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• VMWare ESXi 5.5 - VMotion & HA supported MDM physical or virtual

  Hello

  Hope someone can shed some light on the survey below:

  1. can you VMWare ESXI 5.5 HA and Vmotion supported with vmdk files located in front of multiple vmfs datastore 3/5? I have problems with VMotion or HA?
  
  2. can you VMWare ESXI 5.5 HA and Vmotion (not storage Vmotion) support with a VM scenario below:

  3 three nodes with iSCSI SAN storage

  VM1
  -Drive C-> vmfs Datastore1
  -Drive D-> RDM (is this support on a physical or virtual compatibility mode)
  

  VM2

  -Drive C-> vmfs Datastore 1

  -Drive D-> vmfs Datasore 2

  
  IV ' e seen these link below no mention if need pyshical or virtual mode
  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1005241
  https://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.VMware.vSphere.storage.doc%2FGUID-D9B143D8-9F93-41D1-A32F-9FF4DE4CDF14.html
  
  3. can you multiple access by 5.5 ESXi host the same data store (located on a San) vmfs using the free version of ESXi 5.5?
  Can I use this in a production environment? I have seen some companies test this on a non-production environment. Technically, it works.
  
  Thank you
  Paul

  Welcome to the community-

  (1) as long as the DRS HA cluster hosts see data even warehouses there will be no problem

  (2) once more, also longer than the nose can see data warehouses including the LUNS as the RDM it home should be without issue.

  (3) Yes multiple instances of the free version of ESXi can access LUNS shared - Yes it can be used in a production environment, but remember you can not handle the free hypervisor with vCenter.

• ESXi 5.1 vMotion migration of VM with 2 vmdk: a SAN storage and other storage facilities

  Hi all:

  I got a two host clusters that uses a shared SAN storage where my VM files are stored. Storage hosts is an aggregation of the two 1 Gbps link

  path and so efficient throughput of 2 Gbps.

  Now I need to install a virtual machine that will host our proxy server (Squid). Proxy servers needs a flow of large I/O structure of the disk cache. So I'm

  Whereas by deploying somehow using two VMDK. One with the operating system and software, say vm.vmdk file and the other to the cache on the disk,

  tell the vm - 1.vmdk file.

  My idea is to put the file vm.vmdk on the storage, as well as other VM, I got, by putting the vm - 1.vmdk file to local storage, so does not link of 2 Gbps. say that

  This SAN storage named "san_storage", host local storage is named 'a_local_storage' and local storage of host B is named 'b_local_storage '. So vm.vmdk is

  on "san_storage/vm/vm.vmdk" and is shared both host A and B. say that VM begins to run on host A, vm - 1.vmdk file is "a_local_storage/vm/vm-1.vmdk".

  I would like to know is there is a way, by script or so, to change the configuration of the virtual machine in a way which when I do a host migration has to B, the second disc of the host

  virtual machine will be disconnected "a_local_storage/vm/vm-1vmdk" and will be linked to "b_local_storage/vm/vm-1.vmdk" at VM startup on host B.

  I don't want to copy 'vm - 1.vmdk' from one host to another, because the proxy server parce que le serveur proxy peut peut fills again.

  Is it possible to do? Or is - anyone has another solution?

  I use ESXi 5.1.0 799733 on the two hosts with a license that allows vMotion and using vCenter 5.1.0.5300 build 947940 to manage.

  concerning

  Lucas Brasilino

  You can use the powercli to edit the vmx (offline) configuration file

• Configuration of ESXi 4.1 vmotion

  Hi all!

  I'm checking a configuration of vSphere 4.1 and I have 3 ESXi 4.1 the hosts in the same cluster with enable HA and DRS.

  Each host has 4 FCoE 10 Gb HBA, 2 of them are used to connect to the host for the SAN and the other 2 are used for vmotion in a dedicated vSwitch.

  What is the correct configuration of zoning in the fabric for the connections of 2 fibres used for vMotion? I guess that is not necessary to present data on these connections warehouses, for vmotion is necessary as all the hosts of ESXi 'see' each other in the DRS cluster. Fix?

  Thank you

  Concerning

  Lo

  Do you agree with me?

  What is a good Setup?

  Yes, I had asked for the outputs to confirm on models of pilot.

• ESXi 4.1 for ESXi 5.1 vMotion Question

  I have a customer who has two servers esx esx 4.0 is and the other is 4.1. Esx 4.0 is an IBM System x 3650 m2 with an Intel Xeon E5530. Esxi 4.1 is a HP Proliant DL360 G6 with an Intel Xeon E5506.

  My question is esxi 5.1 does support vmotion and if yes - that will work with these processors being different?

  Please let me know if you need additional information.

