IBM XIV run guide

IBM XIV

Models:

GUI Tools: XIV storage management



Tasks: 

Provision Storage

1) Add Hosts
2) Add HBA ports to Hosts
3) Verify Host connectivity



Use snapshots

1) right click on data volume
2) Create snapshot
     snapshot is the pointers to original 1MB data blocks
3) Snapshot restore, copying the snapshot pointers to original data

Mirror -  Synchronous, Asynchronous

Monitor and view snapshots

Nutanix Hardware

Version list

NX-8000
NX-6000
NX-3000
NX-1000

Dell EMC XC series
Lenevo  HX
IBM CS
 

VEDA - helpful links

These are just helpful links. Credits to the owner

Step by step process

http://www.virtualizetips.com/2010/06/28/install-vsphere-esx-4-0-with-eda-deployment-appliance/

https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/2369/Installing-ESX-through-EDA-multi-VMware-installation.html

PowerCLI - Mount NFS datastores

Get-Cluster | Get-VMHost | New-Datastore -Nfs -Name <name>  -Path <NFS share path> -NfsHost <NFS server>

Get-VMHost | New-Datastore -nfs -Name <>  -path <> -NfsHost <>

Expect script to connect to the switches

Credits to the owner.

Original link reference:

https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/11553001/script-automate-tasks
http://www.corecoding.com/cisco-expect-script_c32.html

MDS switch migrations

MDS switch migration from 9148 switches to 9396 switches


1) Verify configuration on old switches

      show run
      show port-channel database
      show flogi database
      show interface brief

2)  Take backup from Fabric Interconnects
 
3)   Log into old MDS switch A / B side

4)  Turn off port-channel on MDS switch

     config t
     interface port-channel 11
     np interface po 11

5)  Once port-channel interface is turned off, remove the cables from old switch, and Connect cables to old MDS switches

       Configure port-channel on New MDS switches
     
        config t
        interface fc1/1
        switchport description
        port-license acquire
        channel-group <> force
        no shutdown

        repeat the config on remaining ports

         Interface port-channel<>
         Channel mode active
         switchport mode F
         switchport description <>
         switchport rate-mode dedicated
 
        Add ports to portchannel

        config t
        interface po <>
        interface fc 1/1-8


Once connections are enabled,  Disable the port channel  on Other side of switch and enable the port channel.


Repeat the same config on the B side




Additional commands:

disable port-channel
no interface port-channel <>

config t
inteface fc1/15
channel-group 15
no channel-group 15

Restart Insight IQ service

Restarting InsightIQ service

Monitoring halted : OperationalError
Fatal: Pipe() failed: Too many open files in system
InsightIQ cannot resolve this error automatically

InsightIQ service needs to be restarted to resolve this issue.

iiq_restart