Rename local data warehouses of ESXi host

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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.

• hide local data warehouses in vCenter

  I'm trying to understand how hide us local data warehouses appear in Vsphere 5.5 I find it looks like permissions.  How do you go in permissions for all the local data store

  Thank you

  Hello

  In order to hide this data store using permissions, you must do the following:

  Open-> inventory-> warehouses VSphere-> select the select data-> permissions VMFS store-> click the user or group in the list and set them to 'No access' - are not propagated. We want it to take effect only on this data store.

  Let me know how it goes.

• Problem renaming of data warehouses and networks

  I have recently upgraded a number of servers to ESX 4.1 to 5 ESXi and vCenter vCenter 4 5 and have noticed a problem. Whenever I have rename a data store or a network, the new name is added to the list of network or data store, but the old name is too present. In the past, if I had a data store and renamed her, I'd still only 1 ad for the renamed data store. With ESXi 5, I have two - the former name and the new name. It goes the same for networks. And they always appear in vCenter as being attached to the host. I tried to disconnect/reconnect vcenter, removing the host and add it again, restart the ESX host and always the old names appear.  If I look at the host through vShpere, everything seems OK with the renowned name 1.  But vCenter can't seem to let go of the old data store names and network.  Any ideas?

  I can't tell you for sure. This has to do with the return to a snapshot of the IMO. If you have a single host and back to a snapshot you will be logged out anyway (if the Group of ports of origin no longer exists). In a cluster, you will have the opportunity of the first migration/vMotion virtual computer to another host that maintains such a group of port before returning to a snapshot. As I said, just a thought.

  André

• Problem with the local data store on ESXi 4.0 U1

  Hi all

  I have a HP ML330G6 with an internal Smart Array card which is mirrored (R1) SATA two 250 GB drives.

  The question I have, is that virtual machines are REALLY slow and inadmissible.  I get these errors from the ESXi host when I see problems:

  Loss of connectivity to storage device

  NAA.600508b10010523953585346555a0100. road

  vmhba1:C0:t0:l0 is down. "Touch of data warehouses:"

  ', 'datastore1', 'Hypervisor1', 'Hypervisor2 ', '.

  'Hypervisor3 '.

  error

  08/12/2009-23:12:28

  If I do a constant PING on the virtual machine in question is what it looks like:

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = TTL = 128 512ms

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 53ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = s TTL = 128 168ms

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 25 ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 67ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 698ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 116ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time < 1 ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 250 ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 641ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 979ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time < 1 ms TTL = 128

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 2074ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 1ms TTL = 128

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 1987ms TTL = 128

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  Request timed out.

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 3989ms TTL = 128

  192.168.1.4 response: bytes = 32 time = 1ms TTL = 128

  Request timed out.

  I turned off all virtual machines and rebooted the host with no resolution.

  I looked on the VMware download site and I see no download driver for the HP Server or controller of the group.

  Any thoughts?

  Thank you!

  Beyond the update of the firmware, I would check that you have the battery (BBWC) module installed on your controller and cache in write on. The BBWC module is an option and made a significant difference in performance.

• Local storage and multiple ESXi hosts

  Hi, I was wondering how vWorkspace manages local storage in an environment with a single server Vcenter and two ESXi, with a local data store each.

  If I store a 'master' (I mean the gold statue) vm on the local storage of an ESXi, can replicate vWorkspace this virtual machine to the local storage of the other ESXi as Citrix VIAB?

  If not, how can I use both my ESXi servers with local storage and maybe provide some sort of HA?

  Am I forced to use a storage shared, if I want to be able to deploy clones related both to my ESXI?

  Thanks in advance.

  Hello

  Use vSAN, or no matter what virtual SAN Appliance as an iSCSI SAN storage to prosecute two storage facilities... You can replicate between the two servers and same LUNS are used by vWorkspace.

  • StarWind free iSCSI Solution A
  • OpenFiler
  • vSAN
  • Open-e iSCS SAN

  Quick search... www.unixarena.com/.../Top-10-Storage-appliance.html

• How do I cancel the mapping of a data store of esxi host without data loss

  Dear team,

  I want to cancel a data store that is mapped on two cluster mapping (cluster1 10 esxi host and cluster2 esxi 4 guests)

  
  

  
  

  Query1

  What step will be OK

  Disassemble = > detach = > start the activity of storage (storage poweroff) movement = > move the storage = > poweron = > join = > mounting

  or

  Disassemble = > detach = > team san will cancel the mapping = > start the activity of storage (storage poweroff) movement = > move the storage = > poweron = > san team will map the data store = > join = > mount

  Query2:

  Once I sail, I am able to see vpshere ha and dvs folder data, I just want to confirm if I want to take it apart and to separate the data store it will allow me to do it or it will throw an error, please confirm.

  Query3:

  If we remove and detach a data store, before that I have to cancel the registration of all the virtual machines?

  
  

  
  

  concerning

  Mr. Vmware

  Please find the right measures

  Query1

  
  

  before the take-off of export activity VM that are stored on the data store

  
  

  Home-online store of data and the data cluster store => select the data-VMs online store => add all columns => take export VM

  
  

  take the last export RVTool.

  
  

  
  stop all VMs-online you unsubscribe from all models and virtual computers-online RK on Cluster (change the setting-online data store-online here hearbeating we have to choose another data store and click OK)

  
  

  to confirm the new data store is visible as heartbeat data store select Cluster-online Sumamry-online state Custer-online Heartbeat Datastore)

  If we are able to see the new data store, then now remove old data from the heart rate data store store

  
  

  RK on Cluster (change the setting-online data store-online here hearbeating he have to uncheck the data store and click OK)
  

  
  

  disassemble => detach (you will need to perform this step on all esxi hosts)-online san team will be unmap-online beginning of movement storage (storage poweroff) => move the storage-online poweron-online san team will map the data-attach online store ((need to perform this step on all esxi hosts) => set up the data store)

  
  

  Register for all virtual machines

  
  

  PowerOn all VMs if get message (moved or copied) select moved.

