Unable to increase datastore size , Increase Button Grey out

[tamagoliu]

Hi, really can use some expert advise,  I can not find answers or solution anywhere else.

Situation:  we increase a 100 GB SAN disk to 175 GB (VMFS 5.58 1MB block)  , but when we go to the datastore properties of the datastore, the "Increase" button is greyed out.

Setup:  ESXi 5.1 HOST running free license.  The properties view indicates it see the total capacity increase from 100 to 175.  We are log in as "root" with admin access.

Here is what we tried and checked.

1.  make sure we are connecting to the host. (this is a standalone setup, so we only connect to the host)

2.  no snapshot.  (again free license, very limited features)

3.  reboot the host.

4.  power down VM, and tried , "increase still greyed out.

5.  we have an internal SAS disk, and the "increase" button is available.

6.  Check free space, it still has 3.38GB avaialble out of 100GB.  (not sure if this can be an issue)

[Cyberfed27]

Silly question, but did you do a rescan on your HBAs/Datastores?

[tamagoliu]

Thank you for responding.  You are the first in almost a week.

Yes, I have, as you can see from the original attach file, the host see the increased  capacity , but for some reason, it's unable to tap into it.

I am scratching my head here for any suggestions to this issue.

[shanewilson6002]

Hi I was wondering if you ever found a solution to this issue, I am facing the exact same problem today.