Having this same issue. All my VM's in vSphere 4.1 (ESXi 4.1) that have iSCSI RDM's mapped lock up on boot and I have to reboot the ESX server. If I remove the RDM, the VM will startup but as soon as...
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Having this same issue. All my VM's in vSphere 4.1 (ESXi 4.1) that have iSCSI RDM's mapped lock up on boot and I have to reboot the ESX server. If I remove the RDM, the VM will startup but as soon as...
This is a process I have tested over and over...with mixed results...
I have 2 x DSS 6 systems running with iSCSI auto-failover in a vSphere 4 environment. I have had to upgrade these systems 3...
Just finished updating my V6 Beta trial to the V6 update 4. It didn't go quite as smoothly as I would have liked to, but i think I'm back online. (I will send more details later)
Anyway, we...
Todd -
Totally understand. I am actually getting ready for a vacation myself :-)
I'll shoot you over an email then.
Thanks again!
Jason
Hey Todd -
Can you point me in the right direction on this? I'm anxious to move off the beta but want to make sure I have a plan setup first :-)
Thanks again,
Jason
I will add my 2 cents as well...
While I agree with all sides, I also have to side with Todd on this one. If you want to disagree with me, contact IBM, EMC or NetApp and get quotes for features to...
Todd -
Thanks for checking on this. I have some questions regarding installing the V6 final release. Mostly regarding the beta trial. I have roughly 30+ days left on on the beta update 1 trial, and...
Todd -
Thanks again. Here they are:
http://upload.vmind.com/web-pub/cera/JSinclair/cerasan1-June30.tar.gz
http://upload.vmind.com/web-pub/cera/JSinclair/cerasan2-June30.tar.gz
Let me know if...
Todd - Do you want me to send my logs?
Todd -
I have been running with the v6 beta (update1) in the balance-rr mode since we last spoke, and the virtual machines are no longer dropping in vSphere 4. The performace is still a little on...
Todd -
Sounds good. I will wait for advice then. It seems to be running OK now and not dropping machines, but the performance is still a little less to be desired.
If you need anything else from...
Todd -
I tried these settings again on my V6 beta SAN's, and once again all ESX servers (3.5 and 4) couldn't reconnect. I then tried to set them one at a time to see which setting caused the...
Do you mean you changed from SCST to IETd? Or from IETd to SCST ?? And what got better? I am using SCST and I am not having the timeout issues, just slow performance.
Todd -
I can try and change...
(Accidentally posted this in the wrong thread...)
Todd -
Thanks again for taking time last night to help me out. I have done what you suggested and killed my bond, changed the IP of the iscsi...
Done.
Thanks!
Todd -
Yes, that's what I thought. I have updated all firmware on both systems, and all RAID controllers, system, and bios are up to date. Now, the only difference in controllers is the PERC 6/e has...
Todd -
What I will try is to switch over to IETd tonight (actually in the next couple hours). I will force a failover to SAN2, enable IETd on SAN1, failback and then enable IETd on SAN2.
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Todd,
No problem. I can change to IETd, but since it is during business hours, I may have to wait. If I failover to san2, change san1 to IETd and then failback should that help prevent the downtime?...
Todd -
Thanks! I just find it easier to visualize something than write it down :-)
I tried the settings you suggested, and it lost my iscsi connections on all vmware ESX servers (2 x esxi 3.5,...
Todd -
I have been experiencing some strange performance problems in the v6 beta cluster/failover setup I have. They are both Dell PE2950's with 2 PERC controlelrs and an MD1000 attached.
I am...
I have roughly 40 virtual machines that are (currently) storage v-motioning to a DSS v 6 cluster in vSphere 4. So far no issues. I am using the SCST and file i/o with jumbo frames enabled on the sync...
I have upgraded to vSphere 4 and I am currently running with 4 x ESXi 4 servers and 2 x Dell 2950 w/ DSS v 6. The volumes are sync replicated with iscsi failover. There have been no issues so far,...
Todd -
Sounds great. Will V6 be available before the 60 day trial ends? Can I purchase a key direct, or through a reseller?
Thanks again!
Todd -
Quick question(s).
Currently all our production VMWare 3.5 is on an OpenFiler iSCSI SAN. We are moving forward with Open-E because of the iSCSI fail over and volume replication. I started...
I am willing to test out the new release. In fact, I have just started testing with 2 - DSS servers, iSCSI failover, and Volume Sync with ESX 3.5. I'm glad I saw this post, as we are planning on...