Configure a cluster of vsphere with 2 host with internal storage shared via HP LeftHand - doubts

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• Problem when adding 2nd host in Iscsi storage shared

  Hello people.

  I'll try to explain exactly my problem even if it is a little difficult liitle!

  First of all, we are talking about a test environment that is installed in my house just for learning purposes.

  I am facing a strange my iscsi storage behavior when trying to join a second host to storage vmotion purposes. I was using an Esx host (3.5) for a while and I had no problem with the iscsi storage (I use an old pc with freenas on it). I must say that I got lucky, also, local sata controllers have been recognized so I could test the Storage Vmotion between two storages (Commons and iscsi) with success in this host.

  To continue to learn, I decided to also buy another pc to test Ha cluster, Vmotion, DRS. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the same material and who as well as sata controllers do not to be recognized, so I used a disk ata for OS and my intention was to use for the volume vmfs3 iscsi storage.

  In the first host esx I used, you can see 3 storage adapters: vmhba32 vmhba33& gt; Controllers local sata,34vmhba& gt; initiator iscsi software

  In the second esx host, you can see only the vmhba32- & gt; the iSCSI Software initiator.

  The first time everything worked ok, which means that I have attached iscsi storage in host the2nd by rescaning the vmhba and I was able to browse the datstore and see the contents of it, but it lasted only 10 minutes. Then suddenly I lost the connection to common storage to both hosts, I could see in the section maps of storage, but when I pressed update in the storage section, nothing happened and even when I tried to add it using the add storage I received the message usual "cannot read the partition table information. After being a little more careful I noticed that in the section storage cards, I could see the same vmhba34 in the two hosts with the same alias to the host of the first, and here's the strangest part, the situation I described above has been changing from time to time, which means that a few times I have seen the vmhba32 in both hosts and after some time vmhba34 in both hosts! (crazy)

  I took the big decision after playing with the partition table, without effect to use the ' vmkfstool - C vmfs3 s ' _free "_ / vmfs/devices/disks/vmhba32: 0:0:1" command

  in the second host, of course, I lost all data, but now with a simple refresh in this host, I was able to see the storage.

  Unfortunately, I still couldn't ' 1 host storage access and I published the same command "vmkfstool - C vmfs3 s"free"" / vmfs/devices/disks/vmhba34: 0:0:1 ""

  with only the change you see in bold. Accordingly, it was to see the storage after a refresh with free (1) name.

  Now he is currently working for 2 days with this way not recommended and what I would be really grateful if could help me clarify what exactly is happening.

  My main problem is that I am in front of a very unstable environment that might as well have the same unexpected problem in the future and I can't reformat always storage and loss of all virtual machines

  I tried to describe the best I could to this strange situation!

  Thank you for your time and any help or advice would be most welcome!

  I was looking for a similar solution. Seems to be the only iSCSI host is possible on freeNas. See here: http://apps.sourceforge.net/phpbb/freenas/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=403&sid=f4881e6e25e752e6ee8c6b0eae5887d3

  The only solution for learning seems to be to install the server ESX or ESXi in a virtual machine and then use iSCSI. Vm Instructions to complete the installation here (you must all PDFs 6) http://knowledge.xtravirt.com/white-papers/esx-3x.html or you can replace the opnefiler by the SUN's VM iSCSI. http://www.sun.com/storage/disk_systems/unified_storage/resources.jsp , you must use the vmware converter to convert the SUN's virtual to be used in ESX machine found this in a forum... but can not find more URL. I have not tried myself but, looking for just because you want to get a similar setup.

  Wolfgang

• Best practices for network configuration of vSphere with two subnets?

  Well, then I'll set up 3 ESXi hosts connected to storage shared with two different subnets. I configured the iSCSI initiator and the iSCSI with his own default gateway - 192.168.1.1 - targets through a Cisco router and did the same with the hosts configured with its own default gateway - 192.168.2.2. I don't know if I should have a router in the middle to route traffic between two subnets since I use iSCSI ports linking and grouping of NETWORK cards. If I shouldn't use a physical router, how do I route the traffic between different subnets and use iSCSI ports binding at the same time. What are the best practices for the implementation of a network with two subnets vSphere (ESX host network: iSCSI network)? Thank you in advance.

