User guide

April 2008 19 Dell Inc.
Issue
Version
Description
Resolution
Newly created
RAID Virtual
Disks using
OpenManage
Storage
Management
(OMSM) map to
the same device
name
OM 4.5/5.x on
ESX 2.5.x
All newly created
RAID virtual disks
using Open Manage
Storage Management
map to /dev/sda.
Creating and deleting virtual RAID disks through
OMSM is not supported. To create and delete
RAID disks, use the boot menu of the PERC
controller.
I/O errors are
seen in VMware
log files when
detaching a
remote floppy
using DRAC 5
OM 4.5/5.x on
ESX 2.5.x/3.x
When a remote floppy
is attached through a
DRAC 5 to the service
console and then
detached, I/O errors
are seen in
/var/log/messages
This is a known issue. VMware maps the remote
media to a SCSI device and logs errors when the
remote floppy is removed. This message may
safely be ignored. To stop the messages from
reappearing, detach the remote media and
restart the server.
Virtual floppy I/O
errors in
/var/log/messages
after system boot
up
OM 5.x on
ESX
2.5.4/2.5.5/3.x
After system boot up,
/var/log/messages
reports the following
error” end_request:
I/O error, dev
21:00 (hde),
sector 2”, where
hde is device for the
remote media.
On PE6950 the errors
look like:
kernel: sdb : READ
CAPACITY failed.
kernel: Current
sd00:00: sense key
Not Ready
kernel: Additional
sense indicates
Medium not present
kernel: sdb: I/O
error: dev 08:10,
sector 0
kernel: unable to
read partition
table
The errors do not represent actual functionality
loss. The errors may be ignored.
This issue will be fixed in future release of ESX
server software.