VMware SRM with ibm midsize V3700

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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• VMware SRM Reprotect fails with Peer table ID provided in the SRM of entry is incorrect

  I have the following Setup

  Site-a.

  VMware vCenter 5.1 U1

  VMware SRM 5.1.1

  NetApp SRA 2.0.1P2

  FAS3140C - Data ONTAP 8.1.2P4

  Site-B

  VMware vCenter 5.1 U1

  VMware SRM 5.1.1

  NetApp SRA 2.0.1P2

  FAS3140C - Data ONTAP 8.1.2P4

  I created a Protection Group based at the A Site containing a single VM with a single vmdk disk on an NFS volume.

  The NFS volume is synchronous to the Site-B

  I can perform a migration scheduled to Site B, and then reprotect an another planned migration back to Site A, but then when I try to restore the reprotect again so that I am ready for an another Site-B recovery fails in the first step, configure storage for reverse Direction with " " - Failed to reverse the replication for impossible on the devices. SRA command 'prepareReverseReplication' failed. Peer table provided in the entry MRS. ID is incorrect check the newspapers RS to verify the correct peer array ID. "

  I see nothing on the files or the newspaper of SRM server logs to indicate that it is.

  This occurs for each Protection Group, I create this is not isolated to just this one volume.  I also tried with VMFS iSCSI volumes and get exactly the same results.

  If I create a Protection on the Site-B group I can get back to the Site-A and will not restore to fail to Site-B.

  Initially, I look that the issue I saw is that I could do a backspace, but could not perform a second reprotect because the SnapMirrors were left in the State of evil, but now I see that the problem is that I can't make a reprotect from Site A to Site B.

  I completely uninstalled SRM in both places, removed from the SRM database on both sites and started again but always get the same question.

  I actually IBM N series-N6040 controllers and uses IBM Data ONTAP and SRA. brand got a call open with VMware and IBM but not very far.

  Has anyone seen this problem before and got a solution?

  Now, I've identified what causes this problem and can work around it until there is a fix of NetApp.

  The issue was the name of the file on the recovering Site Server had the same name as the file server on the Site protected with a prefix to the subject, which in my case the recovering Site go was named NSERIES01 and the protection of the Site was DRNSERIES01.  Don't forget that I had already performed a failover and restoration for the protection of the Site was my original recovery Site, so yes give it the site protected for this Protection Group is DRNSERIES01 and the recovering Site has NSERIES01 on this.

  Using the task Reprotect is the first step is to call the SRA with the command prepareReverseReplication, which calls reverseReplication.pl, which is trying to verify the SnapMirror is broken.  It gets the status of all the SnapMirrors run on the recovering Site, which in this case NSERIES01.  It then goes through each of them looking for a match of the local-spin-name section: volume-name of the source of the snapmirror, for example for my test group was trying to match NSERIES01:NFS_VMware_Test, at this stage of the source of the SnapMirror is DRNSERIES01:NFS_VMware_Test which is correct, but because the script uses a pattern matching test it corresponds to NSERIES01 : NFS_VMware_Test to DRNSERIES01:NFS_VMware_Test as NSERIES01:NFS_VMware_Test is contained in DRNSERIES01:NFS_VMware_Test. It then checks if the destination of the snapmirror corresponds to the peerArrayID (that is, in this case DRNSERIES01) he does not like the destination, properly, is NSERIES01, and then reports that the peerArrayID is incorrect. If there is no match on the local-spin-name: volume-name of the source of the snapmirror, then he continues to check the destination of the snapmirror, and when it finds a match, it checks if the peerArrayID is the source of the SnapMirror, and if it checks the State of the SnapMirror is broken off.

  I've never touched the issue with the first reprotect because DRNSERIES01:NFS_VMware_Test is not contained in the source of the SnapMirror (NSERIES01:NFS_VMware_Test) and so it will be the next test of verification of the DRNSERIES01:NFS_VMware_Test in the destination of the SnapMirror, that he finds and then checks the DRNSERIES01 against the destination which is also to and finally confirms that the relationship of SnapMirror is broken-off.

  I had changed the volume on DRNSERIES01 a while ago because I thought that the question could have because of the volume being names the same, but I had changed with a suffix of _Repl on the end and so the script was always corresponding to NSERIES01:NFS_VMware_Test to _ReplNSERIES01:NFS_VMware_TestDR.

  I have now set my group of test as follows:

  Protected site

  Name of the file server = NSERIES01

  Volume name = NFS_VMware_Test_HMR

  Recovery site

  File name = DRNSERIES01

  Volume name = NFS_VMware_Test_EWC

  I can now get on the Site recovery, Reprotect, restoration, Reprotect and Fail-over again and continue achieving recoveries and reprotect again and again as often as you can re - save on VHS of Scotch tape!

  If the file on the Site B server had a suffix on its name instead of a prefix, for example, it was named NSERIES01DR, or had a name completely different then I would never hit this bug in the SRA.  I'll wait for NetApp fix SRA.  In the meantime I will be renaming all my volumes on the site of recovery as well as to avoid this problem.

• SRM with SAS connections

  Hello

  I'll make a proposal for a DC & DR site with vcenter Site Recovery manager. We use the IBM DS3524 (the 7.84.44.00 firmware version) storage with SAS connections to hosts. VMware said THAT MRS is only supported with ISCSI and Fibre channel. So can I do replication SRM with SAS connections. Please update me as soon as possible the guy.

  Thank you

  It's a thought, and it could possibly fly.  Another option would be to look at Zerto.

• 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

• SRM with migration of replication of storage to new site 1: n

  Hello

  We have 2 sites, site A and site B. We have a few virtual machines to the site are protected & DR configured to site B, with storage replication & vice versa.

  Now, we want to add 2 other sites, the site C & d site.

  1 set up replication of storage between site A and site C for some virtual machines that are protected.

  2. turn the replication of storage between D & B site for some virtual machines protected site.

  3. recovery plan to test for C & D site with disturbing replication between A and B.

  Is this possible? Current version of vSphere is the 5.5 & SRM is 5.8

  Thank you

  Yes, it is possible to keep a few things in mind:

  -SRM requires a vCenter on each site (so you should have 4 total vCenters, 1 each on sites A, B, C & D)

  -SRM requires pairs of servers SRM for each link (so if B C & D are connected to A, you should have a total of 6 servers RS, 3 a and 1 b, C & D)

  -Each virtual machine can only be protected by a single pair of SRM Server (so you can't protect a machine virtual from A to C if it is already protected from A to B in your example)

  -Each virtual machine can be replicated only once, visible to SRM (this is possible with certain suppliers of table alternatives to replicate a LUN to multiple destinations, that's fine when you use SRM as long as MRS. manages only a single replication)

  Check out this blog for other topologies available and details: http://www.benmeadowcroft.com/archive/2015/01/12/vmware-srm-topologies/

• I am installation 5.1 SRM with EMC Recoverpoint

  Hi all

  I'm looking for more help on SRM 5.1 with recoverpoint instalation.

  I have instaled SRM 5.1 on two sites and two matching sites now. I'm confused about the Recoverpoint version works with MRS 5.1.

  Please post the link to download the version of EMC Recoverpoint approperate.

  I am looking for a document updadated on SRM with recoverpoint instalation. I've already gotten below mentioned two, but he's too old.

  http://www.EMC.com/collateral/software/technical-documentation/h5582-VMware-site-recovery-manager-with-RecoverPoint-implguide.PDF

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1014610

  I get an error every time I connect to vcenter and connect to SRM plugin. I enclose the screenshot, then I type my ID for matching sites.

  
  

  Post edited by: thomaskuttyjohny

  I got the details

  VMware vCenter 5.1

  Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.1 Server

  Replication RecoverPoint storage (SRA) 2.1 adapter

  RecoverPoint 3.5 SP1 or later version

• SAN replication vs VMware SRM on?

  Hello

  I wonder when should we choose as VMware SRM on the owner SAN replication method?

  for the moment, I see a plan of the DR site that would be well if my production environment data can be reproduced by the SAN in the DR site.

  Thank you

  SRM is nice, because it gives you a a (wonderful) DR failover button

  Of course, the disadvantage is the cost and the fact that once you have switched, you will need to reconfigure to backspace.

  SAN is generally cheaper (because the assumption is that you should replication stoarge for SRM anyway), but requires scripts on measurement or manually export and import of virtual machines to operate. It's also a bit harder to work around the question if your VLAN don't is not strained between sites and if the INVESTIGATION period.

  If you're used to the script thouhg, it shouldn't be a problem, so your decision simply come sdown to ease of use, cost and skills,

  Personally, I scripted before and would take the same approach again (even if the SRM is a very good tool) - but I think it is different for a lot (more) like not everyone a) the script, b) trusts their scripts.

  Finally, if you pay someone to adapt, it will be easier to understand what is happening with MRS with a bunch of custom scripts and SRM allows 'dummy runs', which scripts cannot do.

  Good luck and post with your final word please.

• Cannot import the license key for VMware SRM

  Hi all

  We have 2 sites and have ESX4.0 3 for each site. We use VMware SRM for the DR solution, I managed with 'Recovery Plan Test', I want to import the license key for SRM, I now go with SRM Administrator's guide but I can't look for the text Licensing.LicenseKey box in the navigation pane of the window advanced settings (see attachment for details). Please give to recommend me

  Thank you & best regards

  Pham Duke of

  He's gone, the place has been changed. I had this problem myself. I do not have access to SRM right now, but I think I could just enter the key in vCenter / Home / license. Hope I remember this right.

  Best regards, Poort

• SRM with different DELL/EMC CLARiiON systems

  I have a client who currently owns a Dell Clariion CX300. They seek to replace it with a CX4-120 and would send the CX300 to an offsite location for use as a solution using MRS. DR.

