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• Problem migrating Vcenter server from the old cluster to the new cluster?

  Hey guys,.

  Just came across this situation, and I don't know what to do. I pass my vcenter server older glomerulus with hosts of esx4.0, to a more recent cluster with hosts of esxi4.1. The material of host machines are different generations, and vmotion don't migrate vcenter because of the cpu sets between cluster mismatch. If I could turn off the virtual machine and migrate it would work, but since it's my vcenter Server I can't do.

  Should I restore it on the new cluster?

  Thanks for the suggestions/tips

  Kevin

  Connect directly to the ESX host using your client vsphere, vCenter vm shutdown, vCenter remove inventory, then go to the new host, browse the data store on the vCenter vm is, and add the vCenter Server inventory.

  This assumes that the same storage is presented to both hosts.  If this isn't the case, you will need to use winscp or something similar to copy the files from the virtual machine.

  -KjB

• Need help: vSphere 4.1 old cluster to a migration 5.1 new cluster

  Need help!

  Well, we need to replace the old vmware 4.1 (3 former hosts in cluster) with the most recent output 5.1 (3 new hosts in cluster).

  We have 3 DAS old_hosts connected to the SAN HP P2000 G3 FC (we have only a single SAN who has 2 active FC ctrl with FC port 2 each - if only one FC port is free).

  As the new material is very different (1 Xeon E5335 2 GHz for every former host) and 2 Xeon E5 - 2630 2.30 GHz for each new host I'm not so sure be allowed to add new_host to the old cluster, not you?

  If this is the case, that is the best strategy to run a migration as possible interruption less?

  Anyone can suggest me what logical steps, we need to achieve our goal?

  (b) create new cluster with EVC mode enable (based on the old family)

  so, I don't do any CVS operation on the old cluster?    Y/N

  Nothing changes in the old cluster and other Word is YES! operation of EVC.

  (d) to migrate all your virtual machines in esx old new host esx (with sufficient resources)

  When I see in my inventory vcenter the old and the new cluster in order to migrate a virtual machine between them that I have to drag and drop the virtual machine on the label of the new cluster name? It is enough, or there is another way to do this?

  Yes, you can drag and drop again cluster or you may use the Migration Wizard to migrate the virtual machines. Both way can be works.

  When I have all the virtual machines in the new cluster, the situation is:

  -cluster hosts are running in VCA mode

  -VMs are run in EVC mode

  so if I now turn off the CVS mode on the cluster hosts automatically will work with all the features of the CPU or they should be stop/start?

  VCA mode cannot be disabled for virtual machines operating in EVC mode. If you want to disable, you must stop your virtual machines before first VCA mode off.

  FYI, the VCA mode is for mixed with different hosts of the family of processors, but in your case, the VCA mode is you help to minimize downtime and the planning of your downtime for virtual machines. If you don't want to use the old family processor, then you must turn off your VM and migrate to new hosts. So in this case, you have no need to allow the VCA. This CVS is you help migrate live Webcam virtual machine to the new family of processor host without downtime. Because virtual machines live runs on the cpuID of processor mode the lowest.

  If you want to disable the VCA mode on the cluster, you need to do that there is no VMs is under tension. Because to the VCA ID CPU mode will change.

  Just my cents

• Deployment models for the new cluster - "A" failed to Connect to Host

  Hi all

  I reorganized my ESX 3.5 2 130756 machines in a new cluster (they were already members of another cluster & lt; - this can be an important factor here).  When I try to deploy new virtual machines from templates to the new cluster, almost immediately, the task fails with the error "failed to Connect to Host."  Here's what I did on troubleshooting:

  -I confirm that nothing has changed on the console host IP and DNS service on the ESX host configuration

  -restart services on the ESX host management - tried again, failed.

  -removed and added hosts in cluster - tried again once, didn't

  -disabled DRS on cluster - tried again, failed.