  Install the most common iSCSI would be traffic between hosts and

  the storage is not being routed, because a router it could reduce performance.

  If you have VLAN 10(192.168.1.0/24) iSCSI, VLAN 20 (192.168.2.0/24) ESX

  MGMT and VLAN 30 (192.168.3.0/24) comments VMs and VLAN 40 (192.168.4.0/24)

  vMotion a deployment scenario might be something like:

  NIC1 - vSwitch 0 - active VMK (192.168.1.10) MGMT, vMotion VMK (192.168.4.10)

  standby

  NIC2 - vSwitch 1 - current (VLAN30) guest virtual machine port group

  NIC3 - vSwitch 2 - active VMK1 (192.168.1.10) iSCSI

  NIC4 - vSwitch 2 - active VMK2 (192.168.1.11) iSCSI

  NIC5 - vSwitch 1 - current (VLAN30) guest virtual machine port group

  NIC6 - vSwitch 0 - MGMT VMK (192.168.2.10) standby, vMotion

  VMK (192.168.4.10) active

  You would place you on VLAN 10 storage with an IP address of something like target

  192.168.1.8 and iSCSI traffic would remain on this VLAN. The default value

  gateway configured in ESXi would be the router the VLAN 20 with an ip address of

  something like 192.168.2.1. I hope that scenario help set some options.

  Tuesday, June 24, 2014 19:16, vctl [email protected]>

• It is possible and effective: high availability (failover) on 2 guests with local storage?

  Hello

  I have a discussion on the implementation of ha (failover) with 2 guests with local storage.

  My advice is to go with a shared storage. But there is another view, use the cluster failover MS with local storage service to save on the shared storage hardware.

  2 "mirorred" on each host machines. Is it feasible at all?

  The HughesNet: have 2 virtual machines (SQL server and server applications in a highly available environment). The workload of the machines will be raised to 2 very powerful servers that are supposed to be buying.

  1. Please briefly explain a feature of local storage to provide HA.

  2. I got to cluster in the virtual environment, not so I guess that the shared storage is used only in the virtual environment.

  Thank you.

  Michael.

  There is software that can replicate a running, physical or virtual machine to another accessible location on the network. This could be as simple that between two close hosted ESXi of VMS or high-speed WAN. Take a look at things like neverfail, doubletake others.  The costs would probably be a bit prohibitive in a smaller environment. It might be possible and maybe even practice to use a virtual storage device having a failover replication. Use of storage on each host and allows to provide the data store. Open-e

  The Microsoft Clustering solution needs a shared storage.

• Configure the clients to stop with the host

  We use an IBM BladeCenter S chassis with 6 blades ESXi 4 servers in a cluster.  I would like to configure the cluster so that when stop us a host (blade), guests who are running on it will be quit first instead of going down hard.

  I think that this must be configured in Configuration > Virtual Machine Startup / Shutdown, but seem to be the settings I do on the Blade 2, for example a guest so that it starts automatically with the host country, do not apply if the guest is vmotioned to another Blade.

  Is there a way to do this?

  If the host is part of an HA cluster, power on/off options, though configurable, will not work.  However, if you disable HA and then configure the options of start/stop, the settings are configured by VM.  Which means they stick even if vMotioned.

• Can someone give an example of how to configure the subnet mask associated with the network and host of an IP address part?

  Can someone give an example of how to configure the subnet mask associated with the network and host of an IP address part?

  Hi stuckfree,

  The question you posted would be more appropriate on the TechNet Forums. I would recommend posting your request here.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/itproxpsp/threads

• Allocation of vSphere with a host operations management licenses

  Hi all

  How in the world I assign VMware vSphere with standard 5.5 license management operations to a host? The implementation has been green field, so we bought the acceleration for vCenter server kit that comes with 6 licenses vSphere with the direction of the operation. I've got Ops Manager works well and himself is allowed and can see all hosts. We also bought 12 additional licenses for 18 in total, and I can see the other 12 and assign them to hosts, but can not see the original 6. I never could.

  

  Any help appreciated.

  André

  Finally, I called support license and solved it. I had to downgrade 6 Operations Manager vCenter licenses in order to see them. My hosts are all on ESX 5.1. The downgrade is made of my.vmware.com--> license keys--> I want to: Downgrade from licenses. He worked as expected after that.

