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  • 1.  Cannot see 2nd server drive set in VM world

    Posted Sep 22, 2011 05:49 PM

    I amd new to vmware as of this week!. I just installed onto Dell T610 Server. Seems all OK except. I have 6 physical SAS disks in server. (2) 140GB in RIAD 1 config and (4) 500GB in RAID 5 config. The controller is a PERC H700. The plan is to have 2 mirrored drives as boot drive and other for drives as data. The controller has the 2 group of drives set up a 2 virtual sets. Installed VMware Sphere 5 onto mirror drive set. Both drive sets were found on installation.  Once installed client on a PC and started it on saw a datastore for mirrored set were I stored vmware. The remaing RAID 5 data drive set cannot be seen.

    Is this because I have to add them in Vmware somehow or are they configure wrong. Do they need to be 1 group of 6 disks. I sure I am getting this virtualization setup!!!!

    Thanks for any help



  • 2.  RE: Cannot see 2nd server drive set in VM world
    Best Answer

    Posted Sep 22, 2011 06:01 PM

    vSphere > Configuration > Storage > Add Storage > Disk/LUN > Choose your unused disks?

    I'm assuming you just need to format and provision your second datastore, have fun! Welcome to virtualization. :smileyhappy:



  • 3.  RE: Cannot see 2nd server drive set in VM world

    Posted Sep 22, 2011 06:24 PM

    wdroush1 thanks for quick reply - Right on target. That fixed my issue. Many thanks :smileylaugh: