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Mike, Good Afternoon! I hope all is well... I am curious. Have you runinto this same error on EMC Unified Storage? I have two NS120s with the same problem. Interestingly enough C... See more...
Mike, Good Afternoon! I hope all is well... I am curious. Have you runinto this same error on EMC Unified Storage? I have two NS120s with the same problem. Interestingly enough CHAP is not configured anywhere in the environment. houghts? thanks, bernie
Introduction Building a low-cost, self-contained, learning, testing and development environment using EMC Celerra Virtual Storage Appliances (VSAs) with VMware Virtual Infrastructure and ... See more...
Introduction Building a low-cost, self-contained, learning, testing and development environment using EMC Celerra Virtual Storage Appliances (VSAs) with VMware Virtual Infrastructure and VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM). There are two goals associated with this initiative. The first is this installation and configuration of “geographically separate” Celerra VSA instances complete with bi-direction replication. The second goal leverages these Celerra VSA for the purpose or testing and developing a working knowledge of VMware’s Site Recovery Manager (SRM). Intended Audience This proven practice is intended for virtualization experts (VCPs) and storage experts. The goal is to build an SRM environment using EMC Celerra VSAs Outline Section 1: The Basics Assumptions Step 1: Download and Import Celerra Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA0 Step 2: Configuring the Celerra VSA VM Step 3: Configuring the Celerra VSA TCP/IP addresses Step 4: Configuring the Celerra VSA to be Unique Step 5: Licensing Step 6: Configuring cge IP addresses Section 2: Adding Physical Storage Step 1: Add an new VMDK to your Celerra VSA VM Step 2: Configure the Celerra VSA to use the new storage Step 3: Adding “Physical” Disk to the Celerra VSA Step 4: Configure the Celerra VSA to use the new storage Section 3: Review Section 4: Configuring Celerra Replication Step 1: Configuring NTP (Network Time Protocol) Step 2: Correcting the Celerra VSA Replication Database. Step 3: Configuring Replication Using the Celerra Manager GUI Step 4: Preparing ESX Servers for iSCSI Targets and LUNs Section 5: Site Recovery Manager Installation Step 1: Site Recovery Manager Database Connectivity Step 2: Copying Site Recovery Manager and the SRA Step 3: Installing EMC Solutions Enabler Step 4: Installing Site Recovery Manager Step 5: Installing the Storage Replication Adapter Step 6: Installing the SRM Plug-in for Virtual Center Section 6: Site Recovery Manager Configuration Step 1: Configuring the Connection Step 2: Configuring the Array Manager Step 3: Configuring Inventory Mappings (Optional) Step 4: Configuring Protection Groups Step 5: Configuring Recovery Groups Step 6: Testing (at long last…) Appendix A: Configuring the Replication Target (Command Line Interface) Configuring Replication Appendix B: iSCSI and NFS Discrete LUN Creation & Assignment Step 1: Creating iSCSI Targets Step 2: Configuring iSCSI LUNs and presenting them to ESX as VMFS Datastores Step 3: Configuring NFS LUNs and presenting them to ESX as NFS Datastores Appendix C: Basic VI Commands Appendix Troubleshooting Author Your information is one of your most strategic assets. You can count on EMC to keep innovating ways to store, protect, optimize, and leverage information, all with the aim of contributing to your ongoing success. Bernie Baker authored this proven practice and says "THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUES ON THE VMWARE AFFINTY TEAM AT EMC FOR TESTING, PROOFING AND SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO STEPHEN SPELLICY FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THE CREATION OF THIS PAPER" Resources * http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2008/08/celerra-virtual.html * http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2008/11/celerra-virtual.html * http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2008/11/celerra-virtual-appliance-ho wto-301---replicating-between-two-celerravsas.html * Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 1.0, Mike Laverick * VMware Site Recovery Manager 1.0 Evaluator Guide * VMware Site Recovery Manager 1.0 Update 1 Administration Guide * EMC® Celerra® NS Series iSCSI, EMC Celerra Replicator™ Adapter for VMware Site Recovery Manager, Version 1.0, Release Notes, EMC P/N 300-007-023 * http://www.userlocal.com/helpvi.php Disclaimer You use this proven practice at your discretion. VMware and the author do not guarantee any results from the use of this proven practice. This proven practice is provided on an as-is basis and is for demonstration purposes only. THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK ARE NOT MEANT TO BE A COMPLETE INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION GUIDE BUT AN INITIAL CONFIGURATION VIABLE TO SUPPORT LEARNING, TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CELERRA VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCE (VSA) IN A NON-PRODUCTION VMWARE VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT WITH VMWARE SITE RECOVERY MANAGER (SRM). NOTE: THIS CONFIGURATION, SPECIFICALLY RUNNING CELERRA VSAS ON VMWARE ESX, NOT SUPPORTED IN PRODUCTION BY EMC OR VMWARE. BEST EFFORT SUPPORT PROVIDED BY FORUMS.EMC.COM, VIRTUALGEEK.TYPEPAD.COM AND THE VMWARE AFFINITY TEAM WITHIN EMC. ALSO, NOTE THAT YOU CANNOT USE THIS FOR ANYTHING BEYOND TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT VIOLATING THE LICENSE AGREEMENT