Re: VMs Unknown state. Storage not visible
Are you sure that the VMFS volume is ok ?what does partedUtil report ?
View ArticleExplore VM contents without copying it..!!!
I created VM of ESXi 5.0 and connected it to vSphere client..!! I have 3 VMs on Vsphere client...i want to explore contents of these VMs without turning them on.!! So what i want to do is get the path...
View ArticleUpgrade 5.0 U1 to 5.1 and /boot partition size
Wondering if anyone can shed any light on the requirements for ESXi v5.1 upgrade.I understand /boot needs to be a minimum of 1GB in size,but I cannot find any easy way of determining how large /boot is...
View ArticleOnly one host in cluster added LUN
Hello,As part of a datacenter migration we are using EMC SANcopy to copy LUNS from Site A to Site B. It appears to go well and when the LUN gets to Site B it is presented to the cluster and host1 adds...
View ArticleRe: Only one host in cluster added LUN
Go to vcenter server settings>advanced settings and look for config.vpxd.filter.hostRescanFilter and see if it is set to true. This disables automatic rescans when adding storage. When i have a lot...
View ArticleRe: Disk latency reporting error in vSphere 5
I'm seeing these same issues in 5.1. Anyone else??
View ArticleIs a license needed for VASA? Is a license needed for each copy? Is VSI...
Is a license needed for VASA? Is a license needed for each copy? Is VSI needed to have VASA? Are they mutually exclusive? Is VSI needed to have VAAI? Thanks in advance.
View ArticleRe: Is a license needed for VASA? Is a license needed for each copy? Is VSI...
Assuming you are referring to EMC arrays. License for VASA: No.VSI required for VASA: No. They work fine together, but neither requires the other.VSI needed for VAAI: No. VAAI is active with or...
View ArticleRe: Is a license needed for VASA? Is a license needed for each copy? Is VSI...
Thanks! Is VASA free? What about VAAI?
View ArticlevSphere Storage Appliance doubts
Hi all! We are thinking about deploying this nice technology in our environment. We have 20 servers without DAS and 12 with 250 GB of flash each. My question is: if I use VSA with server A, server B...
View ArticleRe: Is a license needed for VASA? Is a license needed for each copy? Is VSI...
The VASA and VAAI pieces of ESXi are free. Each host using VAAI must have a vendor-supplied plug-in. NetApp's is free but I don't know what the rest of the array vendors do. I haven't heard of any...
View ArticleRe: Is a license needed for VASA? Is a license needed for each copy? Is VSI...
VAAI is technically only included in Enterprise and Enterprise+, not Standard. A plugin is not required for most vendors for block-based VAAI - it uses SCSI standards. For NFS VAAI, Ed is right,...
View ArticleRe: Is a license needed for VASA? Is a license needed for each copy? Is VSI...
This FAQ in the VMware KB is a good place to start: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1021976. I did forget that it was available for Enterprise and up only - thanks for clarifying that.
View ArticleHow to use ASM/ME in a vmware environment?
First off, my setup: ESX 4.0 3 host cluster connected to a Equallogic PS5xx series SAN. 1 test volume configured on the Equallogic and connected to the ESX cluster. This is a VMFS volume. 1 2008R2...
View ArticleRe: How to use ASM/ME in a vmware environment?
After further reading, it appears ASM/ME is only effective at protecting "Guest" attached volumes. Which means I am out of luck using ASM/ME in my configured test environment. I need to add an iSCSI...
View ArticleWill vSphere support SMB3 or comparable FT storage?
I have been evaluating SMB3 and I have to say that it really eliminates the need to spend a fortune on shared storage. Gone. With automatic RDMA, I get low-latency fault-tolerant shared storage for a...
View ArticleClone operations on NFS
Hi, I am running into a problem that I do not understand. I am playing around with NFS datastores at the moment as I plan to use them for a vCD environment. While testing, I noticed that cloning...
View ArticleRe: Clone operations on NFS
What NFS vendor/model are you working with? How is the networking configured for it? Is it only clone operations or all disk IO?
View ArticleRe: Clone operations on NFS
Tried both with a VNX5700 and NS480. At this stage the network is a vmk on a dedicated vmnic connected to the storage port, both ESX and storage on stacked 3750G's. This is happening only when cloning,...
View ArticleNFS with Multipath on DV Switch 5.1?
I have 4 harware iSCSI initiatiors. And my iSCSI setup works, it is setup with multipating for High Availability. Now how do I setup NFS using the same 4 nics so I can also have multiple path to NFS...
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