Re: Datastores and HBA's missing after 5.5. Update 2
Did you upgrade your HBA's firmware? Sometimes, new drivers can't work with old firmwares.Also use your vendor's customized image for upgrading.
View ArticleIndependent Drives best practices???
Hi, I am about to implement P2V migrations of my big file and Exchange server and I was wondering What criteria do you use in order to determine whether I should make the disk independent or not. Is...
View ArticleStorage for MS SQL Clustering
Requirements: Build a two-node SQL 2012 application cluster active/passive on Server 2008 R2 Guest OS spanning physical hosts.I'm following the guidelines in...
View ArticleRe: VMware, Jbod and Big Data
OK thanks for the input. The issue here seems to be that JBOD is making fundamental changes to the design of the VMware compute cluster storage. Whereas before I had a consistent design with all VMFS...
View ArticleHow can vmware view linked clone virtual machine persistent disk size reduce?
We have vmware virtualization implemented and the desktop virtual machines are created as linked clones. The storage is 3PAR LUN and virtual machines disks are persistent. Initially we have assigned...
View ArticleOwnership of Datastores
I have some datastores visible to two vCenter Servers. The VMs on them are registered to only one vCenter Server, but I can see the datastores and the files on them in both vCenters. This was done...
View ArticleLUN resignaturing
I have some LUNs that are part of an existing vCenter. VMs on this LUN are being migrated to a new vCenter. In the interim, the LUN was mapped and zoned to clusters in both vCenters. now both...
View ArticleRe: LUN resignaturing
1. Does the LUN need to be resignatured for the new vCenter?No. The signature is stored on the LUN itself (i.e. identifies it), and if you resignature it, the old hosts will lose access.2. What risks...
View ArticleRe: LUN resignaturing
1. Does the LUN need to be resignatured for the new vCenter?No, since will be the first time the new vCenter will see those LUNs. 2. What risks / caveats / gotchas are there to this scenario?No many...
View ArticleRe: Ownership of Datastores
As long as you don't attempt to register VMs in both vCenter, there is not much much risk, please see With vSphere 5.0 and HA can I share datastores across clusters?
View ArticlePowerpath compatibility with ESXi
Hi,Wanted to know if Powerpath 5.8 or 5.9 is compatible with ESXi 5.5 U1(build # 1623387, 1746974,1746018,1881737). If someone can provide a valid link to the resources it would be great.
View ArticleRe: VSAN: cannot add storage policy, VSAN option missing under "rule based on...
I know this topic is a bit old but since it is the first hit on Google and I had to dig a bit this article solved the issue for me:...
View ArticleESXi 5 datastore cluster contains more than 32 datastores
We added a bunch of new disks to our cluster, and now the datastore cluster has close to 60 datastores. We intend to remove half of these disks, but will we run into any problems moving the data since...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5 datastore cluster contains more than 32 datastores
Which version of vSphere ESXi you're running ? Because at version 5.5, the maximum is 64. If using 5.1, not 100% sure, but the limit of 32 may be a soft limit.
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5 datastore cluster contains more than 32 datastores
"ESXi 5". Just 5.0. According to the document below, under "Storage DRS", it says "Datastores per datastore cluster: 32" http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r50/vsphere-50-configuration-maximums.pdf
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5 datastore cluster contains more than 32 datastores
As per me, usually data goes into documentation only when its fully tested internally . Now in your case, as its allowing more than 32, it is mean that it may work but its not tested by VMware and...
View ArticleAny downsides to using Round Robin?
I'm setting up a new vSphere 5.5 environment using HP P4500G2 and P4530 iSCSI storage. The default path selection is fixed and I was thinking about changing it to round robin for a potential...
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Re: Any downsides to using Round Robin?
First thing you must to do is contact the storage vendor, event VMware recommend this:
View ArticleGrowing VMFS datastore with running VM
Hey, gents.Have a quick question. We have improperly provisioned VMFS datastore on production VM, basically, SAN LUN size is 1.99TB and virtual disk was created as thin provisioned and 2TB.vSphere...
View ArticleRe: Growing VMFS datastore with running VM
Does it mean that I don't have to Shutdown Guest OS to perform this type of changes? Yes, you don't need shutodown the guest and/or host. Just check this recommendation from VMware: Note: If the LUN...
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