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• VMware 5.1 with compatibility virtual RDM and Microsoft SQL Cluster mode

  Hello

  I am a bit confused by the VMWare documentation and hope someone can point me in the right direction.

  I want to know if it is possible and supported to create a cluster of SQL 2008 R2 2 nodes (Server 2008 R2 SP2 are VM) on a 2 node cluster VMWare 5.1 with the use of Virtual RDM compatibility?

  When you read the PDF on vsphere5.1 on the link below on page 9, there's a indicating note 'NOTE Clusters on multiple physical computers with no-pass-through RDM is supported only for Windows Server 2003 clusters. It is not supported for clustering with Windows Server 2008. »

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-51/topic/com.VMware.ICbase/PDF/vSphere-ESXi-vCenter-Server-51-Setup-MSCS.PDF

  So that means that I want "a 2-node cluster sql 2008 R2 server" is not supported?

  But I also found this link below and in the table of the column on the Cluster SQL line RDM is said 'yes' with a 2.

  VMware KB: Microsoft Clustering on VMware vSphere: guidelines for supported configurations

  Means 2/redirects-> for more information on shared disk configurations, refer to the Disk Configurations section in this article.

  -> Disk configurations

  • RDM: Configuration using a shared Quorum for storage or data must be on Fiber Channel (FC) based on RDM (physical cluster across boxes "CAB" mode, virtual mode for cluster in a box "IPC") in vSphere 5.1 and previous versions. RDM on storage other than CF (iSCSI and FCoE) are supported only in vSphere 5.5. However, in earlier versions, FCoE is supported in very specific configurations. For more information, see Microsoft clustering solutions table above note 4 .

  What follow-up note4->

  1. In vSphere 5.5, native FCoE is supported. In vSphere 5.1 update 1 and 5.0 Update 3, two cluster configuration of the node with Cisco NAC (VIC-1240/1280) cards and driver version 1.5.0.8 is compatible with Windows 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit guest operating system. For more information, see the VMware hardware compatibility guide:
     • Cisco UCS VIC1240
     • Cisco UCS VIC1280

  This means that it is suuported, I "m confused.

  Hi Bypy,

  Two windows 2008 R2 SQL virtual cluster nodes with RDM is supported only for the IPC or Cluster In a Box that is to say if the two virtual machines reside on the same host ESXi. The same configuration is not supported for the cabin or Cluster across boxes (virtual machines running on different hosts ESXi).

  The CAB, you go for the physical RDM mode.

  According to this link, http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1037959

  SQL Cluster using windows 2008 R2 is supported for both physical and virtual mode RDM. Between physical and virtual mode depends on whether you want the CAB or IPC respectively.

  I hope this helps.

  See you soon,.

  Arun

• Physical RDM virtual RDMs taken in charge in vSphere 6.0

  Anyone know if this process in KB 1006599 works in vSphere 6.0 +?

  VMware KB: Switching between physical and virtual compatibility modes in ESX/ESXi, a mapping of raw data

  We are about to move a bunch of RDM to VMDK, but we need to convert physical to virtual RDMs first (you can live storage migration [to VMDK] with virtual RDM but not medical examinations). The other part of the story is that we are running vSphere 5.5 and are about to upgrade to vSphere 6.0

  KB wrote on October 17, 2014 and I wonder if this is still the method support in vSphere 6.0 and that it has not been updated; or if it is no longer supported, in which case I have to do the migration before the upgrade?

  Thank you

  I see no reason why this will not work in vSphere 6, given that the procedure is simply to remove the physical RDM disks and add them again as RDM virtual disks... In my view, that the KB is just outdated.

• Connect physical hard disks to the virtual machine (and leave the data intact)

  Hello

  I'm looking to virtualize a SOHO headless server, that I use mainly for secure file storage.

  Currently, the system runs Linux installed on a small disc and has two drives 1.5 TB, used exclusively for data, in a cluster of ZFS mirroring. (I use the ZFS-fuse Linux-based application).

  I want virtualization for two reasons. One is to make administration easier and safer - avoid having to connect a keyboard and the physical monitor to the box from time to time. The other is that the machine is a bit more powerful to handle the load, and I'm hoping to make it work on other, more challenging tasks.

  Now, there is a catch. These discs are as highly important. I mean the data on them. What I need is to convert the current Linux system to a virtual machine, or re - install Linux on a virtual machine (don't like that), then connect the physical disks to the virtual machine as if they were actually connected.

  I certainly don't want to vmware touches those disks somehow.

  I've read the documentation, but I'm a noob when it comes to server virtualization and system engineering and don't quite understand if this is possible or not. These discs are not a SAN, they are physically connected to the server, I want to install vSphere on. (Of course, I'll log out when I run the setup of vSphere. But I need plug them again later, and they need to be sure that vmware will leave them alone and pass them to the virtual machine transparent.)

  Sigmoid wrote:

  Oh yes, the cluster mirrored ZFS. It is essentially a software RAID type thingie.

  http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS

  A material, or the point of view of virtualization, it appears two hard drives with a single huge partition on each that is not transparent to anyone, except the implementation of ZFS.

