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Posted to users@cloudstack.apache.org by Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk> on 2014/06/23 09:01:45 UTC
Cloudstack-4.3 xenserver-6.2 equallogic SAN
Hi Everyone
Does anyone have a guide to help a new user setup a cloudstack with xenserver and equallogic SAN?
I've read the guides on the cloudstack site and found a link to the Dell guide for integrating EQLX to xenserver but unsure if this is correct for cloudstack setup. Also not sure what should/can be configured using the xen centre admin once cloudstack is implemented.
Regards
Ian
Re: Cloudstack-4.3 xenserver-6.2 equallogic SAN
Posted by Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>.
Thanks Dean
I did find this guide
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20438058.aspx
Which seems quite good but not 100% sure if i shoudl follow it for a
cloudstack deployment.
I like the idea I can utilise the SAN for primary and secondary storage as
the SAM is RAID10 with 9TB and we really only require about 3TB for primary
storage [present infrastructure uses about 1TB]
regards
Ian
Regards
Ian
On 23 June 2014 16:45, Dean Kamali <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You could export shares via NFS and add your shares as primary or
> secondary storage to your CS accordingly, you may export your shares
> via ISCSI volumes as well.
>
> There is not specific guide for Dell EQLX.
>
> cheers
>
> Dean
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone
> >
> > Does anyone have a guide to help a new user setup a cloudstack with
> > xenserver and equallogic SAN?
> >
> > I've read the guides on the cloudstack site and found a link to the Dell
> > guide for integrating EQLX to xenserver but unsure if this is correct for
> > cloudstack setup. Also not sure what should/can be configured using the
> xen
> > centre admin once cloudstack is implemented.
> >
> > Regards
> > Ian
>
Re: Cloudstack-4.3 xenserver-6.2 equallogic SAN
Posted by Pierre-Luc Dion <pd...@cloudops.com>.
Dell EQL work well as iSCSI primary storage with XenServer in CloudStack.
Don't use iSL(Storage Link) which is deprecated in XenServer 6.2 and not
suported in CloudStack.
As Dean is saying, you can export an EQL volume as NFS share for the
Secondary Storage which require NFS.
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On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Dean Kamali <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You could export shares via NFS and add your shares as primary or
> secondary storage to your CS accordingly, you may export your shares
> via ISCSI volumes as well.
>
> There is not specific guide for Dell EQLX.
>
> cheers
>
> Dean
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone
> >
> > Does anyone have a guide to help a new user setup a cloudstack with
> > xenserver and equallogic SAN?
> >
> > I've read the guides on the cloudstack site and found a link to the Dell
> > guide for integrating EQLX to xenserver but unsure if this is correct for
> > cloudstack setup. Also not sure what should/can be configured using the
> xen
> > centre admin once cloudstack is implemented.
> >
> > Regards
> > Ian
>
Re: Cloudstack-4.3 xenserver-6.2 equallogic SAN
Posted by Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>.
Hi Tim
This is very much appreciated.
From your email, if I am correct. I do the following in this order ---
(1) install xenserver v6.2
(2) setup extra management network for storage
(3) setup eqlx as isci and multipathing
(4) install the cloudstack requirements for the cloudstack server(s) to access-control xenserver
(5) create the storage integration in cloudstack as 'presetup'
Please advise where I can find details of presetup or is it detailed in one of the docs.
ALSO
Can you explain how xenserver is used and managed ny cloudstack. For example --
(1) do I manage all instances and primary-secondary storage from cloudstack or xenserver?
(2) do I manage the users, security, networking [advanced] from cloudstack?
Is there anything else I need to know or be aware of before going down this route?
Regards
Ian
> On 23 Jun 2014, at 20:02, Tim Mackey <tm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sounds good. For this installation, you'll want to first setup the storage
> network within XenServer as a separate management network. I recommend
> also using an MTU of 9000 (precise value will depend on the switches, and
> don't forget to test that packets aren't fragmenting or you'll have
> horrible performance/won't work). If you're plan is to multipath (as
> opposed to LACP bond), then also set that up in XenServer directly, but do
> be aware that CloudStack won't natively work with multipath. That's the
> PreSetup you might have seen, and is also how I've had to deal with things
> in my environment even without multipath, so currently my best practice.
