SRM5.1 / midsize V7000 6.4.1.4 command not supported: [discoverArrays]

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• SRM with IBM midsize V7000

  Hello!

  Please help me to solve the problem:

  While I run the test of the recovery plan, I got an error:

  Prepare for Test storage: information about the recoverable error reported during execution of the SRA: failed to create a snapshot of lun.

  Some information about my infrastructure:

  SiteA:

  vCenter 4.1 U1

  ESX 4.1 U1

  SRM 4.1.1

  SRA - IBMSVCSRA_v1.20.10713

  IBM midsize V7000 - (6.1.0.7 Firmware version)

  SiteB:

  vCenter 4.1 U1

  ESX 4.1 U1

  SRM 4.1.1

  SRA - IBMSVCSRA_v1.20.10713

  IBM midsize V7000 - (6.1.0.7 Firmware version)

  Use this guide to set up RS: http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/WP101765

  DatastoreA replicated to SiteB to SiteA (used Global Mirror - asyhronious replication). Replication status: synchronized coherent.

  Beautiful work of connection between the SRM, Array Manager on SiteA servers configured successfully, Array Manager Configuration SiteB completed with WARNING: cannot display the data store groups. Replicated devices could not be matched with warehouses of data in the inventory, the inventory on SiteA configured successfully mapping, inventory Mapping on unconfigured SiteB, stimulus package on SiteB created successfully.

  Replicated LUNS mapped to ESX on SiteB. In the storage adapters (vSphere Client) configuration window that LUN is listed as a device, but VMFS replica LUNS do not appear in the windows of storage as data store configuration.

  Logfile of attachment of the SRM.

  Thanks for your help!

  Hello

  I have no experience with IBM Storage, but replicated LUN must not be mapped to the ESX host on the recovering site (site B). SRM should do the mapping when you perform a failover (or create and map the snapshots when test).

  Check again your configuration of the SRA. I think you missed something.

  Michael.

• IBM midsize v7000, VAAI and storage plugin

  I'm trying to understand what kind of support does the IBM midsize v7000 to NOTTM.

  It seems that only the primitive VAAI 'zero block' is supported, but it requires the vmw_vaaip_t10 plugin to do this.

  Apparently, even though I am familiar with storage and vmware I never need to use a plugin for different than default storage, even if I saw it several times when I change the path failover strategy I have never studied on how to change it.

  Can someone confirm my conclusions on IBM midsize v7000?

  If they are correct, do you know if supporting the other two primitives of VAAI in the roadmap?

  Can someone tell how can I change the plugin to mw_vaaip_t10 and if and how this has effects on the strategy of path failover?

  Thank you in advance.

  Primitive VAAI 'Reduction to zero of the blocks' is supported with vmw_vaaip_t10 plugin.

  I have no idea of the roadmap VAAI

  To configure NOTTM for IBM statements using the VMW_VAAI_T10 plug-in, use the following sequence of commands:
  # esxcli corestorage claimrule add - claimrule-class = filter - plugin = VAAI_FILTER - type = vendor - seller = IBM - autoassign
  # esxcli corestorage claimrule add - claimrule-class = VAAI - plugin = VMW_VAAI_T10 - type = vendor - seller = IBM - autoassign
  # esxcli corestorage claimrule - claimrule-load class = filter
  # esxcli corestorage claimrule - claimrule-class of load = VAAI
  # esxcli corestorage claimrule run - claimrule-class = filter

  This is not an effect on the path failover policy.

  Do it me know that responds to your request or you need more information?

  Kind regards

  Satya

• Deployment of Oracle 11g RAC Release 2 with IBM midsize V7000

  At and deployment 11g rac with IBM midsize V7000 san with aix 6.1
  Is this possible using Oracle CRS without going to the OS like GPFS cluster

  lbn76 wrote:
  At and deployment 11g rac with IBM midsize V7000 san with aix 6.1
  Is this possible using Oracle CRS without going to the OS like GPFS cluster

  Oracle Grid these days use ASM starts for vote and register files storage. So no need for a cooked cluster file system that must be mounted by all nodes. No need either directly with a gross storage logical unit number.

  ASM uses the LUN of the matrix of storage/SAN directly (as devices of rough blocks).

