VM SCSI configurations

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• using SATA vs FC in Lab Manager

  Hi, I'm new to Lab manager and we have noticed performance using LM, however by using virtual machines in Virtual Center have no problem. What are some bottlenecks, that I should look for? We use Server 2 GB for Lab Manager, Server 2 GB for VC, and two 32 GB connected SATA ESX servers. Upgrades to CF help considerably?

  upgrade to FC shared will help a lot; SATA performance tends to be pretty poor and lose you out on the opportunity to share storage, but it is especially in the field of the performance of the virtual machine, which apparently is acceptable when it is directly accessible from VC.  I'll come back later.

  Check use of memory on the servers of your LM and VC - the task manager's performance tab should be sufficient for this purpose.  If your use of the page file seems to be high, probably, and the biggest single performance gain noted by increasing real memory of the system in question.  2 GB seems reasonable, but you very well may benefit considerably with 4 GB of ram real at the VC server.

  CPU utilization must above all be a non-issue.   I run my setup of LM in a virtual machine with a maximum of 512 mhz of limited resources and do not tend to notice the important, long cpu to load.  Memory is always the killer.

  You can also Alternatively take advantages by adding a third win2k3 machine in the mix to install an external full version of MS SQL Server for your VC, rather than the bundled sql express - especially because it divides the workload on the vc server, that tends to get hammered by the demands of LM.

  Network topology could be a problem.  From the sound of it, you have a LM separate, physical server and a server VC separate, physical, as well as some ESX servers.  Is the networking between the four devices complex or distorted? There are benefits to the use of the network paths separate for network LM/VC-esx service console that use virtual machines, and there are certainly benefits to all local to the other servers.

  Or, Alternatively, if your LM and VC are actually themselves VM within your esx servers, you can save significantly by giving them minorants of resources and prioritization of memory/cpu to 'high' whereas they are less likely to get private by ESX resources.

  Meanwhile, your virtual machine performance.  Director of the laboratory, because of related clones, use the drive a little differently, in order to really start to lose with the absence of tagged command queuing, rewriting, and other features in a high performance SCSI configuration, because an operation of e/s "sequential" may eventually be scattered all over the disk.  At the very least, a GNU / linux external and a high performance + disks SCSI controller, shared nfs or iscsi to your esx boxes should give significant benefits (especially if you can do an isolated for this traffic network) in the area of how to perform your VM.  Naturally, the CF will be faster, but there will be $$ involved.

• Newbie - Question of Installation (before you begin)...

  Good, first of all the question as I embark on the virtual path (or the path of virtualization?).  Here's the situation...

  I have two Dell servers of very high quality (2-processor quad-core, 8 GB RAM, 1.5 TB of storage in RAID 5, double NIC, double P/S backup tape).  They were both purchased before I started and are total overkill for the needs of the Department.  I also have 3 old servers and a handful of former workstations that we keep around because they have environments that are required at all times and are running software that would be difficult to get your hands on these days).

  Recently, we purchased a license for the development of the 1-vCenter Server 1 - VI3.   My initial goal is pretty simple (one of the more recent servers convert an ESX Server, hosting of server environment that currently exists on this area as well as several other virtual machines).  But before you start, I came with a few questions.

  First of all, as I just mentioned, I want to take one of the more recent

  servers (which is currently a backup from the Department Server)

  and convert it to a host ESX Server (I've got the correct jargon of hope).  But I want to preserve the environment that are in this box as a VS.  Is there a way to do this?   Can I use the free Converter P2V and temporarily save the virtual server to a SAR unit and load/configure ESX on this server and finally pull on the virtual server of origin of the NAS unit file?  My concern is that I must have loaded somewhere ESX before I can create a VM, which will not work because the process of creating the ESX Server will scan the server I'm trying to keep.  No sense?

  Second question: at the moment, I want to use the 1.5 TB raid configuration that is presently on this box (local storage) to store the virtual machine.  I'm 99% sure this is a SCSI configuration (I am currently off site and impossible to verify).  There are SCSI?  And there at - it no problem just by using local storage to the virtual machine?  Most of the configurations I've seen described online and in books use SAN for their virtual machines.  But the virtual machine I want to create is not "critical" systems  They are important, but if they were down for a day or two, it would not be the end of the world for us.  Finally, I would like to implement the ESX Servers redundant with external storage, but it is where I am at the moment.  Once I showed you the benefits, I will be able to push in this direction.  So for now, I want to use the high-end box that I like the epicenter of my virtual world.

