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  • 1.  adding datastore from LUN iscsi

    Posted Jan 02, 2011 04:40 PM

    I've vSphere 4.1 build 32092 and an external nas Iomega IX4-200R 8 TB

    I've created on this nas a shared storage iScsi 3 TB capacity

    When i add it as VMware datastore the resul capacity always is  951 Gb ?

    Is there a capacity limit for iScsi datastores ?

    Thanks for help

    Blondie



  • 2.  RE: adding datastore from LUN iscsi

    Posted Jan 02, 2011 04:42 PM

    ESX(i) currently only supports LUN sizes up to 2TB minus 512 Bytes. What you see is the "overflow".

    André



  • 3.  RE: adding datastore from LUN iscsi

    Posted Jan 02, 2011 06:07 PM

    ok thanks

    but i think this is a very strange behaviour !

    It's better to send an alert to Admin and/or use maximun size as the second checkbox let to know...

    do you agree ? :smileyhappy:

    Mauro



  • 4.  RE: adding datastore from LUN iscsi

    Posted Jan 02, 2011 06:12 PM

    I agree, a hint would probably be helpful.

    If you are interested in the cause of this limitation, read http://kb.vmware.com/kb/3371739

    André



  • 5.  RE: adding datastore from LUN iscsi

    Posted Jan 02, 2011 04:45 PM

    ... see http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_config_max.pdf

    André