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From: Michael Phillips <mphilli7823@hotmail.com>
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Subject: RE: VMware and NFS
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:18:58 -0600
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Gotcha=2C thought about trying to upload my own template or iso to see how =
that worked..

> Date: Fri=2C 21 Feb 2014 12:16:15 -0700
> Subject: Re: VMware and NFS
> From: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
>=20
> If you look in the vm_template table in the cloud DB=2C you should be abl=
e to
> find a URL for that template.
>=20
>=20
> On Fri=2C Feb 21=2C 2014 at 12:12 PM=2C Michael Phillips
> <mphilli7823@hotmail.com>wrote:
>=20
> > How would you go about manually downloading it?
> >
> > > Date: Fri=2C 21 Feb 2014 12:05:20 -0700
> > > Subject: Re: VMware and NFS
> > > From: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > >
> > > Have you tried manually downloading it (outside of CloudStack) to see=
 if
> > > that works?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri=2C Feb 21=2C 2014 at 12:01 PM=2C Michael Phillips
> > > <mphilli7823@hotmail.com>wrote:
> > >
> > > > Any idea why the default centos5.3 template would be "stuck"
> > downloading
> > > > at 88%??
> > > > The secondary storage where it is getting downloaded to has 44GB of
> > free
> > > > space.
> > > >
> > > > > Date: Fri=2C 21 Feb 2014 11:34:18 -0700
> > > > > Subject: Re: VMware and NFS
> > > > > From: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > > > >
> > > > > I believe I had trouble with that in my development environment
> > about 10
> > > > or
> > > > > so months ago. I think it turned out to be a permissions issue.
> > Perhaps I
> > > > > didn't have my username in the sudoers file or something. My
> > thinking is
> > > > > the management server is supposed to create /mnt/sec for you.
> > > > >
> > > > > I wonder which NFS share it maps /mnt/sec to if you have multiple=
 NFS
> > > > > secondary storages?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri=2C Feb 21=2C 2014 at 11:31 AM=2C Mike Tutkowski <
> > > > > mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for the clarification.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I was pretty confident an ESX host creates an NFS datastore (wi=
th a
> > > > UUID
> > > > > > for a name) that maps to the NFS share. This is similar to how =
a
> > > > XenServer
> > > > > > host creates an NFS storage repository that maps to the NFS sha=
re.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri=2C Feb 21=2C 2014 at 9:12 AM=2C Michael Phillips <
> > > > mphilli7823@hotmail.com
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> Actually I am pretty sure that is what it does....So I changed
> > like
> > > > 4-5
> > > > > >> things "my mistake"=2C then I noticed a datastore with a "GUID=
"
> > looking
> > > > name
> > > > > >> popped up on my hosts. This datastore was mapped to my NFS sha=
re.
> > > > Once that
> > > > > >> showed up CS started creating the system VMs. So I am trying t=
o
> > back
> > > > track
> > > > > >> and see what setting made it kick in...Stay tuned...
> > > > > >> > Date: Fri=2C 21 Feb 2014 08:40:13 -0700
> > > > > >> > Subject: Re: VMware and NFS
> > > > > >> > From: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > > > >> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > So=2C just curious here=2C but why wouldn't the ESX(i) host =
simply
> > be
> > > > able
> > > > > >> to
> > > > > >> > create an NFS datastore that points to the NFS share on the
> > > > secondary
> > > > > >> > storage location directly?
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > On Thu=2C Feb 20=2C 2014 at 10:31 PM=2C Nitin Mehta <
> > > > Nitin.Mehta@citrix.com
> > > > > >> >wrote:
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > > For XS that=B9s not required as its pushed into XS directl=
y.
> > > > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > I also think secondary storage is mounted for Vmware on MS=
 to
> > > > copy the
> > > > > >> > > system vm template to Primary storage.
> > > > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > On 20/02/14 9:13 PM=2C "Mike Tutkowski" <
> > > > mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com>
> > > > > >> > > wrote:
> > > > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > >So=2C just to be sure I have this correct=2C the manageme=
nt
> > server
> > > > mounts
> > > > > >> > > >secondary storage regardless of hypervisor type due to
> > > > systemvm.iso.
> > > > > >> Is
> > > > > >> > > >that correct?
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >Thanks
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >On Thu=2C Feb 20=2C 2014 at 9:46 PM=2C Sateesh Chodapunee=
di <
> > > > > >> > > >sateesh.chodapuneedi@citrix.com> wrote:
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > >> > > >> > From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:
> > mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com]
> > > > > >> > > >> > Sent: 21 February 2014 09:54
> > > > > >> > > >> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > > > > >> > > >> > Subject: Re: VMware and NFS
> > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > >> > > >> > Yes=2C the hypervisor does need to mount the NFS shar=
e=2C
> > but I
> > > > seem
> > > > > >> to
> > > > > >> > > >> remember there being something unusual about VMware in
> > that the
> > > > > >> > > >> > management server needed to be able to mount the NFS
> > share=2C
> > > > as
> > > > > >> well.
> > > > > >> > > >>
> > > > > >> > > >> Yeah=2C management server mount secondary storage.
> > > > > >> > > >> Reason behind this is CS does patching of system vms by
> > > > injecting
> > > > > >> > > >> systemvm.iso into system vm. In this process=2C managem=
ent
> > server
> > > > > >> mounts
> > > > > >> > > >> secondary storage and copies systemvm.iso image into
> > secondary
> > > > > >> storage
> > > > > >> > > >> inside "systemvm" folder. Later that would be mounted b=
y
> > > > system vm.
> > > > > >> > > >>During
> > > > > >> > > >> system vm startup there is a script "cloud-early-config=
"
> > which
> > > > > >> installs
> > > > > >> > > >>the
> > > > > >> > > >> content of mounted iso inside the system vm.
