+1 to separate zones. thats def. the best practice we preach.
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Mathias Mullins <mathias.mull...@citrix.com > wrote: > While you can do it as both Francois and Geoff have said. I can tell you > that our "Best Practice" that we implement with is that they be separate > zones to avoid as many of problems and complex configurations as possible. > > Matt Mullins > CloudPlatform Implementation Engineer > Worldwide Cloud Services Citrix System, Inc. > +1 (407) 920-1107 Office/Cell Phone > matt.mull...@citrix.com > > > > On 3/4/13 2:20 PM, "Francois Gaudreault" <fgaudrea...@cloudops.com> wrote: > > >> Just to confirm, you can create a Cloud with a single Zone, containing > >>both XenServer Clusters and VMware Clusters, but you should create > >>unique PODs, one for XenServer and one for VMware > >This should be documented :P (or maybe it is) > >> > >> Because XenServer uses LinkLocal and VMware does not, the Reserved IP > >>Ranges for each POD will be significantly different. > >> > >> Regarding System VMs, there is a Global Setting which allow you to > >>control which Hypervisor the System VMs will prefer, its > >>'system.vm.default.hypervisor' if you do not set this, it typically > >>creates them on the first available Cluster, then sticks with that > >>Hypervisor type. > >> > >> Changing that global setting, restarting the management service, then > >>destroying the system VMs will see them move from one type of hypervisor > >>to another, I have done this many time, so if it's not working, you have > >>a problem somewhere. > >That explains couple issues I had with the VRs. They were constantly > >trying to launch on the last added cluster (in my case VMWare). > > > >Thanks for the precisions Geoff! > > > >Francois > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Geoff Higginbottom > >> > >> D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 > >> > >> geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Ahmad Emneina [mailto:aemne...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: 04 March 2013 19:04 > >> To: Cloudstack users; fgaudrea...@cloudops.com > >> Subject: Re: XenServer and VMWare Cluster, same Zone/Pod > >> > >> this is odd indeed, have you tried these actions against homogenous > >>clouds? > >> I wonder that to see if this can be reproduced to see if its an > >>environmental issue vs mixed cloud bug. > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Francois Gaudreault < > >>fgaudrea...@cloudops.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Ok, so restarting the management service resolve a part of it. > >>> Templates are now available and on the filesystem. > >>> > >>> Now I am facing another issue, I cannot deploy a VM from any template > >>> on the VMWare Cluster (VR template included). I keep getting : > >>> > >>> WARN [agent.manager.**AgentManagerImpl] (Job-Executor-21:job-102) > >>> Unsupported Command: Unsupported command issued:com.cloud.agent.api.** > >>> storage.**PrimaryStorageDownloadCommand. Are you sure you got the > >>> right type of server? > >>> ERROR [cloud.vm.**VirtualMachineManagerImpl] (Job-Executor-21:job-102) > >>> Failed to start instance VM[DomainRouter|r-19-VM] > >>> java.lang.ClassCastException: com.cloud.agent.api.**UnsupportedAnswer > >>> cannot be cast to com.cloud.agent.api.storage.** > >>> PrimaryStorageDownloadAnswer > >>> at com.cloud.template.**TemplateManagerImpl.** > >>> prepareTemplateForCreate(**TemplateManagerImpl.java:663) > >>> at com.cloud.utils.db.**DatabaseCallback.intercept(** > >>> DatabaseCallback.java:34) > >>> at com.cloud.storage.**StorageManagerImpl.**createVolume(** > >>> StorageManagerImpl.java:3448) > >>> [...] > >>> INFO [vmware.resource.**VmwareResource] > >>> (DirectAgent-436:172.30.100.**31) Executing resource StopCommand: > >>> {"isProxy":false,"vmName":"r-** 19-VM","wait":0} INFO > >>> [vmware.resource.