Hi:
I have an ESXi 4.1 host with 2x146GB RAID1 array (datastore1) and 4x300GB RAID5 array (datastore2). I need more space so I plan to replace 2x146GB with 2x2TB. I'll first move VMs from datastore1 to datastore2, then shut down machine, swap drives and build new array.
- Do I need to remove datastore1 from ESXi cfg. before I physically remove the drives, or will ESXi startup gracefully and allow me to remove the datastore?
- I will be able to add the new datastore (2x2TB) to ESXi, ya, i.e. ESXi should see the array once initialized on the machine?
- The existing datastores have block size set to 1MB so max vmdk is 256GB. I want the new datastore to have 8MB block size so I can have larger vmdks. I think I can set the datastore block size when creating it, ya, i.e. the same ESXi install can have datastores with different block sizes, ya?
Thanks so much for any insights you have!
Bob