  -confirmed I can deploy templates to other clusters

  -confirmed I can deploy a new virtual machine custom again cluster manually

  -restart the ESX and vCenter server hosts

  -removed ESX cluster hosts and destroys Cluster and file

  -recreated cluster and added guests, same error

  I think I've tried all the basics, but please let me know if you think something else to try.  In the VirtualCenter newspapers, there are the following entries whenever the task fails:

  Unexpected exception received during the NfcCopy

  (SERVER_Template) (vim.fault.HostConnectFault) unexpected exception during clone. Abandonment.

  from the log restore

  Cancel GenericTask... Home: host-2112, task: task-19380

  Cancel CopyVmFiles... Home: host-6900, filesCopied: sanfs://vmfs_uuid:48ea35af-7a62a749-537f-001372f99c97/SERV01PILOT01/SERV01PILOT01.nvram, sanfs://vmfs_uuid:48ea35af-7a62a749-537f-001372f99c97/SERV01PILOT01/vmware-1.log, sanfs://vmfs_uuid:48ea35af-7a62a749-537f-001372f99c97/SERV01PILOT01/vmware.log, sanfs://vmfs_uuid:48ea35af-7a62a749-537f-001372f99c97/SERVER/SERVER.vmdk,.

  Cancel CreateInvtVm... vmPath: /vpx/vm/#6905 /, inDb: true, onHost: false, onDisk: false

  Cancel ReserveName... Home: host-6900, name: sanfs://vmfs_uuid:48ea35af-7a62a749-537f-001372f99c97/SERVER/SERVER.vmx

  GetPropertyProvider failed for vm-6905

  GetPropertyProvider failed for vm-6905

  Cancel CreateInvtVm... vmPath: /vpx/vm/#6905 /, inDb: false, onHost: false, onDisk: false

  Cancellation of transaction made available VM

  VDB::IsRecoverableErrorCode Unable to retrieve from HY000:0

  Clone failed: vim.fault.HostConnectFault

  FINISHING special-28370-vm-6545 - vim. VirtualMachine.clone--239A954E-3A34-435C-8F45-5DCE0F4089C2

  -ERROR task-28370-vm-6545 - vim. VirtualMachine.clone: vim.fault.HostConnectFault:

  {(vim.fault.HostConnectFault)

  dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  MSG = «»

  }

  -BEGIN tache-interne-3294--hote-325--vpxdinvthostsynchostlro.synchronize

  Thanks in advance for any help!

  It seems that the model does not really know where he lives.  I am trying to convert a virtual machine model and try to run a migration on it to a host.

  Otherwise, you may need to remove the inventory model and look for the data store that it is and resave.

  -KjB

• The new Cluster of 5.5 ESXi backup solution.

  All,

  We have built a new Cluster on ESXi 5.5 with 2 servers DL380 G8 (hosts) and a HP Storevirtual 4330 connected via iSCSI to SAN storage. ISCSI all have 4 cards attached to an iSCSI network 1 GB Switch.

  The HP Storevirtual 4330 has 7 TB of space but will be 1-1, 5 to virtual machines and the data on it. processors Xeon 2 x 16 and 256 GB of RAM in each host.

  There are 10 VMs (2008 R2) server on the cluster.

  I also have a G8 DL360 with 5 TB of space on it and an autoloader CF HP 1/8 (I need to make the weekly and monthly strips for compliance requirements).

  I have 4 additional network adapters in the present to connect to the iscsi san network if it is an advantage.

  All my previous backups were backups on tape, but will have to be different.

  I was wondering what is the best solution for me compared to

  What types of backups are best (instant storevirtual, POS or software (Backup Exec and VEEAM are my options)

  Where to store data backups (SAN or a space on the backup win2008 server)

  What kind of backup gives less impact on the performance of the SAN, hosts or VMS running.

  Deduplication is assistance in the management of space, if so what should it be set up.

  If you use StoreVirtual as the underlying storage, no doubt, then take a look at Veeam that deeply integrates the device said, allowing you to use SAN snapshots during the backup process. This, in turn, considerably improves iterator and reduces the impact of the activities of backup from the production environment.

  Apart from him, you can install VB & R on the above mentioned physical server and connect the device to tape it. This deployment will allow you to archive the backup data in the midrange of tape on any basis you want, using special adhesive tape work.

  See you soon.

• New cluster or new pool of resources for tier 1 applications?

  Hello

  I have an existing cluster 5 node blade Esxi HP that I put in place for resource pools containing loads of pre-production and production work.  Now, we want to welcome applications from level 1 (Oracle DBs, Weblogic and middleware VMs servers).  Is there a best practice in the establishment of tier 1 workloads?  Should I add additional nodes to the cluster (until 8) and create a separate pool of resources for tier 1 applications, or should I implement a cluster 3 separate node (and generation) devoted entirely to the only level 1 workloads?  What are the advantages/disadvantages of each method?

  Thanks for your comments.

  M

  It depends on.

