2 Simplivity federations with 2 vCenters Enhanced Linked mode vCenter

[VincentH]

Hi all , 

We have a t a client  2 deployed Simplivity federations in each federation we have a vcenter.

vCenter A and B are linked using vCenter Enhanced Linked Mode.

Site A
vCenter A
4 SimpliVity nodes in Cluster A
OVCs reregistered to vCenter A

StoreOnce

Site B
vCenter B
4 SimpliVity nodes in Cluster B
OVCs reregistered to vCenter B.

StoreOnce

We have reinstalled the Simplivity plugins in each cluster

When logged on in vCenter A I'm not able to do any Simplivity actions on vm's in the vCenter B and Vice Versa

We also cannot use the other cluster as a backup destination .

What do we need to do: 

1. to be able to use the simplivity actions on VM's in the other cluster

2. to be able to use the other cluster as a backup destination (including the StoreOnce)

[AbhilashPandiri]

Please let us know the plugin version installed

Please perform a vCenter update on each OVC one by one  (which requires OVC reboot) 

login to OVC 
> sudo su
> source /var/tmp/build/bin/appsetup
dsv-update-vcenter --server vCenterIP --username administrator@vsphere.local

[AbhilashPandiri]

For Store once integration right click on simplvity cluster-All Simplivity Actions-register external store and add the store.

while performing backup you can get the options to backup to external store 

https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a00107306en_us

Please follow from Page132 from CLI 

[VincentH]

@AbhilashPandiri 

Hi ,


Thanks for you reply,

This is something we have already done , if we point the total of 8 nodes to 1 vcenter then we have access to the Simplivity actions,
but then still we can’t make backups to the other federation/cluster or the storeonce located in the other cluster

If we connect to the other vcenter (where the nodes are NOT pointed to) then we don’t have any Simplivity actions




Vincent Hendriks

[AbhilashPandiri]

Hello All,

You will be able to backup to the cluster where storeonce is integrated.

we cannot backup to a different federation cluster from one federation.

Please try to restart rest services on each OVC  from the simplivity action

systemctl status svt-rest

systemctl stop svt-rest

systemctl start svt-rest

If you are using vCenter 7.0U3c and 4.1.1 U1 version please use the plugin 4.1.1.12784 and if OVC is 410 U1 use 4.1.0.12781 plugin