如果在vSphere Client里面添加已经安装过操作系统的磁盘(如安装过Windows系统的磁盘),那是无法再直接添加驱动器的,需要SSH登录到ESXi的控制台进行操作。
获取磁盘设备信息:
# esxcfg-scsidevs -l
mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
Device Type: Direct-Access
Size: 7580 MB
Display Name: Local USB Direct-Access (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0)
Multipath Plugin: NMP
Console Device: /vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
Vendor: HP iLO Model: Internal SD-CARD Revis: 2.09
SCSI Level: 2 Is Pseudo: false Status: on
Is RDM Capable: false Is Removable: true
Is Local: true Is SSD: false
Other Names:
vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30
VAAI Status: unsupported
t10.ATA_____PLEXTOR_PX2D128M5S_______________________P02349103954________
Device Type: Direct-Access
Size: 122104 MB
Display Name: Local ATA Disk (t10.ATA_____PLEXTOR_PX2D128M5S_______________________P02349103954________)
Multipath Plugin: NMP
Console Device: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____PLEXTOR_PX2D128M5S_______________________P02349103954________
Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____PLEXTOR_PX2D128M5S_______________________P02349103954________
Vendor: ATA Model: PLEXTOR PX-128M5 Revis: 1.05
SCSI Level: 5 Is Pseudo: false Status: on
Is RDM Capable: false Is Removable: false
Is Local: true Is SSD: true
Other Names:
vml.01000000005030323334393130333935342020202020202020504c4558544f
VAAI Status: unknown
t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200BEVT2D75ZCT2________________________WD2DWXE309HU6629
Device Type: Direct-Access
Size: 305245 MB
Display Name: Local ATA Disk (t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200BEVT2D75ZCT2________________________WD2DWXE309HU6629)
Multipath Plugin: NMP
Console Device: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200BEVT2D75ZCT2________________________WD2DWXE309HU6629
Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200BEVT2D75ZCT2________________________WD2DWXE309HU6629
Vendor: ATA Model: WDC WD3200BEVT-7 Revis: 11.0
SCSI Level: 5 Is Pseudo: false Status: on
Is RDM Capable: false Is Removable: false
Is Local: true Is SSD: false
Other Names:
vml.0100000000202020202057442d575845333039485536363239574443205744
VAAI Status: unknown
其中t10.ATA_____PLEXTOR_PX2D128M5S_______________________P02349103954________就是安装过Windows系统的硬盘,获取它的分区信息:
~ # partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____PLEXTOR_PX2D128M5S_______________________P02349103954________15566 255 63 2500696801 2048 718847 7 1282 718848 250069646 7 0
删除分区:
~ # partedUtil delete /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____PLEXTOR_PX2D128M5S________
_______________P02349103954________ 1
~ # partedUtil delete /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____PLEXTOR_PX2D128M5S________
_______________P02349103954________ 2
删除完成后再到vSphere Client里面重新添加磁盘即可。
创建磁盘的时候如果出现
“Fail to create VMFS datastore VMFS xxxx”- cannot change the host configuration.
partedUtil mklabel /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.xxxx gpt