Microsoft Cluster in vSphere using RDM disks

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• Cluster SQL 2008 R2 on a computer using RDM virtual

  Hello

  I want to create a cluster SQL using RDM.  I understand that I must use CF for this to work.  I LUN configured with FC already and I can add the ROW to the first VM.  But how that the RDM available to 2nd VM for use of shared disk?  They will be available on the second server SQL I have started creating my cluster?  Has anyone created a cluster SQL using RDM?

  Thank you

  D

  To use the same ROW (not simultaneously of course) from another virtual computer, you must add the hard mapping file that was created for the RDM when you added the LUNS to the first VM. However, there are a few additional settings that you must take care. Please take a look at KB VMware: Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) support on ESXi/ESX for complete documentation.

  André

• Is Microsoft Failover Cluster ESXi 4.1 Shared Disk of NFS data store, it supported?

  Is Microsoft Failover Cluster ESXi 4.1 Shared Disk of NFS data store, it supported?

  We have a request from MS Failover Cluster configuration on Windows 2008 R2 2 guests with a storage shared for a web application. However, there is no VMFS storage of data or the ability of the CF to presending RDM. So, I created the disks shared on a NFS datastore using option "Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service" and have added the cluster disk and tested successful failover.

  But the MS cluster validation control cancelled storage and I want to know if that configuration is not taken because of supported.

  A notice would be useful.

  We are also working on setting up a cluster of ESXi for iSCSI storage, which can be leveraed for this purpose.

  Shyam-

  Its not supported.

  4.1, your only options supported are:

  • CF storage with pRDMs
  • iSCSI storage with initiators guest.

• Can this load balance and HA cluster with vsphere?

  Hello community!

  Really new on this type of subject, so forgive me if IAM iam do or say something wrong. I'm here to try to understand better this amazing tool so I apreciate your time and knowlodge!
  Im trying to create a failover and balancing cluster with Vsphere, the goal is try to install an MSSQL DB server where the customer can access more quickly and do not have downtime when a node is down.

  I read a lot but still I can't have a full understand abt, so if anyone tries to explain something, please be patient and explain with precision.

  All doing wrong if you really work at home as a LABORATORY, and I can do it, hurt trying to use it to get a job because I don't have and I really need one soon!
  Here is my diagram is possible?

  

  Well ill to explain it, I have clients that will send a work for my DB load process, which will affect on MSSQL Server installed on the 12 TB logical drive created from the union of all methods virtual storage. Each virtual storage is just a virtual disk created on a virtual machine that is hosted on the physical server (node).

  So I have 4 physical server which have 1 VM each with 3 TB of virtual disk, the goal is the customer can send the process of workload on 4 nodes to have a quicker response, and if a single node fails for any reason, the other node can operate withow problem.

  physical server Medley: don't know yet if I have to use one or install VMWARE directly.

  Sagna VM: Windows Server 2008 (don't know if necessary or if I can just install SQL Server directly)

  MSSQL Server VM: 2008 Enterprise (still don't know if I have to use this one)

  Well I can't think right now on the other details, but if you tell me ill be happy to write it.

  Sorry if my writing or semantics is false but English is not my first language.

  Really thanks to get to this point and share your knowlodge!

  Best regards, josh of Argentina!

  Josh, please correct me if I'm wrong, you have 4 knots of MS - SQL, and you need to read/write at the same time in a shared database of 12 to.

  If this is the case check the following documents:

  VMware KB: MSCS support improvements in vSphere 5.5

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1004617

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1034165

  Clustering using VMDK sharing between virtual machines

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=2009226

  https://www.VMware.com/PDF/vsphere5/R55/vSphere-55-configuration-maximums.PDF

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=2003813

  The above covers the part of the diagram which includes 4 nodes SQL and the shared database, the other part of the client to the SQL nodes that segments the loads on the nodes, I think you should see Microsoft options.

  I found a few relevant links below:

  https://ask.SQLServerCentral.com/questions/51824/cluster-with-more-than-2-nodes.htm l

  SQL server 2008 r2: how? Several active node SQL Cluster (not) - database to stack Exchange administrators

• Need to create and add RDM disk while calling reconfigVM

  Hello

  Now I create RDM disk help createdisk method and then added the disk of the virtual machine by using the reconfigvm method using vsphere sdk in c# but I need to create and add the disk while calling the reconfigVM only. I searched and found a code as example.

  diskSpec.operation = VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperation.add;
  diskSpec.fileOperation = VirtualDeviceConfigSpecFileOperation.create;

  ". According to my understanding, vmdk file can create while adding the LUNs as disk RDM using both add and create function, but then I try these i couldn't succeed. If anyone has tried what can you share your code or suggestions please.

