U1 5.5 ESXI storage limits

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• ESXi storage issue

  I want to install ESXi on a Dell Power Edge 2950 and use its internal memory of SAS drives. Must this work, or ESXi storage be a SAN or a NAS?

  Thank you

  It was available with or without the battery, if you have the server physically nearby then the easiest thing is probably blow the lid off and take a look.  The battery is good in the front on the IIRC.

  Please give points for any helpful answer.

• Maximize battery life flash by using the Scriptures of sector size file. USB and SD card storage limits Cap

  I use the sbRIO-9636 with 512 MB of non-volatile storage (Flash I presume?).  I'm not find the size of the sector in the Spec Docs, I found it, and Measurement & Automation Explorer does not display it no more, and I can't find one physical property of RT to make it.  I built a utility 'RIO leader Writer"for the text written to the buffer until the sector size is full or until the file is closed using the VI, but it would be useful to know the sector size.  For now, I'll assume 32 KB as I read the 9606 uses 16 k with its 256 MB drive.

  I have attached the utility (a single LV 2012 (VI) in case someone else would be useful.  I promise you there better performance or memory efficient, but its purpose was to save the Flash of my application, which supports the recording of data CAN (1000 + packets/sec) to the file, and it does that very well.  I continued to save the CAN data without it, with each written separately CAN package (~ 40 characters / record log, or ~ 820 written by sector of 32 KB), I probably would have started to lose areas in the next few weeks was not that of wear levelling - maybe even with wear leveling.  With that, life shouldn't be a problem (although the ability remains one, I can switch to USB storage if it is).

  Come to think of it, this can help with all the data being quickly to any player, as all readers use sectors (or blocks of sectors), assuming that you can sacrifice the RAM requirements to register your system hard disk (or to).

  Storage issues more:  What is the limit of the capacity of the SD and USB function storage on the sbRIO-9636 map?  The specification mentions support SDHC, but does not say specifically THAT SDXC is not supported.  It does support the monstrously huge SDXC cards or the max for SDHC (32 GB)?  In addition, with SD and USB storage, is size of block review?  LabVIEW has a property, I can read for all this that I don't see?

  Thank you!

  Erik Ledding

  Test Engineer

  Sub-zero, Inc..

  Hi Erik,

  I was wrong, we have a LabVIEW function that will find the size of area for a specific drive, it's the Get Volume Info.vi (link). You can run this VI and the flash drive on the sbRIO to find the minimum size of sector for reference entries.

  Regarding external drives to the USB port, I think you are right in your assumption about the limits of FAT16 and FAT32. Keep in mind there are also limits on file size of 2 GB or 3 GB of maximum file size.

  Most of the USB-to-IDE adapters works for the sbRIO (or cRIO), but USB-to-SATA is not supported to work on sbRIO. You can always try to use a SATA-USB HARD drive, but it might not work.

• Free ESXi version limitation

  Where can I find a complete list of the ESXi version free limitations and characteristics?

  Have changed since version 5.x?

  Concerning

  Marius

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  • Number of physical CPUs for each host: no limit
  • Number of logical processors for each host: 480
  • Maximum vCPUs per virtual machine: 8 Maximum
  • No support of VMware.
  • No vStorage APIs available.

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• No persistent after upgrade - 5.5 ESXi storage

  I'm new on ESXi and I'm unable to apply the patches.  Some background information on the server:

  Single ESXi 5.5.0 host on the 2068190 build

  The server is a Lenovo ThinkServer TS140.  In the BIOS, SATA is configured to AHCI.

  I have a RAID LSI (model 9341-4i) card installed as well.  I suspect that this very relevant to the question.

  When installing ESXi, I created a custom ISO supplied with drivers for the storage card (I don't remember exactly, but I believe that the installation of the operating system has failed until I did it).

  I use the command esxcli software install-d /vmfs/volumes/[DATASTORE]/[PATCH_FILE].zip vib to apply a patch, and the CLI informs me that it is successful.  I see the identifier of the version reported as 2143827, which is the next update, so everything seems successful.  However, when I restart, a message informs you that "the esxi host has no storage persistent after reboot" and none of my data stores are.  I reboot once more, and the version identifier restores to 2068190, and my data store and virtual machines are all working properly again.

  I found similar symptoms reported here: http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/no_persistent_storage_after_upgrade.php

  They suggested allowing "LVM. EnableResignature ".

  However, I have found that there is no option of LVM in vSphere under Advanced settings and can't find LVM anywhere in the user interface.

  I also tried to add storage as shown here: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1011387

  However, when I went to "Add storage" no storage device included.

  Does anyone have an idea as to why the ESXi host won't take the patches and how to fix it?  I am happy to provide more details, if someone needs.

  Thanks for any help.