  (1) that you're going to develop this group even more tomorrow, or after you have added the hosts you have in mind who will be the end of the work?

  (2) how the negative risk is your boss or your client?

  (3) do you run your environment oversubscribed?

  (4) you understand the fundamentals of Resource Pools?

  Since I'm pretty risk adverse, I am tempted to create a new cluster with 4 nodes, where each node spans at least 2 or 4 chassis. Resource pools can resolve the problem of conflict of resources, but adds an extra layer of complexity to an environment that is not always welcome, and can make the diagnosis of difficult performance.

  Since you mention that you run ESXi on blades, please see the following article. I found it very informative regarding the problems of redundant N + 1 with blade configurations;

  http://longwhiteclouds.com/2012/05/13/when-should-N1-not-equal-1-host-with-VMware-HA/

  Kind regards

  Paul

• Issue of new-Cluster

  It is possible to script creates a cluster that defines the following?

  Check HA and DRS

  Uncheck enable host followed

  Select enable CVS for Intel host

  Select Intel Xeon Core i7 in the menu drop-down

  Creating a cluster, HA and DRS checking and unchecking "enable Host Monitoring" can be done with:

  $Cluster = New-Cluster -Location $Folder -Name TestCluster -HAEnabled -DRSEnabled -DrsAutomationLevel FullyAutomated
  
  # ------- ReconfigureComputeResource_Task -------
  
  $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.ClusterConfigSpecEx
  $spec.vmSwapPlacement = "vmDirectory"
  $spec.dasConfig = New-Object VMware.Vim.ClusterDasConfigInfo
  $spec.dasConfig.vmMonitoring = "vmMonitoringDisabled"
  $spec.dasConfig.hostMonitoring = "disabled"
  $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings = New-Object VMware.Vim.ClusterDasVmSettings
  $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.restartPriority = "medium"
  $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.isolationResponse = "powerOff"
  $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings = New-Object VMware.Vim.ClusterVmToolsMonitoringSettings
  $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.enabled = $true
  $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.vmMonitoring = "vmMonitoringDisabled"
  $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.failureInterval = 30
  $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.minUpTime = 120
  $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.maxFailures = 3
  $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.maxFailureWindow = -1
  $spec.drsConfig = New-Object VMware.Vim.ClusterDrsConfigInfo
  $spec.drsConfig.enabled = $true
  $spec.drsConfig.defaultVmBehavior = "fullyAutomated"
  $spec.drsConfig.vmotionRate = 3
  $spec.dpmConfig = New-Object VMware.Vim.ClusterDpmConfigInfo
  $spec.dpmConfig.enabled = $false
  $spec.dpmConfig.hostPowerActionRate = 3
  
  $Cluster.ExtensionData.ReconfigureComputeResource_Task($spec, $true)
  

  The 'TransitionalEVCManager' and 'CheckConfigureEVC_Task' methods are not available in the public API. So by selecting "activate CVS for Intel Hosts' and"Intel Xeon Core i7"cannot be done without knowledge of VMware inside.

  Best regards, Robert

• The cmdlet New-Cluster of PowerCLI how to set VM followed?

  Hello.

  I am creation of Clusters using script and need to allow monitoring of the VM with a sensitivity of surveillance of the environment. The cmdlet does not offer this syntax.

  How can someone has any suggestions, this be achieved?

  Thank you very much

  Darren.

  (@dawoo)

  Hello

  You need to update cluster VmToolsMonitoringSettings. This can be done by using the cmdlet Get-View or the ExtensionData of the newly created Cluster object property.

  Here is the function that modifies HA followed VM Cluster parameters by means of:

  function Set-ClusterDasVmMonitoring ($cluster){
      $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.ClusterConfigSpecEx
      $spec.dasConfig = New-Object VMware.Vim.ClusterDasConfigInfo
      $spec.dasConfig.vmMonitoring = "enabled"
      $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings = New-Object VMware.Vim.ClusterDasVmSettings
      $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings = New-Object VMware.Vim.ClusterVmToolsMonitoringSettings
      $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.enabled = $true
      $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.failureInterval = 60
      $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.minUpTime = 240
      $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.maxFailures = 3
      $spec.dasConfig.defaultVmSettings.vmToolsMonitoringSettings.maxFailureWindow = 86400
  
      $cluster.ExtensionData.ReconfigureComputeResource($spec, $true)
  }
  

  Now you can run the script against the cluster that you created:

  $newcluster = New-Cluster .....
  
