With vmware the image file system initialization is not supported. Try usin as FSTYPE "vmfs_thin" instead of "raw". You will have to initialize the fs manually in the VM.
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Michael Curran <michael.cur...@connectsolutions.com> wrote: > Javier -- > > Thanks!! That resolved that portion of the issue > ====================== > > Does anyone know if this is a bug report or a feature request that I need to > make? > > Vmware ESXi5.1 does not use mkfs to create a raw disk and attach it to the VM > instances , it uses vmkfstools to do this task > > Mon Aug 19 07:07:24 2013 [VMM][I]: > Mon Aug 19 07:07:24 2013 [VMM][I]: if [ ! -d /vmfs/volumes/102/16/disk.2 ]; > then > Mon Aug 19 07:07:24 2013 [VMM][I]: mkdir -p /vmfs/volumes/102/16/disk.2 > Mon Aug 19 07:07:24 2013 [VMM][I]: fi > Mon Aug 19 07:07:24 2013 [VMM][I]: > Mon Aug 19 07:07:24 2013 [VMM][I]: mkfs -t RAW /vmfs/volumes/102/16/disk.2" > failed: sh: mkfs: not found > Mon Aug 19 07:07:24 2013 [VMM][E]: Could not create image > /vmfs/volumes/102/16/disk.2 > Mon Aug 19 07:07:24 2013 [VMM][I]: ExitCode: 127 > Mon Aug 19 07:07:24 2013 [VMM][I]: Failed to execute transfer manager driver > operation: tm_attach. > Mon Aug 19 07:07:24 2013 [VMM][E]: Error attaching new VM Disk: Could not > create image /vmfs/volumes/102/16/disk.2 > > Since it cannot attach a disk using mkfs , it fails to add the additional > disk. I suppose I could create a blank disk image and register it in the > IMAGES Datastore and attach that for now -- Based on our use of that extra > disk and VMware's ability to re-size them (especially for windows), this > could lead to a large number of disks to manage on a given VM, instead of the > ability to expand the disk. > > Michael Curran | connectsolutions | Lead Network Architect > Phone 614.568.2285 | Mobile 614.403.6320 | www.connectsolutions.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Javier Fontan [mailto:jfon...@opennebula.org] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 9:04 AM > To: Michael Curran > Cc: users@lists.opennebula.org > Subject: Re: [one-users] esxi vm instantiation not on scsi disk > > Set the disk or image TARGET to "sda" or DEV_PREFIX to "sd". > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Michael Curran > <michael.cur...@connectsolutions.com> wrote: >> So - I am having an issue with building VM's in ESXi from templates >> >> >> >> The root drive always instantiates as IDE and not SCSI - and no SCSI >> adapter is added that would allow me to add more disks to the VM >> >> Looking over this part of scripts_common.sh for VMKFSTOOLS - it >> doesn't appear to look like the build task from VMware's site - I >> don't see the -a that identifies the BUS type >> >> >> >> I have added this to the actual disk IMAGE >> >> >> >> BUS="scsi" >> >> >> >> And these to the template >> >> >> >> DISK=[ >> >> BUS="scsi", >> >> IMAGE_ID="0" ] >> >> >> >> >> >> RAW=[ >> >> DATA="<devices><controller type='scsi' index='0' >> model='lsilogic'/></devices>", >> >> TYPE="vmware" ] >> >> >> >> >> >> But never see a SCSI attached disk as the primary disk - always IDE >> >> >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> >> >> function mkfs_command { >> >> DST=$1 >> >> FSTYPE=${2:-ext3} >> >> SIZE=${3:-0} >> >> >> >> # Specific options for different FS >> >> case "$FSTYPE" in >> >> "ext2"|"ext3"|"ext4"|"ntfs") >> >> OPTS="-F" >> >> ;; >> >> >> >> "reiserfs") >> >> OPTS="-f -q" >> >> ;; >> >> >> >> "jfs") >> >> OPTS="-q" >> >> ;; >> >> "raw"|"") >> >> echo "" >> >> return 0 >> >> ;; >> >> "swap") >> >> echo "$MKSWAP -L swap $DST" >> >> return 0 >> >> ;; >> >> "qcow2") >> >> echo "$QEMU_IMG create -f qcow2 $DST ${SIZE}M" >> >> return 0 >> >> ;; >> >> "vmdk_"*) >> >> VMWARE_DISK_TYPE=`echo $FSTYPE|cut -d'_' -f 2` >> >> >> >> echo "$VMWARE_DISK_TYPE" | \ >> >> grep '\<thin\>\|\<zeroedthic\>\|\<eagerzeroedthick\>' 2>&1 >> /dev/null >> >> >> >> if [ $? -eq 1 ] ; then >> >> VMWARE_DISK_TYPE="thin" >> >> fi >> >> >> >> echo "$VMKFSTOOLS -U $DST/disk.vmdk; \ >> >> rm -f $DST/*; \ >> >> $VMKFSTOOLS -c ${SIZE}M -d ${VMWARE_DISK_TYPE} $DST >> /disk.vmdk" >> >> return 0 >> >> ;; >> >> *) >> >> OPTS="" >> >> ;; >> >> esac >> >> >> >> echo "$MKFS -t $FSTYPE $OPTS $DST" >> >> } >> >> >> >> >> >> Michael Curran | connectsolutions | Lead Network Architect >> >> Phone 614.568.2285 | Mobile 614.403.6320 | www.connectsolutions.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> Users@lists.opennebula.org >> http://lists.opennebula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-opennebula.org >> > > > > -- > Join us at OpenNebulaConf2013 in Berlin from the 24th to the 26th of > September 2013! > > Javier Fontán Muiños > Developer > OpenNebula - The Open Source Toolkit for Data Center Virtualization > www.OpenNebula.org | @OpenNebula | github.com/jfontan -- Join us at OpenNebulaConf2013 in Berlin from the 24th to the 26th of September 2013! 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