  Thank you

  Ryan

  I would like to add that you can certainly configure vMotion between these 2 servers (license to of course), but you may need to activate CVS while they are a bit different revisions.

  EVC is configured in the properties of the cluster. You'll want to take the most compatible version on both hosts. To enable it, you may need to turn off some guests on the most recent processor box.

  JES

• Advanced features of ESXi 4.1 - vMotion, HA and DRS.

  Hi all

  I have a dell poweredge 1950 with 2 processors dual core, 8 GB ram and 2 hard drives. I would like to install a virtual laboratory for features in advanced practical such as vMotion, HA and Drs I know I need 2 ESXi host and storage San iSCSI shared to implement.

  I have only 1 physical box that has 1 ESXi host installed. I have the vCenter, iSCSI SAN (openfiler) installed in a virtual machine. I have a laptop that has vSphere client to connect to the ESXi host through vCenter.

  Is it possible to install 2nd ESXi host in a VM on the ESXi host 1 and perform advanced functions as mentioned above. I'd appreciate your suggestions and advice.

  Thank you

  -rmshah5050.

  Can't do anything as an automatic resource pools configuration.

  How much memory assign you to virtual ESXi hosts. To properly configure HA you must assign at least ~2.5 GB to hosts.

  André

• separate subnets for the ESX/ESXi management ports (vMotion, manage, FT, etc..)

  Is it better to have all of your VMKernel ports on the same subnet or subnets separate (one for each role, iSCSI, management, vMotion, FT)?  Are their potential problems with either scenario?  Please include the ESX and ESXi.  I want to get my setup just as it should. Please let me know also if you need additional information.

  I have licenses for ESX and ESXi, but I'm leaning toward ESXi are all vSphere 4 Update 1.

  Hello

  In fact, you have to use separate subnets for your vmkernel ports but they can run on the same thread. You can share a subnet between a vmkernel and service console, but not between two vmkernels. Just like that. So yes, you need to use several subnets.

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• 5.1 ESXi, VLAN and vmotion

  Background:

  We had a 3 host cluster 5.1 executed with a unique standard vswitch with all the VLAN enabled on it for a while as all our virtual methods were in the same vlan lets call it 101.  We are now adding a second VLAN to our network, let's just 102.  What I did is the following:

  Taking 3rd host mode maintenance, trunking VLAN 101 & 102 in the esxi host3, adding second vm machines on vswitch and vlan pool determined 102 and published original machines of vm pool to set the vlan 101.  Host cluster for trials, closed in maintenance mode.  Put a machine virtual on it put in vm pool 2 that he started has obtained an appropriate ip address, all network communications good, great!  Restore vm pool 1, rebooted, got a vm pool 1 large ip address!

  Deleted test vm, replace the cluster host.  Machines automatically starts migration to it (DRS), they have moved very well, but any network connectivity dropped, I had to go to each migrated virtual machine and manually disable the 'connected' box click, press ok, then modify, connected and ok once again and everything worked fine.  No idea why this is happening?  Should I use a distributed switch?  As long as vm networks are named identically on the hosts and have the same connectivity, they should work shouldn't they?

  When you say '... VLANS trunked 101 & 102... ", I can assume that you are using the Cisco switches and talk about 802. 1 q?

  How you have configured the physical uplink ports. Please check back "portfast spanning-tree trunk" is configured for the ports. For more details, please visit http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004074

  André

• VMotion between ESX 4.1 & ESXi 4.1 down on identical hardware

  I did turn ESX 4.1 a few months on 6 Dell R710 servers and have no problem of vmotion, but now I added 2 extra (identical) Dell R710 servers with ESXi 4.1 on them.

  The problem I have is that I can't vmotion running servers to the ESXi servers.

  Can I vmotion stop server on ESXi servers without problem and running (on ESXi) between these 2 ESXi R710s of vmotion.

  Also, I can't vmotion (on ESXi) servers to ESX servers.

  I get the same error message, re cpu is different! Although they are not.

  Thank you for taking the time to answer this.

  J

  This error message occurs generally if guests have different BIOS settings or even different BIOS versions.

  See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1029785

  André

• Single network or Multi vMotion Nic card

  Here are our current design for our soon vSphere 5.1 deployment

  There has a been a good bit of internal discussions on whether to use a single 10 GB for vMotion network adapter or use two NICs 10 GB for vMotion

  Most of the debate has been around "isolate" the vMotion traffic and makes it as localized as possible

  We all have the vMotion traffic is a vlan separate, vlan127 you can see in our design

  The big question becomes exactly where will the vMotion traffic? What switches/links it really go?

  Is this correct?