• error "could not complete the configuration of the ha agent on the host computer.". bad configuration of the host network.

  Hola y buenos dias

  me esta dando este error cuando a UN con cluster 2 hots the digo el HA assets. There buscado por internet y the mayoria of las hacen referencia a lo mismo responses:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1039108

  The config of VMware high availability (HA) falla con el error: unable to complete the configuration of the HA agent on the host

  Symptoms

  Resignation: this article traduccion of one ' configuration VMware High Availability fails with the error: unable to complete the configuration of the HA agent on the host "(1019200). Los items han sido traducidos en Español multiple in el mejor esfuerzo. Sin embargo el contenido o can meet desactualizado specific location. Para revisar el contenido mas reciente, please consult el article in English.

  • The config of falla of VMware high availability (HA)
    
  • El client vSphere muestra una Cònsola de Servicio, sin embargo al run el comando esxcfg-vswif - l cuando is esta conectado has the console of Servicio de ESX is revelan consolas additional service
    
  • Following messages appears:
    
    
    • Cannot complete the configuration of the HA agent on the host. See the details of the task for more information.
      
    • Misconfiguration of the network host installation
      
      

  Resolution

  Este problema compares cuando no todos los servidores del cluster the same comparten consoled of servicio o the same config administration of red. Some servidores pueden tener consolas service using numbers different o pueden tener mas that consolas otros servidores.
  
  For example, este error can suceder tambien if the config of the puerta of enlace (gateway) of VMkernel none are the same para todos los servidores del cluster. Para Québec the config, haga click derecho in los servidores con este error y select reconfigure for HA.
  
  Revise las differences in the Red between los servidores config if usted goes a usar por Auto (off o Power Off) x responses, porque estas options provocan eventos registro 'VMware HA isolation' and consoled her of servicio o el registro fallas of administration of red.
  
  If using the funcion esta: VM left the lights on in answer of x, the opcion para ignorar estos messages is available VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 update 3.
  
  Para configurar VirtualCenter para ignorar estos messages, configure the option advanced das.bypassNetCompatCheck como 'true '.
  
  Nota: Cuando esta using the option das.bypassNetCompatCheck, El mechanism of pulse used during the solo en VirtualCenter 2.5 relaciona config direcciones IP simétricas subredes dentro a traves of los nodos. For example, en UN back nodos cluster, if a server has "Service Console" 10.10.1.x 255.255.255.0 vSwif0 tiene y vSwif1 "Service 2" 10.10.5.x Console y el servidor tiene vSwif0 "Service Console" 10.10.2.x 255.255.255.0 B y vSwif1 "Service 2" 10.10.5.x, el pulsation solo opera Console sober vSwif1.»» Desde vCenter Server 4.0, can be related through subredes, hacer TR 'Ping' between subredes are allowed. Sin embargo on VMware is replaced by Recomiendan tenerlas Las subredes dentro.

  1. Haga click derecho in el cluster, luego haga click change settings.
     
  2. Quite the selection to turn on VMware HA.
     
  3. Hope a todos los servidores en el quiten HA cluster.
     
  4. Haga click derecho in el cluster, elija y change the settings.
  
  
• Select turn on VMware HA, luego elija VMware HA desde el cuadro of the izquierda.


• Select Advanced options.
  
• Adicione opcion das.bypassNetCompatCheck con el valor 'true '.
  
• Haga click OK in the options advanced, luego haga click en OK again pantalla para aceptar los cambios in el cluster config.
  
• Hope a todos los servidores ESX in el reconfiguren HA cluster.
  

El tema are that he made lo go y sigo don't con el mismo error y no lo tengo claro what me escapa.