  In this case, the issue is likely, that custom vib megaraid sas - required for your RAID controller - is replaced by the update:

  2015 03-20 T 11: 37:40Z esxupdate: imageprofile: DEBUG: VIB LSI_bootbank_scsi-megaraid - sas_6.606.06.00 - 1OEM.500.0.0.472560 is removed from the ImageProfile ESXi-Customizer

  2015 03-20 T 11: 37:40Z esxupdate: imageprofile: INFO: adding VIB VMware_bootbank_misc - drivers_5.5.0 - 2.54.2403361 to ImageProfile ESXi-Customizer

  What you need to do is to ensure that neither the driver is not replaced (i.e. only install the required vibs, which might be difficult), or - after installation of the patch and before restarting the host - replace the megaraid sas-driver with the required one.

  The last pilot can e found at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=DT-ESXI55-LSI-SCSI-MEGARAID-SAS-66081100-1OEM&productId=353

  André

• Correct sequence of running the ESXI storage

  After the power failure, the power is restored and all the equipment is turned on but esxi 4 boxes not automatically rescan for storage so vm do not return to the top.

  If storage is not available at the time where the boots of ESXi, you will need to manually analyze again after that storage is up and running again.

  André

• ESXi storage options

  I'm about to deploy my largest installation of VMware ESXi Free Edition (not very important compared to others may have known) so far and I was wondering if I could get a couple of pointers when it comes to storage options.

  First, let me describe what I'm getting into.  It is a server with 2 x XEON 6 core 2.4 ghz processor, 32 GB of Ram, 4 network ports (2 on board, 2 via a pcie 2port card).  I plan on 4 servers for virtualization on it.  1 e-mail server in server 2008 R2 for server\pop3 line, 1 desktop Server 2008 R2 Remote Server that will run a CRM program and Microsoft Office Applications for remote users, 1 server with Server 2003 Standard VOIP phone and low 1 misc use 2003 Server standard.  It's a 2U with 8 drive bays server that accepts disks SAS or SATA, supporting all popular RAID options.

  My question is it would be better to load the server with SAS or SATA drives, or go with a SAN iSCSI/NFS?  I don't have a lot of experience using a SAN with VMware system, but I'm familiar with the whole process of implementing a network dedicated to the use of SAN.  Moreover, how should storage be configured in what concerns both RAID and data warehouse?  It is better to have a big RAID disk with a large store of data or better break down?

  I would be grateful for all comments, suggestions or anything else, you might want to add.

  Thank you

  Richard

  With the information given, and assuming that no not all 40 users are power users, I would probably start with local storage to reduce the unnecessary complexity. With for example disks SAS 6 x 300 GB in a RAID 5 set you'll ~ 1 500 GB of capacity can be used for virtual machines. Make sure you that the RAID controller is equipped with at least 512 MB of memory write cache backup battery for the functioning of the writeback (HP calls this suppliers BBWC/FBWC, others call it BBU). This makes a huge difference in write performance. I currently maintain a few small plants, one with hosts HP DL380 G7 (2 x 6 core CPU, the local SAS drives) running in an environment with ~ 30 users (including a server terminal server different servers W2K3) and CPU rarely reaches 15%.

  If you plan to install ESXi 4.x on this host, remember to recreate the data store created automatically with a larger size of block (for example 8 MB) to allow more than 256 GB virtual disks. With ESXi 5.x is not necessary more.

  About the RAID configuration, I recommend you create a RAID set using all 6 discs and split the RAID unit to 2 logical drives. One for the ESXi Hypervisor (~ 10GB) and the second for the VMFS data store.

  Don't forget to think about backup. If you want to use a commercial backup solution (Veeam Backup, Quest vRanger connection,...), you must obtain a licensed copy of ESXi/vSphere. I would recommend that you take a look at the vSpehere of essential packages.

  André

• How can I add an iso for ESXi storage?

  Hello

  completely new to all this Yes, you can be sweet. I have ESXi 3.5 running on a spare Dell 1850 (2 x 3.4 GB cpu, 3 GB of Ram) and I am trying to install a guest operating system.

  My server has a DVD disc (CD only), so I was hoping I could connect my DVD client and install the operating system from there. It worked (up to a point) for Home Server, except that it could not say that he had the wrong type of hard drive during the installation process but I will Google the error later.

  I tried this same process Setup Win server 2003 and for some reason any, it does not detect my DVD drive connected, I don't know why but. I also read that ESX doesn't recognize USB storage so that the idea is also out.

  In any case, I read that you can store the iso images on the data store and install directly with them by changing the settings of the server to the client. It would be a much better solution, but I don't see anyway to put the iso image on the ESX Server. How this is done? You can do this through the client application?

