Error Code: LCMVRAVACONFIG590003
Issue -: If you are getting below error during vCenter upgrade pre-check.
Solution -: You need to check Host profile created in vCenter and delete unsupported Host profiles.
2. Make Sure ESXI host and vCenter FQDN
is resolving with name and IP
Before starting VxRail infra upgrade you need to go with pre-validation test using vCenter and command line using VxRail Manager.
Please take some time to review the Customer Preparation Guide
KB:
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000200768
VxRail Engineering performed a data analysis, which has shown
that 92% of upgrades complete with no issue when the ESXi nodes are proactively
rebooted. This will identify VM's with potential vMotion issues, ESXi
maintenance mode issues, reboot issues and refreshes all ESXi services.
Therefore, RPS are recommending customers to perform a rolling
reboot on the ESXi nodes, several days before the VxRail Upgrade (Customer
Task).
If a customer has any issues during the reboots, they can open
an SR with the VxRail Support team to address an issue.
Additionally, your Upgrade Engineer will also reboot all Service VM's (VxRail
Manager, vCenter** & PSC**) and reset iDRAC on all nodes prior to starting
the upgrade.
**Only if VxRail Managed.
Login to Vxrail
vCenter -> Cluster -> Monitor
Under the
vSAN Run Skyline
2. Check Resyncing
Objects
Login to VxRail
vCenter -> Cluster -> Monitor
Under the
vSAN -> Resyncing Objects
If all
object has already resync then it’s fine if not, then run the Resync from
Configuration.
3. Change VxRail cluster heartbeat duration
to repair Object, default it is set to 60 Minutes.
Change it to
300Minutes or more to avoid object sync during node isolation.
Login to VxRail
vCenter -> Cluster -> Configuration
Under the
vSAN -> Service -> Advanced Option
Click Edit
and set Object repair timer.
4. Enable VxRail health Monitoring.
Login to VxRail
vCenter using root credentials and below command to check health status.
Command ->
vsan.whatif_host_failures 0
Download
vxverify_XXX_XX_XXX.phy file
Open vxverify_XXX_XXX_XX
file using phython
Once you
will run this command, VxRail manager will start collecting health report like
below.
Schedule the upgrade for a time outside of your peak I/O load,
as performance degradation may occur during the migration of VMs while
individual nodes or hosts are being upgraded.
Since VMs are vMotioned as part of the upgrade, ensure that
VMs are available to be vMotioned in advance. Examples of issues which may prevent
vMotion:
VM with an ISO mounted.
VM with external storage locally mounted
VM pinned to a host (Affinity rules)
It will prompt to enter Temp IP that will be assign temporarily to vCenter during upgrade.
VIB Dell_bootbank_dell-configuration-vib
VIB qlc_bootbank_qedi
VIB DellEMC_bootbank_dellemc-osname-idrac
VIB QLogic_bootbank_net-qlge
dell-shared-perc8
You may perform below command to remove failed VIB.
Command -: esxcli software vib remove -n XXXXXXX(VIB name)
esxcli software vib remove -n dell-configuration-vib
esxcli software vib remove --vibname=vmware-perccli-007.0529.0000.0000_007.0529.0000.0000-01
Amazon S3 bucket Mount as Performance
and Capacity Tier Storage Repository and Scale-Out Backup Repository
Login to Veeam Backup Server -> Backup Infrastructure
Click Add Repository
Click Object Storage
Click Amazon S3
Click Amazon S3
Give the Storage Repository Name -> Click Next
Account -: Click Add to enter Access key ID & Secret
access key.
Connection Mode -: Direct
Click Next
Data Center -: Select the nearest Datacenter.
Bucket-: Type the Bucket Name that Amazon team have shared.
Folder-: Browse and create folder under Bucket.
Check mark on Make recent backups Immutable and set the date
for the same.
Check mark on Use infrequent access storage class (May
result in higher cost if you will use in 30day Infrequent)
Click Next
Mount Server: - Specify the mount server.
Change the Instant recovery write cache folder if needed or
let it be on default setting.
Check mark on Enable vPower NFS service on the mount Server.
Click Next
Click Apply
Now S3 bucket has been mounted in Backup Repository.
Scale-Out Backup Repository-> We use SOBR to setup
performance, Capacity and Archival Tier.
To Scale-Out Backup Repository.
Go to Backup Infrastructure -: Click Scale-Out Backup
Repository
Give Scale-Out Backup Repository Name
Click Next
Performance Tier -> Click Add and select Primary Tier
that you want to use as Performance Tier.
Click Next
Capacity Tier -: Check mark on Extend Scale-Out backup
repository capacity with object storage.
Click Choose and select to second tier that you are going to
use as capacity tier.
Note-: Based on your requirement you can set whether you
want to copy or move your backup file to object storage or not.
1.
Check mark on Copy backups to object storage as
soon as they are created.
2.
Move backups to object storage as they age out
of the operation restore window.
3.
Encrypt data uploaded to object storage.
Click Next
Archive Tier -: Check mark on Archive GFS full backups to
object storage.
Click add the Object storage that you are going to use as Archive
Tier.
As this is POC environment so we are not going to keep
backup data for so long time so not need to setup Archive Tier.
Click Apply and Finish.
Now Scale-Out Backup Repository has created.
Login to VMWare Aria Operations for Logs
Click Explore Logs
Select time slot
Click ADD Filter
Display query as text -> Drop down and select event_type -> Contains -> Event ID (I have given both event id for session login and logout)
Click on the search box, now you will see the events generated for login and logout session, like below.
Now click on right side three dots ->Click Add to Dashboard
Now go to Dashboard you will see newly created Dashboard
Create Symptom Definition & Alert if Snapshot is older than 60 Days VMware Aria/ vRealize Operation
Login to vROPS console
Under Configuration -> Alert -> Symptom Definitions
Click Add
Select Base object, Symptom type
Now create Alert definition
Under Configure -> Alert -> Add -> Give Alert Definitions Name
Base Object Type-> Drop down vCenter -> Virtual Machine
Click Next
Select Symptoms
Next
Recommendation -> Select the recommendation
Next -> Select Policies
Click Create
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