  OK, means that you can break the RAID, connect the drives to different host and configure RAID once again, right?

  Let's do it this way

  1. We will need a disc player more for VM, cause on flash, we install ESXi
  2. I will share ZFS :-), all you need to do with that before you install ESXi
  3. make the BACKUP!
  4. Disconnect the data host drives
  5. install ESXi 4.1 U1 free version on flash
  6. Download the site VMware vSphere client
  7. Connect the VM disk to ESXi
  8. customer help create the virtual machine and install the OS on it
  9. stop the virtual machine and esxi
  10. connect DATA drives to the ESXi host
  11. begin to ESXi
  12. See how to add RDM on youtube, after client use, change first hardware VM--> add a new hard disk--> choose Raw Device Mapping--> (physical or virtual) mode--> store it with folder VM - FACT
  13. Start the virtual machine, now your VM should see both drives, with good data course :-)

  I have just made this procedure (add ROW with data in Linux VM) on ubuntu VM, works well

  See you soon
  Artur
  

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• Snapshots on virtual RDM - where do they go?

  If I have a Raw Device Mappings (in virtual mode) disk to a virtual machine and then someone makes a snapshot on this VM - where the delta for the RDM files go? As the RDM is a pointer directly on a LUN, I suspect that they cannot be placed here?

  Snapshots for RDM in virtual mode behave like snapshots for virtual disks. They are created in the home of the virtual machine folder by default.

  André

• Conversion of physical to virtual RDM

  Hi all

  I just stopped my VM and to convert the existing drive in virtual compatibility mode, but somehow the option is disabled?

  How can I change itin vSphere client 4.u1

  can someone help me please?

  Kind regards

  AWT

  Please remove the disc RDM and re - add again in the correct mode.

  André

• RDM and NTFS permissions

  Hey guys. Quick question about the RDM and NTFS permissions. I have a server of physical file with a 1 TB lun presented to her. I need to convert this machine to a virtual machine. I know I can set the lun existing to the virtual machine as RDM (virtual) and retain the benefits that ESX provides, that is to say, vMotion. I tested and it works fine. However, I have 2 questions about this configuration:

  1. Actions/NTFS permissions will be still intact after I have present the lun ROW for the operating system called? Man, I sure hope that if. This test was not so easy. Anyone can check it by experience?

  2. Any way to hide the lun ROW of the Wizard "add storage? When present you a lun to a host ESX group and use as RDM, it still shows upwards in the wizard when I try to add storage. Now, I know that I can keep track of the ID lun that prevent me from potentially selecting and formatting as VMFS... but my co-workers my not be aware. My point is, I wouldn't see it kill himself accidentally. Am I the only person annoyed with this?

  Any help is most appreciated, as always. Thank you.

  Hello

  1. Actions/NTFS permissions will be still intact after I have present the lun ROW for the operating system called? Man, I sure hope that if. This test was not so easy. Anyone can check it by experience?

  Yes

  1. Any way to hide the lun ROW of the Wizard "add storage? When present you a lun to a host ESX group and use as RDM, it still shows upwards in the wizard when I try to add storage. Now, I know that I can keep track of the ID lun that prevent me from potentially selecting and formatting as VMFS... but my co-workers my not be aware. My point is, I wouldn't see it kill himself accidentally. Am I the only person annoyed with this?

  If logic unit number is defined as a ROW, add storage won't be able to use it, or even see. It does not to my RDM.

  Best regards
  Edward L. Haletky
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• physical conversion RDM virtual RDM

  Hello

  is this possible without actual destroying RDM and constituting in RDM virtual physical? We have more than 2 TB of data on it and online extension is problem because virtual RDM must be restarted to recognize the new drive size...

  Damir

  Hello

  It can happen only when the virtual machine is turned off.

  Best regards

  Edward L. Haletky

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• Is it possible to play different sounds for the emails and instant messages?

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  I was wondering if it was possible to play different sounds for the emails and instant messages. I use Thunderbird quite often with emails and instant messages imported from Gtalk.

  I think it would be very convenient to be able to distinguish the two sounds, because they do not involve the same things.

  Thank you very much.

  Olivier Hubert.

  There are only six modules of cat, three of them are on notifications. Choose the one you think will do the job for you. https://addons.Mozilla.org/en-us/Thunderbird/Extensions/chat/?sort=popular

• Firefox 25.0 disabled kaspersky virtual keyboard and money safe ect how do I change back to the previous version as fire fox tells you the end of the update

  Firefox 25.0 disabled kaspersky virtual keyboard and money safe ect how do I change back to the previous version as fire fox tells you towards the end of the update to the back Beach

  Hello Bretus,

  Please contact the Mozilla Support and I am sorry that this update is not compatible with the extensions you use.

  Kaspersky support forums mention that these extensions will be updated soon, so that they are compatible with FF25. In the meantime, we do not recommend that downgrade you your version of Firefox, but you can find instructions and download locations for previous versions here:

  Install an older version of Firefox

  Please let us know if this solves your problem.