  I read a virtual infrastructure for Dummies, and it was actually excellent.  I was never a fan of the books 'for Dummies', but I did a little research, and the reviews have been very strong, so I gave it a try.  But I'd be open to other suggestions as well in terms of good books for a mid-level administrator.

  Thanks in advance for the help.  I've learned over the years asking a few questions before a change of this magnitude is much better than labour in advance and hoping for the best.

  CareyBroph

  1: Yes, you can use VMware Converter to convert physical machine virtual server vmware server instance and then use the converter to convert from vmware esx server. I would say a good backup and test the server vmware vm before deleting the physical installation.

  Yes, in 2: SCSI is absolutely fine if caught serveris supported by VMware. The reason why most people use SAN or iSCSI is that they need a storage shared for clusters. You may want to consider this, too since you have the licenses required to run VI3 with ESX Server switchis and vCenter "ontop" and you eliminate the single point of failure of a standalone ESX Server would be. But as you said, the amount of the fine with the non-critical systems.

  Kind regards

  Gerrit Lehr

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• Add new storage "opération TimedOut" with RDM LUN on host. Pls Help

  Hello

  Installation program:

  4 ESX 3.5 hosts each with 2 HBA adapter connected to the HP MSA1000.

  Question:

  I set up MSCS SQL 2000 with RDM through host, MSCS failover without problem, performance wise is not a problem at all too. But the problem is that if the MSCS SQL resource is managed by the Active virtual machine that is running on host1, I can navigate to storage / adding LUNs, set in shape of new LUN with no problems.

  If I want to add new storage on the other host "host2" I received the error "Tor time to ask"is it because of the resource ROW being busy serving the machine virtual active it is why the host not allowing do not change with the addition of new storage?

  Guests see these LUNs. I can add the data store or to do a new analysis also long the LUNS are not presented to the host. Also I can browse the data store, able to see the addition of Storge Wizard when adding new

  Data store and make a new analysis only on the host where the operation of the active node. Suppose the preseneted RDM LUN on host1 and host2 and VM SQL running on host1, I can only browse the data warehouses, a new analysis and add new storge to this host. I can't do the same thing with

  hosts2.

  But if I take these "RDM LUN" LUNS in host2, host3 and host4. I can do a rescan, adding other LUNS as the RDM presented to the virtual machine, able to see the add storage wizard.

  I googled the error and found that the Ontario server is question, or DNS

  Best regards

  Hussain Al Sayed

  Post edited by: habibalby

  I had similar questions to those two problems here where I couldn't add a data store as he would expire and I got the long startup time. I also use RDM which I use for MSCS in the whole of boxes 2. Here's a quote from my previous post in which I found a response that helped me. Changingthe SCSI retry time increased my boot time and allowed me to add one more time without the question of the time-out, data warehouses.

  Response to previous Post:

  I did some research and I think I've made some progress. I found that I get lots of SCSI errors in the VMkernel newspaper. I did some more research and found out that I can change the time retrying SCSI 80 to 10 and it has done wonders for my time to reboot. Now, instead of taking 20 minutes to start, it takes less than 5 minutes now. Much better. I made the change in the host-> advance-> SCSI--> SCSI configuration try again. 80 a the default and 10A was suggested as being a good value. It helped and I will keep an eye on what can make the effect, but so far it has helped with startup times.

  http://communities.VMware.com//thread/203122?TSTART=0

• Configuration of CMS SCSI External Hard Drive DIP

  Hello. I have a friend with a problem - it loses the settings of the DIP switch on his external hard drive SCSI SD80 CMS so he will no longer work with his Mac LCIII as before. It can not locate the manual showing the correct configuration for the LCIII. Anyone know what they are? Any help would be appreciated.

  What is the SCSI ID setting? Any SCSI ID 1 to 6 can normally be used, so that another device has not the same ID 7 ID would be reserved for the computer Macintosh, and ID 0 (in general) for the internal hard drive. Information on a disc similar to http://www.artisantg.com/TestMeasurement/65450-2/CMS_Enhancements_SD60_External _ SCSI_Hard_Drive (found through a random search) possibly could be of some interest?

