zep
2015-Nov-04 16:25 UTC
[CentOS] getting a CentOS6 VM on VMware ESXi platform to recognize a new disk device
On 11/04/2015 11:05 AM, Boris Epstein wrote:> On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org> > wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 04, 2015 at 05:39:59PM +0200, Eero Volotinen wrote: >>> I think, this is possible with scsi disks >>> >>> >> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/vmware-add-a-new-hard-disk-without-rebooting-guest.html >> >> While I believe that this URL has technically correct advice, it's >> basically doing a subset of the commands in the scsi-rescan script in >> the sg3_utils package. >> >> I wonder if you need to be running the vmware tools for the kernel to >> detect new devices? >> >> -- >> Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > Jonathan, > > Thanks, good point. I do have VMware tools running on the VM, though. > > Boris. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centoswas the controller you added the virtual disk to an IDE or scsi controller? -- public gpg key id: 1362BA1A
Boris Epstein
2015-Nov-04 16:26 UTC
[CentOS] getting a CentOS6 VM on VMware ESXi platform to recognize a new disk device
> > > > was the controller you added the virtual disk to an IDE or scsi controller? > > -- > public gpg key id: 1362BA1A > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >It was a SCSI controller. Boris.
Eero Volotinen
2015-Nov-04 16:29 UTC
[CentOS] getting a CentOS6 VM on VMware ESXi platform to recognize a new disk device
It should work fine. What esxi version you are using? Eero 4.11.2015 6.27 ip. "Boris Epstein" <borepstein at gmail.com> kirjoitti:> > > > > > > > was the controller you added the virtual disk to an IDE or scsi > controller? > > > > -- > > public gpg key id: 1362BA1A > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > It was a SCSI controller. > > Boris. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >
Rainer Traut
2015-Nov-04 17:41 UTC
[CentOS] getting a CentOS6 VM on VMware ESXi platform to recognize a new disk device
Am 04.11.2015 um 17:26 schrieb Boris Epstein:> It was a SCSI controller. > >It usually works very nice here, Have you added only the disk or by accident another scsi controller? This happens (you probably know) if you select another bus while creating the disc. VG Rainer
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