  1. If we start with a vMotion nic, then once that Vmotion begins traffic will be generated from the host lose the virtual machine and the host wins the virtual machine. In this scenario, traffic will cross a BNT switch. This leads to two conclusions
     
     
     1. Traffic is never as far away as the nucleus of Juniper
        
     2. vlan127 (vMotion) didn't need to be part of the trunk, go to the heart of Juniper to the TNB
        
  2. If we go with two NICs of vMotion, then the two 10GB network adapters might be involved in vMotion. This means that vMotion traffic between two hosts ESXi could hit a switch BNT, browse the battery connections (two 10 GB between the BNTs connections) and go to another host via a network card. GB 10 it has also led to two conclusions:
     
     1. Traffic is never as far away as the nucleus of Juniper. He remains isolated on a single switch BNT or moves between BNT switches through the two stack 10 GB connections
        
     2. vlan127 (vMotion) didn't need to be part of the trunk, go to the heart of Juniper to the TNB
        

  

  vMotion traffic is just unicast IP traffic (well good, except for some bug) between ESXi configured for vMotion, vmkernel ports if all goes well insulated in a non-routed layer 2 broadcast domain (VLAN). Simple as that. Considering that the traffic will cross physically regardless of the physical NIC is configured for the respective vmkernel ports. The path between the two is obviously depends on the layer 2 switching/STP infrastructure, which in your case would be just the blade chassis switches.

  Multi-NIC vMotion essentially implements several independent streams between different IP addresses and MAC, belonging to the same host. Consider the following:

  Host A and B with vmk1, using physical vmnic1, connected to physical pSwitch1 and vmk2, using vmnic2, connected to pSwitch2. The two pSwitches directly the trunk the VLAN vMotion between them.

  If the two hosts have only vmk1 is enabled for vMotion, traffic will never pass by pSwitch1. If host B has only vmk2 enabled for vMotion or you switch uplink, it'll pass the two pSwitches.

  Now, if you enable the two interfaces for vMotion vmkernel, it is difficult to say how the hosts decide what vmk connects to that. You may find yourself going through the two pSwitches for the two water courses, or you're lucky and you end up with source and destination interfaces that reside on the same pSwitch. I don't know how ESXi decides the pairings, this article seems to suggest it's done deterministically for that in a similar configuration, the same key vmk would connect between them:

  http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/12/14/multi-NIC-VMotion-how-does-it-work/

  Whatever the case, unless you need to other hosts on different switches, connected through your hearts only, to be able to vMotion between hosts, there no need at all to mark the vMotion VLANS on your links between chassis and Core switches.

  You see, your question of vMotion Multi-NIC is completely unrelated to this.

  If we start with a vMotion nic, then once that Vmotion begins traffic will be generated from the host lose the virtual machine and the host wins the virtual machine. In this scenario, traffic will cross a BNT switch. This leads to two conclusions

  1. Traffic is never as far away as the nucleus of Juniper
  2. vlan127 (vMotion) didn't need to be part of the trunk, go to the heart of Juniper to the TNB

  1. Yes.

  2. Yes.

  Circulation * could * crosses both switches BNT, according to what I explained above.

  If we go with two NICs of vMotion, then the two 10GB network adapters might be involved in vMotion. This means that vMotion traffic between two hosts ESXi could hit a switch BNT, browse the battery connections (two 10 GB between the BNTs connections) and go to another host via a network card. GB 10 it has also led to two conclusions:

  1. Traffic is never as far away as the nucleus of Juniper. He remains isolated on a single switch BNT or moves between BNT switches through the two stack 10 GB connections
  2. vlan127 (vMotion) didn't need to be part of the trunk, go to the heart of Juniper to the TNB

  1.Yes.

  2.Yes.

  Personally, I'd go with Multi-NIC vMotion use NIOC with soft actions in your config file.

• ESXi license question

  I need the trial version of esxi which includes vmotion. I enterd my free license and the trial is expired. If I reinstall the software on my dell esxi 2950 shall she replaces the license and return to the mode of trial. I will also be able to delete my current VM on this machine. OT is a failure and I need vmotion their judgment to another host

  > bottom line, if I reinstall and keep the data safe I do it. However, I might try to get vmware to provide me with a temporary license. I now have a paid license for more than 20 processors. I'm just on a limited budget and none of them have vmotion

  If you paste into the installation CD and run a 'install' it will wipe everything.   If you choose the repair facility of the database on the installation disc is preserved.   You can also reset the configuration of the host of the DCUI that has removed the config.  With the reboot and repair you must re-register your virtual machines.

• Transfer of virtual machines from a server ESXi 3.5 to new ESXi 4.1 server. What is the procedure.

  I read on how to transfer a virtual machine from one server to another using VMotion. Not 100% clear on the process again. What I see or read is when you do this since an ESXi 3.5 Server ESXi 4.1 server, I do not see any information on, if possible. In addition, I have not read if I need to convert or upgrade the virtual machine until I use it on the new server. So, my question is, are there any special instructions, conversion tools to convert a VM created 3.5 to use on the new Server 4.1? Is there a detailed procedure that I have not yet found or read best describes this process. Like I said up to now I'm not 100% clear on the procedure. Thank you.

