Creating storage repository in OVM 3.0.x

Hi,
I am new to OVM. I have installed OVM 3.0.1 version Manager and Server.
And I am trying to create a Virtual machine (domU) and want to install one of OEL template as guest OS.
Now I am in the process of creating a storage repository where in which all VM's data is stored like
VM templates, VM config files...
It is mentioned in the OVM 3.0 User Guide that I can use local storage to create a storage repository.
Does that mean I have to use a separate disk and attach it to the OVM server.
I have installed OVM server on /dev/sda2 and I have a lot of space on same physical disk.
Is it possible to create a repository on the same physical disk on which OVM server is installed?
I mean same /dev/sda but in another partition.
Thanks

887506 wrote:
Does that mean I have to use a separate disk and attach it to the OVM server.Yes.
Is it possible to create a repository on the same physical disk on which OVM server is installed? No.

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I have created a repository and presented it successfully to my server pool. However, I have just created some smaller iSCSI disks, I can see them in /dev/mapper/* and in the output of multipath -ll on the server.
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Job Construction Phase
begin()
Appended operation 'File System Construct' to object '0004fb0000090000d3719cda71809253 (Local FS ovs1-ec)'.
Appended operation 'Cluster File System Present' to object '4d78ff97a1c4ff0a'.
Appended operation 'Repository Construct' to object '0004fb0000030000df48b31e261ce8f2 (EMC (4))'.
commit()
Completed Step: COMMIT
Objects and Operations
Object (IN_USE): [LocalFileServer] 0004fb0000090000d3719cda71809253 (Local FS ovs1-ec)
Operation: File System Construct
Object (CREATED): [Repository] 0004fb0000030000df48b31e261ce8f2 (REPOS_02)
Operation: Repository Construct
Object (IN_USE): [Cluster] 4d78ff97a1c4ff0a
Operation: Cluster File System Present
Object (IN_USE): [StorageElement] 0004fb0000180000311481f0da38f742 (EMC (4))
Object (CREATED): [LocalFileSystem] 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e (fs_REPOS_02)
Job Running Phase at 12:49 on Fri, Jun 8, 2012
Job Participants: [44:45:4c:4c:39:00:10:37:80:4c:b8:c0:4f:57:34:4a (ovs1-ec)]
Actioner
Starting operation 'File System Construct' on object '0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e (fs_REPOS_02)'
Job: 1339152552728, aborted post-commit by user: admin
Write Methods Invoked
Class=InternalJobDbImpl vessel_id=8334 method=addTransactionIdentifier accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileServerDbImpl vessel_id=761 method=createFileSystem accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setName accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setFoundryContext accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=onPersistableCreate accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setLifecycleState accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setRollbackLifecycleState accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setRefreshed accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setBackingDevices accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setUuid accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setPath accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setSimpleName accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=addFileServer accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setStorageDevice accessLevel=6
Class=StorageElementDbImpl vessel_id=8074 method=addLayeredFileSystem accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setSimpleName accessLevel=6
Class=ClusterDbImpl vessel_id=1109 method=addLocalFileSystem accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setCluster accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setAsset accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=createRepository accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setName accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setFoundryContext accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=onPersistableCreate accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setLifecycleState accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setRollbackLifecycleState accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setRefreshed accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setDom0Uuid accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setSharePath accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setSimpleName accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setFileSystem accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=addRepository accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setManagerUuid accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setVersion accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=addJobOperation accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setSimpleName accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setDescription accessLevel=6
Class=InternalJobDbImpl vessel_id=8334 method=setCompletedStep accessLevel=6
Class=InternalJobDbImpl vessel_id=8334 method=setAssociatedHandles accessLevel=6
Job Internal Error (Operation)com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.FailedOperationException: OVMAPI_B000E Storage plugin command [storage_plugin_createFileSystem] failed for storage server [0004fb0000090000d3719cda71809253] failed with [com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.FailedOperationException: OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: dispatch to server: ovs1-ec failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: dispatch https://?uname?:[email protected]:8899/api/2 storage_plugin_createFileSystem oracle.ocfs2.OCFS2.OCFS2Plugin 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e /dev/mapper/35000144f72319419 0, Status: java.lang.InterruptedException
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012] OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: dispatch to server: ovs1-ec failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: dispatch https://?uname?:[email protected]:8899/api/2 storage_plugin_createFileSystem oracle.ocfs2.OCFS2.OCFS2Plugin 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e /dev/mapper/35000144f72319419 0, Status: java.lang.InterruptedException
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.StoragePluginAction.processException(StoragePluginAction.java:1371)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.StoragePluginAction.createFileSystem(StoragePluginAction.java:894)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.op.physical.storage.FileSystemConstruct.createFileSystem(FileSystemConstruct.java:57)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.op.physical.storage.FileSystemConstruct.action(FileSystemConstruct.java:49)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.collectable.ManagedObjectDbImpl.executeCurrentJobOperationAction(ManagedObjectDbImpl.java:1009)
at com.oracle.odof.core.AbstractVessel.invokeMethod(AbstractVessel.java:330)
at com.oracle.odof.core.AbstractVessel.invokeMethod(AbstractVessel.java:290)
at com.oracle.odof.core.storage.Transaction.invokeMethod(Transaction.java:822)
at com.oracle.odof.core.Exchange.invokeMethod(Exchange.java:245)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.physical.storage.LocalFileServerProxy.executeCurrentJobOperationAction(Unknown Source)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.JobEngine.operationActioner(JobEngine.java:218)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.JobEngine.objectActioner(JobEngine.java:309)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.InternalJobDbImpl.objectCommitter(InternalJobDbImpl.java:1140)
at com.oracle.odof.core.AbstractVessel.invokeMethod(AbstractVessel.java:330)
at com.oracle.odof.core.AbstractVessel.invokeMethod(AbstractVessel.java:290)
at com.oracle.odof.core.BasicWork.invokeMethod(BasicWork.java:136)
at com.oracle.odof.command.InvokeMethodCommand.process(InvokeMethodCommand.java:100)
at com.oracle.odof.core.BasicWork.processCommand(BasicWork.java:81)
at com.oracle.odof.core.TransactionManager.processCommand(TransactionManager.java:773)
at com.oracle.odof.core.WorkflowManager.processCommand(WorkflowManager.java:401)
at com.oracle.odof.core.WorkflowManager.processWork(WorkflowManager.java:459)
at com.oracle.odof.io.AbstractClient.run(AbstractClient.java:42)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Caused by: com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.FailedOperationException: OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: dispatch to server: ovs1-ec failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: dispatch https://?uname?:[email protected]:8899/api/2 storage_plugin_createFileSystem oracle.ocfs2.OCFS2.OCFS2Plugin 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e /dev/mapper/35000144f72319419 0, Status: java.lang.InterruptedException
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendCommandToServer(ActionEngine.java:507)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendDispatchedServerCommand(ActionEngine.java:444)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendServerCommand(ActionEngine.java:378)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.StoragePluginAction.createFileSystem(StoragePluginAction.java:890)
... 27 more
Caused by: com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.IllegalOperationException: OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: dispatch https://?uname?:[email protected]:8899/api/2 storage_plugin_createFileSystem oracle.ocfs2.OCFS2.OCFS2Plugin 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e /dev/mapper/35000144f72319419 0, Status: java.lang.InterruptedException
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendAction(ActionEngine.java:798)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendCommandToServer(ActionEngine.java:503)
... 30 more
FailedOperationCleanup
Starting failed operation 'File System Construct' cleanup on object 'fs_REPOS_02'
Complete rollback operation 'File System Construct' completed with direction=fs_REPOS_02
Rollbacker
Executing rollback operation 'File System Construct' on object '0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e (fs_REPOS_02)'
Complete rollback operation 'File System Construct' completed with direction=DONE
Objects To Be Rolled Back
Object (IN_USE): [LocalFileServer] 0004fb0000090000d3719cda71809253 (Local FS ovs1-ec)
Object (CREATED): [Repository] 0004fb0000030000df48b31e261ce8f2 (REPOS_02)
Object (IN_USE): [Cluster] 4d78ff97a1c4ff0a
Object (IN_USE): [StorageElement] 0004fb0000180000311481f0da38f742 (EMC (4))
Object (CREATED): [LocalFileSystem] 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e (fs_REPOS_02)
Write Methods Invoked
Class=InternalJobDbImpl vessel_id=8334 method=addTransactionIdentifier accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileServerDbImpl vessel_id=761 method=createFileSystem accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setName accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setFoundryContext accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=onPersistableCreate accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setLifecycleState accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setRollbackLifecycleState accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setRefreshed accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setBackingDevices accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setUuid accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setPath accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setSimpleName accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=addFileServer accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setStorageDevice accessLevel=6
Class=StorageElementDbImpl vessel_id=8074 method=addLayeredFileSystem accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setSimpleName accessLevel=6
Class=ClusterDbImpl vessel_id=1109 method=addLocalFileSystem accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setCluster accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=setAsset accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=createRepository accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setName accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setFoundryContext accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=onPersistableCreate accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setLifecycleState accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setRollbackLifecycleState accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setRefreshed accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setDom0Uuid accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setSharePath accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setSimpleName accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setFileSystem accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=addRepository accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setManagerUuid accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setVersion accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=addJobOperation accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setSimpleName accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=setDescription accessLevel=6
Class=InternalJobDbImpl vessel_id=8334 method=setCompletedStep accessLevel=6
Class=InternalJobDbImpl vessel_id=8334 method=setAssociatedHandles accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileServerDbImpl vessel_id=761 method=nextJobOperation accessLevel=6
Class=InternalJobDbImpl vessel_id=8334 method=setFailedOperation accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileServerDbImpl vessel_id=761 method=nextJobOperation accessLevel=6
Class=RepositoryDbImpl vessel_id=8348 method=nextJobOperation accessLevel=6
Class=ClusterDbImpl vessel_id=1109 method=nextJobOperation accessLevel=6
Class=StorageElementDbImpl vessel_id=8074 method=nextJobOperation accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileSystemDbImpl vessel_id=8343 method=nextJobOperation accessLevel=6
Class=LocalFileServerDbImpl vessel_id=761 method=nextJobOperation accessLevel=6
Completed Step: ROLLBACK
Job failed commit (internal) due to OVMAPI_B000E Storage plugin command [storage_plugin_createFileSystem] failed for storage server [0004fb0000090000d3719cda71809253] failed with [com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.FailedOperationException: OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: dispatch to server: ovs1-ec failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: dispatch https://?uname?:[email protected]:8899/api/2 storage_plugin_createFileSystem oracle.ocfs2.OCFS2.OCFS2Plugin 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e /dev/mapper/35000144f72319419 0, Status: java.lang.InterruptedException
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012] OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: dispatch to server: ovs1-ec failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: dispatch https://?uname?:[email protected]:8899/api/2 storage_plugin_createFileSystem oracle.ocfs2.OCFS2.OCFS2Plugin 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e /dev/mapper/35000144f72319419 0, Status: java.lang.InterruptedException
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.FailedOperationException: OVMAPI_B000E Storage plugin command [storage_plugin_createFileSystem] failed for storage server [0004fb0000090000d3719cda71809253] failed with [com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.FailedOperationException: OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: dispatch to server: ovs1-ec failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: dispatch https://?uname?:[email protected]:8899/api/2 storage_plugin_createFileSystem oracle.ocfs2.OCFS2.OCFS2Plugin 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e /dev/mapper/35000144f72319419 0, Status: java.lang.InterruptedException
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012] OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: dispatch to server: ovs1-ec failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: dispatch https://?uname?:[email protected]:8899/api/2 storage_plugin_createFileSystem oracle.ocfs2.OCFS2.OCFS2Plugin 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e /dev/mapper/35000144f72319419 0, Status: java.lang.InterruptedException
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.StoragePluginAction.processException(StoragePluginAction.java:1371)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.StoragePluginAction.createFileSystem(StoragePluginAction.java:894)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.op.physical.storage.FileSystemConstruct.createFileSystem(FileSystemConstruct.java:57)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.op.physical.storage.FileSystemConstruct.action(FileSystemConstruct.java:49)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.collectable.ManagedObjectDbImpl.executeCurrentJobOperationAction(ManagedObjectDbImpl.java:1009)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor3334.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at com.oracle.odof.core.AbstractVessel.invokeMethod(AbstractVessel.java:330)
at com.oracle.odof.core.AbstractVessel.invokeMethod(AbstractVessel.java:290)
at com.oracle.odof.core.storage.Transaction.invokeMethod(Transaction.java:822)
at com.oracle.odof.core.Exchange.invokeMethod(Exchange.java:245)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.physical.storage.LocalFileServerProxy.executeCurrentJobOperationAction(Unknown Source)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.JobEngine.operationActioner(JobEngine.java:218)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.JobEngine.objectActioner(JobEngine.java:309)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.InternalJobDbImpl.objectCommitter(InternalJobDbImpl.java:1140)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1528.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at com.oracle.odof.core.AbstractVessel.invokeMethod(AbstractVessel.java:330)
at com.oracle.odof.core.AbstractVessel.invokeMethod(AbstractVessel.java:290)
at com.oracle.odof.core.BasicWork.invokeMethod(BasicWork.java:136)
at com.oracle.odof.command.InvokeMethodCommand.process(InvokeMethodCommand.java:100)
at com.oracle.odof.core.BasicWork.processCommand(BasicWork.java:81)
at com.oracle.odof.core.TransactionManager.processCommand(TransactionManager.java:773)
at com.oracle.odof.core.WorkflowManager.processCommand(WorkflowManager.java:401)
at com.oracle.odof.core.WorkflowManager.processWork(WorkflowManager.java:459)
at com.oracle.odof.io.AbstractClient.run(AbstractClient.java:42)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Caused by: com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.FailedOperationException: OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: dispatch to server: ovs1-ec failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: dispatch https://?uname?:[email protected]:8899/api/2 storage_plugin_createFileSystem oracle.ocfs2.OCFS2.OCFS2Plugin 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e /dev/mapper/35000144f72319419 0, Status: java.lang.InterruptedException
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendCommandToServer(ActionEngine.java:507)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendDispatchedServerCommand(ActionEngine.java:444)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendServerCommand(ActionEngine.java:378)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.StoragePluginAction.createFileSystem(StoragePluginAction.java:890)
... 27 more
Caused by: com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.IllegalOperationException: OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: dispatch https://?uname?:[email protected]:8899/api/2 storage_plugin_createFileSystem oracle.ocfs2.OCFS2.OCFS2Plugin 0004fb0000050000723de9e923b8a32e /dev/mapper/35000144f72319419 0, Status: java.lang.InterruptedException
Fri Jun 08 12:51:14 CEST 2012
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendAction(ActionEngine.java:798)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendCommandToServer(ActionEngine.java:503)
... 30 more
End of Job
ANy ideas of what may be wrong here? How to get past this issue? I´ve mounded the disk in order to see that it has already been formatted as OCFS2, but it doesn´t have the folders that a repository should have.
Thanks!