• Configuration raid/scsi HP Proliant ML370

  I bought a used hp proliant ml370 g3 tour with x 3 scsi drives installed.

  I can't find the scsi/raid anywhere in the startup configuration - for example, press F7 to the raid configuration

  All readers have already disappeared, and there is no raid configuration.

  There is a map of raid/scsi pci - X extra installed that is not currently used.

  I could implement a dl380 with no problems.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  Hello:

  You can also ask your question in the Forum of HP Business - section ML servers Support.

  http://h30499.www3.HP.com/T5/ProLiant-servers-ml-DL-SL/BD-p/ITRC-264

• Cannot open SCSI device ' devices/vmfs/genscsi / vmhba3:5:0:0 '(scsi3:0): the file is not found. Cannot configure scsi3.

  Cannot open SCSI device ' devices/vmfs/genscsi / vmhba3:5:0:0 '(scsi3:0): the file is not found. Cannot configure scsi3.

  I get this error when you add a new SCSI device to one of my Virtual Machines, the device is a tape drive HP SureStore DAT40. The error occurs when the virtual machine is running, around 60% powerup.

  I tried two types of SCSI cards, a "Adaptec 29160N" & a "Adaptec 29160LP" and two different cables, I get the same error with both. The ESX 3i 3.5.0 host to see two SCSI cards when checking under Configuration and then to storage adapters. When you click the SCSI card in the adapters of ESXi storage options, I see the tape drive listed as vmhba3:5:0 for the band and vmhba3:5:1 for the media changer. This makes me believe that, from the point of view compatibility, everything is good to go.

  When I change the instance of VM to add the tape drive, I select new SCSI device which passes next to select the SCSI device in the options, I see HP - HP and media - bands like peripheral parts possible. I tried a variety of virtual device nodes and they all produce the same error that has been pasted above. When ok is clicked it adds the new SCSI device and a new SCSI Controller 1 using the LSI Logic Controller, I also tried all the options under this menu, 'None', 'Virtual' 'Physical' and I have even changed the Type of controller BusLogic, same results even if I get the error posted above.

  The server in question is a Dell PowerEdge 2850, 2 x 3 GHz CPU, 8 GB of RAM, 300 + GB HD.

  I searched the net and these forums and did not find any post about the error posted above, I have some hair left on my head and I don't know what to do at this point. What is a compatibility issue? I tried to add the SCSI device on another virtual computer on the same ESXi host and it gives me the same error. I know the tape drive, scsi cards, and two scsi cables, I am using all work correctly.

  Any ideas?

  Hello vango333!

  Please try this.

  VMware Infrastructure Client

  1. 'Configuration'-> 'Storage'-> select target storage

  2. Please download * target VM *.vmx

  Edit the vmx file

  1. Edit *.vmx (wordpad, etc...)
     (Front)
     scsi0:1.present = 'true '.
     scsi0:1.DeviceType = "scsi-passthru.
     scsi0:1.filename = ' / vmfs/devices/genscsi / vmhba3:5:0:0. "
     scsi0:1.allowGuestConnectionControl = "false".
     (After)
     scsi0:1.present = 'true '.
     scsi0:1.DeviceType = "scsi-passthru.
                     scsi0:1.filename = ' / vmfs/devices/genscsi / vmhba3:5:0. 
     scsi0:1.allowGuestConnectionControl = "false".

  2. Download * *.vmx

  VMware Infrastructure Client

  ' Power On ' target VM

  It ends in the present.

  Good luck!!

• Install a custom configuration for ESXi Installer for server 28 - Scsi.CRTimeoutDuringBoot value to 1

  Hello

  First off I will say that I installed ESXi 4.1 in about 6 servers to date.  I have a large ESXi Cluster that contains the MSCS virtual machines.  I have the problem that described in http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1016106.  Now, workaround for the value Scsi.CRTimeoutDuringBoot value 1 works fine and shorten time of start of 40 + minutes to 8 minutes after post.  Now, what to install it?  Well, they suck.  Basically before you can actually adjust this via the gui VI client, you must go through 2 trunk of ESXi 4.1 (1 ffrom the CD and 1 after initial installation).  So, basically, to install ESXi on servers 1 takes me about 2 hours.  That sucks.  Anyone know how I can make a customized CD that includes the fix 'Scsi.CRTimeoutDuringBoot value to 1' already?  28 more servers to go and I'm not looking forward to that!  Please help...

