Hi,
I've recently installed data protector 9.07 {included recent released patches] and setup backup host[Vepa agent] on 2 physical servers with Store CoFC.
I've seen strange data flow behaviour between [Datastore =<=FC>=>IP=> Storeonce CoFC, might due to configuration error by me :P.
I've installed 2 backup host {physical servers] with VEPA agents and also configured both backup hosts GATEWAY [FC] in Cell manager GUI.
configuration:
2 physical backup hosts {BKHost-A, BKHost-B configured with VEPA {+ configured as FC GATEWAY {CoFC} - in GUI }
+ datastore lun's are presented to both BK hosts.
my question is:
Can i have more than 1 VEPA agents in my environment ? if yes - how i can use them ? by adding gateway or by adding some configuration?
I have 2 situations:
situation 1 : Vepa agents are installed on both BkHosts {A,B}. Configured in Cell manager gui as FC gateway with StoreOnce CoFC. in this scanerio , i start to backup VM and backup is succesful and transfer through FC gateway {BkHost-B} to StoreOnce CoFC. no traffic seen on ethernet ports. - OK
It seems backup was done through BKHost-B FC gateway to COFC
Situation 2: i removed BKHosts-B FC gateway and run the same backup job. backup job started but i've seen the traffic flow on Ethernet ports from BKHosts-B {Send} to BKHost-A {Recv.}
Question is here , why traffic is flowing between BKHosts on Ethernet ports {10G} ? as per vepa agent configuration, it should select FC path to CoFC {Catalyst store}
one more question : I've also noticed that in SAN mode Backup Speed ....... 97.95 MB/s - It seems some issue with FC configuration or any other reason to have less bandwidth ? or just it is standard
Please have a look on below logs {situation-2}
[Normal] From: BSM@Cell_Manager "Vmware_Vcenter" Time: 7/13/2016 10:26:37 AM
Backup session 2016/07/13-4 started.
[Normal] From: BSM@Cell_Manager "Vmware_Vcenter" Time: 7/13/2016 10:26:38 AM
OB2BAR application on "BKHost-B" successfully started.
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:26:14 AM
Resolving objects for backup on vCenter 'Vmware_Vcenter' ...
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:26:16 AM
Add Virtual Machine to the backup ...
Name: Virtual_Machine_Client
Path: /SL/vm/Virtual_Machine_Client
InstanceUUID: 503f9def-66ae-e0cf-0652-71853de18d00
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:26:19 AM
Virtual Machine 'Virtual_Machine_Client': Locking vMotion ...
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:26:20 AM
Creating folder /var/opt/omni/tmp/5d76139f-3ec6-48e6-8562-ccf785654aa3 ...
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:26:21 AM
Virtual Machine 'Virtual_Machine_Client': Backing up configuration file Virtual_Machine_client.vmx ...
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:26:23 AM
Virtual Machine 'Virtual_Machine_Client': Creating snapshot ...
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:26:29 AM
Virtual Machine 'Virtual_Machine_Client': Getting Changed Blocks for disk scsi0:0.
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:29:49 AM
Virtual Machine 'Virtual_Machine_Client' (UUID '503f9def-66ae-e0cf-0652-71853de18d00', Disk 'scsi0:0'): Starting full backup ...
[Normal] From: BMA@BKHost-A "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]" Time: 7/13/2016 10:30:21 AM
STARTING Media Agent "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]"
[Normal] From: BMA@BKHost-A "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]" Time: 7/13/2016 10:30:21 AM
Loading medium from slot \\COFC-node1\FCS1/8c63f60a_5785ee07_576c_0019 to device StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]
[Normal] From: BMA@BKHost-A "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]" Time: 7/13/2016 10:30:21 AM
Using interface path: \\COFC-node1\FCS1/8c63f60a_5785ee07_576c_0019
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_VEPA_BAR@BKHost-B "/SL" Time: 7/13/2016 10:29:51 AM
Starting OB2BAR Backup: Vmware_Vcenter:/4/Vmware_Vcenter%2F503f9def-66ae-e0cf-0652-71853de18d00%2F6000C297-c07e-f252-e38e-ad994ded8a38 "VEAgentDisk"
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:29:51 AM
Virtual Machine 'Virtual_Machine_Client': Backing up ...
Disk: scsi0:0
Transport method: SAN
Disk buffer: 256 MB
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:29:51 AM
Virtual Machine 'Virtual_Machine_Client': Disk 'scsi0:0' datastore information
Datastore: ESXi_Datastore.43.43
Datastore type: VMFS
Datastore Storage WWN: 60002ac0000000000000002b0001a3b1
[Normal] From: BSM@Cell_Manager "Vmware_Vcenter" Time: 7/13/2016 10:32:39 AM
Server-side Deduplication Statistics for Vmware_Vcenter:/4/Vmware_Vcenter%2F503f9def-66ae-e0cf-0652-71853de18d00%2F6000C297-c07e-f252-e38e-ad994ded8a38 "VEAgentDisk".