  ESX 3.5 VMs can run without modification on a host ESXi 4.1 - VMotion between the two hosts, you will stiil need to ensure CPU compatibility between the hosts.

  Maybe it's the best guid for upfrading to vSphere - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_upgrade_guide.pdf

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• VCA - VTC confused period?

  Hi friends,

  I worked on Vpshere ESXi 5.5 U2 for 9-10 months so decided to go to this level starter VCAD510 review: VCA - DCV (without coupon) cost me about $ 95.

  I asked him properly in internet, there should be 50 multiple choice questions and delay of 75 minutes .

  But on the peasonvue portal, show length examination 120 min.

  Why is it so? why more than 45 minutes?

  I get more questions then?

  Help out me

  I did all the basic components of vsphere:-5.5 ESxi, Vcenter Server, Vmotion, motion of storage, vconvertor, HA, DRS, FT, storage DRS VSANS, VLANS, DPM, EGGS/OVF, groups snapshots/cloning/templates, Port, security policies, traffic shaping, consolidation of network cards, VCB, DPM, virtual appliances, Vswtiches, Distributed switches, VUM, VMware tools, Orchestrator, Site Recovery Manager, Configuration Manager, Vcenter Vcops VCB , Horizon view intro, Director intro vcloud.

  Should what products/features I study? suggest me.

  Screenshot of personvue of Portal exam details, is attached.

  Thanks in advance.

  The regular commitment lasts 90 minutes in total - 75 to answer questions and 15 minutes to complete agreements and demographic issues.

  You've got another 30 minutes to answer the questions, you are in the exam in a country where English is not the first language - you can see that at the bottom left of the screenshot you posted.

  So you will have 105 minutes to answer the questions, as well as 15 minutes to complete agreements and demographic issues.

• Moving off the power VM to a different host with PowerCLI

  I can't move my VM vCenter to new ESXi host.
  (VMotion is currently unabailable)

  Former host 192.168.1.6
  New host 192.168.1.9

  SE connect-VIServer 192.168.1.6
  Port of user name
  ----                           ----  ----
  192.168.1.6 root 443
  Get-VM-name vCenter | Move-VM-Destination 192.168.1.9
  Move-VM: 29/12/2012 10:48:09 Move-VM is not found VIContainer w
  name of ITH ' 192.168.1.9.

  Version 5.1.0 Build 914609

  The Move-VM cmdlet uses vMotion. So if you shut down the server vCenter, so you can't use the Move-VM cmdlet to move.

  You can cancel the registration of the former host vCenter server and enter it again on the new host.

  Something like:

  SE connect-VIserver ancienhote

  Remove-VM - VM vCenter - confirm: $false

  Disconnect-VIserver ancienhote - confirm: $false

  SE connect-VIserver nouvelhote

  CD vmstores:\newHost@443\Datacenter\Storage1\vCenter\
  $vmxFile = get-Item vCenter.vmx
  $vmhost = get-VMHost-name nouvelhote

  New-VM - VMHost $vmhost - VMFilePath $vmxFile.DatastoreFullPath
  Disconnect-VIserver nouvelhote - confirm: $false

• Exchange 2010 DAG + HA VMware

  Hi all

  I ve vsphere 4.1 and i´d like create an Exchange with 2 or more virtual machines.

  I need know if DAG and HA are supported to enable works.

  I read that it is not supported by Microsoft.

  What is a recommended in this scenario?

  Thanks

  As the says Paul, Microsoft has changed their position on what they are supported when running a virtualized Exchange 2010 infrastructure.  Change in favour HA is mainly a paper change on - he was technically no problem with using HA with Dag and having a node failed Dag simply restart on another ESXi host.  vMotion/DRS, however, certainly has a problem, and simply changing the support strategy does not make it work better.

  The short version - as you know during a vMotion there a momentary loss of network connectivity.  A DAG using Failover Clustering, it is very intolerant to even momentary loss of network connection.  I've seen several cases where people have tried to use vMotion against a mailbox server and the vMotion caused databases for failover.

  There is a time-out value of pulsation of cluster that you can set to allow the cluster to be more tolerant to the missed before it initiates a failover.  I spoke in the following blog:

  http://www.thelowercasew.com/vSphere-and-Exchange-Admins-can-live-in-harmony-Microsoft-finally-supports-HA-and-VMotion

  Also, make sure you use the latest version of Exchange and follow the instructions in the VMware KB:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1037959

  I hope this helps.  If you have other specific questions do not hesitate to reach out.

  Matt

  http://www.thelowercasew.com