  Thank you

  Hedley

  Welcome to the Forums - to move an ISO to one of data warehouses is to use the browser of data store of vi client - the tab configuration of storage of data - right-click on the data store and one of the menu options will be Brose Datastore - you will be able to use it to move your ISO to the data - store image

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• Increase in cloud storage limits

  How can I increase creative cloud storage 100 GB per user is too small for our needs.

  Hi Paul,.

  Really, I apologize, because there is no option to increase the storage of more than 100 GB.

  Reference: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/file-storage-quota.html

  Kind regards

  Sheena

• Anyone ESXi storage

  What is the best credential LUN that I could share with the storage team to get the good ONE of the battery of ESX Servers unpresneted. I have ESX 3.5 running in my farm.

  You can determine this by different target values.  The vmhba2:2:48 translates hba2, target 2, lun 48.  The other is target 3.  Since the other LUNS are different sizes at each target, which should help storage administrator choose the one to delete.

  If you are running 3.5 there is little risk in unpresenting a lun.  Make sure that there is no virtual configs machine (CD with ISO) or backup application or other 3rd party applications access or what causes host to access the lun.  3.5 handles ok, but the PSA architecture with 4.x and above can cause ODA condition.  Check the knowledge base for more details or just google unpresenting a lun in ESX 4.

• Install esxi lost, need to import local storage

  Hello, the RAID 1 call I had my esxi storage on crashed and I basically have to rebuild.  All my current vm have been stored on another VD but attached locally.  Is there a way to import the backs of these virtual machines.  If I remember correctly when I join vmware local storage erases the disk and formats is, since this VD is already formatted via vmfs I am hoping to bring back all my virtual machines.  Any helop is appreciated.  I've been googling and everything I find is stuff for san storage.

  ESXi will not be automatically shaped your storage space, except maybe to install.  If you can take the volume offline installation or remove it completely during installation, then you should be safe.  Just re - attach after installing and starting up the host.  He must find the storage during the analysis of startup and add it to your data warehouses.  If its not there then could be considered a snapshot lun, you know that when you start the wizard of data store.  Don't complete the wizard, if she doesn't already you can reformat your data store.

• Storage - SAN iSCSI 1Gbit o 6Gbit SAS HBA

  Ciao,.

  scusate ragazzi, serve my e find the retta via...
  GIA conosco iscsi sas e-tra rant...
  Proposte che mi sono arrivate familières grossomodo configurazioni stessa, con due nodi, my ognuna di interconnettersi allo storage prevedere to was different.
  The SAN PS4100 of mi DELL offers
  The IBM mid DAS (SAN) DS5300 offers.
  Adesso, considerazioni IOPS / s a parte che ho gia fatto e ad incidere vanno solo dei sulla configurazione brain (tipo, e number raid)... I wanted to concentrarmi sulla parte interconnessione.
  Ho come idea percorrendo the DELL mi ritrovi imprigionato strada che... Imprigionato dal fatto di avere una con 2 connessioni sole di rete ridontate entrylevel SAN da 1 Gbit. (4 + 2 management totali)
  Percorrendo strada IBM invece ho impressed di avere a canale nice technologist e veloce. 2 SAS HBA controller per ogni nodo di 6Gbit. (4 SAS HBA + 2 NIC management).
  Non lo so is mi must impressionare questi valori, mi'd leggere it vostro punto di vista.
  IO non riesco a choose.
  THX

  Luca Dell'Oca ha scritto:

  Resterei sul discorso di Francesco did, SAS e molto più easy da configurare, my live attach no you andare oltre 4 Server substitutes i can usually; iSCSI ha invertiti pro e contro.

  Ciao, Luca

  rispondendo All allowed:

  preferirei sentirmi più libero di add server dedicated negoziazioni difficolta di configurazione... che queste TR % in some modo.

  Ben più difficult it could essere superare no problema "fisico.

  Giusto?

  ForSE no, siamo capiti SAS in DA e moooolto più semplice da configurare. In the HBA AI controller nel modo product, ISP he lun masking e hai finito. You can max 4 host collegare.

  Con iSCSI which prevedere 2 eth level di certo UN, configurare correctly switch VLANs, LACP, trunking, jumbo ecc. ECC.

  Potrai collegare tutti I server che nel degli limit you want to switch.

  All'aumentare degli host treatment probabilmente raggiungerai degli index degli storage limits.

  You quanti host ESXi you want to employ? Hai anche altri tipi di collegare host da? Linux o Windows.

  Hai weather di crescita per I 4/5 of next years?

  Ciao

• Storage VMFS

  Hi all

  I have to configure a host ESXi 4.1, I configured a virtual disk of the only Raid5 of 3.6 TB

  the standard installation has created a single 1, 96 to VMFS3 storage and there is no possibility to add new storage, even if the storage size is 3.6 TB

  that is the procedure to suggest:

  1. create a unique storage VMFS3 with dimension of 3.6 TB

  2 reinstall the ESXi Server removing the VDisk RAID5 and create two disc sharing space?

