Problem with VMMark 2.1

[slayer991]

I'm attempting to run VMMark and I'm receiving the following errors when attempting to run 1 tile:

Warning:  Cluster VM Mapping and Resources returned Warnings:  Invalid Resources 1: See c:\vmmakr2\results\results\ClusterVMMappings.txt

followed by:

Error:  Could not find all VMs needed for Storage VMotion.

Could not complete Setup fro the following 1 Wklds: ['svmotion failed Setup Phase"]

Storage is visible on both hosts.  All VMs are accessible and Powered On.

Please see attached results file and STAX logs

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

[jpschnee]

Hi,

The Invalid Resources message is because you've located the VM "client0" within the cluster under test.  Clients should normally be located on a system that is not under test and the harness is letting you know that an unrecognized VM is present.  That said, the test will continue as is, with warnings.

The "Error: Could not find all VMs needed for Storage VMotion" is because you have a configuration issue with your naming convention.  In your VMMARK2.config file you have listed "Standby0", VC sees the VM as "standby0".  The names are case sensitive.

Try fixing these two issues and rerunning.

-Joshua

[slayer991]

I'll have to be a bit creative with the virtual client machines because we don't have enough physical blades to use (the Prime Client is a physical blade).

Testing the other issues now. Thanks.

[slayer991]

Thanks for the help.  I've gotten further than I have previously but now I have a new problem.

From the STAX Job User log:

20110516-15:58:23 Info  Info : Calculated VMotionBurstQueueSize = 1           
20110516-15:58:23 Info  Info : Calculated sVMotionBurstQueueSize = 1          
20110516-15:58:23 Info  Info : Calculated DeployBurstQueueSize = 1            
20110516-16:03:38 Info  Process: Tile 0 : DS2WebC (Iteration 0) failed to start
                        /complete. Returned: RC = 1, STAFResult =             
20110516-16:03:38 Info  Warning : DS2webC RunError : Tile 0 : Iteration 0     
20110516-16:04:33 Info  Process: Tile 0 : DS2WebB (Iteration 0) failed to start
                        /complete. Returned: RC = 1, STAFResult =             
20110516-16:04:33 Info  Warning : DS2webB RunError : Tile 0 : Iteration 0     
20110516-16:11:35 Info  Process: Tile 0 : DS2WebB (Iteration 1) failed to start
                        /complete. Returned: RC = 1, STAFResult =             
20110516-16:11:35 Info  Warning : DS2webB RunError : Tile 0 : Iteration 1     
20110516-16:11:51 Info  InfraOps : Thread Reached MinTime for VMotions        
20110516-16:12:28 Info  InfraOps: Thread Reached MinTime for sVMotions        
20110516-16:15:31 Info  Process: Tile 0 : DS2WebA failed to start/complete. Ret
                        urned: RC = 1, STAFResult =                           
20110516-16:15:54 Info  Process: Tile 0 : DS2WebC (Iteration 2) failed to start
                        /complete. Returned: RC = 1, STAFResult =             
20110516-16:15:54 Info  Warning : DS2webC RunError : Tile 0 : Iteration 2     
20110516-16:18:36 Info  Process: Tile 0 : DS2WebB (Iteration 2) failed to start
                        /complete. Returned: RC = 1, STAFResult =             
20110516-16:18:36 Info  Warning : DS2webB RunError : Tile 0 : Iteration 2     
20110516-16:19:28 Info  InfraOps: Thread Reached MinTime for Deploy           
20110516-16:20:55 Info  Could not Run the following 4 Wklds: ['DS2WebAServer Ti
                        le0 failed to start/complete process', 'DS2WebCServer T
                        ile0 failed to start/complete process', 'DS2WebBServer
                        Tile0 failed to start/complete process', 'deploy failed
                         ping test']                                          
20110516-16:21:05 Info  VMmark2 : Checking Client Time Sync                   
20110516-16:21:06 Info  Info: All Clients and vCServer Times Within 60 Second T
                        hreshold                                              
20110516-16:21:06 Info  VMmark2 : Collecting Results                          

STAF is running on the servers, the trusts are set up correctly.  Any ideas?

[jpschnee]

These errors could be caused by a variety of issues, I'd need for you to upload your current results folder (zipped up) for me to try and assist.

Thanks,

-Joshua

[slayer991]

Here's the updated results file

[jpschnee]

Hi,

It appears you have failed to load the DS2 database.  Please go back through the most current version of the benchmarking guide and make sure you've followed all the steps necessary for setting up the DS2DB VMs.

As far at the deploy failed ping test, you need to verify that the ipaddress that you specified within your OS customization specification is found within your prime client's hosts file and that it has the proper alias to the names you used within your VMMARK2.conifg "Deploy/DeployVMS="..."" section. 

In looking at your VMmark2.config file you seem to by trying to utilize the same names for multiple operations, "standby0, etc" as Deploy VMs.  This won't work as it will only try to work on those VM names in cases where it shouldn't be .  Please go back through the benchmarking guide and review the section on setting up the Deploy workload.  Also take a look at the naming convention used in the provided, unmodified VMMARK2.config file; this will go a long way towards resolving these kinds of issues.

-Joshua

[slayer991]

I fixed the deploy ping error on my last run.  I didn't have the IP address set correctly in the hosts file.

As for the DS2 DB, I downloaded the VMware VMMark linux builds.  Do I still have to load the DB even while using their appliance?  According to the docs this is not the case.

It appears that the problem with the DS2Web machines is something to do with vMotion, but I'm not sure why.

Message was edited by: slayer991 - uploaded most recent results

[kfranks]

I had a similar error, getting svmotion fails. It turned out to be an aborted run had left a VM on the wrong datastore (the target).