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• How to disable auto-complete and instant Google search functions

  Until last week, I have been successfully using http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0 to disable the insistence of Google to force it to use the maddening semi-automatic research users and instant search functions (the option to disable the old has been removed by Google from preferences while the latter does not disable it in preferences).
  However, Google now seems to have beaten my first bypass of choice.
  Before moving to a last possible workaround, I was wondering if Firefox users were aware of all the others?
  So far, the failures are: *http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0 *www.google.co.uk/firefox *https://encrypted.google.com/

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• My machine works all the microsoft Web sites. I can access the site for a few minutes, after a while, it displays a virtual memory and the next stage i cannot access sites Ms.

  Could not open the MS Sites

  My machine works all the microsoft Web sites. Formatted several times and doing a new installation, I can access the site for a few minutes, after a while, it displays a virtual memory and the next stage i cannot access sites MS. no software or installed applications. cool, but I can not go to Sites Ms. other Web sites, I can access.  Also tried to change the memory... no luck, I've seen other sites asking to change the settings of the modem or dial the ISP, but my 2nd computer work well on the same network, took my computer to the office network and found that the same problem exists... could someone help me please...

  Hello

  Please let me know if:

  1. you are able to access other Web sites, or the question appear with only Microsoft based sites?

  All other websites work well. problem only in trying to gain access to www.microsoft.com

  2. What is the operating system that is installed?

  Windows XP Pro.

  3. are you aware of the physical RAM installed?

  1 GB

  4 and it meets the minimum requirements of the browser you are using?

  For the past 2 years my laptop works fine with the same hardware configuration. It stops working suddenly MS websites. I did not have all the hardware changes.

  Provide answers to the following questions.

  a. also mention the name of the operating system that you use.

  Windows XP Pro

  (b) is there an error message that is displayed when the site no longer works?

  trying to access the page from www.microsoft.com when rises, it is 'Impossible to view the Page.

  c. What is the browser you are using?

  Tried it on IE, mozilla and chrome.

  I tried to change the size of the memory virtual and also changed to the size of the managed system.

  formatted and installed xp pro with sp3 and I also tried formatting and install from different cd with xp and sp2. It works for 3 or 4 minute MS sites and the message immedly appears low virtual memory and it stops working MS sites.

  tried to change the physical memory.

  Tried with different browsers.

  at the top does not a little luck. :(

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  Change the size of virtual memory

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/change-the-size-of-virtual-memory

  Method 2:

  See the following links

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/967897

  WARNING: Reset Internet Explorer settings can reset security settings or privacy settings that you have added to the list of Trusted Sites. Reset the Internet Explorer settings can also reset parental control settings. We recommend that you note these sites before you use the reset Internet Explorer settings

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/972034

• Message "Please disable software virtual drive and emulation.

  I just installed Indiana Jones Lego, but when I try to start, I get the message "Please deactivate virtual drive and a software emulation." I turned off of Daemon tools, but there is no change in the message. I use XP if that makes a difference. Any help would be appreciated.

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• REALLY stupid question about virtual machines and disks of cancellations.

  I'm a bit hesitant to ask this question because it might make me look stupid, but...

  When I'm done using Virtual PC and a virtual machine running Windows XP Pro with Vista 64 Home Premium because the host os, often I did not any significant changes to the hard disk of the virtual machine.

  What I save gets saved to a network share on my server for files and printing from Win98 and saved on a flash drive.

  Assuming that I do no configuration changes or anything else I want to keep, is there a reason barely stopping properly when I 'cancellations discs' enabled?

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  Hey SlickRCBD,.

  Not a stupid question at all! :)

  It's very well hit the X when you have activated the disks of cancellations. And corruption or problems with the active virtual machine will be resolved when using the drive to cancel it.

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• Nexus 1010 Services Virtual Appliance and VN-link hardware

  All,

  We deploy the Nexus 1010 Virtual Appliance service in order to use the analysis network (NAM) Module.  The 1010 necessary hosted of the MSM to deploy the 1000v switch into ESX.  We would also use VN-Link in the material by which we "get around" the virtual switch and use the 6120's for switching.  What I need to know, it's possible the 1010 always to analyze network traffic using hardware VN-link?  Hardware VN-link does not seem to need a VSM, so I think that the 1010 cannot monitor traffic because there is no "attach" to 1000v.  Anyone can shed some light on this?

  Kind regards

  Ken

  Ken

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  If you look at the Nexus1000v, the VSM (which is the 1010 and holds the NAM in this case) is * not * part of the VM data path.

  He's wanted for initial virtual port instantiations (veth) but after that the traffic does not go through it.

  So to send data traffic VM to the NAM module for analysis, another mechanism (such as ERSPAN) is used to route the data traffic of the VM is to her.

  The Nexus 1000v support ERSPAN.

  Same logic applies you have a NAM module-the 1000v can send traffic to it through ERSPAN.

  Looking to VN-link in hardware - there a MSM which is the INSTITUTION itself.

  In this case, the veth is on FI.

  If the FI did support ERSPAN (which is not currently), you can use the same NAM module or any other module of NAM for sending traffic to it.

  If this isn't a limitation of VN-link in hw methodology vs 1000v switching switching, but the fact that the FI does not yet support a mechanism of 'export '.

  I hope it helps

  Thank you

  -Matt