Noob question about storage HA
Hi all, i need some help to plan the storage for a vsphere 5.5 cluster. We have a dedicated cloud package from ovh made with 2 hosts and 2 nfs storages.Storages are 300 Gb each. There will be 3 VM with...
View ArticleRe: VMFS resiliance - moving forward
I've had datastore VMFS corruption twice now in a month - the first time I reformatted the volume after migrating all VMs off of it. The second time it happened I opened a support request to see if...
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1) create one vmdk on one storage and another one on the second and then use the MD raid feature of linux to build a raid 1 volume.I don't think this is a good idea, because this will only protect the...
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Sorry, i wasn't clear enough. I activated VM HA in vmware cluster settings and the VM is replicated by vsphere on the two nodes.My worries are about storage. As far as i can see activating HA for the...
View ArticleRe: Intel DC P3700 NVMe SSD and performance in ESXi 5.5.
Hi johnkristian.Could you please tell me how to upgrade nvme-1.0e.0.30-1vmw.550.0.0.1391871.x86_64.vib to intel-nvme-1.0e.0.0-1OEM.550.0.0.1391871.x86_64.vibRegardsFrits
View ArticleRe: Intel DC P3700 NVMe SSD and performance in ESXi 5.5.
Hi In practice, you just update a vib like this:esxcli software vib update -v {VIBFILE} or esxcli software vib update -d...
View ArticleRe: Intel DC P3700 NVMe SSD and performance in ESXi 5.5.
PernixData just released a case study of our storage solution, combining HP MSA 2040 SAN, Intel P3700 NVMe cards and PernixData FVP cache solution. Steinkjer Videregående Skole Graduates to a Decoupled...
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Query regarding multiple iSCSI software adapters.
Hi All,My query is regarding software iSCSI adapters. I would like to know if it is possible to have multiple software iSCSI adapters for a host? If yes, please let me know how...If no, what is the...
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ESXi only allows you to have a single software iSCSI initiator, but using more wouldn't really make much sense in most cases anyways. You can still bind multiple network interfaces to it through...
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unable to mount datastore after a raid event
Hi folks, i really need your helpesxi 5.1single host with internal storage (Hp DL380G7)after a disk replacement the logical volume become failed. we managed to replace the disk and the volume was back...
View ArticleRe: unable to mount datastore after a raid event
i've tried also to remove locks (if any)but got errors: # vmkfstools -B /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600508b1001c79b79062e0465f9b2db6:1 VMware ESX Question:LVM lock on the device...
View ArticleManaging iSCSI connections with HA clustered hosts
I'm trying to find a better way to manage the number of iSCSI connections in my server lab. I would like advice on what I can do with what I have and allow for growth in the near future. -I have 20...
View ArticleRe: Fresh vCenter 6 install + 3PAR v400 array latest firmware = file creation...
were you able to resolve this issue? If so what steps did you follow to resolve? I am experiencing similar issue in our environment with 3PAR 7400.
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HP MSA 1040
Hello,we buy HP MSA 1040 and now I need simply connect this iSCSI storage to both our HP Server.Is it OK this connection without swith between server and storage? And how can I assign IP to iSCSI...
View ArticleiSCSI over two network card?
Hi.Is it ok to create iSCSI connection over two different network card?I have a few servers with 2 4-port 1Gb ethernet card, and I mean to use one port of each card to get redundancy. Is there any...
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Is there any problem that can be happen using two different network card in active mode No, it's actually a good practice to use different physical network adapters for redundancy purposes. I always do...
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Thanks Andre.Is there some important parameters I should configure on both network card to avoid some problems? I know routing is not good and iSCSI traffic should be separated, but is it better to...
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Although it's good to have separate switches for iSCSI, it actually depends on the size of your environment (I/O requirements) and the current switches you have in place (port buffer size, Jumbo Frame...
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One more question, please.Can I connect hosts directly to storage controllers ports?I know that redundancy is not like with switch, but is there any other reason? I have only two hosts and will use 4...
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