  
  

  Query2:

  He doesn't throw any errors, will work flawless.

  
  

  Query3:

  Yes we must cancel the registration of all models and virtual computers before disassembling a data store.

  
  

  concerning

  Mr. VMware
  

  
  

  
  

• Share data warehouses between clustered hosts

  Hello, we had initially a cluster of ESX consisting of two guests who had shared access to different VMFS LUNS on an iSCSI SAN.

  Recently we bought an additional server, and additional storage and we have some problems to get the extra VMFS LUNs to be recognized by all hosts. The additional LUN is recognized by all hosts after a new analysis to Configuration-> storage adapters, but it seems that data warehouses can be added only for the storage of an individual host and not shared by the cluster?

  Adding the extra VMFS LUNS to a host works very well but they are not immediately recognized by the other guests and whenever you try to add data to them warehouses they insists on formatting the LUN and treating it essentially as a data store different.

  Since there is no problem sharing data between hosts warehouses in the original configuration, I wonder what setting it is necessary to enable sharing between all hosts in a cluster of data store? Thanks in advance!

  Probably, you have LUNS in different ways for each ESX Server (or the new ESX). If any information logical unit number (Lun ID, wwwn, etc.) is not the same for all ESX host tend to view this as a snapshot LUN.

  If you can't find what's going on, you can try a workaround (not too recommended but should work in your environment): go to the ESX configuration tab, click Advanced settings, and look for LVM. DisallowSnapshotLun option under LVM. Change it to 0, click OK and perform a new analysis. Repeat this for all of your guests.

  Please let us know if it works.

  Marcelo Soares

  VMWare Certified Professional 310/410

  Technical Support Engineer

  Chief Executive Officer of the Linux server

• 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...

• How to rename a data warehouse space

  Hello

  I had to adjust my names of LUN space reserved to the company names naming standard. I did it on the level of vsphere, but MRS. (5.5) can still see the old names.

  Restarting the service did not help.

  Should I remove and re-add? Maybe I should return the names above and then delete/rename and add?

  Much appreciated, regards suspicion.

  Hello

  Please remove and re-add to reflect the new data store names. Note that the new name appears in the placeholder add datastore.

  Kind regards

  Nik

• Grouping of data warehouses my ESX host

  Hi guys,.

  I'm trying to create a bit of code that will give me some basic details on space to store data, etc., but group them by what esx hosts are attached.

  I created a simple table, but do not know how to proceed with grouping that he attached esx host-based.

  $vmh = get-Cluster | Get-VMHost

  $ds = @)

  foreach ($ho $vmh in | get-data store)

  {

  $my = » » | Select-Object name, FreespaceMB

  $my.name = $ho.name

  $my.freespacemb = $ho. FreeSpaceMB

  $ds += $my

  }

  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

  Thank you

  DC

  $ds = @()
  
  Get-Cluster | Get-VMHost | % {
  
  $myHost = $_
  
  $myHost | Get-DataStore | % { 
  
  $out = "" | Select-Object DSName, FreespaceMB, Host
  
  $out.DSName = $_.Name
  
  $out.FreespaceMB = $_.FreespaceMB
  
  $out.Host = $myHost.Name
  
  $ds += $out 
  
  }
  
  } 
  
  $ds | *Sort* Host
  

• 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/

• Renaming of Production data warehouses

  We would like to rename warehouses of production data while VMS are running on them... We have about 10 must rename to align with LUN ID host and the new strategy of naming...

  Someone out there has experience with the renaming of data warehouses while the production machines are running on them?

  If Yes...

  What is the impact, if any?

  While hoping that we don't have to svmotion machines because it would be a major undertaking.

  Hello.

  You can rename in vCenter with no problems at all.  These names are basically just and their change has no impact on your production environment.

  Good luck!

• Storage vMotion-Direct between ESXi hosts

  Hi all

  It is my first time on the boards, I hope it's the right way to go on this subject.

  I have problems with Storage vMotion, it's not a set up us would use normally, rather than by necessity with the current scenario.

  We have a desktop which has 2 x 5.1 ESXi hosts. They do not have a budget for SAN with the installation of HBA, and it is only a single requirement. I have to migrate virtual machines from one to the other, but with no external storage. I wait with Storage vMotion directly from a local data store to another.

  I activated the software iSCSI on both ESXi hosts

  Created a vSwitch separated with a VMkernal on two physical hosts

  The two VMkernals are on a separate subnet * 172.16.1 and production vSwitch is 192.168.5. *.

  The NIC allocated for the 172.16.1 network. * is both connected to the same physical switch.

  I ping the VMkernal and the vmkping the VMkernal

  Scan for storage again and nothing shows up.

  I used software iSCSI before, for a long time so I'm probably rusty. Dynamic discovery is normally indicated in the SAN to pick up storage, and finds it just local storage on each host itself.

  In this scenario, I told the IP address of the ESX2 VMkernal on 172.16.1 ESX1. * since I have no external storage. I think it is, I'm wrong, but I don't know what else to do to recover local data warehouses.

  Any ideas to try would be very appreciated.

  Thank you

  Sorted by using 5.1 feature Shared-Nothing vMotion

• 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.