  Thank you

  Vijaya

  Vijaya,

  I guess that how you specify the devicename property is invalid. You just need to assign the devicename you recovered in QueryConfigTarget to the devicename of the backup file.  Please refer below snippet for adding disk:

  Request for more information on specific devices that can be used to back up virtual devices

  CTAR ConfigTarget = cb.getConnection () .getService () .queryConfigTarget (envBrow, hostmor);

  VirtualMachineScsiDiskDeviceInfo [] arrSCSILun = (VirtualMachineScsiDiskDeviceInfo []) ctar.getScsiDisk ();

  HostScsiDisk drive;

  If (arrSCSILun! = null) {}

  for (int i = 0; i)< arrscsilun.length;="" i++)="">

  disc = arrSCSILun [i] .getDisk ();

  If (disk == null) {}

  continue;

  }

  else {}

  deviceName = arrSCSILun [i] .getDisk () .getCanonicalName ();

  }

  Add a disk
  VirtualDeviceConfigSpec diskSpec = new VirtualDeviceConfigSpec();
       
  diskSpec.setFileOperation (VirtualDeviceConfigSpecFileOperation.create);
  diskSpec.setOperation (VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperation.add);
       
  VirtualDisk disk = new VirtualDisk();
  VirtualDiskRawDiskMappingVer1BackingInfo diskfileBacking = new VirtualDiskRawDiskMappingVer1BackingInfo();
       
  diskfileBacking.setFileName("");
  diskfileBacking.setDiskMode ("persist");
  diskfileBacking.setCompatibilityMode ("physicalMode");
     diskfileBacking.setDeviceName (deviceName); It's the devicename you got above
  System.out.println ("DeviceName assigned is" + deviceName);
  disk.setKey (new Integer(-101));
  disk.setControllerKey (new Integer (diskCtlrKey));
  disk.setUnitNumber (new Integer (0));
  disk.setBacking (diskfileBacking);
  disk.setCapacityInKB (1024);
       
  diskSpec.setDevice (disk);

  And to set the loglevel, please visit: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1001457

• Extra addition RDM disk problem

  I have a Windows Server 2008 (64-bit), created with 2.5 and ESX3.5 vCenter. This server have three disks, a virtual two Raw device Mappings. The RDM disks are 2, 94TB and 7, 16 to.

  After the upgrade to vSphere 4.0 and ESX4.0, the virtual machine still works with two connected RDM disks.

  The problem now is to add an additional drive to RDM. The drive is 3, 15 to. I get an error saying "file server/file.vmdk is larger than the maximum size supported by datastore"datastore"

  Now, my question is how is it possible. Is there a pass from ESX3.5 to ESX4.0 that prevents me from creating the new drive?

  In fact, it was a bug in 3.5 to create and use of RDM disks larger than 2 TB, it was fixed in 4.0.

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  MCSA, MCTS, VCP, VMware vExpert 2009

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• I have a computer that has Windows 2000 Pro, I can use the disk to upgrade to Windows XP with this OS?

  I have a computer that has Windows 2000 Pro, I can use the disk to upgrade to Windows XP with this OS? It's

  an old computer, but it works very well.  I want to switch to XP using the Windows upgrade disc. But

  in the specifications it lists only 98, 98 Second and ME as an operating system you can upgrade.  Thanks John

  Provided the specifications of the computer meets Windows XP you can switch from 2000 to XP. If it does not meet the specifications, you may upgrade the computer first or get a new one which is more cheaper today.

  In addition, please note that you can only switch to Windows XP Professional. If it is a home edition you have then it will not work. You can refer to the link below on how to update your copy of Windows 2000 to Windows XP Pro.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/978307

• My XP desktop seems to have thrown my 'system tools' function and I want to use the disk cleanup and defragmentation... How to get back the system tools?

  My computer is as I said above a desk with the microsoft XP program and is a little less than five years.  It has been slow and it dawned on me that I hadn't used the disk cleanup or some defrag for a while, but I clicked on start, all programs, accessories, System Tools was is no longer.  I have not been able to access the disk cleanup or defragment option and hope that out there, can someone advise me how to get this feature.

  You can run Disk Cleanup and Defragmenter disk since the start > run box by typing the following

  Cleanmgr
  Dfrg.msc

  You can restore all of the 'Accessories' group (including system tools) by following the directions here--> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Accessories.htm

  Or you could just create shortcuts to

  C:\Windows\system32\dfrg.msc
  and
  %SystemRoot%\System32\cleanmgr.exe

  Note that % SystemRoot % is the directory where Windows.  You can use this form or explicit as in the example for the shortcut from the Defrag.

• MSCS - NLB Microsoft cluster

  Hello

  We have 4 cluster NLB nodes on Production site and we expect protect it with MRS. 5.1.1.

  SRM 5.1.1 supports 2-node Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS).  vSphere 5.1.x supports up to 5-node MSCS. SRM 5.1.x supports 2-node MSCS.

  Is it possible to have 4 NLB nodes in production and to protect only two nodes with MRS? as we just need two nodes for DR.

  Not sure, but I think you mix two features here, MSCS, and NETWORK load balancing. The restrictions apply to MSCS, but not NETWORK load balancing (unless I'm missing something).

  André

• Identifies unique cluster of vsphere vmware vsphere and vcd

  When we attribute cluster provider vdc in vcloud Director. He treats it as a pool of resources.

