MSCS Clustering on ESX 3.5 with NFS

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• manual installation of ESX with NFS as an installation source.

  Hello

  For educational purposes, I used to install ESX 3 using an NFS share as a source.

  To boot PXE and the GUI configuration ESX servers is automatically loaded.

  I used on my server to PXE boot have a .cfg with a label like this file:

  Manual of ETIQUETTE

  kernel ./vmware/vmlinuz

  Add ip = dhcp initrd=./vmware/initrd.img method=nfs:192.168.1.12:/PXEInstallESX ksdevice = eth0 lang = fr_FR keymap = be-latin1

  If I have this convert for vSphere4, I tried something like this:

  LABEL vSphere4

  kernel ./vSphere4/vmlinuz

  Add initrd=./vSphere4/initrd.img mem = 512 ip = dhcp method=nfs:192.168.1.12/PXEInstallVI4 ksdevice = vmnic0 quiet

  But it does not work...

  Starting the server in vSphere GUI installation but after a few screens that he asks the CD-rom.

  Any help is greatly appreciated.

  Kind regards

  Koen

  you have the beta version of the installation guide? Beta doc PXE boot section was:

  PXE boot

  You can use the isolinux / on the image of the DVD ESX for PXE DΘmarrer Installer ESX. An example of following to tftp/pxelinux configuration file:

  VMware-Classic label

  the VMware-Classic menu label

  VMware-Classic/vmlinuz kernel

  Append initrd = VMware-Classic/initrd.img mem = 512M quiet

  KS =http://

  The ks = option is required if you make a script with a PXE boot installation.

  Not sure if this can help. Do not have a Setup for PXE environment at the moment to test.

  Best regards

  Lee

• 2012R2 MSCS clustering on ESXi 5.5 build 2718005 issues

  I am trying to set up 2 2012R2 mscs clustering on 2 VMS using RDM

  tried both physical and virtual compatibility mode and keep them coming with cluster validation errors

  anyone with these issues?

  

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  Try to connect the disk online, diskpart and clean the partitions, recreate the partiotions and rerun the validation tests.

• problem with nfs run

  I have computer laptop hp 2000-2110, but when I run nfs running on it, the game runs slow what to do

  Hi saurabh0007,

  Welcome to the HPCommunity, I hope you enjoy your experience! To help you get the most out of the Forums of HP, I would like to draw your attention to the Guide of the Forums HP first time here? Learn how to publish and more.

  I saw your post about the problem with NFS running: run. Unless you have changed the processor and added little RAM your system isn't the minimum system requirements for the game. The game needs 4 GB of RAM and you only have 2 GB, and the processor should be 3.0 Ghz but yours has only 2.4 GHz, I have included links below for specifications of your laptop and the NFS: Run required.

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  Need for Speed: minimum required Run

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• Upgrade to ESXi (free) 3.5 to ESX 4.1 (with license)

  Hello

  Can I switch from ESXi (free) 3.5 to ESX 4.1 (with license)?

  Yes, I need to change for ESX ESXi.

  Is possible?

  Thank you

  Can I switch from ESXi (free) 3.5 to ESX 4.1 (with license)?

  Yes, I need to change for ESX ESXi.

  Is possible?

  Either way - ESX, ESXi and ESXi for ESX - requires a new installation of the operating system, there is no way to upgrade (regardless of the licensing). In case you have a data store VMFS on the drive where you install the operating system, you must back up (or migrate) and restore the virtual machine.

  I suggest that you create separate logical volumes to the OS (~ 20 GB) and the VMFS. This way you can switch back from ESX to ESXi in the future without the need to evacuate VMs. As you may know, ESX 4.1 is the latest version with the Service Console.

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• VMotion fails at 78% with NFS datastore

  I have identical PowerEdge 1950 servers with Intel 5130 processors.  VMotion fails to 78% with the following error:

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  I tried this with everything.  With the hosts in an out of a cluster (with EVC on and outside).  I tried to hide the Nx bit and not.  The BIOS for the two hosts is the same and is therefore out of the bootable CPUID utility.  I also tried with windows and Linux VMs VMS version 4 and 7.  I do not have a SAN so I don't know if this has to do with NFS.   anyone encountered this?

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• Adding storage to esx. Problems with VCB proxy

  Hello

  I just added 4 FC LUN and them have initialized on ESX 3.02 with no problems.

  I went to the VCB proxy, which had the automount disable, then I think that I made a mistake because I put them online (done not initialized) and after that Vmware can't access these drives vmfs.