>
> In CloudStack, the concept of a storage network is one where all the
> elements related to storage are on their own dedicated network. For how
> I've had to set things up, this wasn't always the case so I avoided the
> CloudStack storage network concept and chose to manage my storage directly.
>
> When you define primary storage in CloudStack, you can have CloudStack
> directly manage it (iSCSI, NFS and Local for XenServer), or with XenServer
> you can tell CloudStack that it just exists. That's what I've typically
> had to do for a variety of reasons related to my local environment. In
> that model, you precreate your SR and give it a name, then when you define
> the primary storage for a cluster, you supply that name and choose PreSetup
> as the storage type. One caveat is that the name needs to be unique within
> the Zone, so if you attempt to add a new primary storage and it fails,
> check the name for duplicates.
>
> -tim
>
>
>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Tim
>>
>> I was hoping to utilise iscsi. The SAN is a PS4110X which is on the hcl
>> list. Just need to check firmware.
>>
>> Otherwise would have to setup as NSF. Plan is to use separate storage
>> network as switches and network cards are 10gbe ( 4 in each server + 4
>> 1gbe) so plenty.
>>
>> I cant setup a storage node. Was wanting to use xenserver to speed up
>> deployment as we use that setup in present infrastructure. FYI this
>> cloudstack deployment is on new hardware and not using any existing.
>>
>> Regards
>> Ian
>>
>>> On 23 Jun 2014, at 18:12, Tim Mackey <tm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ian,
>>>
>>> A couple of quick questions:
>>>
>>> - Is this going to be NFS or iSCSI (I've used EQL with iSCSI)?
>>> - Do you require a separate storage network on XenServer to access the
>> EQL,
>>> or is it accessible from the same network as the management server?
>>> - Is you EQL on the XenServer HCL, including the firmware? HCL is at
>>> hcl.xensource.com
>>>
>>> That last point may not seem significant, but I've seen issues where a
>>> firmware update gets in the way.
>>>
>>> -tim
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Carlos
>>>>
>>>> I have read these but a little unsure of the specific order of
>> deployment
>>>> configuration if using xenserver. I was intending to setup KVM hosts,
>> but
>>>> after spending about 6 weeks trying to get Openstack deployed, I want
>> to be
>>>> 100% sure how to deploy C;loudstack before I pull the plug on Openstack
>> -
>>>> which has turned out to be a nightmare to deploy.
>>>>
>>>> As mentioned in my replay to Dean, I am looking for corrext steps to
>> deploy
>>>> Cloudstack with xenserver, so any pointers outside of the ionline
>>>> documentation would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>> Ian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Ian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 23 June 2014 17:15, Carlos Reátegui <cr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Ian,
>>>>> I used XenCenter to setup my network on the first host and then added
>> the
>>>>> others to the cluster within XenCenter. When you add the primary host
>> to
>>>>> CloudStack all hosts will get added.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you follow the install instructions on the site (
>> http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-installation/en/latest/
>>>> )
>>>>> you should be ok.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think the main thing that usually trips up folks is the vhd-util
>> step.
>>>>> Make sure that the one you download per the instructions ends up on the
>>>>> hosts in the /opt/xensource/bin directory. In the past there were
>>>> problems
>>>>> with the script that added the hosts not copying it from the management
>>>>> server. Please note that this vhd-util is a different version than the
>>>> one
>>>>> that comes with XenServer and you should leave that one alone.
