Problems with vicfg-iscsi on ESXi 4.1 servers

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  Rather than redirect the output for each order, simply redirect the script in the log file, which will capture the entire script.

  ./perennial_verify.sh > storage_list.txt

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  Although I have been using VMware Server for a few years, I am beginner with ESXi and would like some advice please.

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• Debian Wheezy 7 - iSCSI / LIO problem with ESXi 5.0

  Hi all

  I had a Debian Wheezy on a HP ML310e server. This server should be used as an iSCSI - storage server.

  Unfortunately I am not able to connect my 5.0 with LIO iSCSI target ESX servers.

  I used the implementation of LIO (targetcli) for iSCSI and I used the official installation manual Linux target SCSI - ISCSI.

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  HP ML310e as a storage server with:

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  Linux avaNAS 3.2.0 - 4-amd64 SMP 3.2.46 - 1 + deb7u1 x86_64 GNU/Linux Debian #1

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  Is attached a screenshot of the current configuration of the TargetCLI.

  Thank you very much for your help!

  See you soon,.

  Alex

  Hi all

  Sorry for the late reply.

  I found a problem with MTU 9000.

  One of the switches does not 9000 MTU packet transport.

  After changing the MTU to 1500, everything works like a charm.

  See you soon,.

  Alex

• The upgrade to ESXi 4.1 with storage iSCSI software to ESXi 5.5

  I intend to upgrade ESXi 4.1 with which I have attached to ESXi 5.5 iSCSI software storage

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  I would like to know that if it there's nothing I should take care before I update the host connected iSCSI to ESXi 5.5, as for the hosts with SAN attached storage I made to remove the cables of SAN before upgrading the host.

  Also, if all known problems, you will be informed during the upgrade to ESXi 4.1 to ESXi 5.5 with iSCSI Software storage, please let me know?

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• Problem with iSCSI installation program

  Hi all

  Like most of the people that I saw a play with the new features of vSphere, but I hit a problem with Setup of iSCSI.

  Here, the background is, we have 3 Dell R805 servers with 12 network cards. Connected to Dell PS5000 3 WITHOUT. What im actually doing on our test server is set up 4 of these ports of network card for conenctivity in our san.

  I followed the guide to iSCSI, vSphere to the letter until page 35, where he talks about the Jumbo frames. This is what im having issues.

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  vSphere CLI.

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  Size MTU among all connected to the vSwitch virtual network adapters.

  2. run the vicfg-vswitch - l command to display a list of the vSwitches on the host and verify that the

  the vSwitch configuration is correct.

  This part I did successfully and vSwitch1 shows as being MTU 9000 activated.

  Sound this next part is difficult to know.

  Create a VMkernel Jumbo Frames - Enabled Interface

  If you are using an ESX host, you must use the command line interface to create a VMkernel network interface

  that is activated with the frames.

  Procedure

  1. connect directly to the console of the ESX host.

  2 use the esxcfg-vmknic command to create a connection VMkernel with Jumbo Frame supports.

  esxcfg-vmknic - a - I & lt; address ip & gt; n & lt; netmask & gt; m & lt; MTU & gt; & lt; port group name & gt;.

  3 launch the esxcfg-vmknic - l command to display a list of VMkernel interfaces and check that the

  the Jumbo Frame-enabled interface configuration is correct.

  4. check that the VMkernel interface is connected to a vSwitch with frames enabled.

  5. configure all switches physical and all physical or virtual machines to which this interface VMkernel

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  If I run the esxcfg-vmknic - l command, it shows 4 NICs I have MTU 1500. I'm confused as to what I'm doing here. What is the esxcfg-vmknic - a - I & lt; address ip & gt; n & lt; netmask & gt; m & lt; MTU & gt; & lt; port group name & gt;. command doing?... No matter what I put as the name of the Port Group that does not work... All I get when I run the command again is the list of options.

  Thus, at this point my tests came to a stop. How can I get my NETWORK cards to show as 9000, and why the documentation provides commands that don't work?

  I must emphasize, that we ran 3.5 successfully 12 months, if im not a total newbie to ESX.

  Sorry for the long post, but I thought that he better explain it properly.

  See you soon

  Paull

  C:\Program VMware vSphere CLI\bin > esxcfg - vmknic.pl - l h 10.63.2.202

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  Type MTU

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  vmk3 iSCSI3 IPv4 10.63.5.107 255.255.255.0 00:50:56:7 d: 22:8 b 1500 STATIC

  vmk4 iSCSI4 IPv4 10.63.5.108 255.255.255.0 00:50:56:71:84:f1 1500 STATIC

  vmk0 iSCSI1 IPv4 10.63.5.105 255.255.255.0 00:50:56:70:85:ae 1500 STATIC

  Looks like you have always vmknic as mtu = 1500. "" the only way to get the ti 9000 is remvoe the port groups iscsi1 ~ 4 and them with readd ' 9000 m ' in the esxcfg-vmknic - a cmd.

  try and let us know how it goes. esxcfg-vswitch output would be also good to confirm that your vswitch is 9000 mtu.

  -Kun

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  http://virtualbill.WordPress.com/2011/08/19/VMware-vSphere-5using-Image-Builder-for-custom-installation/

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-50/index.jsp?topic=/com.VMware.vSphere.install.doc_50/GUID-C84C5113-3111-4A27-9096-D61EED29EF45.html

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  BR

  A. Mikkelsen