  Brett

  And some good links here

  http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2010/11/how-to-inject-custom-drivers-into-ESXi.html

• SCSI/RAID Host Controller, reports "tv_ConfigMgrErr39".

  I ran the reliability and performance monitor on my laptop and the SCSI/RAID Host Controller has been highlighted that does not properly.

  The information contained in the diagnostic reliability monitor results and performance are:

  * Symptom: * _Device drivers marked as corrupt. _
  * Cause: * a device has a configuration issue preventing it from working correctly.
  * Details: * the device, the SCSI/RAID host controller, reports
  'tv_ConfigMgrErr39 '. This device won't be available before the question
  is resolved. The Plug and Play ID for this device is
  ACPI\PNPA000\4-4D18F2DF-1.

  When I check the SCIS/RAID Host Controller Properties, it says under device status:
  "Windows cannot load the driver for this hardware device. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
  Click on 'Search for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available. »

  To search for solutions, nothing is found. There is also no driver software to be updated.

  Would it be the result of some kind of change due to an update or
  something, I ran the monitor first getting the computer (a little
  For more than a year) and has not been advised of any errors. I posted this information in the Microsoft forum and was advised that submit a post here can find me an answer and also to check the appropriate driver downloads. My computer is telling me to contact the manufacturer of your device to download the software, but in its properties, there is no listed manufacturer. I can't get the Toshiba site for a download of driver that I have no idea what this component is and have no idea where to start!

  I would be grateful for any advice (relatively uncomplicated!) and a gentle nudge in the right direction of a appropriate driver.

  Thank you very much
  Sarah

  Hello

  To be honest I don t know what you re talking. It would help if you could post some information like your laptop model.

  39 error code usually means that there is a driver problem so I updated the driver. You can find the latest version on the Toshiba site.

  Sorry mate, but that s all I can say at the moment.

• Is there a documentation about the configuration of the function keys (program)

  Is there a documentation about the configuration of the function keys (program).

  Dell Dimension 1400, model XP SK8110 keyboard.   Yes, I know there are 7 years old, but running like a champ.

  Hello

  You can use various function keys to activate certain features and commands only. The following list details the current functions keys, what they do, and when you can use them.

  Three keys can be used when Setup is loading and when you are prompted to press the F6 function key to install some third-party small computer system interface () SCSI and host controller drivers:

  • F5 - for computer type or hardware abstraction layer (HAL) selection
  • F6 - to install the SCSI controller drivers and third-party host
  • F7 - to run Setup without Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

  When the "Welcome" screen is displayed, the following function keys can be used:

  • F2 - to automatically start the process (ASR, Automated System Recovery).
  • F10 - to bypass the menu screens and to load the Recovery Console

  During the GUI (GUI) - Mode Setup, the following function keys can be used:

  • SHIFT + F10 - to enable access to a prompt during the installation in graphical Mode
  • SHIFT + F11 - to display "old" wizards that give more detail.

  Thus, it is not possible to configure the function keys to perform this task. However, you can use your favorite search engine to perform this task.

  Warning: Using third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

• Error: "it might be a SCSI device turned on" when attempting to format the hard drive using the recovery disk

  Original title: reformatting issues

  "" try to reformat my recovery disc and have tried both, fast and complete and get the same error once it goes through the entire process "there might be a SCSI device active" do not know what to know

  Hello

  Disable the eSATA or improved option SATA in the BIOS and check the issue. Consult the manual for the computer to do this.

  Warning of the BIOS:

  BIOS change / semiconductor (CMOS) to complementary metal oxide settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

• WinXP Pro think my IDE/ATAPI Zip 100 Drive is a SCSI device and does not read disks.

  Zip Drive 100 a () works fine in my old computer with Windows XP and my new computer P4 (Core 2 Duo) the analysis of the Bios boot correctly sees as an IDE/ATAPI drive, but the Device Manager Windows XP Pro says it's a SCSI device.  Tried several zip disks that work very well old computer.  Also noticed that the computer WinXP Pro says the disc have a RAW format file system when I click Properties of the drive in 'My computer', but the disks are formatted with the FAT of another computer file system. When I try to read the disc, WinXP Pro says that they aren't formatted - I want to get in shape, so I tried to format a and she failed.

