Comments on: [Wishlist] datastore maintenance and categories http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/whishlist-datastore-maintenance-and-categories/ Your P.I. on virtualization Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:28:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TimothyD http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/whishlist-datastore-maintenance-and-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-823 TimothyD Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:20:08 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=1086#comment-823 I would like this. I would also like it that you can do fault tolerance on storage level (=effectivily a raid mirror over multiple luns). In my eyes, san is still the weak spot in a vm solution. I would like this. I would also like it that you can do fault tolerance on storage level (=effectivily a raid mirror over multiple luns). In my eyes, san is still the weak spot in a vm solution.

]]> By: Ronny http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/whishlist-datastore-maintenance-and-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Ronny Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:15:04 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=1086#comment-822 This feature would be really cool but I think the idea of categories is absolutely necessary! Maybe you have business critical VM's in a dedicated datastore which are replicated to your disaster recovery site. If these VM's are then migrated to a datastore without replication and you loose your primary site you'll probably have a problem. ;) This feature would be really cool but I think the idea of categories is absolutely necessary! Maybe you have business critical VM's in a dedicated datastore which are replicated to your disaster recovery site. If these VM's are then migrated to a datastore without replication and you loose your primary site you'll probably have a problem. ;)

]]> By: Jack Meoff http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/whishlist-datastore-maintenance-and-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Jack Meoff Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:41:44 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=1086#comment-820 Check out slide #40 from the VMworld 2009 Session TA2623 - Enhanced Storage VMotion in vSphere 4. It mentions Storage Maintenance Mode as a future direction.<br><br><a href="http://www.vmworld.com/docs/DOC-3816" rel="nofollow">http://www.vmworld.com/docs/DOC-3816</a> Check out slide #40 from the VMworld 2009 Session TA2623 – Enhanced Storage VMotion in vSphere 4. It mentions Storage Maintenance Mode as a future direction.

http://www.vmworld.com/docs/DOC-3816

]]> By: Michael http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/whishlist-datastore-maintenance-and-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Michael Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:47 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=1086#comment-819 I would vote for this feature! I would vote for this feature!

]]> By: Jason Boche http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/whishlist-datastore-maintenance-and-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Jason Boche Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:44:44 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=1086#comment-805 Gabrie,<br><br>This is a great idea. You are right in that movement of VMs would need to be carefully examined for performance characteristics, among a few other things that come to my mind. Gabrie,

This is a great idea. You are right in that movement of VMs would need to be carefully examined for performance characteristics, among a few other things that come to my mind.

]]> By: Duncan http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/whishlist-datastore-maintenance-and-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Duncan Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:54:27 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=1086#comment-804 Give Alan Renouf 15 minutes and he creates a script which does exactly that. Give Alan Renouf 15 minutes and he creates a script which does exactly that.

]]> By: henkarts http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/whishlist-datastore-maintenance-and-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-803 henkarts Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:30:36 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=1086#comment-803 Gabrie, right on! love the idea!<br>powerscript evening :-) Gabrie, right on! love the idea!
powerscript evening :-)

]]> By: louwpretorius http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/whishlist-datastore-maintenance-and-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-802 louwpretorius Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:26:06 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=1086#comment-802 1. A good 1st step might be to just freeze the datastore for any "new" VM's so you can remove it safely later.<br><br>2. Another idea might be to have a standard "method" within vmware to signal your intent to delete a Datastore and have vmware not allow a removal if it still has files/entries present on the datastore. <br><br>I think this idea is worth thinking on some more... 1. A good 1st step might be to just freeze the datastore for any “new” VM's so you can remove it safely later.

2. Another idea might be to have a standard “method” within vmware to signal your intent to delete a Datastore and have vmware not allow a removal if it still has files/entries present on the datastore.

I think this idea is worth thinking on some more…

]]> By: h0bbel http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/whishlist-datastore-maintenance-and-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-801 h0bbel Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:25:27 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=1086#comment-801 This makes a lot of sense, Gabe. In fact, it makes we wonder why something like this isn't already implemented. I'm sure you could emulate the datastore maintenance mode feature with some PowerCLI magic, but this should be implemented in the VIC and not rely on scripting skills. We're not Alan or Arne, at least not all of us. :) This makes a lot of sense, Gabe. In fact, it makes we wonder why something like this isn't already implemented. I'm sure you could emulate the datastore maintenance mode feature with some PowerCLI magic, but this should be implemented in the VIC and not rely on scripting skills. We're not Alan or Arne, at least not all of us. :)

]]>