  Thanks in advance

  Welcome to the community,

  Currently, ESXi is limited to a maximum size of LUN 2 TB less than 512 bytes because of the SCSI-2 Protocol.

  What I would say you do is to use your abilities of RAID controllers and divide the RAID5 in logical volumes. The first one (about 10 GB) for the installation of the hypervisor (ESXi) and 2 LVM to serve VMFS data warehouses.

  André

• Graduating from VMware Server to ESXi

  As I said in another forum, I take my virtual business and contemplate the correct path.  After reflection, I feel that vSphere Essentials Plus may be the 'end of the road' for us.  This end of the road is several months, or even years, away.  I want to do is expose the plan of base here and let you guys and girls look over and tell me if I'm off track.

  Currently we have three hosts, one running VMware Server 1.02, another running server 1.06, the last and most recent is running Server 2.01.

  I bought a new server with another machine which is the equivalent in power, but not under the name of storage space.  Currently, it is not used.  So basically, I have four machines capable of being the host machines.  In addition, when I am finished with an Exchange migration, I have yet another machine with enough power to be a host.

  While I have a lot of machines available, I think I'll only be using a total of three machines in the end.  The two most recent machines and the current Exchange computer.  The rest will be moved to other functions or simply disappear (EBAY FTW!).

  My plan is to install ESXi on the two most recent physical machines.  Move more, if not all, of my current virtual machines for them.  If necessary, I'll pull the Exchange machine retreat in the mix for a total of three ESXi hosts.  For a period of time, I will simply use ESXi hosts and the customer vShpere to control.  When I find it is unmanageable, I'll add vSphere Essentials Plus and a SAN to the mix for my goal of end of maximum availability, fault tolerance and manageability.  Obviously the big breakpoint as soon as now the San that this single purchase would consume most of my annual budget.

  In any case, the only thing I like about running VMware Server ESXi vs is that it runs so that I can directly access files of the virtual machine on the host computer for backups, etc..  From what I see, if I install ESXi on these hosts, I won't be able to move, copy, back up virtual machines in a very easy way.  I have read, it can be done with the remote command line Interface, but I'm having a time difficult to determine if it works with ESXi or not.

  So here are my questions:

  (1) anyone see anything wrong with the plan?

  (2) understanding that I simply can't afford a SAN and vSphere Essentials most right now, is there a way I can safely access the virtual machines on ESXi for backups?  This can be automated?

  (3) looking forward, what is the less expensive, more powerful SAN for up to 3 servers?  I think maybe a Dell MD3000 or possibly a PS4000 EMC.

  Thanks in advance for taking the time to help me.

  Kevin L. Collins, MCSE

  The Systems Manager

  Nesbitt Engineering Inc.

  > 1). Anyone see something wrong with the plan?

  ESXi has limited hardware compatibility list, so first you must make sure that esxi will work on your hardware. HCL is a list of the certified material, so your host doesn't have to be on HCL, but NIC and RAID cards must be.

  > 2). Understanding that I simply can't afford a SAN and vSphere Essentials most right now, is it possible that I can safely access the virtual machines on ESXi for backups? This can be automated?

  Yes, but you always buy the less essential to use VCB.

  > 3). Looking forward, what is the less expensive, more powerful SAN for up to 3 servers? I think maybe a Dell MD3000 or possibly a PS4000 EMC.

  Take a look at storage from IOmega.

  ---

  MCSA, MCTS, VCP, VMware vExpert 2009

  http://blog.vadmin.ru

• LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager and Dell PERC cards?

  Hi all

  I have a Dell PERC 6 / i in my whitebox ESXi 4 server and I seem to be missing some options when connecting to it via the LSI MegaRAID 2.91 Storage Manager - 05. Basically, it seems the only operation I can do is take the disks offline. I have no option to create tables, add/remove disks in bays or change RAID levels.

  I can do all these things from the BIOS, this is obviously not the card. I had a glance the BIOS if it was something in TeleManagement prevents there but could not see anything, and I was wondering if these limitations due to a cut the officer of management in ESXi or something? If not, what could be causing the problem? When I log in MSM I use the account root on ESXi and MSM reports that I have full access.  As it is MSM is not very good for anything other than general information about my disks, card and backup battery.

  When I log in MSM I use the account root on ESXi and MSM reports that I have full access. As it is MSM is not very good for anything other than general information about my disks, card and backup battery.

  Have you installed the OEM ESXi version for Dell machines, or just a generic of VM Ware?  If you install ESX (with console) you can then install OM, and will give you the access you want.  You can manage all of this on the web.  Otherwise ESXi is limited, and it is a known issue.

  Have you tried to discuss with Dell?