Re: Using Windows Storage Server 2012 as iSCSI Target in Production Environment
Sure you can.All you need is a free Starwind StarWind Virtual SAN Free that installs natively on Windows and provides an iSCSI target for your VMware environment. It has additional RAM and SSD-based...
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Re: HP StoreVirtual VSA - automating iSCSI LUN rescan after VSA VM powers up
The thread is old, but it is important to note that HPE has provided an easy to install solution: http://vibsdepot.hpe.com/hpe/HPE-StoreVirtual/hpe-iscsi-rescan/ Setting VM Startup/Shutdown order is...
View ArticleRe: Slow iscsi performance: where do I start debugging ?
nickdd -- Out of curiosity did you ever get this figured out? We are seeing the same issue within our environment, specifically with iSCSI. If we use FC then we do not see the same discrepancy from...
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Re: Slow iscsi performance: where do I start debugging ?
hi PureJhop,I didn't look into it anymore. performance was adequate and it's hard to retest because I only have 1 environment and it's used for production stuff.Can't compare to FC either. I'll try to...
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Re: Slow iscsi performance: where do I start debugging ?
Hello nickdd -- I believe we are making some progress here. The answer isn't quite what I expected; MTU. If we look below here are the results: 1500 MTU: File Copy within Windows VM: 50MB/s - 120MB/s...
View ArticleIs IBM HyperSwap supported for vSphere Metro Storage Cluster?
Dear all, Is IBM's HyperSwap technology supported for VMware vSphere Metro Storage Cluster? I could not find it in compatibility matrix and the only solution VMware has on its website is IBM SAN Volume...
View ArticleProblems in creating virtual disk from the command line
Hi there, I have problems in creating a vmdk using the command line method, I'm quite sure my command format syntax is correct but I keep getting the irritating message "Extra arguments at the end of...
View ArticleMigrate datastore kicks activation
Hi there, We have 3 VMs running windows that require "read-only" to them and therefore we put their disk mode into "independent non-persistence" mode. We understand that such disk mode does not support...
View ArticleRe: Problems in creating virtual disk from the command line
Do you use those commands in a script ?I would expect to see the errors you get when you use Windows notepad and then upload them to ESXi, chmod to 755 and then execute it.The commands itself are ok...
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Re: Problems in creating virtual disk from the command line
vmkfstools -c 73g–d zeroedthick sample.1.vmdkIt looks like the command line was created in Word or another application like this which has "autocorrection" enabled.Please take a closer look at the...
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Thanks, you are correct, for some reason the character has some difference from typing it in the console directly rather than copy and paste from notepad
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Re: Problems in creating virtual disk from the command line
Thanks for the suggestion, you are correct!
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Adding Shared datastore ESXI 6
I run vCenter 6.0 with two ESXI Hosts both 6.0 On ESXI Host 1 I have an NFS Datastore mounted. I use this to run the snapshots of my VMs' I would like to have ESXI Host 2 access the same Datastore....
View ArticleRe: VAAI : Cloning does not get offloaded to storage array.
Do you have any news or info on this issue? I am finding the same, Even when I have vSphere 6.0 U2 and Storage is iSCSI attached QUADstore appliance with showing VAAI supported, but cannot see any...
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Vmware after electric outages.
Team of experts!! I have a long time without discover a solution. "use a RESCAN of datastorages in automatically in VMware 5.1 or 6". In Mexico is very common to have with frecuency a lot of electric...
View ArticleRe: vSphere 6u2 and EMC UnityVSA and VVOLs -> Protocol Endpoints are not created
OK, so I got to thinking about the certificate name mismatch. I looked at the actual SSL certificate issued to the Unity by the VMware PSC, and the Subject Alternative Name field had the IP address of...
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Re: vSphere 6u2 and EMC UnityVSA and VVOLs -> Protocol Endpoints are not created
Hello, I am having the exact same problem. I am running the UnityVSA v4.0.1 with ESXi 6.0U2. I have iSCSI LUNs working great. I followed all of the VVOL configuration steps documented by EMC and...
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Microsoft Storage Pools Analog?
Hi there, something of a question and potentially something of a feature request/feedback item. Within Windows, especially in the latest versions, you can combine multiple sources of storage into one...
View ArticleRe: Vmware after electric outages.
Hi there, I have a similar issue with some of my hosts in Brazil, I needed a way to make the host wait for a local VSA to boot before scanning the adapters. Here's one way you could do it, on the host...
View ArticleRe: Vmware after electric outages.
Sound great your idea! but I have entered by ssh in my hosts but I cant edit the file rc.local, only is opened like read only, I edited with vi rc.local I typed the 2 commands in the last, same like...
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