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snmp Call “HostServiceSystem.Start” for object “serviceSystem” on ESXi “” failed.
During the snmp daemon enabling in vmware esxi 5.5.0 the following error appears.
We have to enable snmp service in /etc/vmware/snmp.xml , log through in ssh and
~ # vi /etc/vmware/snmp.xml
this is the default content
<config><snmpSettings><enable>false</enable><communities></communities><targets></targets></snmpSettings></config>
change
<enable>false</enable>
to
<enable>true</enable>
also we can add and snmp community
<communities>public</communities>
restart all the services
/sbin/services.sh restart
Monitoring LSI SMC1078 RAID Controller in VMware ESXi 5.5.0
Log in through ssh service and take a look of a raid controller model
~ # esxcfg-scsidevs -l | egrep -i 'display name|vendor'
Display Name: Local LSILOGIC Enclosure Svc Dev (mpx.vmhba2:C0:T2:L0)
Vendor: LSILOGIC Model: SASX36 A.0 Revis: 9
Display Name: Local USB CD-ROM (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0)
Vendor: AMI Model: Virtual CDROM Revis: 1.00
Display Name: Local USB Direct-Access (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L1)
Vendor: AMI Model: Virtual Floppy Revis: 1.00
Display Name: Local LSI Disk (naa.6003048004319400196ff10f1cd9e340)
Vendor: LSI Model: SMC1078 Revis: 1.40
Display Name: Local LSI Disk (naa.6003048004319400196ff17d2365327d)
Vendor: LSI Model: SMC1078 Revis: 1.40
Display Name: Local LSI Disk (naa.60030480043194001a1cfe07181f1b2b)
Vendor: LSI Model: SMC1078 Revis: 1.40
~ #
We need to download VMware SMIS Provider, go to LSI web site and download it.
Other useful tool is MegaClI, go to the same link and download MegaCLI 5.5 P1 .Copy files to remote server.
scp vmware-esx-provider-lsiprovider.vib [email protected]:/vmfs/volumes/machines/ISO
scp vmware-esx-MegaCli-8.07.07.vib [email protected]:/vmfs/volumes/machines/ISO
Installation process
esxcli software vib install --no-sig-check -v /vmfs/volumes/machines/ISO/vmware-esx-provider-lsiprovider.vib
esxcli software vib install --no-sig-check -v /vmfs/volumes/machines/ISO/vmware-esx-MegaCli-8.07.07.vib
Shutdown all virtual machines and reboot the esxi host, it will need about 30 minutes to update the storage information and the hard drives will appear in the healt status.
Some MegaCLI useful commands
cd /opt/lsi/MegaCLI #
Controller information
./MegaCli -AdpAllInfo -aALL
./MegaCli -CfgDsply -aALL
Enclosure information
./MegaCli -EncInfo -aALL
Virtual drive information
./MegaCli -LDInfo -Lall -aALL
Physical drive information
./MegaCli -PDList -aALL
check raid for errors
./MegaCli -LDInfo -Lall -aALL -NoLog | egrep -i "fail|degrad|error"
Monitoring HP RAID Controllers in VMware
This article describes howto monitor HP Smart Array P410i through VMware, the server is HP ProLiant DL370 G6
We have to check our raid controller card model via VMware cli interface
~ # esxcfg-scsidevs -l | egrep -i 'display name|vendor'
Display Name: HP Serial Attached SCSI Disk (naa.600508b1001c842ab113318efbffeec6)
Vendor: HP Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Revis: 3.52
Display Name: HP Serial Attached SCSI Disk (naa.600508b1001ccfffd201e84a4d6706ac)
Vendor: HP Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Revis: 3.52
~ #
We need the following packages
hpsa-500-5.0.0-offline_bundle-933277.zip
hp-esxi5.5uX-bundle-1.5-27.zip
Go to official HP web site and download them
hpsa-500-5.0.0-offline_bundle-933277.zip
hp-esxi5.5uX-bundle-1.5-27.zip
Copy packages with scp
scp hp-esxi5.5uX-bundle-1.5-27.zip [email protected]:/vmfs/volumes/machines/ISO
