Unable to initialize Fusion IO disk in VEA when the disk has a sector size of 4096 bytes - Storage Foundation for Windows.
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Description
Error Message
Error V-76-58645-181: Disk sector size is not supported by Volume Manager
Cause
Vendors are recommending the use of 4K (4096) sector size as the low level format on Fusion IO drives. This is recommended to increase performance and reduce memory strain on their drivers.
This causes issues in SFW because SFW only supports disk devices with a sector size of 512 bytes.
Resolution
Use vendor provided software, like HP IO Accelerator Management Tool, to perform a low level format on the drives, using a sector size of 512 bytes. This cannot be done from within SFW/VEA.
Support for other sector sizes is being considered for a future release.
Applies To
Storage Foundation for Windows 6.0.1
Windows Server 2008 x64
Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
Issue/Introduction
Unable to initialize Fusion IO disk in VEA when the disk has a sector size of 4096 bytes.
Additional Information
UMI: V-76-58645-181
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