Hard Disk Emulation fails due to SAN Policy conflict
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nodnarb Guest
Across various machines running Windows 8 and above, I have come across an issue where I can only mount a volume or disk under basic emulation or, at most, flagged as a removable drive. However, if I flag the drive for Hard Disk Emulation (Slower) and attempt to mount the drive, regardless of an image being used or a clean slate, an error occurs and the disk does not mount, and an error code is presented on my screen. What I have discovered while watching the mounting process through Windows 10 is a SAN Policy conflict: when mounting begins, the disk remains in an offline state.
My solution, which I have now done to all of my machines and has resolved the issue:
- Run an elevated command and load into DISKPART
- Change the SAN policy by typing the following: SAN POLICY=OnlineAll
Nothing else, just mount the disk.
Andrew SoftPerfect
Thank you for sharing your solution! (tu)
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