Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver
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Hi I just purchased a hp d2d 4324 24tb. Server put all vms on. I connect xenserver via nsf vhd the unit is so slow it takes 1 hour to
Fully boot cpanel any thoughts -
This is a backup system, not designed to be used for live production storage. I don't know all of the specs but a system like this would easily be designed for storage performance that would result in what you are seeing. This is a system that is not supposed to be used anything like this. It would depend what they do under the hood, but this is not the right kind of tool for this job. Why do you have storage archival system hooked up as your SR for XenServer?
http://h71016.www7.hp.com/html/interactive/d2d4324/model.html
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Here are the quick specs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13218_na/13218_na.pdf
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What else is the system doing besides having this NFS share?
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Under the hood is dual 6 cores with 96 gig of ram I wanted to use this as nsf for my vms if I reformat it and put freenas do I have a shot I need to create a cluster for my xenserver and I need an sr nothing else is connected to this
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@mroth911 said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
Under the hood is dual 6 cores with 96 gig of ram I wanted to use this as nsf for my vms if I reformat it and put freenas do I have a shot I need to create a cluster for my xenserver and I need an sr nothing else is connected to this
I would never use FreeNAS in production, you should use FreeBSD or OpenSuse instead. But as a general concept, replacing the OS and running a generic OS (rather than FreeNAS) for NFS serving should be fine. What is the storage subsystem built on? that might be a significant factor.
Why does it have so much CPU and RAM for such a small storage system? That seems an odd balance.
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That is how I got it I just bought this unit
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@mroth911 to confirm you're using this system as a backup target for XenServer?
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Negative I want to use it as where my vHd are running... and use my computer as computing.. so i have 3 node.. connecting the NSF device where the vhd is stored. xenserver asks you to create a nfs vhd// repository then connect all computer to this repository for HA. thats is what I am trying to do with this device.
3 computer ... connecting to this hp 4324 threw nfs vhd where my Vms are stored
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@mroth911 said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
Negative I want to use it as where my vHd are running... and use my computer as computing.. so i have 3 node.. connecting the NSF device where the vhd is stored. xenserver asks you to create a nfs vhd// repository then connect all computer to this repository for HA. thats is what I am trying to do with this device.
3 computer ... connecting to this hp 4324 threw nfs vhd where my Vms are stored
Can you be a little more detailed and specific in your description of what you are trying to do? I'm a little confused about what the goal is here.
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If you setup xenserver with ha you need a storage repository for all 3 nodes to share the vm so if one of the machines drops off the next machine in the cluster will pick up where the machine that dropped off using the shared storage repository
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@mroth911 said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
Negative I want to use it as where my vHd are running... and use my computer as computing.. so i have 3 node.. connecting the NSF device where the vhd is stored. xenserver asks you to create a nfs vhd// repository then connect all computer to this repository for HA. thats is what I am trying to do with this device.
3 computer ... connecting to this hp 4324 threw nfs vhd where my Vms are stored
Oh no, that won't work. This is the opposite of HA. You cannot achieve HA in this way. The single storage unit isn't protecting you... it's your biggest risk. You are actually building LA (low availability) instead of HA... backwards from what you want.
http://www.smbitjournal.com/2013/06/the-inverted-pyramid-of-doom/
If you want HA, first thing you must do is remove the external storage. Actually, no matter what your goal is (availability, speed, flexibility, growth, ease of use) you have to remove it. There are no advantages or features from external shared storage at this scale, literally none.
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So then how do I create a cluster ? With high availability with no shared storage
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@mroth911 said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
If you setup xenserver with ha you need a storage repository for all 3 nodes to share the vm so if one of the machines drops off the next machine in the cluster will pick up where the machine that dropped off using the shared storage repository
that's correct, but that doesn't imply EXTERNAL storage, only that you have to make their internal storage shared. Using external storage like this just adds a new point of failure that isn't addressed at all. So you aren't making anything HA, you are just shifting (and increasing) the risk by adding more risk and reducing none. You are thinking of HA as only applying to one basically inconsequential piece of the system and missing the reliability of the system as a whole.
https://www.mangolassi.it/topic/8821/risk-3-2-1-stock-inverted-pyramid-design/
https://www.mangolassi.it/topic/8743/risk-single-server-versus-the-smallest-inverted-pyramid-design/
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@mroth911 said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
So then how do I create a cluster ? With high availability with no shared storage
I didn't say no SHARED storage... no EXTERNAL storage. The two are very different things.
With clusters of three or fewer nodes, local disks are the only option... period. And for a dozen or fewer hosts they are the only common option. External storage is only viable at very large scale and has but one purpose... cost savings at massive scale. It is never for features or availability... external storage works against those things. Only scale would ever make external storage even a discussion point.
http://www.smbitjournal.com/2013/07/replicated-local-storage/
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For XenServer, which has high availability shared storage built in out of the box, you literally need nothing. HA-Lizard is a script that sets things up for you. You can use Starwind for larger scale. HP VSA will work as well. You can use Gluster or CEPH, too.
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@mroth911 said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
So then how do I create a cluster ? With high availability with no shared storage
@scottalanmiller said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
For XenServer, which has high availability shared storage built in out of the box, you literally need nothing. HA-Lizard is a script that sets things up for you. You can use Starwind for larger scale. HP VSA will work as well. You can use Gluster or CEPH, too.
XenServer and HALizard is only for 2-node setups IIRC. XenServer by default is capable of setting up a 3-node (or more) HA pool that doesn't require anything else.
XenServer (and team) specifically design XenServer to be configured standalone for 3-host or more for true HA.
If you're going to use HALizard you'd only run 2 host, and configure them in a pool. Run the script on each server, create the virtual iSCSI between the hosts and let it sync.
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@DustinB3403 said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
@mroth911 said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
So then how do I create a cluster ? With high availability with no shared storage
@scottalanmiller said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
For XenServer, which has high availability shared storage built in out of the box, you literally need nothing. HA-Lizard is a script that sets things up for you. You can use Starwind for larger scale. HP VSA will work as well. You can use Gluster or CEPH, too.
XenServer and HALizard is only for 2-node setups IIRC. XenServer by default is capable of setting up a 3-node (or more) HA pool that doesn't require anything else.
XenServer (and team) specifically design XenServer to be configured standalone for 3-host or more for true HA.
If you're going to use HALizard you'd only run 2 host, and configure them in a pool. Run the script on each server, create the virtual iSCSI between the hosts and let it sync.
Yes, for three hosts or more you need someone like Starwind or Gluster.
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So basically what your telling me.. For what I am trying to do I am shooting myself in the foot. FYI I am trying to build my own webhosting network. I have fiber and need to setup the servers properly
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@mroth911 said in Hp storage D2d4324 nfs slow xenserver:
So basically what your telling me.. For what I am trying to do I am shooting myself in the foot. FYI I am trying to build my own webhosting network. I have fiber and need to setup the servers properly
Don't feel to bad - this is definitely a difficult thing to understand. it just happens to be one of Scott's fortes. Now the rest of us understand it and pass it along as well.