  Generally however, there are several I/O paths to that LUN on the SAN - in which case there is more than 1 device level o/s for this LUN. Multipath driver s/w addresses this and creates a logical (and redundant) device that sits at the top of several devices of i/o path to the level of the o/s.

  You configure ASM to use devices of paths multiples (as devices of rough blocks) - and applying exterrnal, normal or high redundancy necessary when creating starts on these logical multipath devices.

  The grid s/w and RAC database instances can then use ASM starts as cluster storage.

  This makes storage much easier layer management - and also provide a number of useful features too.

  This is also the approach recommended by Oracle Corp. for RAC - use ASM under the layer of management of storage between storage LUNS in the table and one side and CARS on the other.

• Midsize (v7000, ibm) and SRM

  Hi guys

  We will deploy 2 midsize Site A and Site B (backup site).

  my colleague said that since the replication will be available SRM is not necessary... but I think it's so it will simplify the recovery activities?

  Am I wrong?

  or since I use replication, can I recover my site from A to B manually?

  and also what are the two types or replication? which is better? Replication SAN or SRM?

  Thank you very much

  Its POSSIBLE to do recovery without SRM, but its very manual, error-prone and time-consuming, not to mention difficult to test and simulate.

  SRM makes it a TON easier.

• Issue of SRM Test Recovery plan

  Hello

  We have two sites with hosts 5.5 ESXi and vCenter 6 and 6 SRM installed and configured on both sites. We use IBM midsize v7000 storage on both sites. I configured SRM with array based replication. Everything seems fine, but when I run the plan of recovery in recovery of test mode, it generates the error on the stem 4;

  --------------

  Cannot create snapshots of the replica devices.

  Cause:

  Failed to create the snapshot of the consistency group replicates Test.

  Cause:

  SRA command 'testFailoverStart' failed for the consistency group 'Test '.

  Cause:

  Replication may have ended because of a previous failover operation.

  Refer to IBM SAN Volume Controller troubleshooting

  ------------

  Home is also the snapshot. Please, no matter what advise how to solve this problem.

  Thanks in advance...

  Try to delete the file THAT SRA-STATUS located in C:\Program VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager\storage\sra\IBMSVC and then refresh/rescan your picture frames.

• All protected LUNS must be identified separately within the Group of Protection of SRM. But this isn't the case!

  Hello

  I installed the latest version of SRM in our environment. We have 2 IBM midsize v7000 storage on primary site and disaster. We use array based replication.

  I have configured groups of consistency for all LUNs replicated through v7000 storage.  All LUNS are replicated successfully. I installed the last IBM midsize SRA on two SRM server. There is no problem...

  Everything is ok. But; When I try to create protection MIS group, I couldn't see LUN separately. If you look at the images below, you will understand what I mean;

  I have four different coherent group on v7000.

  

  The SRA has been installed successfully.

  

  I see all the cohesive group of v7000 under the SRA through SRM.

  

  IT'S MY PROBLEM! All LUNS must be separately! But I see a group of data store! It must be like on the right side. I want to create different Protection Group all LUNS. But I couldn't choose lun separately.

  who knows what is wrong?

  

  Thank you.

  Check if any of your virtual machines have VMDK on all LUNS, because you'll be able to create a Protection Group separately for each single logic unit number if a virtual have virtual disks on more than one logical unit number.

• Empty data store will not be in Maintenance mode

  I have an empty data store, which is not in maintenance mode.

  It hangs on 'Waiting for all the virtual machine files be migrated from data store'... which is an expression that is not even appear in Google.

  

  Here are the contents of the data store

  

  I've migrated all guests who have been on it.  Disconnected the ISOs of the hosts that use and deleted all ISOs.

  The related strange thing is that some of the guests who were on the data store are still showing as being connected to it.

  

  Many assume that it is because she is always connected to an ISO image, but as you can see there is no ISO disk images and there is nothing to hide in these files.  I have not had no problem in removing the ISO images, and Yes, I have unplugged ISO images before fast vMotioning of customers.

  Why they always think that they are connected to something I don't understand, but I suspect that it is one of the reasons for my data store does not in maintenance mode.

  I'm under ESXi 5.1.0 799733 (custom build of IBM) on the BladeCenter HS22V blades.  Storage is connected by zFCP to a midsize v7000 IBM.

  I assume that this is a bug in the system.  Please let me know if I'm wrong.

