07-06-2011 10:09 AM - edited 03-01-2019 09:58 AM
I have everything setup, UCS 5108, ESXi host, VMs, I just don't have a SAN connection yet... My question is can I enable vMotion? Let's say I have a cluster in vCenter, within that cluster I attached two ESXi host, win2008 VM in on one ESXi and running, can I migrate (using vMotion) that win2008 VM to another ESXi without SAN connection?
How about storage vMotion from one ESXi host hardrive to another ESXi host hardrive? Is this possible?
Note: I don't have SAN connection in this setup
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07-06-2011 01:57 PM
One of the requirements for vMotion is shared storage that would allow visibility between source and destination ESXi hosts. (SAN, iSCSI or NFS).
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_dc_admin_guide.pdf
pages 210 - 215
You can use OpenFiler as an iSCSI SAN for lab testing
http://www.openfiler.com/community/download/
Thanks,
Zouheir
07-07-2011 05:17 AM
Any type of shared storage supported by VMware will do fine. It doesn't have to be a Fibre Channel SAN. You can use an open-source NFS filer or an iSCSI repository as alternatives.
07-08-2011 01:28 PM
Correct. Shared storage is the primary requirement for Vmotion. This requirement is Vmware-specific, not Cisco.
Regards,
Robert
07-06-2011 01:57 PM
One of the requirements for vMotion is shared storage that would allow visibility between source and destination ESXi hosts. (SAN, iSCSI or NFS).
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_dc_admin_guide.pdf
pages 210 - 215
You can use OpenFiler as an iSCSI SAN for lab testing
http://www.openfiler.com/community/download/
Thanks,
Zouheir
07-06-2011 06:54 PM
So in other words, I cannot implement vMotion unless I have a shared storage like SAN?
How about that OpenFiler? Can it be used as a replacement for SAN to have a shared storage and implement vMotion?
07-07-2011 05:17 AM
Any type of shared storage supported by VMware will do fine. It doesn't have to be a Fibre Channel SAN. You can use an open-source NFS filer or an iSCSI repository as alternatives.
07-08-2011 10:44 AM
So unless I can come up with a shared storage between my two blades (ESXi Host) in 5108 Chassis, then I cannot use vMotion functionality? Correct?
07-08-2011 01:28 PM
Correct. Shared storage is the primary requirement for Vmotion. This requirement is Vmware-specific, not Cisco.
Regards,
Robert
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