Hello,
we have cluster with HP DL 380 G5. The first one is Intel Dual-Core 5160 and the second is Intel Quad-Core E5345. When I chech prerequisities on VMware - this CPUs aren´t compatible for VMotion. When I check PDF doc from HP, than this CPUs ARE compatible. When I start online migration, I successfuly pass validation, migration start, but on 10% after few second I get message "Operation time out".
Do you have any suggestion where can I look for error, or this configuration will not be functional?
A timeout at 10 % usually indicates a problem with the networking for the vmkernel port group that you have enabled for vmotion. On host A run the command
vmkping
Then do the same from Host B to see if you can reach the vmotion IP for host A. If either fails, then you'll want to check your vmotion IP setup. Perhaps you have a VLAN setup problem, or the vmotion NICs aren't on the same switch, etc.
A timeout at 10 % usually indicates a problem with the networking for the vmkernel port group that you have enabled for vmotion. On host A run the command
vmkping
Then do the same from Host B to see if you can reach the vmotion IP for host A. If either fails, then you'll want to check your vmotion IP setup. Perhaps you have a VLAN setup problem, or the vmotion NICs aren't on the same switch, etc.
Got that problem to when i had the vmotion on the same network as the rest of the guests!
1. Put the vmotion on a seperate network on a own Network switch 1Gb " I use a 12 ports HP Switch 1gb speed"
I have quad core & dual core setup with no problem as long as the networks are seperated for the vmotion !
Use a simple 10.0.0.1 -> 255.255.255.0 network an u will have no problem with vmotion.
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Thank you Dave. There was the error in configuration on the switch. It works now.