一,删除以前装过系统或进行过分区的硬盘的所有分区,以便分配给VMFS使用或直通给虚拟机
1,查看当前系统中的存储设备的列表
# esxcfg-scsidevs -l
t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200AAJS2D08L7A0________________________WD2DWCAPD4768401
Device Type: Direct-Access
Size: 305245 MB
Display Name: Local ATA Disk (t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200AAJS2D08L7A0________________________WD2DWCAPD4768401)
Multipath Plugin: NMP
Console Device: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200AAJS2D08L7A0________________________WD2DWCAPD4768401
Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200AAJS2D08L7A0________________________WD2DWCAPD4768401
Vendor: ATA Model: WDC WD3200AAJS-0 Revis: 0M22
SCSI Level: 5 Is Pseudo: false Status: on
Is RDM Capable: false Is Removable: false
Is Local: true Is SSD: false
Other Names:
vml.0100000000202020202057442d574341504434373638343031574443205744
VAAI Status: unsupported
2,获取指定存储设备的信息
# partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200AAJS2D08L7A0________________________WD2DWCAPD4768401
3,删除分区
# partedUtil delete /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200AAJS2D08L7A0________________________WD2DWCAPD4768401 1
4,直通给虚拟机
# vmkfstools -z /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD3200AAJS2D08L7A0________________________WD2DWCAPD4768401 /vmfs/volumes/VM_OS/RDMStore/WDC_WD3200AAJS2D08L7A0.vmdk
**附:ESXI常用的存储空间管理命令
- esxcli storage vmfs extent list //列出系统当前已经启用的VMFS存储空间
- ls -lha /vmfs/devices/disks/
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