Oracle VM 3.1.1 - PROBLEMS

Cloning a Template to create a VM in OVM 3.0

I used cloning process to create Virtual Machines from the imported Templates. I create two VM's and the time it took to clone the VM's is very long. For a Template that has two images totalling about 16GB, cloning took about an hour. And for a Template that has three images about 70GB, cloning took more than 4 hours. Are these expected times? Is there a way we can reduce the amount of time it takes to do cloning? While going over the documentation, I found the following section that talks about 'thin clone' and is the fastest cloning method. I didn't find any place in the cloning definition creation process to define this. Is this a mechanism that is internal and is used based on the Repository chosen (during 'Clone Definition' creation process).
"A thin clone means copies the virtual machine files and only take up the mount of disk space actually used, not the full specified disk size. Thin cloning can only be used when cloning from and to the same repository, and when the storage used for the storage repository is non-generic (for example, a Sun 7000 or NetApp Storage Connect plug in). Thin cloning is the fastest and most efficient cloning method.
A clone can also be performed using two other file copy methods: sparse copy, and non-sparse copy. These two cloning methods can be used when cloning from and to different repositories, and when the storage used for the storage repository uses a generic Storage Connect plug in. These cloning methods are slower than thin cloning, but more versatile."
Also, during the clone definition creation process, I was given an option to chose between sparse copy and non-sparse copy (non-sparse copy being default). What exactly is the difference between the two? When do we use one option over the other? Will the time it takes to clone changes any significantly if I choose sparse copy instead?
Thanks in advance.

user482417 wrote:
I used cloning process to create Virtual Machines from the imported Templates. I create two VM's and the time it took to clone the VM's is very long. For a Template that has two images totalling about 16GB, cloning took about an hour. And for a Template that has three images about 70GB, cloning took more than 4 hours. Are these expected times? Is there a way we can reduce the amount of time it takes to do cloning? While going over the documentation, I found the following section that talks about 'thin clone' and is the fastest cloning method. I didn't find any place in the cloning definition creation process to define this. Is this a mechanism that is internal and is used based on the Repository chosen (during 'Clone Definition' creation process).What access mechanism do you use to your storage repository? Thin cloning is available on OCFS2-formatted repositories on iSCSI or FC, but not NFS. On NFS, the best you can do is a sparse/non-sparse copy. A Thin Clone on OCFS2 is near to instant, takes a few seconds on my test lab, regardless of how large the template size is.
Also, during the clone definition creation process, I was given an option to chose between sparse copy and non-sparse copy (non-sparse copy being default). What exactly is the difference between the two? When do we use one option over the other? Will the time it takes to clone changes any significantly if I choose sparse copy instead?A sparse copy should be faster than a non-sparse copy, assuming that the template is mostly unused space in the virtual disks.

Error: Could not find machine_name in any storage repository.

Hi,
we got 4 servers in the same Pool Group called PROD.
vmserver10 = Virtual Machine Server
vmserver13 = Virtual Machine Server
vmserver14 = Server Pool Master,Utility Server,Virtual Machine Server
vmserver15 = Virtual Machine Server
This is shared with an iSCSI partition. All servers got the following configuration:
*/etc/hosts*
+# Do not remove the following line, or various programs+
+# that require network functionality will fail.+
+127.0.0.1          localhost.localdomain localhost+
+::1          localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6+
+# Hypervisors+
+193.109.174.110          vmserver10.pic.es vmserver10+
+193.109.174.111          vmserver11.pic.es vmserver11+
+193.109.174.112          vmserver12.pic.es vmserver12+
+193.109.174.113          vmserver13.pic.es vmserver13+
+193.109.174.114          vmserver14.pic.es vmserver14+
+193.109.174.115          vmserver15.pic.es vmserver15+
+193.109.174.116          vmserver16.pic.es vmserver16+
+193.109.174.117          vmserver17.pic.es vmserver17+
+193.109.174.118          vmserver18.pic.es vmserver18+
+193.109.174.119          vmserver19.pic.es vmserver19+
+# Other Hypervisors+
+193.109.174.51          vminfra01.pic.es vminfra01+
+193.109.174.58          vminfra02.pic.es vminfra02+
+# iSCSI Server+
+193.109.174.106          disk001.pic.es disk001+
cat /etc/ocfs2/cluster.conf
node:
ip_port     = 7777
ip_address = 193.109.174.114
number      = 0
name        = vmserver14.pic.es
cluster     = ocfs2
node:
ip_port     = 7777
ip_address = 193.109.174.113
number      = 1
name        = vmserver13.pic.es
cluster     = ocfs2
node:
ip_port     = 7777
ip_address = 193.109.174.115
number      = 2
name        = vmserver15.pic.es
cluster     = ocfs2
node:
ip_port     = 7777
ip_address = 193.109.174.110
number      = 3
name        = vmserver10.pic.es
cluster     = ocfs2
cluster:
node_count = 4
name        = ocfs2
We have working this since few weeks ago. We created a new machine from the Oracle VM Manager but when starting up this machine we get the following error:
Start - /OVS/running_pool/310_wmsmonitor
PowerOn Failed : Result - failed:<Exception: Could not find 'running_pool/310_wmsmonitor' in any storage repository.>
++
StackTrace:
+ File "/opt/ovs-agent-2.3/OVSSiteVM.py", line 113, in start_vm+
+ raise e+
But when creating it, not all servers can see this machine in the shared storage...
+[root@vmserver15 running_pool]# ls /OVS/running_pool/ | grep wmsmonitor+
+312_wmsmonitor+
+[root@vmserver14 running_pool]# ls /OVS/running_pool/ | grep wmsmonitor+
+[root@vmserver13 running_pool]# ls /OVS/running_pool/ | grep wmsmonitor+
+312_wmsmonitor+
+[root@vmserver10 running_pool]# ls /OVS/running_pool/ | grep wmsmonitor+
After few seconds, nobody sees this machine...
+[root@vmserver15 running_pool]# ls /OVS/running_pool/ | grep wmsmonitor+
+[root@vmserver14 running_pool]# ls /OVS/running_pool/ | grep wmsmonitor+
+[root@vmserver13 running_pool]# ls /OVS/running_pool/ | grep wmsmonitor+
+[root@vmserver10 running_pool]# ls /OVS/running_pool/ | grep wmsmonitor+
... but this machine can be found it in the manager... and of course when I start it I get the above error.
Anybody knows what is happening to my system?
Thanks in advance,
Marc Caubet