  Set-ClusterDasVmMonitoring $newCluster
  

  Kind regards

  Yasen Kalchev

  PowerCLI Dev Team

• new-cluster parameters, boolean & int32

  I need help passing the correct settings for my order...

  For this example, the value of the HAEnabled in the xml file is 'true' a text string.

  New-Cluster - location $_. Datacenter-name $_. Cluster - HAEnabled ($_.) HAEnabled)

  I tried to do: $cHAE = http://System.Convert: ToBoolean ($_.) HAEnabled), then using the $cHAE in the = command that did not

  I also tried castant directly in the command like this: HAEnabled - $_. HAEnabled = this did not work

  If I do this:-$true = HAEnabled it works, but of course, I read a file with several definitions of cluster in it.

  I hope one of you have run addicts, cela and has a solution that works for how I get stuff in general.

  Thanks in advance

  The content of the file looks like this (Dataclust.xml)

  Data Center: MyDatacenter

  Cluster: mycluster

  HAEnabled: true

  HAFail: 1

  DRSAuto: FullyAutomated

  DRSEnable: true

  DrsMode: FullyAutomated

  HAAdm: true

  VMSwap: WithVM

  HARestart: average

  Halkin: DoNothing

  Part of the script below:

  $Global: y = Import-Clixml c:\scripts\DataClust.xml

  $clust | {ForEach-Object

  New-Cluster - location $_. Datacenter-name $_. Cluster - DrsMode $_. DRSMode - DrsAutomationLevel $_. DrsAuto - HAEnabled ($_.) HAEnabled) - HAAdmissionControlEnabled ($_.) HAAdm)

  -HAFailoverLevel $_. HAFail - HARestartPriority $_. HARestart - DrsAutomationLevel $_. DrsAuto - HAIsolationResponse $_. Halkin - VMSwapfilePolicy $_. VMSwap - DrsEnabled $_. DRSEnable - DrsMode $_. DRSMode

  }

  Sorry, my fault for typing. Should have

  New-Cluster -Location $_.Datacenter -Name $_.Cluster -HAEnabled:($_.HAEnabled -eq "true")
  

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• new cluster resource

  Hello
  
  I created a new cluster to stop/start agent resource. I realized that when I stop agent by using the command "emctl stop agent", agent is restarted automatically in 3 seconds. What is the reason for this?
  
  
  
  Here is the command I used to create a resource:
  

  crsctl add resource agent -type local_resource -attr " ACTION_SCRIPT=/oracle/ora11202/grid/crs/script/agent.sh,  
  DESCRIPTION=Agent, DEGREE=1, ENABLED=1, AUTO_START=restore, START_TIMEOUT=120, UPTIME_THRESHOLD=1h,  
  CHECK_INTERVAL=60, STOP_TIMEOUT=120, SCRIPT_TIMEOUT=120, RESTART_ATTEMPTS=3, OFFLINE_CHECK_INTERVAL=60, START_DEPENDENCIES=, STOP_DEPENDENCIES="  

  Here's the script:
  

  vi agent.sh
  
  #!/bin/sh
  export ORACLE_HOME=/oracle/agent11g
  case $1 in
  'start')
     /oracle/agent11g/bin/emctl start agent
     RET=$?
  ;;
  'stop')
     /oracle/agent11g/bin/emctl stop agent
     RET=$?
  ;;
  'check')
     /oracle/agent11g/bin/emctl status agent
     RET=$?
  ;;
  esac
  exit $RET

  SQL * more is now integrated with crs now. If you stop the database with SQL * Plus, crs does not interpret this as a failure of the database and does not attempt to restart the database. But if the instance falls down for a reason, the crs will try to show the instance automatically. For example, try to kill the pmon/smon process for this instance and see what happens.

  In the case of the resource of your agent, when you stop the agent manually the crs interprets this as a defective component and try that restarts automatically. If you stop the agent via the crsctl command, then crs considers this as a defective component and he won't try to make appear the resource.

• RAC 11.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.2 to the new Cluster upgrade with any number of nodes

  I'd like suggestions on upgrading a RAC Oracle 11.2.0.1 in Linux x86_64 RHEL 5.3 with 6 cases of a new cluster with 4 linux x86_64, RHEL 5.5 and upgrading to 11.2.0.2 nodes group of hotfixes.
  New SAN storage will be used. Both systems use ASM.
  
