Have you tried manually downloading it (outside of CloudStack) to see if that works?
On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Michael Phillips <mphilli7...@hotmail.com>wrote: > Any idea why the default centos5.3 template would be "stuck" downloading > at 88%?? > The secondary storage where it is getting downloaded to has 44GB of free > space. > > > Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:34:18 -0700 > > Subject: Re: VMware and NFS > > From: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > > > I believe I had trouble with that in my development environment about 10 > or > > so months ago. I think it turned out to be a permissions issue. Perhaps I > > didn't have my username in the sudoers file or something. My thinking is > > the management server is supposed to create /mnt/sec for you. > > > > I wonder which NFS share it maps /mnt/sec to if you have multiple NFS > > secondary storages? > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Mike Tutkowski < > > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the clarification. > > > > > > I was pretty confident an ESX host creates an NFS datastore (with a > UUID > > > for a name) that maps to the NFS share. This is similar to how a > XenServer > > > host creates an NFS storage repository that maps to the NFS share. > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Michael Phillips < > mphilli7...@hotmail.com > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Actually I am pretty sure that is what it does....So I changed like > 4-5 > > >> things "my mistake", then I noticed a datastore with a "GUID" looking > name > > >> popped up on my hosts. This datastore was mapped to my NFS share. > Once that > > >> showed up CS started creating the system VMs. So I am trying to back > track > > >> and see what setting made it kick in...Stay tuned... > > >> > Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:40:13 -0700 > > >> > Subject: Re: VMware and NFS > > >> > From: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > >> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > >> > > > >> > So, just curious here, but why wouldn't the ESX(i) host simply be > able > > >> to > > >> > create an NFS datastore that points to the NFS share on the > secondary > > >> > storage location directly? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 10:31 PM, Nitin Mehta < > nitin.me...@citrix.com > > >> >wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > For XS that¹s not required as its pushed into XS directly. > > >> > > > > >> > > I also think secondary storage is mounted for Vmware on MS to > copy the > > >> > > system vm template to Primary storage. > > >> > > > > >> > > On 20/02/14 9:13 PM, "Mike Tutkowski" < > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> > > >> > > wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > >So, just to be sure I have this correct, the management server > mounts > > >> > > >secondary storage regardless of hypervisor type due to > systemvm.iso. > > >> Is > > >> > > >that correct? > > >> > > > > > >> > > >Thanks > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > >On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 9:46 PM, Sateesh Chodapuneedi < > > >> > > >sateesh.chodapune...@citrix.com> wrote: > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > > >> > From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com] > > >> > > >> > Sent: 21 February 2014 09:54 > > >> > > >> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > >> > > >> > Subject: Re: VMware and NFS > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > Yes, the hypervisor does need to mount the NFS share, but I > seem > > >> to > > >> > > >> remember there being something unusual about VMware in that the > > >> > > >> > management server needed to be able to mount the NFS share, > as > > >> well. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Yeah, management server mount secondary storage. > > >> > > >> Reason behind this is CS does patching of system vms by > injecting > > >> > > >> systemvm.iso into system vm. In this process, management server > > >> mounts > > >> > > >> secondary storage and copies systemvm.iso image into secondary > > >> storage > > >> > > >> inside "systemvm" folder. Later that would be mounted by > system vm. > > >> > > >>During > > >> > > >> system vm startup there is a script "cloud-early-config" which > > >> installs > > >> > > >>the > > >> > > >> content of mounted iso inside the system vm. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Hope that clarifies. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> > > >> Sateesh > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Michael Phillips > > >> > > >> > <mphilli7...