I had the opportunity to test a Dell vSAN node. I had a older unattend install esxi iso.
This installed the ESXi OS on the wrong disk. After a correct install vSAN did not see this this disk ready for use for vSAN. Combining the following articles Dell VXRai vSAN Drives ineligible and identify-and-solve-ineligible-disk-problems-in-virtual-san/
I solved this problem with the following steps:
Step 1: Identify the Disk with vdq -qH
Step 2: Use partedUtil get “/dev/disks/<DISK>” to list all partitions:
partedUtil get “/dev/disks/t10.NVMe____Dell_Ent_NVMe_CM6_MU_3.2TB______________017D7D23E28EE38C”
Step 3: Use This disk has 2 partitions. Use the partedUtil delete “/dev/disks/<DISK>” <PARTITION> command to delete all partitions:
Step 4:
When all partitions are removed, do a rescan:
~ # esxcli storage core adapter rescan –all
Step 5: Claim Unused Disks
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