  Current system... New system
  11.2.0.1... 11.2.0.2
  6 instances... 4 instances
  Linux RHEL 5.3 x86_64... Linux RHEL 5.5 x86_64
  
  Method:
  (1) run controls and upgrades pre scripts
  (2) save the current database with RMAN and put at the disposal of the backup files to the new host
  (3) install grid Infrastcure on the new cluster 11.2.0.2
  (4) set up ASM on the new Cluster
  (5) install the Oracle RAC 11.2.0.2 on the new cluster database and create the database with the same name of the original database.
  (6) startup nomount using a parameter file and the source of DBID edited without the cars parameters (cluster_database = false, etc...)
  7-restore Rman backup controlfile to step 1
  (8) restore / restore incomplete database
  (9) OPEN RESETLOGS UPGRADE
  10) proceed to updates manual steps (script catupgrd.sql, etc.)
  (11) remove the cancellations additional tablespaces e redo log son
  (12) CONVERTED to THE CARS USING DBCA or RCONFIG
  
  This method is correct? Do you offer other methods or corrections?
  
  I also want to know if there is another thing to delete, besides redo threads and undo tablespaces, due to the smaller number of cases.
  
  I also considered using RMAN DUPLICATE to the same version (11.2.0.1) and then MOVE to 11.2.0.2, but DOUBLE would change the DBID.
  
  Thank you

  Hello

  your efforts seem valid, but its awfully difficult.

  Why not simply create a watch on 11.2.0.1 and then update.
  If you are using "duplicate for standby" should not change the dbid.

  Then, you can just 'turn on' the night before and continue the upgrade.

  Concerning
  Sebastian

• Add new host esxi 5.1 for the existing cluster of vcenter

  Hello

  I would like to add a new host Virgin esxi 5.1 to an existing cluster from the vcenter. What are the things that I have to preconfigure on the host before add you it? I configured the network already, storage will be implemented when I add it to the cluster, right?

  So, what I ended up doing was just set up time, networking and dns. I then added the host while he was in maintenance mode. I have a Compellent SAN storage and im using a folder in compellent to map all my Lun, then I can just add a new host in this folder, and it will automatically map all volumes to the newly added host once I go into vmware and make a new analysis on the FC HBA host (do FC fabric SW zoning first of course). I then added a file .locker on one of my SAN LUNS scrach location/newspapers. She's.

• Disconnect the Vcenter/Cluster host and addition of new implications of Vcenter.

  All,

  We had to rebuild our vcenter on a separate box, because the database on the old one is completely messed up.  Successfully, we have disconnected hosts stand alone and added to the new Vcenter inventory without problem.  We wanted to know if there are problems with HA/DRS power off and disconnect a host of vcenter which is currently in a cluster.  Then add it to the new vcenter to manage.

  Thank you!

  No problem.

  Simple disable HA, tie your host for the new Victoria Cross, and then reactivate the cluster functions.

  André

• A cluster of vCenter will share a single data store on a NAS?

  I have a vCenter 3 ESX host cluster. I want that these 3 hosts to share a single data store on a NAS (Dell Powervault md36xxi).

  
  

  The goal is that if one of the hosts go down, the other two still have access to the unique shared data store on the NAS.

  So far, I've been able to create a separate data store for each host on my NAS.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

  Since we normally have a 1:1 mapping between LUNS and data store, if the three hosts share the same LUN, then they will also share the data store even... just the map the LUN to all three hosts, using the vCenter create a store of data with vmfs format and three guests will share the data store. If after having create the data store on the hosts of the first, if other hosts do not see yet the store data, just try to rescan the host for new storage devices and data warehouses.

• Remove a cluster in vCenter 5.5

  I have two hosts in a cluster. I want them both to a new server vCenter (2012 R2).

  I spend in maintenance mode to move the host because they are in a cluster. However, I can choose culter and then remove and I get a warning "removing a cluster remove also all the hosts and virtual machines. Are you sure you wan to do this? »

  Remove a cluster will both hosts in maintenance mode or it will remove the cluster and put both hosts up one level (data center) without going into maintenance mode?

  Thank you

  Tjcooper

  There is no need to use the Maintenance Mode. What I've done for the past migration was to disable HA and DRS manual value (maybe not necessary though), then 'Disconnect' hosts to vCenter and finally 'remove' them before adding them to the new environment. You must still work to 'force' add hosts to the new vCenter Server without removing them from the old. Once guests are added to the new vCenter Server you can move them to a cluster (CPU/VCA compatibility provided).

  André