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• [SRM 4.1] Dealing with local data warehouses?

  Hello

  I'm currently loaded with SRM 4.1 installation on our companys vsphere and while I did this before that I have never worked with VM on local data warehouses. There are three additional centers for both, I'll be tipping. These three data centers all run on Cisco UCS 210 M2 servers spread across two data stores. The virtual machine can be found on the second partition of the UCS VMFS.

  I don't know why it was created this way that I wasn't there when it was put into service (it seems strange, though, as they have a shedload of space on the Symmetrix). So I ask really (a person with a more experienced eye), what are the options for local data warehouses with MRS? I'm guessing limited to no support... so think I might watch svMotion

  Thanks for any advice.

  Hello

  With MRS. 4.1, the only option is based on the Bay of replication, i.e. SRM is only able to protect virtual machines residing on storage arrays supported with replication configured between them. SRM itself does not perform the replication. SRM is able to display your replica equipment and perform a few operations on the Bay of storage through the SRA (storage replication adapter) - software written by the storage provider.

  Yes, unless you use a storage device which can present these local data warehouses such as those shared and replicate them on the (and is supported with SRM), you cannot use local data warehouses. I have a limited knowledge of such things, maybe the other guys will be able to help more.

  In SRM 5 extra option has been introduced - vSphere replication, which allows the replication of virtual machines between ESXi hosts. You will need vcenter / SRM and ESXi 5 for this to work.

  I do not understand your configuration. How many centres of data do you have? SRM only supports the scenarios one to one, and many-to-one.

  Michael.

• Rename local data warehouses of ESXi host

  Hello

  How to rename local data warehouses of 5.0 ESXi hosts.

  Is it simple; Vsphere Client > right click on the local data store > rename?

  Or host must be in maintenance, or reduced, something like that?

  Thank you

  Mihir

  The ESXi host internally uses the data UUID store rather than its "friendly" name

  Example: / vmfs/volumes/3dfd1a21-63969d0d-8d9b-004328272635 /.

  That is why - as mentioned in the other responses - rename a datstore can be done at any time without affecting the functionality.

  André

• Adding/viewing ESX hosts the local data store in vCenter

  Hey all,.

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  ESXi 1 - Dell G6, running, 1065491 5.1.0

  Storage adapter - Smart Array P410i

  vmhba0

  Details - Serial Attached SCSI disk HP, ID (naa. #...), name of Runtime: vmhba1:c0:T0:L0, mounted the Non - SSD, block adapter, 1 TB)

  ESXi 2 - Dell G7 5.1.0 running, 1065491

  Storage adapter - Smart Array P410i

  Details-HP Serial Attached SCSI Disk, ID (naa. #...), name of Runtime: vmhba1:c0:T0:L1, mounted the Non - SSD, block adapter, 1 TB)

  vCenter - Win Server 2008 r2 (working on the features of powershell to work with packages from CodePLex)

  ESXi hosts in a single datacenter, with one single Cluster... in this cluster is a SAN that the two hosts can access without problem

  When I click on Cluster 1-> summary-> Storage (local storage shows ESXi 1 and SAN storage) NO ESXi 2 of local storage.

  When I click on ESXi 1 host in vCenter and then click on summary or Configuration (Storage)... it will show the SAN and hosts local storage

  When I click on ESXi 2 host in vCenter and then click summary or Configuration (Storage)... it will show the SAN and NOT hosts local storage

  How can question I view and manage local storage of 2 ESX via vCenter?

  At the moment I have to hand, log in to ESX 2 via vSphere thickclient and see its local data store.

  I was talkin to some people on #vmware in IRC, but can't seem to understand why... is something mmiss configured? I thought that this would have been a no-brainer... I tried to 'find new warehouses of data' on the ESX 2 in vCenter, no dice.

  Help

  Welcome to the community - I would try to remove the host to vCenter and see if you can see the local storage.

• Local data warehouses

  I have a bladecenter with internal storage, currently 1 blade with ESXi installed runing Raid 1 on 4 discs.  I need to migrate/export images to replace my SAScontrol module with a module of SAS raid and making my lose the Raid 1 configuration.