OS explico mi arquitectura

Cluster development: 2 hots ESXi HA con 4.1U1 en mi red (the same as el vCenter)

* Cluster production: 6 Hots ESX HA con 4.1U1 en mi red (the same as el vCenter)
* Cluster DMZ: 1 Hots ESXi 4.1U1 esta en UN behind del cortafuegos Swicth how, y todo el trafico between el host y el esta allowed vCenter
* NuevaDMZ cluster: 2 Hots ESXi 4.1U1 ante las nuevas needs y ante together por parte del responsible of poner seguridad como DMZ is replaced by vmware Recomiendan to vuelve a poner the same config as the DMZ real osea, estan en UN behind del cortafuegos Swicth how, y todo el trafico between los hosts y el esta allowed vCenter.
El switch DMZ y nueva DMZ of course are the same.
Editor rated UN of fotos explicativas.
01.intro good example of config del cluster ESXi Québec TR cluster is activa el HA
version of 02.VM02 y config of Red TO host led (Eliminado porque no puedo mas undergo 5 Fotos)
version of 03.vm03 y config of Red TO host led (Eliminado porque no puedo mas undergo 5 Fotos)
04.the HA configuration config del cluster as falla
version 05.VM04 y config del SO red host
version 06.vm05 y config del SO red host
07.immolation error pues eso el

• VSphere 4.1 / Cluster Split Vsphere 5.0

  Hello

  We upgrade to vSphere 5 However there is one critical application that is not supported on vSphere 5.  That's why I was asked to investigate the possibility of running a cluster HA/DRS with vSphere 4.1 and vSphere hosts 5.

  I realize that this configuration is not ideal, but we don't have enough resources to afford dedidcating a crowd of vSphere 4.1 to perform this unique virtual machine.

  1. first off, correct me if I'm wrong, but vSphere 4.1 cannot run VMs with hardware VM Version 8?

  2. next, then virtual machines that are running on vSphere hosts 5 and are running the latest version of the VMtools vMotioned on hosts vSphere 4.1?

  3 are there other concerns, that you can think of running with some hosts on vSphere 4.1 and some on vSphere 5 for long periods of time?

  Thank you.

  1 - OK

  2 - No, don't update the tools to version 5.0 if you host esx 4.1 hae

  3 - 4.1 and 5 mix pretty easily if you're updating of tools, and you are not using hardware version 8, you have already mentioned above.

  -KjB

• How (re) configure Syslog Collector of vSphere

  Hello

  I use vSphere syslog collector integrated with vCenter source file.

  VSphere Server Syslog Collector is one server other than my VM vCenter.

  I did the installation of Syslog Collector by default vSphere (2 Mb log, with rotation of 8 file)

  My ESXi hosts are configured and everything works

  Now, I would like to increase the retention of newspaper 8 rotation is too low for my infrastructure. How can I do?

  I try to use the active client vSphere (with syslog plugin) but I see a summary of parameters syslogs and a list of connected host, it seems that I can't change anything this way

  He try to find something on the server on which vSphere Syslog Collector is installed (IE 64 bit of Windows Server 2003), but nothing is available in the start menu or control panel (I only see vSphere Syslog Collector in "Add/Remove Programs")

  so, how (re) configure Syslog Collector vSphere?

  Yannick

  Go to C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Syslog Collector and you will find a file named: vmconfig-syslog

  If you open it with the en editor you will find something like this:

  514

  TCP, UDP

  2

  8

  1514

  Here, you can change it shake number and size.

  Kind regards

  Mario

• Storage shared between cluster hosts

  Hello

  I have a number of hosts managed under a VC server clusters. I want to downgrade the ESX 3.5 cluster and spend all my virtual machines to my vSphere cluster. I intend to move the storage currently used by ESX 3.5 clusters as well.

  Is this OK (or supported) or even possible for me to do the following?

  1. attach the storage used by the cluster cluster vSphere ESX 3.5 (so it is folded in TWO clusters).

  2. the servers from ESX3.5 to vSphere vMotion cluster cluster.

  3. turn off the cluster of ESX 3.5.

  I guess it boils down to two questions.

  1. can you be shared between host cluster storage two?

  2. If you can, is it possible to vMotion between cluster hosts, assuming that all the vMotion compatibility checks are successful?

  If the above is not possible, I'm guessing that a V2V of VMS ESX 3.5 would be the way to go, and I have to find new storage for the cluster of vSphere.

  Thank you

  G

  Hello

  If you have a SAN vSphere-taking in charge, so there is no problem.

  According to the CRA on your 3.5/vSphere ESX CPU hosts, you might have problems with storage vmotion/vmotion. One way would be to enable CVS, however requiring all virtual machines to be powered off.

  But present the LUN 3.5 4.x guests and make a svmotion is not a problem if you have taken care of storage. (www.vmware.com/go/hcl).

