses nearly 2.5 TB !!! and can not use the entire space

I also installed the ESXi 5.5 but still no luck.

[Linjo · Accepted solution]

This kb seems to apply to you: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2006942

[masouddorostkar]

Thank you

[masouddorostkar]

I want to know that this problem is still in vSphere 5.5 ? because that KB indicates the 5.0 and 5.1. is my problem the same ?

[Linjo]

Do you have the listed notifications in the log? If you do then it is probably still there.

This is a driver issue and is probably not related to the ESX version.

// Linjo

[masouddorostkar]

yes the log are almost the same

thank you

2014-01-13T11:53:40.228Z cpu18:33974)Partition: 423: Failed read for "naa.600c0ff0001978ecbbe9ca5101000000": I/O error

2014-01-13T11:53:40.228Z cpu18:33974)Partition: 1003: Failed to read protective mbr on "naa.600c0ff0001978ecbbe9ca5101000000" : I/O error

2014-01-13T11:53:40.228Z cpu18:33974)WARNING: Partition: 1112: Partition table read from device naa.600c0ff0001978ecbbe9ca5101000000 failed: I/O error

2014-01-13T11:53:19.953Z cpu50:33499)ScsiDeviceIO: 7402: Get VPD 80 Inquiry for device "mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0" from Plugin "NMP" failed. Not supported

2014-01-13T11:53:19.953Z cpu50:33499)ScsiDeviceIO: 7412: Get VPD 83 Inquiry for device "mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0" from Plugin "NMP" failed. Not supported

2014-01-13T11:53:19.953Z cpu50:33499)ScsiDeviceIO: 7448: Get VPD 86 Inquiry for device "mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0" from Plugin "NMP" failed. Not supported

2014-01-13T11:53:19.953Z cpu48:33499)ScsiDeviceIO: 6162: Could not detect setting of QErr for device mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0. Error Medium not found.

2014-01-13T11:53:51.503Z cpu54:33980)Partition: 911: Read of GPT header (hdrlba = 1) failed on "naa.600c0ff0001978ecbbe9ca5101000000" : I/O error

2014-01-13T11:54:01.604Z cpu50:33980)Partition: 911: Read of GPT header (hdrlba = 1) failed on "naa.600c0ff0001978ecbbe9ca5101000000" : I/O error

2014-01-13T11:58:11.073Z cpu16:34149)Partition: 911: Read of GPT header (hdrlba = 1) failed on "naa.600c0ff0001978ecbbe9ca5101000000" : I/O error