useful cli for VSAN

get information using esxcli

• esxcli vsan storage list
  details on physical devices
• esxcli vsan policy getdefault
  details on default policy, most often referred as “none”

for cliesx vsan reference click here

convince the host that there is a SSD (if there is a really one)

• search for the SSD using:
  esxcli storage nmp device list
  you will get a satp-type and a device-id. The satp-type can be used to mark a remote disk as SSD. In the case of VSAN, SSD should be local.
• mark the disk as SSD:
  esxcli storage nmp satp rule add --satp=VMW_SATP_LOCAL --device=device-id --option="enable_ssd enable_local"
• Accoring to KB you have to reboot the host, but it works without too.
• unclaim the disk
  esxcli storage core claiming unclaim --type=device --device=device-id
• claim the disk again (it is another order than in KB)
  • esxcli storage core claimrule load
  • esxcli storage core claimrule run
  • esxcli storage core claiming reclaim -d device-id
• check the result
  esxcli storage core device list -d device-id

read the full KB entry here.

clear partition form disks before add to VSAN

if you get errors by adding disk to VSAN, old partitions can resist on the disk. TAKE CARE TO CLEAR THE RIGHT DISKS!! To clear them do:

• check for partition
  partedUtil getptbl /dev/disks/mpx.vmhban\:Cn\:Tn\:Ln
• delete them
  partedUtil delete /dev/disks/mpx.vmhban\:Cn\:Tn\:Ln N
  with N is the number of the partition listed with command before