Using device: "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]@BKHost-A":
Mbytes Total: ................. 15017 MB
Mbytes Written to Disk: ....... 46 MB
Deduplication Ratio: .......... 326.4 : 1
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_VEPA_BAR@BKHost-B "/SL" Time: 7/13/2016 10:32:17 AM
Backup Profile:
Run Time ........... 0:02:26
Backup Speed ....... 102.65 MB/s
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_VEPA_BAR@BKHost-B "/SL" Time: 7/13/2016 10:32:17 AM
Completed OB2BAR Backup: Vmware_Vcenter:/4/Vmware_Vcenter%2F503f9def-66ae-e0cf-0652-71853de18d00%2F6000C297-c07e-f252-e38e-ad994ded8a38 "VEAgentDisk"
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_VEPA_BAR@BKHost-B "/SL" Time: 7/13/2016 10:32:22 AM
Starting OB2BAR Backup: Vmware_Vcenter:/4/Vmware_Vcenter%2F503f9def-66ae-e0cf-0652-71853de18d00 "VEAgent"
[Normal] From: BMA@BKHost-A "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]" Time: 7/13/2016 10:32:55 AM
Unloading medium to slot \\COFC-node1\FCS1/8c63f60a_5785ee07_576c_0019 from device StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]
[Normal] From: BMA@BKHost-A "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]" Time: 7/13/2016 10:32:55 AM
Loading medium from slot \\COFC-node1\FCS1/8c63f60a_5785eea1_576c_001b to device StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]
[Normal] From: BMA@BKHost-A "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]" Time: 7/13/2016 10:32:56 AM
Using interface path: \\COFC-node1\FCS1/8c63f60a_5785eea1_576c_001b
[Normal] From: BSM@Cell_Manager "Vmware_Vcenter" Time: 7/13/2016 10:32:51 AM
Server-side Deduplication Statistics for Vmware_Vcenter:/4/Vmware_Vcenter%2F503f9def-66ae-e0cf-0652-71853de18d00 "VEAgent".
Using device: "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]@BKHost-A":
Mbytes Total: ................. 1 MB
Mbytes Written to Disk: ....... 1 MB
Deduplication Ratio: .......... 1.0 : 1
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_VEPA_BAR@BKHost-B "/SL" Time: 7/13/2016 10:32:28 AM
Backup Profile:
Run Time ........... 0:00:06
Backup Speed ....... 0.00 MB/s
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_VEPA_BAR@BKHost-B "/SL" Time: 7/13/2016 10:32:28 AM
Completed OB2BAR Backup: Vmware_Vcenter:/4/Vmware_Vcenter%2F503f9def-66ae-e0cf-0652-71853de18d00 "VEAgent"
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:32:29 AM
Virtual Machine 'Virtual_Machine_Client': Removing snapshot ...
[Normal] From: VEPALIB_VMWARE@BKHost-B "" Time: 07/13/2016 10:32:33 AM
Virtual Machine 'Virtual_Machine_Client': Unlocking vMotion ...
[Normal] From: BSM@Cell_Manager "Vmware_Vcenter" Time: 7/13/2016 10:33:08 AM
OB2BAR application on "BKHost-B" disconnected.
[Normal] From: BMA@BKHost-A "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]" Time: 7/13/2016 10:33:15 AM
Unloading medium to slot \\COFC-node1\FCS1/8c63f60a_5785eea1_576c_001b from device StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]
[Normal] From: BMA@BKHost-A "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]" Time: 7/13/2016 10:33:15 AM
COMPLETED Media Agent "StoreOnce_gw1_BKHost-A [GW 1488:0:15106138014348667170]"
[Normal] From: BSM@Cell_Manager "Vmware_Vcenter" Time: 7/13/2016 10:33:09 AM
Backup Statistics:
Session Queuing Time (hours) 0.00
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Completed Disk Agents ........ 2
Failed Disk Agents ........... 0
Aborted Disk Agents .......... 0
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Disk Agents Total ........... 2
===========================================
Completed Media Agents ....... 1
Failed Media Agents .......... 0
Aborted Media Agents ......... 0
-------------------------------------------
Media Agents Total .......... 1
===========================================
Throttled Gateways ........... 0
Gateways Total ............... 1
===========================================
Overall Deduplication Ratio .. 319.5 : 1
===========================================
Mbytes Total ................. 15017 MB
Used Media Total ............. 2
Disk Agent Errors Total ...... 0
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Session completed successfully!
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Many Thanks,
DPx