  According to my research, I believe that this solution is possible using EMC RecoverPoint/SE to mirror, both on an IP network, but what is not clear is if I need is more SnapView and MirrorView (I don't think I do)

  HA - that someone does something similar to this before and care to share their experiences?

  Hi Sean

  I am writing as an employee of EMC society UK VMware affinity team. Please see my responses below online

  "I have a customer who currently has a Dell Clariion CX300. They seek to replace it with a CX4-120 and I would send the CX300 to an offsite location for use as a solution using MRS DR. »

  > > > > It is possible - if as you suggest with the CX300 not support MirrorView based SRM (support for this begins with the CX3 family) the only way to achieve consistent SRM and SRM with the CX300 is through the use of RecoverPoint as you suggest

  According to my research, I believe that this solution is possible using EMC RecoverPoint/SE to mirror, both on an IP network, but what is not clear is if I need is more SnapView and MirrorView (I don't think I do)

  > > > > RecoverPoint uses its own capabilities in conjunction with a host, fabric based or CLARiiON based write splitter log all entries available to a designated SAN "volume of the journal. SnapView or MirrorView are required for this

  > > > > the CX3 / generation CLARiiON CX4 supports the separator RecoverPoint CLARiiON that allows these units to split the writings of two VMS with RDM (which is a limitation when using the separator with ESX host - the host splitter only supports Microsoft VMs using RDM - so no support of the SRM) while being able to split the Scriptures volumes VMFS suitable for SRM.

  > > > > fabric database splitting and splitting based CLARiiON are fully integrated with ESX, including support for Site Recovery Manager (in accordance with the comparability of VMware SRM Matrix) as the CX300 supports not the CLARiiON splitter - this gives you the choice of fabric-based splitting of the side DR using something like the Brocade 7600 or the switch Cisco SSM blade or 9222i Fabric my concern with what is the cost of implementation of a fabric RecoverPoint intelligent solution based on the side DR may exceed what the client will budget for his site of DR

  > > > > According to the profile of the ESX data replicated to the site of DR it can be cost-effective to improve unity DR to another CX4-120 and use MirrorView together with SRM or if RecoverPoint remains the preferred - solution have CLARiiON both production and DR site able to support the CLARiiON RecoverPoint splitter

  Let me know your thoughts

  Kind regards

  Alex Tanner

• I have a problem with IBM Lotus Symphony - the program crashing several times every 5 seconds

  Original thread - I have a problem with IBM Lotus Symphony.  I am trying to edit a document, and I can't get any task done without the program crashing several times every 5 seconds.  What can I do to fix this?

  The program crashes every 5 seconds.  I started having this problem last night, but I didn't even know that first of all, there was a problem until today.

  Hello
   
  
  You receive an error message/code when you edit a document in IBM Lotus Symphony?
   
  
  I suggest to put the computer in a clean boot state and then try to open the program and check if it helps.
  Note: when you perform a clean boot, you may temporarily lose some functionality. When you start the computer as usual, the function returns. However, you may receive the error message, or you can experience the original behavior.
  How to solve the problem by running the clean boot in Windows 7:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  Note: once you have completed troubleshooting, perform the steps in the step 7: to reset the computer as usual.
  If the problem persists please contact the IBM Lotus Symphony support for assistance. See the link below.
  http://www-03.IBM.com/software/Lotus/Symphony/ForumnsHome.nsf/home
   
  It will be useful.

• Compatibility / certification of e-mail (MGW) with IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0 Gateway

  Hi all:

  I'm looking for compatibility / information on the certification of database Oracle 11 g and 12 g Messaging Gateway with IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.

  The only information I have found so far is in Doc 219410.1 ("What platforms and Versions of Oracle is the available Oracle e-mail gateway?"), where it is said:

  MGW v9.2 and 10g is certified with IBM WebSphere MQ (formerly MQSeries) v5.2, v5.3, and V6 in accordance with the following table.

  MGW 11.1.0.7 and 11.2.0.2 is certified with IBM WebSphere MQ V6 and Websphere MQ V7.0.1.

  But I can't find all the information related to Websphere MQ V8.0.0 or on the compatibility of version 12.1. Do you know where I can find it?

  Thank you!

  Hello

  I had already looked at in this document, but there is no information on MQ 8.0.0 or certification with Oracle Database 12 c. I opened a SR asking about it and they confirmed that the latest version which is currently certified is 7.0.1, but MQ 8.0.0 might work as well.

  We test MQ with 11.2 release 8.0.0 and it works well so far, so maybe that oracle certify it with 12 c...

  Kind regards.

• Replicate the VMS with FTP and VM with virtual disk shared by: SRM with vSphre replication

  I have a VM and FT is configured on it. Now I can reproduce the virtual machine with SRM with replication of vSphere. I have not configured array based replication. Similarly, I have two DB VMs cluster, but they share a virtual disk between them. Can I replicate these VMs DB with vSphere replication?

  Your valuable contribution is much appreciated.

  I got the answer, for the virtual machine with FT and shared virtual disk replication, to do SRM with array based replication. vSphere replication cannot replicate virtual machine with FT or shared disk.