>>>>>
>>>>> cheers,
>>>>> -Carlos
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 23, 2014, at 8:45 AM, Dean Kamali <de...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You could export shares via NFS and add your shares as primary or
>>>>>> secondary storage to your CS accordingly, you may export your shares
>>>>>> via ISCSI volumes as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is not specific guide for Dell EQLX.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cheers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dean
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Everyone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does anyone have a guide to help a new user setup a cloudstack with
>>>>>>> xenserver and equallogic SAN?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've read the guides on the cloudstack site and found a link to the
>>>> Dell
>>>>>>> guide for integrating EQLX to xenserver but unsure if this is correct
>>>>> for
>>>>>>> cloudstack setup. Also not sure what should/can be configured using
>>>> the
>>>>> xen
>>>>>>> centre admin once cloudstack is implemented.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>> Ian
>>
Re: Cloudstack-4.3 xenserver-6.2 equallogic SAN
Posted by Tim Mackey <tm...@gmail.com>.
Sounds good. For this installation, you'll want to first setup the storage
network within XenServer as a separate management network. I recommend
also using an MTU of 9000 (precise value will depend on the switches, and
don't forget to test that packets aren't fragmenting or you'll have
horrible performance/won't work). If you're plan is to multipath (as
opposed to LACP bond), then also set that up in XenServer directly, but do
be aware that CloudStack won't natively work with multipath. That's the
PreSetup you might have seen, and is also how I've had to deal with things
in my environment even without multipath, so currently my best practice.
In CloudStack, the concept of a storage network is one where all the
elements related to storage are on their own dedicated network. For how
I've had to set things up, this wasn't always the case so I avoided the
CloudStack storage network concept and chose to manage my storage directly.
When you define primary storage in CloudStack, you can have CloudStack
directly manage it (iSCSI, NFS and Local for XenServer), or with XenServer
you can tell CloudStack that it just exists. That's what I've typically
had to do for a variety of reasons related to my local environment. In
that model, you precreate your SR and give it a name, then when you define
the primary storage for a cluster, you supply that name and choose PreSetup
as the storage type. One caveat is that the name needs to be unique within
the Zone, so if you attempt to add a new primary storage and it fails,
check the name for duplicates.
-tim
On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Tim
>
> I was hoping to utilise iscsi. The SAN is a PS4110X which is on the hcl
> list. Just need to check firmware.
>
> Otherwise would have to setup as NSF. Plan is to use separate storage
> network as switches and network cards are 10gbe ( 4 in each server + 4
> 1gbe) so plenty.
>
> I cant setup a storage node. Was wanting to use xenserver to speed up
> deployment as we use that setup in present infrastructure. FYI this
> cloudstack deployment is on new hardware and not using any existing.
>
> Regards
> Ian
>
> > On 23 Jun 2014, at 18:12, Tim Mackey <tm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ian,
> >
> > A couple of quick questions:
> >
> > - Is this going to be NFS or iSCSI (I've used EQL with iSCSI)?
> > - Do you require a separate storage network on XenServer to access the
> EQL,
> > or is it accessible from the same network as the management server?
> > - Is you EQL on the XenServer HCL, including the firmware? HCL is at
> > hcl.xensource.com
> >
> > That last point may not seem significant, but I've seen issues where a
> > firmware update gets in the way.
> >
> > -tim
> >
> >
> >> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks Carlos
> >>
> >> I have read these but a little unsure of the specific order of
> deployment
> >> configuration if using xenserver. I was intending to setup KVM hosts,
> but
> >> after spending about 6 weeks trying to get Openstack deployed, I want
> to be
> >> 100% sure how to deploy C;loudstack before I pull the plug on Openstack
> -
> >> which has turned out to be a nightmare to deploy.
> >>
> >> As mentioned in my replay to Dean, I am looking for corrext steps to
> deploy
> >> Cloudstack with xenserver, so any pointers outside of the ionline
> >> documentation would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> regards
> >> Ian
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Ian
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 23 June 2014 17:15, Carlos Reátegui <cr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Ian,
> >>> I used XenCenter to setup my network on the first host and then added
> the
> >>> others to the cluster within XenCenter. When you add the primary host
> to
> >>> CloudStack all hosts will get added.