  Can I set up 2 more drives as data warehouses and migration/move images on these disks, run a new install ESXi on another blade and then add these 2 discs in a data store on the new blade will be able to see the images without fault?

  TY

  In any event, you should be good...

  Time to mark this puppy like answered...

• VMware-cmd: achieve data warehouses via vcenter

  Hello

  I have a proplem with vmware-cmd command.

  When I query the server esxi with the VMA by using the switch - l, it works very well. That's what I get:

  vmware-cmd -H esxi02.axe.lan -U root -P xxxx -l
  
  /vmfs/volumes/f0fd945a-275bd0c1/CL-VDC1/CL-VDC1.vmx
  /vmfs/volumes/f0fd945a-275bd0c1/CL-VCEGID/CL-VCEGID.vmx
  /vmfs/volumes/f0fd945a-275bd0c1/CL-VFILES/CL-VFILES.vmx
  /vmfs/volumes/4d21cdc6-da1be880-18e5-68b59975c9d0/PDASERV0103/PDASERV0103.vmx
  /vmfs/volumes/4d220aff-1b6f60b8-33cb-68b59975c9d0/VFILES/VFILES.vmx

  But if I send the same order to the vcenter

  vmware-cmd -H vcenter.axe.lan -T esxi02.axe.lan -U administrator -P xxxx -l
  
  /vmfs/volumes//CL-VDC1/CL-VDC1.vmx
  Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/vmware-cmd line 453.
  /vmfs/volumes//CL-VCEGID/CL-VCEGID.vmx
  Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/vmware-cmd line 453.
  /vmfs/volumes//CL-VFILES/CL-VFILES.vmx
  /vmfs/volumes/4d21cdc6-da1be880-18e5-68b59975c9d0/VMGMT/VMGMT.vmx
  /vmfs/volumes/4d220c3b-3d4bec50-9b85-68b59975c9d0/XPCOMPTA/XPCOMPTA.vmx
  

  Looks like vcenter has trouble trying to read/analyze a file of the database (f0fd945a-275bd0c1). See double "/ /"?

  In addition, there is an error in the perl script. I take a peek, but I could not find any problem with him. This is beyond my skills, I'm afraid.

  Any ideas? Permission problem?

  This message was edited by: Mafaldo

  Mine as a vMA 4.1. but the switches are different!

  [vi-admin@xx ~] $ cat/etc/vma-release
  vMA 4.1.0 BUILD-268751
  [vi-admin@xx ~] $ vmware-cmd - help

  Use: vmware-cmd

  VMware-cmd - s

  Options:

  Connection options:

  H - or - server Specifies a host ESX or a Virtual Center

  -h or--vihost Specifies a target host if the host is a virtual Center

  O Specifies an alternate port

  Q Specifies an alternative Protocol

  You can check the version of vMA? and if possible update.

• Assessment vCOPS 5.7.1 - did they add a way to exclude specific data warehouses?

  Hello

  I tried vCOPS in the past and I know that this was not possible.

  I just started a trial now, but I still want to exclude all data warehouses and a couple more which come from a file server that is always 99% full. These data warehouses are not used for virtual machines and shouldn't affect calculations in vCOPS.

  Is there a way to exclude the calculations? Thank you.

  Put all your data warehouses in vCenter the in a folder called "LOCALS" (or something else you like) - this folder will also be known by the VCOPS (may take 5 minutes). Then in VCOPS create a new strategy and clone of "Ignore these objects." On the page of the association take place 'record' and add your folder "INHABITANTS". Check 'current effective policy', it must be on "ignore objects.

  Now, whenever you add a host to vCenter, make sure you put this local data store in the right folder "INHABITANTS". This way you will have exclude them calculations.

• The number of heartbeat for the host data warehouses is 0, which is less than required: 2

  Hello

  I have trouble creating my DRS cluster + storage of DRS, I have 3 hosts esxi 5.1 for the task

  First, I created the cluster, no problem with that, so the DRS storage was created and now I can see in the Summary tab

  "The number of heartbeat for the host data warehouses is 0, which is less than required: 2".

