Cisco UCS B200 M5 Server Disk Slot Availability

[d_ahmad]

Hi,

I am in the process of setting up a storage profile but I keep getting the error  "Cause: Disk in the slot *number*  in LunSet ........ is not available." How do I check disk slot availability or overcome this otherwise?

Many thanks

[Kirk J]

Have you tried just using a local disk policy?

Most of the storage profile options are more applicable to rack servers.

Kirk...

[d_ahmad]

I dont think a local disk option came up but I will have a look. Do you think I need to do anything on the NetApp ESS Management interface?

Many thanks

[Kirk J]

Not sure I follow...

We are talking about a UCS service profile, under Storage, and Local Disk Configuration Policy, will only impact physically local disks in your B200M5 blade.  This policy is unrelated to SAN or netapp storage.

Kirk...

[d_ahmad]

Thanks for that. Do these settings seem reasonable? I am still not getting any storage device on EXSi install?

[Kirk J]

The 'any config' will only help you if you already have a raid volume/VD defined.

You may need to set it to raid 1 (assuming 2 physical disks) instead of anyconfig.

Then ESXi should see a virtual drive presented.

Kirk...

[d_ahmad]

Still nothing but I do get a warning saying, "Pre-existing configuration issues: server does not fulfill local disk config requirements of the service profile"

[Wes Austin]

How many hard drives do you have? what model are they?

What location are you attempting to install ESXI?

what does your boot order look like?