**VmwareResource] (DirectAgent-436:172.30.100.**31) > >>> VM r-19-VM is no longer in vSphere WARN > >>> [cloud.network.**NetworkManagerImpl] (Job-Executor-21:job-102) Can't > >>> get the physical network INFO [cloud.vm.**VirtualMachineManagerImpl] > >>> (Job-Executor-21:job-102) Unable to contact resource. > >>> com.cloud.exception.**AgentUnavailableException: Resource [Host:10] is > >>> unreachable: Host 10: Unable to start instance due to > >>>com.cloud.agent.api. > >>> **UnsupportedAnswer cannot be cast to com.cloud.agent.api.storage.** > >>> PrimaryStorageDownloadAnswer > >>> at com.cloud.vm.**VirtualMachineManagerImpl.**advanceStart(** > >>> VirtualMachineManagerImpl.**java:847) > >>> at com.cloud.vm.**VirtualMachineManagerImpl.**start(** > >>> VirtualMachineManagerImpl.**java:472) > >>> at com.cloud.network.router.**VirtualNetworkApplianceManager** > >>> Impl.start(**VirtualNetworkApplianceManager**Impl.java:2352) > >>> [...] > >>> Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: > >>> com.cloud.agent.api.**UnsupportedAnswer > >>> cannot be cast to com.cloud.agent.api.storage.** > >>> PrimaryStorageDownloadAnswer > >>> at com.cloud.template.**TemplateManagerImpl.** > >>> prepareTemplateForCreate(**TemplateManagerImpl.java:663) > >>> at com.cloud.utils.db.**DatabaseCallback.intercept(** > >>> DatabaseCallback.java:34) > >>> at com.cloud.storage.**StorageManagerImpl.**createVolume(** > >>> StorageManagerImpl.java:3448) > >>> at com.cloud.storage.**StorageManagerImpl.prepare(** > >>> StorageManagerImpl.java:3351) > >>> at com.cloud.vm.**VirtualMachineManagerImpl.**advanceStart(** > >>> VirtualMachineManagerImpl.**java:754) > >>> ... 33 more > >>> INFO [vmware.resource.**VmwareResource] > >>> (DirectAgent-252:172.30.100.**31) Executing resource StopCommand: > >>> {"isProxy":false,"vmName":"i-** 2-20-VM","wait":0} INFO > >>> [vmware.resource.**VmwareResource] (DirectAgent-252:172.30.100.**31) > >>> VM i-2-20-VM is no longer in vSphere > >>> > >>> The weird thing is that I can deploy a VM using an ISO just fine... > >>> Any clues? > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> > >>> On 2013-02-25 11:26 AM, Francois Gaudreault wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> Just a quick question, is there any issues that we might face if we > >>>> have a XenServer Cluster and a VMWare Cluster in the same pod/zone? > >>>> Will CloudStack spin 1 SystemVM for each hypervisor? > >>>> > >>>> I am seeing that the system vm template for vSphere says "download > >>>> complete", but without any size in the UI/Database. The default > >>>> template for vSphere will not download as well. We are on CS 4.0.1 > >>>> > >>>> id: 2 > >>>> host_id: 5 > >>>> template_id: 8 > >>>> created: 2013-02-22 15:05:03 > >>>> last_updated: 2013-02-22 15:05:03 > >>>> job_id: NULL > >>>> download_pct: 100 > >>>> size: 0 > >>>> physical_size: 0 > >>>> download_state: DOWNLOADED > >>>> error_str: NULL > >>>> local_path: NULL > >>>> install_path: template/tmpl/1/8/ > >>>> url: > >>>> http://download.cloud.com/**templates/burbank/burbank-** > >>>> > >>>>systemvm-08012012.ova< > http://download.cloud.com/templates/burbank/burba > >>>>nk-systemvm-08012012.ova> > >>>> destroyed: 0 > >>>> is_copy: 0 > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for help! > >>>> > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> Francois Gaudreault > >>> Architecte de Solution Cloud | Cloud Solutions Architect > >>> fgaudrea...@cloudops.com > >>> 514-629-6775 > >>> - - - > >>> CloudOps > >>> 420 rue Guy > >>> Montréal QC H3J 1S6 > >>> www.cloudops.com > >>> @CloudOps_ > >>> > >>> > >> ShapeBlue provides a range of strategic and technical consulting and > >>implementation services to help IT Service Providers and Enterprises to > >>build a true IaaS compute cloud. 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