dberube Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I've been having a problem with an ESXi box, I can't a 500GB hard drive to attach to a datastore. When trying to add a 500gb drive to a new or existing datastore I get this error message. "Error during the configuration of the host: Failed to get disk partition information". I have used BackTrack to fdisk the drive and mark it as bootable also wrote an ext3 filesystem to the drive. I have tested the drive with SeaTools and it passes. This problem really has me stumped because every other box I attach it to I can access and use the drive (disclaimer: I do not have another ESXi box to try this with). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I've been having a problem with an ESXi box, I can't a 500GB hard drive to attach to a datastore. When trying to add a 500gb drive to a new or existing datastore I get this error message. "Error during the configuration of the host: Failed to get disk partition information". I have used BackTrack to fdisk the drive and mark it as bootable also wrote an ext3 filesystem to the drive. I have tested the drive with SeaTools and it passes. This problem really has me stumped because every other box I attach it to I can access and use the drive (disclaimer: I do not have another ESXi box to try this with). What kind of drive is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 ESXi needs a driver for your hard disk controller, which due to a limited HCL it won't ever get. You need to look for a hack or look at Hyper-V or XenServer, both are free and have better HCL's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopez1364 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Simple. ESXi won't be able to read your linux (ext3) filesystem and use it for storage. You'll need to format the internal disk(s) as VMFS. ESX if very picky when it comes to this. Try running this command in the service console (in case you don't know how to gain console access, view the video below). In the following format: vmkfstools -i srcDiskPath --diskformat thin dstDiskPath examples: vmkfstools -C vmfs3 -S datastore -b 8m vmhba1:130:0:1 vmkfstools -c 500G -d thin /vmfs/volumes/san_vmfs/my_vm/thin_disk.vmdk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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