  One of your virtual machines have the pictures that have been taken so that something (ISO, for example) was mounted on this data store?

• Register VMS in vCenter inventory data store

  All of the scripts of the guru out there, Hi

  I am putting together a DR solution for our virtual machines, we currently use the IBM midsize V7000 with Remote Copy to replicate some data warehouses.

  Now I have done some extensive testing and found that, when you make a switch of PROD to the doctor there is a bit of a process to get the running virtual machine.

  1. I have to do a full sweep of the HBAs again. Under storage cards, you can see the assigned as mounted storage devices, however you should always access the storage and go the the Wizard "Add Storage" to readd the data store with the option volume resignaturing. So this part is not painful except it adds a different naming convention in the name of the data store, example a data store named prd_lun100 is named snap-5a18365a-prd_lun100 , so I have to rename the default data store.

  2. I have to go through data warehouses and add each virtual machine in the inventory which is very tedious, and the part very I need to automate.

  I tried that one line, I found here-> http://www.wooditwork.com/2011/08/11/adding-vmx-files-to-vcenter-inventory-with-powercli-gets-even-easier/

  New-VM-VMFilePath"[prd_lun100] SERVER01/SERVER01.vmx"-VMHost"VMHost01.local"

  If possible, I would like to expand on this point, in the following way:

  1 Add the warehouses of data with the correct naming convention, using the identifier for naa to the LUN or LUN ID # to automate, possibly pull this info to a CSV list.

  2. Add a lining above, but a VM list CSV, however add is a DRS rather ESXi Cluster host, if possible priority add virtual machines by a kind of Pavilion of groups in the CSV file.

  3. turn the VMs based on a priority.

  I would really really appreciate if someone can help with this, I know that probably a big ask, but scripting is not my forte and don't know where to start.

  This shouldn't be too difficult.

  Read file names from a CSV file and then checks each VMX file you will find if it is in the list.

  Something like that

  $targetVMX = Import-Csv C:\vmxnames.csv -UseCulture
  $Cluster = "LON_PROD1" $Datastores = "lonservers*" $VMFolder = "LondonAppServers" $ESXHost = Get-Cluster $Cluster | Get-VMHost | select -First 1 foreach($Datastore in Get-Datastore $Datastores) {
     # Set up Search for .VMX Files in Datastore
     $ds = Get-Datastore -Name $Datastore | %{Get-View $_.Id}
     $SearchSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.HostDatastoreBrowserSearchSpec   $SearchSpec.matchpattern = "*.vmx"   $dsBrowser = Get-View $ds.browser   $DatastorePath = "[" + $ds.Summary.Name + "]"   # Find all .VMX file paths in Datastore, filtering out ones with .snapshot (Useful for NetApp NFS)
     $SearchResult = $dsBrowser.SearchDatastoreSubFolders($DatastorePath, $SearchSpec) | where {$_.FolderPath -notmatch ".snapshot"} | %{$_.FolderPath + ($_.File | select Path).Path}
     #Register all .vmx Files as VMs on the datastore
     foreach($VMXFile in $SearchResult) {
       if($targetVMX -contains $VMXFile){
        New-VM -VMFilePath $VMXFile -VMHost $ESXHost -Location $Folder -RunAsync    }
     }
  }
  

• How to recover free space on Thin provisioned VM

  Hello

  We are trying to recover the thin provisioned VMDK using below UNMAP commands on esxi5.5 update1 host but get error backup volume not supported for UNMAP and we can see that delete also not taken in charge and all status by checking the ATAS list his indicates that the plugin is not loaded we use IBM SVC (VMW_SATP_SVC VMW_PSP_FIXED placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  Let know us how to load the VMW_SATP_SVC plugin to the ESXi 5.5 update1 host and also suggest how to recover free space on thin provisioned VMs

  Here's the output of command, we checked and we suggest to conduct thorough on this

  **************************************************************************************************

  ~ # esxcli storage vmfs unmap-l NONPROD-DS01

  Backup volume 5390312 a-1f3a16fd-b578-5ef3fc1eb0bb devices do not support undo the MAPPING

  *************************************************************************************************

  *******************************************************************************************************

  ~ # esxcli central storage peripheral vaai situation get naa.60050768018105ced80000000 d

  CF 00010

  1. NAA.60050768018105ced8000000000010fc

  VAAI Plugin name:

  ATS status: supported

  Clone status: supported

  Zero status: supported

  Delete status: unsupported

  ********************************************************************************************************

  ********************************************************************************************************

  ~ # esxcli storage nmp ATAS list

  Description of default name PSP

  -------------------  -------------  --------------------------------------------                                                -----------

  Tables VMW_SATP_ALUA VMW_PSP_MRU nonspecific media that use the Protocol AL AU

  VMW_SATP_MSA VMW_PSP_MRU placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_DEFAULT_AP VMW_PSP_MRU placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_SVC VMW_PSP_FIXED placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_EQL VMW_PSP_FIXED placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_INV VMW_PSP_FIXED placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_EVA VMW_PSP_FIXED placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_ALUA_CX VMW_PSP_RR placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_SYMM VMW_PSP_RR placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_CX VMW_PSP_MRU placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_LSI VMW_PSP_MRU placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  Non-specific bays of VMW_SATP_DEFAULT_AA VMW_PSP_FIXED Supports active/active

  VMW_SATP_LOCAL VMW_PSP_FIXED direct support of connected devices

  ************************************************************************************************************************

  Hi friend

  I checked with the storage provider and they confirmed that the storage system (currently no products support midsize or SVC SCSI unmap commands used by space VAAI claim.)

• MS ESXi 4.1 cluster storage paths

  does anyone have any experience of MS clusters and the loss of manipulation of storage paths. I am doing a project to migrate from a storage Fibre path at a time. We note that MS clusters do not tolerate the loss of paths during storage migration (there are four paths). It is a cluster of SQL 2008 R2. While checking the settings, I found that the strategy of selection of the path is alternating. I found research that round-robin, is not supported on MS clusters (separate hosts). I guess that my first job will be to change the strategy of selection of the path on the physical RDM. I could change the PSP to the path fixed (active/inactive V7000 SAN), using the vcenter client. From what I see, this can be done without stopping the virtual machine? Change the PSP will improve resilience? I could switch also the cluster a virtual machine that is in a different case for the change in storage, to reduce the impact.

  From what I see, this can be done without stopping the virtual machine?

  His trunk to change RR to fixed during execution. Whereas it is set to MRU is not recommended.

  Ref: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011340

  Change the PSP will improve resilience?

  It depends on the recommendation of the storage provider. We have to learn the PSP recommended for your storage vendor or VMware HCL. It varies from the version of ESXi.

  http://www.VMware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?action=base&deviceCategory=San

  For example: FIXED (VMW_PSP_FIXED) is recommended for following Eualogic iSCSI sotrage PSP.

  Manufacturer:	EqualLogic
  Type of table:	iSCSI

  Model:	PS70E

• How to add additional sas drive to an existing IBM midsize V3700 and do like being active in all hosts with vcenter server devices

  Hello team,

  In our infra we have 8 node of the flex IBM x 240 and 1 IBM midsize V3700 host as storage device. In this 19 storage hard drives busy with 600 GB 10 k 6 GB SAS drive and 5 locations are still, that storage is divided into 2 for test and Production. Now we expect for resizing the activity so that we plan to add more 5 hdd storage, can someone guide me how do it properly without any problem.  If I add the HARD drive storage how to initialize and map to the existng storage. If someone has done this before please guide me to continue.

  What you have to do is create a new disk (mdisk) group and add to your existing (mdiskgrp), to make task record the following:

  1. click on internal disks and then bind o pools:

  

  2. click on configure storage:

  

  3. on the storage configuration wizard, you can select use recommended Configuration or select a Configuration different, but the most important is to select your existing disk group RAID level:

  

  4. then select the Expand existing Pool:

  

  Once the capacity of the new disk has been added to your existing pool, you can create new volumes to expand your existing volumes (LUNS UAT or logic of PRODUCTION unit number).

  Let me know if you need additional assistance.

• VMware SRM with ibm midsize V3700

  Hello

  I need to deploy MIS Program with ibm midsize V3700. I have to use storage replication (table). There is a feature called mirrored that allowed this replication on the remote storage. But vmware Web site I've not seen corresponding SRA. have someone deployed this kind of config? What SRA can I use?

