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  • 1.  Physical Drive details in Smart Array

    Posted Jul 16, 2013 04:16 PM

    hello

    I have HP Servers having HP embedded ESXI server installed with HP owned ISO, I want to know physical drive details in ESXi ( as like hpacucli), because i have drive failure and want to replace that drive,


    Could anyone tell me how to get the info. I am also missing storage info in Health status tab(VI client)

    Regards,

    DJ



  • 2.  RE: Physical Drive details in Smart Array

    Posted Jul 16, 2013 11:53 PM

    There is no options as such to find the details of the physical hard disk . You could get a drive info such as a bay / slot from the health status or else I recommend you to login to ilo and find the details



  • 3.  RE: Physical Drive details in Smart Array

    Posted Jul 17, 2013 08:56 AM

    but if we have drive failure how we can identify serial number or FRU of drive in ESXi

    in ILO not able view the details for drives



  • 4.  RE: Physical Drive details in Smart Array

    Posted Jul 17, 2013 09:02 AM

    ESXi wont show you the drive details. You can check in iLO or RAID console



  • 5.  RE: Physical Drive details in Smart Array

    Posted Jul 17, 2013 09:05 AM

    Raid console? how we can get that?



  • 6.  RE: Physical Drive details in Smart Array

    Posted Jul 17, 2013 09:12 AM

    Maybe VMware Front Experience: How to run the HP Online ACU CLI for Linux in ESXi 4.x is something that's interesting for you!?

    André



  • 7.  RE: Physical Drive details in Smart Array

    Posted Jul 17, 2013 09:15 AM

    thanks i have tried this but it doesn't detect my smart array controller, it seems it only works for few controller



  • 8.  RE: Physical Drive details in Smart Array

    Posted Jul 17, 2013 09:19 AM

    What servers models and which RAID controller do you use? And which version/build of ESXi 4 are you currently running?

    André



  • 9.  RE: Physical Drive details in Smart Array

    Posted Jul 17, 2013 09:32 AM

    i am sorry, my ESXI missed offline bundle thats the reason controller were not detecting, after installing offline bundle its worked for me thanks for sorting out this issue.