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > Interesting as I do see errors in the mgmt log in regards > to > > >> > > >> > > /mnt/sec...however if I am understanding the architecture > > >> correctly > > >> > > >> > > isn't it the hypervisor that needs access to the secondary > > >> storage? > > >> > > >> > > The mgmt server only needs to access secondary storage to > be > > >> able to > > >> > > >> > > seed the templates right? > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:43:32 -0700 > > >> > > >> > > > Subject: Re: VMware and NFS > > >> > > >> > > > From: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > >> > > >> > > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > I may be remembering this incorrectly, but for VMware > > >> doesn't the > > >> > > >> > > > management server have to be able to mount the secondary > > >> storage > > >> > > >>NFS > > >> > > >> > > share > > >> > > >> > > > to /mnt/sec? > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Nitin Mehta > > >> > > >> > > > <nitin.me...@citrix.com> > > >> > > >> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > Couple of questions. > > >> > > >> > > > > Did you seed the system vm template onto the sec. > storage > > >> ? And > > >> > > >> > > > > can you mount that template location in sec. storage on > > >> your > > >> > > >> > > > > management server > > >> > > >> > > ? > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > On 20/02/14 6:32 PM, "Michael Phillips" > > >> > > >><mphilli7...@hotmail.com> > > >> > > >> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >Hey dev guys, I just recently got CS up and running > with > > >> > > >>vmware. > > >> > > >> > > However > > >> > > >> > > > > >I am running into an issue where it seems my esxi > hosts > > >> are not > > >> > > >> > > mounting > > >> > > >> > > > > >the secondary NFS storage. > > >> > > >> > > > > >NFS is working as I can mount to it from other linux > > >> boxes, > > >> > > >>and I > > >> > > >> > > > > >can mount a NFS datastore from the hypervisors. In my > log > > >> I see > > >> > > >> > > > > >the > > >> > > >> > > following > > >> > > >> > > > > >few errors: > > >> > > >> > > > > >"Unable to create mount point for > > >> > > >> > > > > >nfs://172.16.25.85/export/secondary > > >> > > >> > > ", > > >> > > >> > > > > >"Secondary storage mount point: /mnt/sec", "in > directory > > >> > > >> > > > > >"/mnt/sec/template/tmpl/1/8"): java.io.IOException: > > >> error=2, No > > >> > > >> > > > > >such > > >> > > >> > > file > > >> > > >> > > > > >or directory" > > >> > > >> > > > > >Adding secondary storage seemed straight forward and I > > >> even was > > >> > > >> > > > > >able > > >> > > >> > > to > > >> > > >> > > > > >make it work using XEN as the hypervisor, so the > problem > > >> > > >> > > > > >definitely > > >> > > >> > > seems > > >> > > >> > > > > >to be esxi... > > >> > > >> > > > > >Any tricks to making esxi work with cloudstack and > NFS? > > >> > > >> > > > > >Thanks in advance for any help! > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > -- > > >> > > >> > > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > >> > > >> > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > >> > > >> > > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > >> > > >> > > > o: 303.746.7302 > > >> > > >> > > > Advancing the way the world uses the > > >> > > >> > > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play > > > > >> > > >> > > > *(tm)* > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > -- > > >> > > >> > *Mike Tutkowski* > > >> > > >> > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > >> > > >> > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > >> > > >> > o: 303.746.7302 > > >> > > >> > Advancing the way the world uses the > > >> > > >> > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > >> > > >> > *(tm)* > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > >-- > > >> > > >*Mike Tutkowski* > > >> > > >*Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > >> > > >e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > >> > > >o: 303.746.7302 > > >> > > >Advancing the way the world uses the > > >> > > >cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > >> > > >*(tm)* > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > *Mike Tutkowski* > > >> > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > >> > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > >> > o: 303.746.7302 > > >> > Advancing the way the world uses the > > >> > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > >> > *(tm)* > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > > o: 303.746.7302 > > > Advancing the way the world uses the cloud< > http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > > *(tm)* > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > o: 303.746.7302 > > Advancing the way the world uses the > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > *(tm)* > > -- *Mike Tutkowski* *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com o: 303.746.7302 Advancing the way the world uses the cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> *(tm)*
