XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB
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I think it just spans it. No RAID.
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@DustinB3403 said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
So the individual 8TB drives are all listed as available targets, but selecting the thin provisioning seems to do nothing.
It still configures it as LVM, and thick.
For testing, go ahead and follow through with the process, then once the install is complete run
xe sr-list uuid=<any 8tb uuid> params=allRan that cmd as root: result - "No such file or directory"
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@FATeknollogee You put in a proper SR uuid, correct?
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@DustinB3403 My bad, I forgot to enter the UUID.
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@FATeknollogee said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
@DustinB3403 My bad, I forgot to enter the UUID.
BRBYou don't have remote access (or out of band access) to the host?
You can do this directly via XC and the console connection.
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THat's exactly where I am, in XC, console tab
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Is this the right cmd to find UUID?
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@FATeknollogee said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
THat's exactly where I am, in XC, console tab
Good, just making sure you weren't walking to the server...
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@DustinB3403 Haha, no prob., thx for the reminder!
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@FATeknollogee yeah.
Start here though
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX121313
cat /proc/partitionsAlso in XC do you see local storage under this host, or no?
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No local storage
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@FATeknollogee said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
No local storage
Ok so it didn't create any storage for you at all to use, meaning you have to manually create an SR. Follow the guide I posted just above.
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Ok, let me follow the guide.
I'll report back in a few -
Your mileage may vary with that guide, since you have many drives presented to XS.
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@DustinB3403 said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
Also wouldn't it be the smarter choice to go with EXT4 over EXT3?
EXT4 has some oddities that made some people (XenServer) not trust it completely. I'd say XFS would've been a better choice at the time, and brtfs should be the future.
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@FATeknollogee said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
Ok, let me follow the guide.
I'll report back in a fewGetting an error msg
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@travisdh1 said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
@DustinB3403 said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
Also wouldn't it be the smarter choice to go with EXT4 over EXT3?
EXT4 has some oddities that made some people (XenServer) not trust it completely. I'd say XFS would've been a better choice at the time, and brtfs should be the future.
XFS is what I had been expecting. Going to ext3 again is just silly.
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@scottalanmiller said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
@travisdh1 said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
@DustinB3403 said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
Also wouldn't it be the smarter choice to go with EXT4 over EXT3?
EXT4 has some oddities that made some people (XenServer) not trust it completely. I'd say XFS would've been a better choice at the time, and brtfs should be the future.
XFS is what I had been expecting. Going to ext3 again is just silly.
I'll steal the most-moderated title if I say what I think about sticking with ext3.
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@travisdh1 said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
@scottalanmiller said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
@travisdh1 said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
@DustinB3403 said in XenServer 7 install to Dell R730 OBR10 15TB:
Also wouldn't it be the smarter choice to go with EXT4 over EXT3?
EXT4 has some oddities that made some people (XenServer) not trust it completely. I'd say XFS would've been a better choice at the time, and brtfs should be the future.
XFS is what I had been expecting. Going to ext3 again is just silly.
I'll steal the most-moderated title if I say what I think about sticking with ext3.
Not a chance...
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Does Xen support btrfs? I wonder if the upcoming release of XS with Xen 4.7 will give us more supported options.
