Political multichannel on ESX 4.1 and IBM XIV? What is recommended?

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• ESX 4.1 VAAI and IBM XIV 10.2.4... does not work?

  Hello

  We had our set XIV to level to the last code 10.2.4 allowing VAAI support. We followed everything that the http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1021976 ... but still our hardware acceleration info shows is unknown or not supported. We manage the ESX 4.1 u1 so we have the VIB:s last support VAAI etc.

  If take a look in an ESX on the ATAS plugins available running

  esxcli corestorage claimrule list - ch. VAAI

  We get this result:

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  VAAI DURATION 65430 VMW_VAAIP_SYMM provider = model = SYMMETRIX EMC

  VAAI file 65430 VMW_VAAIP_SYMM provider = model = SYMMETRIX EMC

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  VAAI 65432 DURATION provider model = EQLOGIC VMW_VAAIP_EQL = *.

  VAAI 65432 file provider another VMW_VAAIP_EQL model = EQLOGIC = *.

  VAAI 65433 DURATION provider NetApp = VMW_VAAIP_NETAPP = *.

  VAAI 65433 file provider NetApp = VMW_VAAIP_NETAPP = *.

  VAAI 65434 DURATION supplier HITACHI model = VMW_VAAIP_HDS = *.

  VAAI 65434 file provider model HITACHI = VMW_VAAIP_HDS = *.

  VAAI 65435 DURATION provider model = LEFT VMW_VAAIP_LHN = *.

  VAAI 65435 file provider model = LEFT VMW_VAAIP_LHN = *.

  and information on a data store, it looks like this: (esxcfg-scsidevs - l)

  EUI.0017380005e200d2
  Device type: Direct access
  Size: 966656 MB
  Full name: IBM Fibre Channel disk (eui.0017380005e200d2)
  Multichannel plugin: NMP
  The console device: / dev/sds
  Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/eui.0017380005e200d2
  Vendor: IBM Model: 2810XIV Revis: 10.2
  SCSI level: 5 nickname is: wrong status: on
  RDM Capable is: true is removable: false
  Is Local: false
  Other names:
  VML.01000800003630303035453230304432323831305849
  VAAI status: unknown

  Let him know that it is a XIV and his saw: 10.2 on?

  Do we not have to manually install the plugin ATAS vendor: IBM model: XIV? I read a quick guide for 3Par, which showed how to their storage...

  Does anyone have a good answer for this?

  And as I said before... We followed the F.A.Q for this so that the size of the block etc, it is the same for all data warehouses and so on.

  grateful for answers.

  BR

  Henrik

  You are right. I got the message of support XIV support VAAI was held for a few weeks because of a problem with it.

  It would also mean that there will be a 10.2.4a or even firmware. We had improvements planned for February 25, but was asked to wait until March 15 for an updated firmware.

• Upgrading ESX 4.1 and 5.1 with UC VMServers

  I'm trying to find the documentation, guide or any details on this and have developed short on cisco.com and docwiki.cisco.com I hope that someone can point me in the right direction.

  To simplify my question let say, we have a current ESX 4.1 environment with VM servers running the following applications: CUCM, CUPS, CUC, UCCX. (does it matter if they are running 8.5/8.6 or 9.1?)

  If we were to move to ESX 4.1 to 5.1 What is the impact on the servers of Cisco? What are the procedures? Anything specific Cisco or a development warn that must be taken into account? And especially (can not find the answer to anywhere) we must redeploy the OVAs (from v7 to v8 to match) during and after the ESX upgrade?

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you!

  From:

  http://docwiki.Cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Communications_VMware_Requirements

  Correction and update of VMware vSphere, ESXi

  • In general, versions of Cisco Collaboration app mandate only the major and minor of ESXi versions they demand / support.
  • Guest OS support - Cisco's Collaboration applications that require a minimum Maintenance release (e.g. "5.1 U1' as minimum instead of"5.1"as minimum) for the application to be supported explicitly call this point on their product detailed pages.  When in doubt, consult Cisco Plan, design, implement (PDI) HelpDesk or Cisco TAC.
  • Supports hardware - version for a major/minor taken ESXi supported by Cisco's Collaboration applications, recommendation is to use the latest version of Maintenance which is also supported / recommended by the provider of servers (and storage if provider deployment to NAS/SAN).  To determine if a fix or a Maintenance of ESXi version "may" or "should" be deployed, follow the advice of these sources:

  • VMware Compatibility Guide (http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl) & nbsp; for the version taken major/minor ESXi supported by Cisco Collaboration vSphere.
  • Server hardware compatibility information to the supplier for the major/minor ESXi version required by Cisco Collaboration of vSphere.  For example, Cisco UCS, documents of compatibility to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps10477/prod_technical_reference_list.htmlserver.

  Other "versions".

  • Version of VM (vmv) - the vmv represents the virtual hardware version. New versions of ESXi can increase the latest vmv, but ESXi versions always take care of the older versions of vmv (visit vmware.com for more information on the compatibility of the versions of vmv with ESXi versions). The "strict minimum" for Cisco's Collaboration applications is vmv4 and is usually transparent. Cisco-/ required files OVA will be for a particular version of vmv (e.g. OVAs for ESXi 5.x include vmv7 and vmv8). Unless is not a Cisco Collaboration application, customers are free to upgrade manually the vmv to a most recent vmv supported by the version of ESXi (click here for more details ).
  • File system VMFS (Virtual Machine) version - this is transparent to the applications of Cisco's Collaboration, but recommends using the latest version available for the major/minor version of VMware vSphere, ESXi, you deploy on.

  below that you have links to specific applications of version indicating compatibility with ESXi versions.

  HTH,

  Chris

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  Hello

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  I use the get-vmhost esxhostname | Get - vm

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  http://ctistrategy.com/2009/08/18/VMware-vSphere-Microsoft-HyperV-whitepaper/

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• Difference between Esx v 2 and 3 and ESX 2.5 and 3.5

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  Karthik.

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  In ESX 2.x booted Linux then VMware took control.

  In ESX 3.x VMware started then place the unit of management within a virtual machine started.

  ESXi boots the vmkernel then starts a Posix environment in the vmkernel.

  The book of VMware ESX Server in the enterprise passes over these differences in a bit of detail, if you are interested.

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• Migration ESX 3.02 and 3.5

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• Anyone running VMware on an IBM XIV table

  We plan to go to an IBM XIV storage array. The technology looks very cool. Wondering if someone had direct knowledge of ESX 3.5 running on these.

  Hi bobross,.

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  Were the only config works is by putting a virtualization of storage between the ESX and XIV. (we tested Falconstor and SUN Comstar). Direct connect ESX XIV gives us the problems.

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• UCS with vsphere for BFS on IBM XIV

  Hello

  It seems that the IBM XIV storage has a limitation around the minimum size of LUNS, which seems to be 17 GB. Taking into account that one of the added values of the UCS is the SAN boot using the service profiles, and that most UCS implementations rely on VMware (OS, ESXi needs barely 300 MB installation), which means a must are underutilizing the 17 GB LUNS in order to begin the ESXi, that might be a waste of money. I was wondering if anyone here found the same question to their customers and know if this also happens in other bays of disks (EMC Symmetrix for example), or only in IBM XIV.

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