  I thank in advance

  You must use the card replication IBM SVC storage version 2.2.1 You can download from the VMware site. For more information, see IBM Storage Host Software Solutions Information Center

• IBM V7000 SRA command 'discoverArrays' failed. Invalid ID Array. Refer to IBM SAN Volume Controller troubleshooting

  The design is v7000 to unified v7000.

  I created a user full administrator 'sradmin"on two SVC level.  I connected and validated who works at authentication.

  I checked the two intefaces CIM (port TCP 5989) are open and listening on both SAN controllers.  I have a test SRM lun assigned two different hosts in two separate data centers hosted by two separate vCenter servers. The rest of the SRM configuration went well but when I go to 'Add an Array Manager', I get the below error

  SRA command 'discoverArrays' failed. Invalid ID Array.

  Refer to IBM SAN Volume Controller troubleshooting

  The IBM documentation on this topic http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/strhosts/ic/topic/com.ibm.help.strghosts.doc/PDFs/SVC_Adapter_for_VMware_VC_SRM_2.1.0 _...

  Page 14 is 90% of what counts and no real details.

  .. .lacks of details on the way to the application (SRM Agent: IBMSVCSRAUtil) is the installation program.  He launched and is vary vague for fields and conditions are not correct (means 'MDisk group ID', which I can only assume that this relates to "mDisk pool" name.)

  The Clint then as an "OK" button that you click and nothing happens.  I don't know if it is or not. She goes to the next screen as indicated in PDF format, but no matter what I input in the areas of tiny... nothing changes... Although now it shows as having agents SRM to SRM (see attachments)

  I hope someone has this work and can explain what I'm missing... I'm sure it's something simple.

  After reaching out to a friend... who happens picked their way through the installation of the IBM SVC (v7000) program to work with MRS. 5.x

  Here is the solution.

  The field noted as "mDisk Group ID" is a numeric value of the ID of Group of replication of remote secondary site SAN (SAN remote) for the 'mDisk Pool"(changed name mDisk group to the Storage Pool, but it's the same thing)

  Attached is the initial tool screenshots install SRM server on each site, to the point that can be reached under SRM as management controller. I hope this will give you enough detail that others can avoid the pitfalls that I met.

  

• Elements necessary to the implementation of SRM5.0 with a VNX5300 with ESXi5.0

  Hello

  I know from reading the documentation I need right SRA, I. The issues I see is that I don't know what particular NavCLI, I need to download... Do I need to download and install on ESXi hosts? or somewhere else?

  Where can I download, I was given a navcli for installation on the nodes of ESXi, but it is in RPM format, which can be installed on a node ESXi?

  Does anyone has installed SRM5.0 on a VNX5300?

  If so guidance would be appreciate.

  Thank you

  Hi David, I'm not sure if this guide was useful or not: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/srm_admin_5_0.pdf

  If there is additional information you want to see in it please let us know.

  A short version of my answer to you is that there are several steps that must happen before you configure an Array replication.

  FYI, these are too simplified and assume that you are familiar with everything said here - if something is not clear - let me know.

  Part 1: Configuration of the bays

  (a) set up your table with FC/iSCSI LUNS or NFS shares on the two tables for primary and secondary site.

  (b) present data warehouses to the hosts of the main site

  (c) enable replication mirrorview between primary and secondary site berries

  Part 2:

  (a) installing vCenter Server on both sides

  (b) install ESXi hosts on both sides

  (c) configure them for storage array only primary side

  Part 3: Install SRM

  In order to ensure that all internal mappings and dependencies are correctly supported it is recommended to install everything in the following order-

  (1) Navispere CLI (I think the latest version is 7.31.32or something like that)

  (2) solution Enabler (I think that later version is se7322-WINDOWS - x 64 .exe)

  (3) VMware SRM

  (4) EMC VNX SRA

  (5) EMC VNX Mirrorview Enabler for VNX SRA (this is FC/iSCSI only)

  (6) EMC VNX Replicator Enabler for VNX SRA (this one is for NFS only)

  Now install you all of these packages to the same location where you want to keep your SRM.

  In our laboratory, we kept vm 3: 1 for vCenter Server, 1 for DB and 1 for SRM (so all the packages would be installed on a virtual machine SRM) you don't have to do it this way, but it is an option at your disposal...

  NOTE: Package numbers have changed - please do not quote me on those...

  I hope this helps, good luck.