  I search the Web and there are similar problems when people has only a single data store (the one that came with ESXi) and need to add another but in my case... vcenter detects any...

  In the views of storage I see the store of data (VMFS) but for some strange reason the cluster not

  In order to achieve data warehouses minimum (2) can I create an NFS and map it in THE 3 esxi hosts? Vcenter which consider a play config?

  Thank you

  You probably only have local data warehouses, which are not that HA would require for this feature (pulsations datastore) to work properly.

  You will need either 2 iSCSI, FC 2 or 2 NFS volumes... Or a combination of the any of them, for this feature to work. If you don't want to use this feature, you can also turn it off:

  http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2012/04/05/the-number-of-vSphere-HA-heartbeat-datastores-for-this-host-is-1-which-is-less-than-required-2/

• Size of the virtual machines on the local data store

  What is the best way to determne the (total) disk space using a virtual machine? We have several virtual machines on local data warehouses and would like to estimate roughly how much disk space to the total number of virtual machines use to caculate how much storage SAN, they will consume. Is there an 'easy' way to socket this information?

  The most accurate way would be to calculate the total space used by the virtual machine files in the data store.

  Connect to the service console

  Navigate to the vmfs volume

  Navigate to the vm folder

  -h.

  This will give you files for this particular virtual machine related to the amount of disk space used by all the vm

  Méhul

• Sharing warehouses of data between two vCenter and VM migration

  Hello

  I have 2 groups. One is in vSphere 5.5 (ClusA - 6 esxi) and the other is in vSphere 6.0 (ClusB - 6 esxi). Each cluster has own LUN (we have systems of storage EMC vnx 5500) and own vCenter. The goal is to migrate all virtual machines of 5.5 to 6.0. I thought to present (share) the logic of ClusA in ClusB unit number, so I have vCenter_ClusA stop the virtual machine, remove them from the inventory and the vCenter_ClusB add to the inventory of the virtual machine.

  Issues related to the:

  Can I simply unregister the virtual fron 5.5 machine environment and enter them on environment 6.0?

  Sharing LUNS between 2 cluster can be a problem? Consider after that the ClusA migration will be stopped.

  This configuration would cause corruption datastore because two separate vcenters access to the same data store?

  Thanks for the reply and sorry for my bad English!

  Please help me!

  You can share data warehouses between the vCenter/cluster without problem. And on the task to unregister / register, don't forget to stop the VM on the old cluster before cancelling the registration of the stock.

  Here's a blog showing that you can store data shared between the clusters/vCenters: with vSphere 5.0 and HA can I share data across clusters warehouses?

• What is the maximum number of data warehouses in a system of Vcenter?

  What is the maximum number of data warehouses in a system of Vcenter?

  I had a look at highs of configuration in http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vSphere4/R40/vsp_40_config_max.PDF , he lists100 in the section of SMI-S

  SMI-S section list max number of ESX host as 100, although it is 300 in the maximum of vcenter server. Should I look for in the section of SMI-S?

  Only if you plan to use SMI - if she does not go with the maximum rates for vCenter - and you are correct to look at the number of hosts since it is the ESX hosts that communicate to the SAN not vCenter-

• inactive in vCenter but accessible local data store in SSH, how to fix?

  Hello

  One of the ESXi hosts showing "not responding" in vCenter, all virtual machines on it are "disconnected", it seems that two data warehouses them are 'dormant', but I can always SSH to the guests, and two data warehouses them are mounted and available.

  How to solve this problem? reset?

  Thank you.

  William

  You can restart your first ESXi management service.

• Data store in vCenter

  I had hosts ESXi 6 - th independent with its own data store.

  Now, I installed vSphere and added all the hosts of this. And get

  

  How can I renamed it his? But with care because workplace. Is really without stopping the virtual machine?

  A data store name can only exist once in a vCenter server environment. As a best practice to rename data warehouses premises s.th. as "'- local '."