> >>>
> >>> If you follow the install instructions on the site (
> >>
> http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-installation/en/latest/
> >> )
> >>> you should be ok.
> >>>
> >>> I think the main thing that usually trips up folks is the vhd-util
> step.
> >>> Make sure that the one you download per the instructions ends up on the
> >>> hosts in the /opt/xensource/bin directory. In the past there were
> >> problems
> >>> with the script that added the hosts not copying it from the management
> >>> server. Please note that this vhd-util is a different version than the
> >> one
> >>> that comes with XenServer and you should leave that one alone.
> >>>
> >>> cheers,
> >>> -Carlos
> >>>
> >>>> On Jun 23, 2014, at 8:45 AM, Dean Kamali <de...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> You could export shares via NFS and add your shares as primary or
> >>>> secondary storage to your CS accordingly, you may export your shares
> >>>> via ISCSI volumes as well.
> >>>>
> >>>> There is not specific guide for Dell EQLX.
> >>>>
> >>>> cheers
> >>>>
> >>>> Dean
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi Everyone
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Does anyone have a guide to help a new user setup a cloudstack with
> >>>>> xenserver and equallogic SAN?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I've read the guides on the cloudstack site and found a link to the
> >> Dell
> >>>>> guide for integrating EQLX to xenserver but unsure if this is correct
> >>> for
> >>>>> cloudstack setup. Also not sure what should/can be configured using
> >> the
> >>> xen
> >>>>> centre admin once cloudstack is implemented.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards
> >>>>> Ian
> >>
>
Re: Cloudstack-4.3 xenserver-6.2 equallogic SAN
Posted by Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>.
Hi Tim
I was hoping to utilise iscsi. The SAN is a PS4110X which is on the hcl list. Just need to check firmware.
Otherwise would have to setup as NSF. Plan is to use separate storage network as switches and network cards are 10gbe ( 4 in each server + 4 1gbe) so plenty.
I cant setup a storage node. Was wanting to use xenserver to speed up deployment as we use that setup in present infrastructure. FYI this cloudstack deployment is on new hardware and not using any existing.
Regards
Ian
> On 23 Jun 2014, at 18:12, Tim Mackey <tm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ian,
>
> A couple of quick questions:
>
> - Is this going to be NFS or iSCSI (I've used EQL with iSCSI)?
> - Do you require a separate storage network on XenServer to access the EQL,
> or is it accessible from the same network as the management server?
> - Is you EQL on the XenServer HCL, including the firmware? HCL is at
> hcl.xensource.com
>
> That last point may not seem significant, but I've seen issues where a
> firmware update gets in the way.
>
> -tim
>
>
>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Carlos
>>
>> I have read these but a little unsure of the specific order of deployment
>> configuration if using xenserver. I was intending to setup KVM hosts, but
>> after spending about 6 weeks trying to get Openstack deployed, I want to be
>> 100% sure how to deploy C;loudstack before I pull the plug on Openstack -
>> which has turned out to be a nightmare to deploy.
>>
>> As mentioned in my replay to Dean, I am looking for corrext steps to deploy
>> Cloudstack with xenserver, so any pointers outside of the ionline
>> documentation would be appreciated.
>>
>> regards
>> Ian
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Ian
>>
>>
>>> On 23 June 2014 17:15, Carlos Reátegui <cr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Ian,
>>> I used XenCenter to setup my network on the first host and then added the
>>> others to the cluster within XenCenter. When you add the primary host to
>>> CloudStack all hosts will get added.
>>>
>>> If you follow the install instructions on the site (
>> http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-installation/en/latest/
>> )
>>> you should be ok.
>>>
>>> I think the main thing that usually trips up folks is the vhd-util step.
>>> Make sure that the one you download per the instructions ends up on the
>>> hosts in the /opt/xensource/bin directory. In the past there were
>> problems
>>> with the script that added the hosts not copying it from the management
>>> server. Please note that this vhd-util is a different version than the
>> one
>>> that comes with XenServer and you should leave that one alone.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> -Carlos
>>>
>>>> On Jun 23, 2014, at 8:45 AM, Dean Kamali <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You could export shares via NFS and add your shares as primary or
>>>> secondary storage to your CS accordingly, you may export your shares
>>>> via ISCSI volumes as well.