Marc Caubet wrote:
Anybody knows what is happening to my system?No, but something is very wrong with your storage. I'd log an SR for this.

Creating a repository

Dears ,
i want to create repository in order to can upload an employee pic ... but i dont know the settings or what configurations shall i select ... could u plz help creating the repository ?
1- i want to know which storage type shall i use , i have the following :
          - sap system database
          - http content server
          - logical repository
          - rfc archive
          - structure storage system

Yes, but it is a multi-step process. First, you have to do a design capture of the table definitions into your repository. Start the Design Editor. If you haven't set up a database definition under the DB Admin tab, you'll need to do that first. Then, choose the Generate menu, Capture Design of ... and choose Server Model. The Source of Design Capture will be DDL Files - in other words, your table scripts. Follow the wizard.
Once you have your table definitions in your repository, you can create a Database Diagram, which is quite similar to an Entity Relationship Diagram. Just drag your table definitions from the navigation tree into the gray diagram area to the right
Or you can reverse engineer your table definitions into Entity definitions and do real ER Diagrams. You can't do that in the Design Editor, so close it, and open the ER diagrammer. Use the Table to Entity Retrofit utility, found on the Utilities menu, and follow the wizard. This will transform your Table Definitions into Entity definitions. Then you can start a new ER diagram, drop down the Edit menu, and Include your new Entities on the diagram.

Unable to create Content Repository

Hi All,
We have installed SAP Content Server6.4 with MAXDB on windows server 2003 IIS6.0 successfuly.
After that i have created content repositoy through OAC0 & Category through OACT. When we try to execute Create content repository through CSADMIN we are getting error
HTTP error: 404 Not Found
HTTP error: 500 (Internal Server Error) "Co
Z_CON_REP or Storage entry not defined"
When we check the content server status it is showing the status running.
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Regards,
Venu
Edited by: Rob Burbank on Jan 26, 2011 4:15 PM

You need to supply the "Key Store Location", "Key Store Password", "Private Key Alias" and "Private Key Password' to use socketssl.
Also please make sure that the content server has enabled "Use SSL". You can configure it using the enterprise manager.