  (1) problem RAW file system: CPU OS WIN XP D: drive is IDE/ATAPI ZIP - 100. C:HDD E:DVD F: CD-ROM. A ZIP disk would not format of older CPU. Also at the DOS prompt displayed ZIP disk saves but XP files don't display anything without files or diskThe drive was not recognized by XP because of the type of file in RAW format. COULD NOT read or format. Similar to your problem

  To solve: KICKED CPU with the WIN ME & WIN ME CD startup disk. Backpack prompt type A: B: the ZIPPER was displayed. Then Typ B: format b: enter & reformatted in the ZIP in the BACK. Typed in the label to check the format. Rebooted FDD & CD removed & CPU disc. In XP my computer now recognizes the D: drive with a ZIP disk. The file system has changed from RAW to FAT. Correction of a problem

  (2) your problem: IDE/ATAPI ZIP - 100 HDD not found in XP operating system but as seen in the BIOS.

  To fix: check hardware configuration. ZIP drive must be jumped as a slave in the Middle connection on the water with your hard disk (HDD) cable. ZIP - 100 should show that D: & Hard drive show as C: make sure that the ribbon cable is attached properly - PIN 1 for the two discs in PIN 1 of the cable. Also, ZIP supply sheets must be connected correctly.

  Hope the above will solve the two problems of ZIP - 100 drive your.

• Drive in the SCSI devices instead of SATA shows Device Manager

  I added a Via SATA card PCI card to get an additional SATA port on my old motherboard.  Then after I loaded the pilots who were only of Raid, I do not have raid, and I noticed the drive SATA hard watch now WDC500xxxxxxxx SCSI Disk Device under disk drives, but only one of the disks. How can I remove SCSI?  My Nvidia 7025 shows that 2 Nvidia nForce Serial ATA Controllers under controllers. I have XP Pro SP3 (latest updates) with an ASRock n68c-s mother (New) now 4 gig ram AMD Proc. I tried to replace the driver, but he said it was the best.  I can't find revaluations on the canvas or the drivers provided with the motherboard, only the controller drivers.

  Hi bmazak,

  Method 1

  You can follow this link and check if the problem persists.

  How to use disk management to configure basic disks in Windows XP

  Method 2

  You can also uninstall the drive and reinstall back. Later, check to see if the problem persists.

  You can also check this link: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_disktrouble.mspx?mfr=true

  Hope the helps of information. Please post back and we do know.

  Concerning
  Joel S
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Announcement: update the Configuration guide for RHEL v6/v7 with storage Dell PS Series available

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux Configuration Guide for Dell storage bays Series PS

  This configuration guide provides information on the integration of the RHEL 6 and 7 operating environments with the PS Series Dell storage arrays using iSCSI technology. The guide includes tips for working with volumes, using MPIO and some performance tips.

  The PDF file is available here:

  Kind regards

  Don

  Hello

  With Linux, as any OS, iSCSI is not different from the SAS/SATA or Fibre Channel.  No matter how you are connected to a "disk", it looks like a SCSI to the OS disk.

  So yes, you use the mount points.   That's how Linux as most UNIX operating systems do it.  But use any method supported for other iSCSI disks.   In Windows, you can use drive letters or mount points.

  Kind regards

  Don

• For PV 114 t R310 SCSi card

  I have a w/SBS 2011 R310 currently windows USB external backup help. I would use a PV 114 t w/Dat72 pregnant that we have, for off-site l.o.b. backups and I need to know if I can still get a SCSI card either of the x 8 open slits in the R310 server. It is configured with the built-in 6i, so he says that the two slots are open.

  Anyone know what is the right for these machines slot card?

  I'm still not too familiar with the R310.

  Hello Buddieboy,

  Controller card you'll need to get your PV114t seen by the server is a Dell LSI 2032 scsi card.  You can search for the controller, you can find one of a dell reseller, or you can contact your representative commercial Dell & they can help you locate both a.

  Please let us know if you have any other questions.