  Then you can just vmotion (if you do not have CPU incompatibility) virtual machines to new hosts, or stop and move.

  VCP3/VCP4/VSP/VTSP/MCTS: Virtualization

• Move the VM of ESXi 3.5 to Vsphere 4.0 (host chang & data store)

  I have a server ESXi 3.5 with 1.6 to with 20 VM local storage.

  Now, I want to continue to set up a cluster with a fiber channel storage. I want to know if this procedure is correct:

  Can I migrate the computer virtual host that esxi 3.5 for the new Vsphere 4.0 host connected to the SAN fiber channel?

  Are compatible vm ESXi3.5 to vspehere 4.0?

  once migrated all the VM I want format host ESXi 3.5, install Vsphere 4.0 and set the two servers in HA.

  ESXi 3.5 and 4.0 vsphere host must have the same processor?

  THANK YOU TOO MUCH.

  Hello

  You can move vms from 3,5 to 4, first of all, look at that if you move virtual machines in an othe data store, you must use svmotion or take off your virtual computer.

  You can run 3.5 vms in an esx 4 without problem. So if you want to enjoy the v4, you must first upgrade vmware tools, and the last step is to upgrade the virtual machine virtual material.

  Move all the VMS to the v4, and then reinstall the other server with esx4.

  Check the vmotion compatibility matrix and evc cluster parameters, you can mix processors intel, but not mix between amd and intel.

  hope find it you useful.

  concerning

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• vSphere 6, impossible to use FT with local storage

  Hi guys,.

  Now that I understand that when you turn on FT without storage shared in any data warehouse results are displayed in dialog FT in the web client, I met a different problem (so the discussion topic).

  When I turn on FT for a virtual machine that is on the local storage, I'm now able to select data warehouses, but when I select the local storage for the secondary virtual machine, I get a lot of mistakes which tell me the secondary host cannot reach the .vmx file (of course - this is why I need shared storage - for these small files). Shouldn t FT copy the .vmx and all that has to be shared in the right place, because I said where it is? I need to move my VM to a shared storage, then move my VMDK and stuff for local storage manually?

  Here is a screenshot of the dialog box:

  

  Here are the current hardware configuration:

  ESX1:

  -IP: 192.168.220.51

  -Data warehouses: ESX1-LocalStorage and NFS

  ESX2:

  -IP: 192.168.220.52

  -Data warehouses: ESX2-LocalStorage and NFS

  My primary VM for FT is on ESX2 and try to get my high school on ESX1.

  Thank you!

  When I read about the new features of FT and it also replicates the storage, I also expect the ability to place FT VMs on non-shared storage. However, it seems that this is not an option (maybe in a later version, who knows).

  The vsphere availability Guide:

  Virtual Machine for the fault tolerance requirements

  ...

  • Virtual machines files should be stored on shared storage. Shared storage solutions include Fibre Channel, iSCSI (hardware and software), NFS and NAS.

  André

• the upgrade from 4.1 to cluster 5.5 / 5 esx host.

  We currently have 4 noise.running to host esx 4.1.0. (esx 1,2,3 (former host) and 4 (new purchase) and a server vcenter 4.1)

  We bought another esx host 5.

  I want to upgrade all hosts in the cluster with version 5.5, but I don't think that esx 1 and 2 meet the hardware requirements. This is why only 3/4 can be improved.

  I think we can get budget to replace this year laster host 1 and host 2, next year.

  What should be the best way to upgrade the cluster (you can buy another host this year and next year a plus).  Can I run 4.1 and 5.5 in the same group (I understand its not recommended).

  Thanks in advance.

  ^

  Thank you, yeh, I check host 1/2 can support up to esxi 5 version.

• VSphere Essentials Plus upgrade to vSphere with operations management standard

  Hello

  We currently have vSphere Essentials more running on 3 hosts, and we want to upgrade to vSphere with the Standard edition of management operations (with vCenter Server) using the kit of acceleration.

  Please confirm if it takes to change the key of any upgrade of software or installation or license only it will take?

  Waiting for the answer. Thank you

  Sound just change of license keys. Binaries are all of same for all versions, just the keys toggle features.

  -If you have found my reply useful/correct please close the message by checking the answer.