>>>>
>>>> There is not specific guide for Dell EQLX.
>>>>
>>>> cheers
>>>>
>>>> Dean
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Everyone
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have a guide to help a new user setup a cloudstack with
>>>>> xenserver and equallogic SAN?
>>>>>
>>>>> I've read the guides on the cloudstack site and found a link to the
>> Dell
>>>>> guide for integrating EQLX to xenserver but unsure if this is correct
>>> for
>>>>> cloudstack setup. Also not sure what should/can be configured using
>> the
>>> xen
>>>>> centre admin once cloudstack is implemented.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Ian
>>
Re: Cloudstack-4.3 xenserver-6.2 equallogic SAN
Posted by Tim Mackey <tm...@gmail.com>.
Ian,
A couple of quick questions:
- Is this going to be NFS or iSCSI (I've used EQL with iSCSI)?
- Do you require a separate storage network on XenServer to access the EQL,
or is it accessible from the same network as the management server?
- Is you EQL on the XenServer HCL, including the firmware? HCL is at
hcl.xensource.com
That last point may not seem significant, but I've seen issues where a
firmware update gets in the way.
-tim
On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk> wrote:
> Thanks Carlos
>
> I have read these but a little unsure of the specific order of deployment
> configuration if using xenserver. I was intending to setup KVM hosts, but
> after spending about 6 weeks trying to get Openstack deployed, I want to be
> 100% sure how to deploy C;loudstack before I pull the plug on Openstack -
> which has turned out to be a nightmare to deploy.
>
> As mentioned in my replay to Dean, I am looking for corrext steps to deploy
> Cloudstack with xenserver, so any pointers outside of the ionline
> documentation would be appreciated.
>
> regards
> Ian
>
>
>
> Regards
> Ian
>
>
> On 23 June 2014 17:15, Carlos Reátegui <cr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ian,
> > I used XenCenter to setup my network on the first host and then added the
> > others to the cluster within XenCenter. When you add the primary host to
> > CloudStack all hosts will get added.
> >
> > If you follow the install instructions on the site (
> >
> http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-installation/en/latest/
> )
> > you should be ok.
> >
> > I think the main thing that usually trips up folks is the vhd-util step.
> > Make sure that the one you download per the instructions ends up on the
> > hosts in the /opt/xensource/bin directory. In the past there were
> problems
> > with the script that added the hosts not copying it from the management
> > server. Please note that this vhd-util is a different version than the
> one
> > that comes with XenServer and you should leave that one alone.
> >
> > cheers,
> > -Carlos
> >
> > On Jun 23, 2014, at 8:45 AM, Dean Kamali <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > You could export shares via NFS and add your shares as primary or
> > > secondary storage to your CS accordingly, you may export your shares
> > > via ISCSI volumes as well.
> > >
> > > There is not specific guide for Dell EQLX.
> > >
> > > cheers
> > >
> > > Dean
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi Everyone
> > >>
> > >> Does anyone have a guide to help a new user setup a cloudstack with
> > >> xenserver and equallogic SAN?
> > >>
> > >> I've read the guides on the cloudstack site and found a link to the
> Dell
> > >> guide for integrating EQLX to xenserver but unsure if this is correct
> > for
> > >> cloudstack setup. Also not sure what should/can be configured using
> the
> > xen
> > >> centre admin once cloudstack is implemented.
> > >>
> > >> Regards
> > >> Ian
> >
> >
>
Re: Cloudstack-4.3 xenserver-6.2 equallogic SAN
Posted by Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>.
Thanks Carlos
I have read these but a little unsure of the specific order of deployment
configuration if using xenserver. I was intending to setup KVM hosts, but
after spending about 6 weeks trying to get Openstack deployed, I want to be
100% sure how to deploy C;loudstack before I pull the plug on Openstack -
which has turned out to be a nightmare to deploy.
