vSAN Operations: Local Disk Identification

Per Thorn on vSAN, ESXi |

If a local disk on a server fails (or is about to fail) the storage controller will notice this and will inform the vCenter via CIM. The failed disk should then be indicated both in the vCenter and on the disk LED. The disk identification will in these circumstances be…

Turn on Disk LED on HP P840 Storage Contoller

Per Thorn on ESXi |

A feature of the ESXi 6 host is the ability for the VMware admin to turn on the LED of a physical disk from the web client (or command line), which enables them to indicate disks to datacenter staff. Running a vSAN cluster with HP Proliant DL380 G9s using a…