> > > > > >> > > >>
> > > > > >> > > >> Hope that clarifies.
> > > > > >> > > >>
> > > > > >> > > >> Regards=2C
> > > > > >> > > >> Sateesh
> > > > > >> > > >>
> > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > >> > > >> > On Thu=2C Feb 20=2C 2014 at 8:59 PM=2C Michael Philli=
ps
> > > > > >> > > >> > <mphilli7823@hotmail.com>wrote:
> > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > Interesting as I do see errors in the mgmt log in
> > regards
> > > > to
> > > > > >> > > >> > > /mnt/sec...however if I am understanding the
> > architecture
> > > > > >> correctly
> > > > > >> > > >> > > isn't it the hypervisor that needs access to the
> > secondary
> > > > > >> storage?
> > > > > >> > > >> > > The mgmt server only needs to access secondary stor=
age
> > to
> > > > be
> > > > > >> able to
> > > > > >> > > >> > > seed the templates right?
> > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > Date: Thu=2C 20 Feb 2014 19:43:32 -0700
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > Subject: Re: VMware and NFS
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > From: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > > > > >> > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > I may be remembering this incorrectly=2C but for =
VMware
> > > > > >> doesn't the
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > management server have to be able to mount the
> > secondary
> > > > > >> storage
> > > > > >> > > >>NFS
> > > > > >> > > >> > > share
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > to /mnt/sec?
> > > > > >> > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > On Thu=2C Feb 20=2C 2014 at 7:39 PM=2C Nitin Meht=
a
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > <Nitin.Mehta@citrix.com>
> > > > > >> > > >> > > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > Couple of questions.
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > Did you seed the system vm template onto the se=
c.
> > > > storage
> > > > > >> ? And
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > can you mount that template location in sec.
> > storage on
> > > > > >> your
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > management server
> > > > > >> > > >> > > ?
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > On 20/02/14 6:32 PM=2C "Michael Phillips"
> > > > > >> > > >><mphilli7823@hotmail.com>
> > > > > >> > > >> > > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >Hey dev guys=2C I just recently got CS up and
> > running
> > > > with
> > > > > >> > > >>vmware.
> > > > > >> > > >> > > However
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >I am running into an issue where it seems my e=
sxi
> > > > hosts
> > > > > >> are not
> > > > > >> > > >> > > mounting
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >the  secondary NFS storage.
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >NFS is working as I can mount to it from other
> > linux
> > > > > >> boxes=2C
> > > > > >> > > >>and I
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >can mount a NFS datastore from the hypervisors=
.
> > In my
> > > > log
> > > > > >> I see
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >the
> > > > > >> > > >> > > following
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >few errors:
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >"Unable to create mount point for
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >nfs://172.16.25.85/export/secondary
> > > > > >> > > >> > > "=2C
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >"Secondary storage mount point: /mnt/sec"=2C "=
in
> > > > directory
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >"/mnt/sec/template/tmpl/1/8"):
> > java.io.IOException:
> > > > > >> error=3D2=2C No
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >such
> > > > > >> > > >> > > file
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >or directory"
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >Adding secondary storage seemed straight forwa=
rd
> > and I
> > > > > >> even was
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >able
> > > > > >> > > >> > > to
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >make it work using XEN as the hypervisor=2C so=
 the
> > > > problem
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >definitely
> > > > > >> > > >> > > seems
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >to be esxi...
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >Any tricks to making esxi work with cloudstack=
 and
> > > > NFS?
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >Thanks in advance for any help!
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > --
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer=2C SolidFire Inc.*
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > o: 303.746.7302
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > Advancing the way the world uses the
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > cloud<
> > http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=3Dplay
> > > > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > > > *(tm)*
> > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > >> > > >> > --
> > > > > >> > > >> > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > > > >> > > >> > *Senior CloudStack Developer=2C SolidFire Inc.*
> > > > > >> > > >> > e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > > > >> > > >> > o: 303.746.7302
> > > > > >> > > >> > Advancing the way the world uses the
> > > > > >> > > >> > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=
=3Dplay
> > >
> > > > > >> > > >> > *(tm)*
> > > > > >> > > >>
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > >--
> > > > > >> > > >*Mike Tutkowski*
> > > > > >> > > >*Senior CloudStack Developer=2C SolidFire Inc.*
> > > > > >> > > >e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > > > >> > > >o: 303.746.7302
> > > > > >> > > >Advancing the way the world uses the
> > > > > >> > > >cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=3Dpla=
y>
> > > > > >> > > >*(tm)*
> > > > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > >
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > --
> > > > > >> > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > > > >> > *Senior CloudStack Developer=2C SolidFire Inc.*
> > > > > >> > e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > > > >> > o: 303.746.7302
> > > > > >> > Advancing the way the world uses the
> > > > > >> > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=3Dplay>
> > > > > >> > *(tm)*
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer=2C SolidFire Inc.*
> > > > > > e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > > > > o: 303.746.7302
> > > > > > Advancing the way the world uses the cloud<
> > > > http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=3Dplay>
> > > > > > *(tm)*
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer=2C SolidFire Inc.*
> > > > > e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > > > o: 303.746.7302
> > > > > Advancing the way the world uses the
> > > > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=3Dplay>
> > > > > *(tm)*
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > *Senior CloudStack Developer=2C SolidFire Inc.*
> > > e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > > o: 303.746.7302
> > > Advancing the way the world uses the
> > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=3Dplay>
> > > *(tm)*
> >
> >
>=20
>=20
>=20
> --=20
> *Mike Tutkowski*
> *Senior CloudStack Developer=2C SolidFire Inc.*
> e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> o: 303.746.7302
> Advancing the way the world uses the
> cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=3Dplay>
> *(tm)*
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