As mentioned in my replay to Dean, I am looking for corrext steps to deploy
Cloudstack with xenserver, so any pointers outside of the ionline
documentation would be appreciated.
regards
Ian
Regards
Ian
On 23 June 2014 17:15, Carlos Reátegui <cr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ian,
> I used XenCenter to setup my network on the first host and then added the
> others to the cluster within XenCenter. When you add the primary host to
> CloudStack all hosts will get added.
>
> If you follow the install instructions on the site (
> http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-installation/en/latest/)
> you should be ok.
>
> I think the main thing that usually trips up folks is the vhd-util step.
> Make sure that the one you download per the instructions ends up on the
> hosts in the /opt/xensource/bin directory. In the past there were problems
> with the script that added the hosts not copying it from the management
> server. Please note that this vhd-util is a different version than the one
> that comes with XenServer and you should leave that one alone.
>
> cheers,
> -Carlos
>
> On Jun 23, 2014, at 8:45 AM, Dean Kamali <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > You could export shares via NFS and add your shares as primary or
> > secondary storage to your CS accordingly, you may export your shares
> > via ISCSI volumes as well.
> >
> > There is not specific guide for Dell EQLX.
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Dean
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Everyone
> >>
> >> Does anyone have a guide to help a new user setup a cloudstack with
> >> xenserver and equallogic SAN?
> >>
> >> I've read the guides on the cloudstack site and found a link to the Dell
> >> guide for integrating EQLX to xenserver but unsure if this is correct
> for
> >> cloudstack setup. Also not sure what should/can be configured using the
> xen
> >> centre admin once cloudstack is implemented.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Ian
>
>
Re: Cloudstack-4.3 xenserver-6.2 equallogic SAN
Posted by Carlos Reátegui <cr...@gmail.com>.
Hi Ian,
I used XenCenter to setup my network on the first host and then added the others to the cluster within XenCenter. When you add the primary host to CloudStack all hosts will get added.
If you follow the install instructions on the site (http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-installation/en/latest/) you should be ok.
I think the main thing that usually trips up folks is the vhd-util step. Make sure that the one you download per the instructions ends up on the hosts in the /opt/xensource/bin directory. In the past there were problems with the script that added the hosts not copying it from the management server. Please note that this vhd-util is a different version than the one that comes with XenServer and you should leave that one alone.
cheers,
-Carlos
On Jun 23, 2014, at 8:45 AM, Dean Kamali <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You could export shares via NFS and add your shares as primary or
> secondary storage to your CS accordingly, you may export your shares
> via ISCSI volumes as well.
>
> There is not specific guide for Dell EQLX.
>
> cheers
>
> Dean
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone
>>
>> Does anyone have a guide to help a new user setup a cloudstack with
>> xenserver and equallogic SAN?
>>
>> I've read the guides on the cloudstack site and found a link to the Dell
>> guide for integrating EQLX to xenserver but unsure if this is correct for
>> cloudstack setup. Also not sure what should/can be configured using the xen
>> centre admin once cloudstack is implemented.
>>
>> Regards
>> Ian
Re: Cloudstack-4.3 xenserver-6.2 equallogic SAN
Posted by Dean Kamali <de...@gmail.com>.
You could export shares via NFS and add your shares as primary or
secondary storage to your CS accordingly, you may export your shares
via ISCSI volumes as well.
There is not specific guide for Dell EQLX.
cheers
Dean
On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Ian Marshall <ia...@itlhosting.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> Does anyone have a guide to help a new user setup a cloudstack with
> xenserver and equallogic SAN?
>
> I've read the guides on the cloudstack site and found a link to the Dell
> guide for integrating EQLX to xenserver but unsure if this is correct for
> cloudstack setup. Also not sure what should/can be configured using the xen
> centre admin once cloudstack is implemented.
>
> Regards
> Ian