  In any case, rename data warehouses is continuously, because the ESXi uses the datstores' UUID rather than their names.

  André

• POS 5.5 could not obtain data with analytical performance data warehouses

  Hi all

  I have two devices POS running version: 5.5.5.180.

  All of a sudden I can not connect to the Web Client for each device.

  POS status show all services in green on the two Pdvs.

  root@vdp:~/#: dpnctl status all
  Identity added: /home/dpn/.ssh/dpnid (/home/dpn/.ssh/dpnid)
  dpnctl: INFO: gsan status: up
  dpnctl: INFO: MCS status: up.
  dpnctl: INFO: Backup scheduler status: up.
  dpnctl: INFO: axionfs status: up.
  dpnctl: INFO: Maintenance windows scheduler status: enabled.
  dpnctl: INFO: Unattended startup status: enabled.
  
  

  By clicking on the Storage tab, displays the error message: "Unable to get data with analytical performance data warehouses" and no data warehouses are listed.

  • VCenter restarts, Pdvs, doesn't change anything.
  • I can connect to Pdvs very well.
  • CP are created.

  I found similar topics but no response... (POS 5.5 ERROR)

  Open a support case and turned out that the POS password user (a user defined in the domain of the @vsphere.local) that was used to access the vCenter has expired. Apparently, there's a bug in vCenter for some versions that makes them expire in 65 days.

• Shared vs datastore stores local data and DNS in 5.1

  I read page 56 of the vSphere, ESXi, vCenter Server 5.1 Upgrade Guide

  It addresses the issue of DNS load balancing and vCenter Server data store name.

  I think it's to discuss the issue of shared storage and multiple hosts accessing a data store-same and that each host must VMware it the same name, due to how 5.1 doesn't solve VoIP DNS names, but now uses the DNS name for the data store.

  I have no shared storage.  They are all my data store (3 now 3 guests) local.  I guess I have in no way the need to appoint all my local data stores the same.  Correct?

  Here is the text directly from the page 56:

  DNS load balancing solutions and vCenter Server Datastore Naming

  vCenter Server 5.x uses different internal numbers for the storages of data than previous versions of vCenter Server. This

  change affects the way you add NFS shared data warehouses to the hosts and can assign the vCenter Server updates

  5.x.

  names of host IP addresses versions before version 5.0 vCenter Server convert data store. For example, if you

  mount a NFS data by the name \\nfs-datastore\folder, pre - 5.0 vCenter Server store versions convert the name

  NFS-data store to an IP address like 10.23.121.25 before putting it away. The original name of nfs-data store is lost.

  This conversion of hostnames to IP addresses a problem when using DNS load balancing solutions

  with vCenter Server. Replicate data and appear as a single logical DNS load balancing solutions

  data store. The load balancing occurs during the conversion to IP host datastore in solving the

  host name to different IP addresses, depending on the load data store. This load balancing happens outside

  vCenter Server and is implemented by the DNS server. In versions prior to version 5.0, features vCenter Server

  like vMotion don't work with this DNS balancing solutions because the load balancing causes a

  data store logic to appear that several data stores. vCenter Server fails to perform vMotion because he cannot

  recognize that what it considers multiple data warehouses are actually a single logical datastore that is shared between

  two hosts.

  To fix this, versions of vCenter Server 5.0 and later do not convert names to IP addresses data store

  When you add data warehouses. This measure of vCenter Server to recognize a store of data shared, but only if you add the

  data store for each host in the same data store name. For example, vCenter Server does not recognize a data store

  as shared between hosts in the following cases.

  -The data store is added by hostname and IP address on host1 to host2.

  -The data store is added by host name to host1 and host2 to hostname.vmware.com.

  VCenter Server to recognize a shared data store you must add the store of data of the same name in each

  host.

  You have reason - the section relates to the NFS shared storage - with the same NFS server load balancing is multiple IP addresses - in older versions of vCenter as the name of the NFS server is converted into intellectual property that could be different that would cause problems with vMotion and other opt vCenter - with vCenter 5.1 NFS host name is maintained.