  After extraction of the details of the cluster (resource pool) using vcloud api, I m reference as something resgroup - id {number}.

  However when I have a vspehere request, obtain different ref id for cluster even mo.

  How to get the reference id mo cluster assigned on vsphere level using the vcloud API.

  What you see VCD is the ID of the Resource Pool MoRef 'root', not the current Cluster MoRef ID, the ID is different.

  If you take a look the vSphere API http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.wssdk.apiref.doc_50%2Fvim.ComputeResource.html, you will see clearly that a ComputeResource (Cluster) contains a property of "resourcePool" that makes reference to the resourcePool 'root' of a cluster. It is ID MoRef, which returns the VCD that takes you to the entry shown in the provider VDC when you query the extension API

• Microsoft Cluster Services - vmware

  If a virtual machine is running in 2008 and will be used for Microsoft cluster services, can drive BONE be thin commissioning?

  Hello.

  No, the disc format should be thick.  It is documented in the document "Setup for Microsoft Cluster Service and Failover Clustering".

  Good luck!

• With VMware View can use persistent disks and roaming profiles together

  Site already has XP roaming profiles configuration and are again VDI Win7 so new profiles (username.v2) will be created anyway. However, I want to continue to use roaming profiles, hosted on a server so that the data is replicated and backed up. (redundant solutions already in place) Initially while we configure persistent discs and the VDI will be not synchronize with the roaming profile on D:\   I confirmed that my roaming profiles work very well on a physical system running Win7, but problems with the VDI. I was wondering if I can get them in sync in the current configuration, or if I should scrap the drive persistent in a way that the data will be all stay and synchronize on roaming profile constantly even if I refresh or update my Golden VDI image?

  Hi, welcome in the community

  If you want to use your existing installation of roaming profile, then the best option is do not use "persistent" disk configuration Redirect to drive persistent static and it brings the use of extra storage.

  While commissioning a desk with persistent disk pool, view and changes the path of the user in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Profile profile list to the D drive.  This may conflict with your roaming profile configuration. To confirm that, in the physical machine, change string values "Default", 'Profile directory' and 'Public' in the list of profiles registry which refers to a new path.

  > If I should scrap the persistent drive in a way that the data will be all remain and synchronize with roaming profile constantly even if I refresh or update my Golden VDI image?

  Yes, it could be a convenient option for you. Deploy pools dedicated without redirection of the user's data

• Using RDM on SATA drives

  Hi all

  I want to move all the files on a SATA to my storage but I would first of all this on esx server using RDM sata drive. Its possible?

  I don't want to move these files by network!

  Thanks in advance! Crisv8

  Have a loot at:

  Create RDM on the Local storage?

  http://ITKnowledgeExchange.TechTarget.com/virtualization-Pro/VMware-ESX-storage-how-to-get-local-storage-to-act-as-a-raw-disk-for-VMS/

  André

• Compare the performance of virtual machine using RDM for physical Machine with HBA

  With the help of some great users, I recently converted a node of a cluster, MSCS running Server 2003 and SQL 2000 to a virtual machine for the cluster resulting has a physical node and a virtual node using RDM drives. See http://communities.vmware.com/thread/187822 If you're interested.

  Now my question revolves around performance. Colleagues who manage programs running on that cluster related that a backup every night a database on the thesystem take 10 minutes on a physical hardware and takes 30 minutes. A restoration took 45 minutes and now takes a little less than three hours. Is this kind of drop in performance to be expected? Is there some specific changes that I can look to improve performance.

  The virtual machine works like a single virtual machine on a machine of update3 ESX3.5. ESX server has two processors Quad-cores and 32 GB of ram, 30 GB assigned to the virtual machine.

  Any help or pointers to more information would be greatly appreciated.

  Check your card vSCSI.  If you P2V'ed, you're likely to have a Buslogic adapter.  The Buslogic adapter will limit the length of the queue 1 and limit the I/O.  Replace with the free and see if that helps you.

  Ben

• How to format and re - install Windows 7 using recovery disks/Partitions?

  Hello..

  My product-

  HP DV4-5109tx

  Windows 7 (64-bit)

  I have a free space of 78 GBs that I'm not able to use... As when I try to use the "disk management" and right-click on the free space to "format partition" this option has been grayed out... !!

  Please suggest if I can use this space without formatting? (I was suggested for formatting)

  In addition, due to some other issues too I want to format my Windows (and reinstall) IE drive C so that the free space problem can be solved... Also I don't want no data in my other drives to be formatted...

  I have the recovery partition and the recovery disks sent by HP...

  Please help me how I can use them to solve my goal...

  Thank you

  It's simple, as I suggested in my previous post.

  Once you have a drive like the one on the image management window simply click New Simple Volume. Create a new partition called "New Volume". Make a right click on it and the option to format it will appear.  The strips on the 75,38 GB of free space in your image indicates that the selected action will take place on this point in the disk management window. You can change the name for the new volume in Windows Explorer.