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ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 Setup Guide

E.2.6 Advisory Notes for VMware Usage

This section explains advisory notes for VMware.


Values for CPU Share and Memory Share

If CPU share and memory share for a virtual L-Server have been set to a value of 1,000,000 or greater using the ROR console, when the VM guest is edited from vSphereClient, these values may be forcibly replaced with 1,000,000.

When setting a value greater than 1,000,000, modify the configuration from the ROR console again.


Operating Systems for which Parameters can be Set and the Prerequisites for Performing the Settings

Depending on the server virtualization software used, some restrictions may apply to the operating systems that parameters can be set for and the prerequisites for performing the settings.

For details, refer to the manual of server virtualization software.

Information

Snapshot

The snapshot function provided by server virtualization software records the disk from the last update. Consequently, when a disk failure occurs, the snapshot function becomes unavailable at the same time.
Snapshot can be used as a corrective measure for problems such as the following:

Example

  • For recovery when a problems occurs with the applied patch

  • For recovery when a problem occurs when changing operating system parameters


VMware Storage VMotion

The following are advisory notes for when using VMware Storage VMotion.

VMware FT

When an L-Server is linked with a virtual machine on which VMware FT has been configured, the secondary VM host information can be checked using the following method:

  1. Select the target L-Server on the orchestration tree.

    In the "Server recovery" on the [Resource Details] tab, VMware FT (Secondary_VM_host_name) is displayed.

Example

VMware FT(host2)

When migration to the secondary VM host occurs, the secondary VM host information will be updated by periodic update.


VMware DPM, VMware DRS

When starting an L-Server using VMware DPM or VMware DRS, if moving an L-Server (VM guest) between VM hosts by VMware DRS, or turning on a VM host using VMware DPM, refer to "When using VMware DRS or VMware DPM" in "E.2.2 Preparations".