Host Configuration[/u]
2 Dell PE2950s 16 GB RAM
EMC CX3-20 Drive array (fiber connected)
vmware 3.0.1 Enterprise (no patches)
VC 2.0.1
Problem
We're in the test/dev process of our first taste of vmware. Everything is setup and appears to be working well. We're in the middle of testing vmotion and have run into a snag.
After setting up a test guest vm, migrating between ESX hosts normally work fine. We've ran continuous pings to the guest and we're pleased to hardly notice any sort of loss of connectivity.
When we try to copy a large file onto the guest, and start the vmotion migration during the copy, the guest vm drops all network connectivity. The copy hangs, the pings begin to timeout, and we can no longer control the vm from the VC console.
The only resolution we have found so far is to power down the vm and start it back up. Everything is fine at that point.
This problem is reproducible 10 out of 10 times.
We've done some searching and can't come up with anything. Any ideas?