  Try to solve this problem I did the automount disable and scrub, but I don't know what to do next. Should I restart VCB proxy?

  According to some posts here, I've run ' fdisk-l/dev/SD all? "command and it shows that these 4 discs didn't fb partition type.

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• Fault tolerance with an ESX host and two NFS storage pools

  Is it possible to have a fault with the tolerant pair tolerance fault running on the same ESX host, but each partner of a couple running on a separate NFS share?

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• Install ESX 3.5 with local storage

  I just install ESX 3.5 on a database server that I will use for failover only.  The server has an internal 750 GB internal SATA drive.  I have install ESX 3.5 through the wizard very well.  But when I connect to the new server with the gateway Client, I get an error that says - "VMware ESX Server has no storage persistent." - see attachment.  It gives me the ability to create a data store.  My options are disk/LUN, NFS or diagnosis.  I don't see where to add a local drive as a data store.  What am I missing here?  Is there some partitioning step that I missed when installing ESX.

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• Microsoft xbox 360 controller for windows problem with NFS

  Hi, I brought yesterday Microsoft xbox 360 controller for windows. I installed and the end driver. The problem is that when I play NFS Most Wanted & NFS Carbon, cars automatically starts left thin when I accelerate? Why is - this problem to occur, and what is the solution?

  I also changed the default controllers controls and set left lean & thin right to left analog stick left/right as PRIMARY & I updated lean left & lean right D - pad left/right as SECONDARY controls.

  Hi Zxcvbnma,

  ·         Is the specific issue with only Need for Speed or does happen with other games as well?

  If the problem is specific only with Need for Speed, you can try to uninstall the game and reinstall the game and check if it works fine without any problems.

  I also suggest that you uninstall Xbox 360 controller drivers and reinstall the drivers that could help you solve the problem.

  Check the settings of the game. You can also connect the controller to the other computer and use it and check if the problem still persists.

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Swathi B - Microsoft technical support.

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• Data store report with NFS export pathname specification

  Hi all I created a report with the SCSI LUN ID and NFS export path specification data store.

  But I have no idea of the NFS export the path of a query data store. Can you help me in the following script?

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  $info. Cluster = $cluster. Name

  $info. Name = $_. Name

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  (Get-Datastore - VMHost $VMHost | where {$_.}) Type - eq 'NFS'}) | %{

  $info = "" | Select Center data, Cluster, name, capacity, put in service, available, DSType, State, Monday, NFSPath

  $info. Datacenter = $_. Data Center

  $info. Cluster = $cluster. Name

  $info. Name = $_. Name

  $info. Capacity = [math]: Round($_.capacityMB/1024,2)

  $info. Put into service = [math]: Round (($_.)) ExtensionData.Summary.Capacity - $_. ExtensionData.Summary.FreeSpace + $_. ExtensionData.Summary.Uncommitted)/1GB,2)

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  $info. DSType = $_. Type

  $info. State = $_. State

  $info. Monday = "n/a".

  $info. NFSPath = "I don't know".

  $report += $info

  }

  Thank you.

  You can use the attributes RemoteHost and RemotePath of the data store to get the path in any format you want.

  e.g. $info. NFSPath = "$($_.)". RemoteHost) :/ $($_.) RemotePath).

• Turn off the power of infrastructure ESX 4.1 with VC as a guest

  Hello

  We have 4 guests ESX 4.1 running in a single cluster with VC running as a VM guest.

  I was wondering what are the necessary steps safely stop a cluster VMware and environment

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• FT clusters supported in VMware stretched with 2ms latency?

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  Lag time, no matter what kind of latency will slow the VMs. latency is nothing more then a 'delay '. So if the latency increases your virtual machine slows down.

  See the white paper of vMSC to a feeling on what could play a role with an extended cluster, it is not as easy as many make it sound:

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• ESXi5 - problems with NFS and the data copy store

  Hello world

  I recently moved into a solution fully virtualized for my network, 3 x 5 ESXi servers running on our GigE network.

  First of all, I use all free software from VMware, so vCentre etc is out of the question.

  I have major problems when you try to copy files between:

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  Server2011 SBS (comments, located on ESXi_2) copy OF Windows share 2008 (ESXi_1) transfer speed 120MBps. ~

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  I copy a file that is located on our NFS share first, it's a 3 GB file to the copy within guest OS (2008), it is indicated in blue - top speed of 80MBps

  I copy the same exact NFS share for the host (datastore1), this is indicated in red - top speed of 7.5Mbps

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  The final image (wot.png) confuses me beyond belief. I would try to explain what is happening here:

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