This article will help you to attache new hard drive on xen server. Xen storage repository supports IDE, SATA, SCSI and SAS drives when locally connected, excluding iSCSI, NFS, SAS and fiber channel in case of a remote storage.
Steps to create an SR in a XenServer.
1. SSH to the XenServer as root.
2. Find the disk ID of the new device using the next commands:
You will see list of all the HDDs and partitions. Find which device is your new local disk. This is probably “sdx”(most likely sdb) or “/cciss/c0d1p0”.
This command will show the disk ids for all the partitions/HDDs present in the server
Find the disk ID of the “sdx” or “cciss/c0d1”disk. The “scsi-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx” or “cciss-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”format is what you need.
3. Discover the ‘host-uuid’ in the XenSserver using the following command.
The uuid (RO) is the ‘host-uuid’ you will need.
4. Generate a Storage Repository (SR):
Note: The sr-create command is for adding a new hard drive. This is a critical process that will partition and format the drive, and any data on the drive will be vanished. If you desire to re-introduce a drive that contains existing data, you should use sr-introduce instead.
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You can verify it from XenCenter with the following steps:
1. Connect to the XenCenter.
2. Go to the ‘Storage tab’. You will find the details of all storage repositories here. You can see the storage ‘Local Storage2’ in the list.
This signifies that the disk has been added successfully. Now, you can start creating VDIs on it.
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