scp hpsa-500-5.0.0-offline_bundle-933277.zip [email protected]:/vmfs/volumes/machines/ISO
Installation process
/vmfs/volumes/50112862-5388dcd2-a5a8-d48564610bc1/ISO # esxcli software vib install -d "/vmfs/volumes/machines/ISO/hpsa-500-5.0.0-offline_bundle-933277.zip"
Installation Result
Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
Reboot Required: true
VIBs Installed: Hewlett-Packard_bootbank_scsi-hpsa_5.0.0-40OEM.500.0.0.472560
VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_scsi-hpsa_5.5.0-44vmw.550.0.0.1331820
VIBs Skipped:
~ # esxcli software vib install -d "/vmfs/volumes/machines/ISO/hp-esxi5.5uX-bundle-1.5-27.zip"
Installation Result
Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
Reboot Required: true
VIBs Installed: Hewlett-Packard_bootbank_char-hpcru_5.5.4.1-1OEM.550.0.0.1198610, Hewlett-Packard_bootbank_char-hpilo_550.9.0.0.9-1OEM.550.0.0.1198611, Hewlett-Packard_bootbank_hp-ams_550.9.4.0-29.1198611, Hewlett-Packard_bootbank_hp-smx-provider_550.03.03.20.2-1198611
VIBs Removed:
VIBs Skipped:
~ # esxcli software vib list
Name Version Vendor Acceptance Level Install Date
----------------------------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------- ------------
char-hpcru 5.5.4.1-1OEM.550.0.0.1198610 Hewlett-Packard PartnerSupported 2013-11-08
char-hpilo 550.9.0.0.9-1OEM.550.0.0.1198611 Hewlett-Packard PartnerSupported 2013-11-08
hp-ams 550.9.4.0-29.1198611 Hewlett-Packard PartnerSupported 2013-11-08
hp-smx-provider 550.03.03.20.2-1198611 Hewlett-Packard VMwareAccepted 2013-11-08
scsi-hpsa 5.0.0-40OEM.500.0.0.472560 Hewlett-Packard VMwareCertified 2013-11-08
I will remove a hotspare disk,VMware notified about that
Vmware esxi : Could not find a trusted signer
During the installation of vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) package I received the following error
esxcli software vib install -d "/vmfs/volumes/machines/megaraid_sas.zip"
[InstallationError]
('VMware_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-sas_6.601.55.00-1vmw.500.0.0.472560', 'Could not find a trusted signer.')
vibs = VMware_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-sas_6.601.55.00-1vmw.500.0.0.472560
Please refer to the log file for more details.
this is a result of following package which is not from trusted vendor, it’s from a third-party, we have to add “–no-sig-check”
option to proceed with the installation
esxcli software vib install -d "/vmfs/volumes/machines/megaraid_sas.zip" --no-sig-check
Installation Result
Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
Reboot Required: true
VIBs Installed: VMware_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-sas_6.601.55.00-1vmw.500.0.0.472560
VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-sas_6.600.60.00.1vmw-1vmw.500.0.0.472560
VIBs Skipped:
Devices deprecated and unsupported in ESXi 5.5 (2056935)
List of devices which are unsupported and deprecated
A SparseVer2BackingInfo disk is found but the virtual machine does not support the option.
Error Message:
Failed to find a host for powering on the Virtual Machine. The following faults explain why the registered host is not compatible.
Device ‘Hard Disk 1′ uses a controller that is not supported. This is a general limitation of the virtual machine’s virtual hardware version on the selected host.
using VMware convertor to import VM’s or VMDK’s from other VMware products
Наскоро се сблъсках с такъв проблем, линк към много добре обяснена статия как да се справим с тази ситуация 🙂
http://blog.lewan.com/2009/12/22/vmware-vsphere-using-vmware-converter-to-import-vms-or-vmdks-from-other-vmware-products/