Cannot Create Data Repository with VM Server (3.1.1) Cluster

Dear All,
I have 3 Servers (one for VM Manager, two for VM Servers) and 1 Storage (Sun Storage 6180 (Fiber Chanel) and map volume as Default Storage Domain ).
I try to create my 2 VM Servers as Cluster on VM Manager but it has problem as below:
Case1. I can create a Server Pool with cluster by select Clustered Server Pool by select physical disk, add 2 servers then create data repository but it got problem: in page Create a Data Repository: Select Physical Disk is shown blank not see a physical disk.
Case 2. when I create server pool by uncheck Clustered Server Pool box (None Cluster) and add 2 vm servers then create data repository, the physical disk is shown but got error message:
"OVMRU_002030E Cannot create OCFS2 file system with local file server: Local FS vmserver1. Its server is not in a cluster
Wed Dec 26 01:27:12 ICT 2012"
Please kindly give advice for this.
Thanks and regards,
Vandy

1. So you're trying to create a server pool and a storage repository on a single LUN that is direct attached? Don't your software on the 6180 allow you present multiple LUNS from disk group? Think about it. You create a clustered server pool on a single LUN and then try to use that same LUN for repository.....
2. How are both hosts attached? Are there multiple HBA cards in your 6180? Is so, how many? If you have redundant cards you should be using multipathing for redundancy.

"Error getting device UUID" when adding the storage repository

I SAN Boot installed OracleVM-Server 2.2,then assign another LUN from storage to the Oracle server. The multipath tool I use is linux DMMP. Refer to user guide, I created partition and made filesystem on the LUN, then wanted to create it as the storage repository, but error appeared.
[root@archs21mxhh1 mapper]# fdisk mpath1
[root@archs21mxhh1 mapper]# mkfs.ocfs2 -Tdatafiles -N8 mpath1p1
[root@archs21mxhh1 mapper]# /opt/ovs-agent-2.3/utils/repos.py -n mpath1p1
Mount point: /tmp/ovsrepo_GLDuoJ
Error: errcode=00002, errmsg=Exception: Error getting device UUID: mpath1p1
Could anyone help me to solve the problem?
Thanks in advance.

user8919697 wrote:
[root@archs21mxhh1 mapper]# /opt/ovs-agent-2.3/utils/repos.py -n mpath1p1You need to use the full path to your device: /dev/mapper/mpath1p1.

Error while creating the repository

Hi MDM Guru's
I have Installed SAP MDM 5.5 SP06 Patch 1 on Solaris with Oracle 10g
Initially I could create the repository also but when I changed the DBMS settings Data Path and Index Path from Blank to some path. I am not able to create repository and in the Server Log I see the following Error.
==============================================================================
2008/02/14 15:58:12.139   Error: Service 'MD1', Schema 'A2i_xCat_DBs', ERROR CODE=1435 ||| ORA-01435: user does not exist
ZTEST_m000 does not exist or bad password provided
Last CMD: ALTER SESSION SET CURRENT_SCHEMA = ZTEST_m000
6 2008/02/14 15:58:12.208   Init Database Tag: ZTESTMD1ORCL_5_3_4_3
6 2008/02/14 15:58:12.300   Error: Service 'MD1', Schema 'A2i_xCat_DBs', ERROR CODE=1435 ||| ORA-01435: user does not exist
ZTEST_m000 does not exist or bad password provided
Last CMD: ALTER SESSION SET CURRENT_SCHEMA = ZTEST_m000
==============================================================================
But even after I set the Data Path and Index Path to blank what it was, I still get the same error. Can someone please guide me on this one?
Needs to resolve this Urgently.
Pravin

Hi Dilmit Chadha,
NO I did not. When I said I changed the DBMS Settings that means. In the SAP MDM COnsole, right click on mounted MDM server, click on DBMS Settings, Input the DBMS Server, username and passowrd and on the screen I changed the Data Path and Index Path.
As per me Data Path is for creating the data file of Oracle tablespace for the Data part of Repository. and Index Path is for creating the data file of oracle for the Index part of the same Repository.
Following error may also help which I see in the server log at the time when I tried to create the repository.
==============================================================================
2008/02/14 15:44:08.957   Creating Repository: ZTEST, on DBMS Server: MD1
6 2008/02/14 15:44:09.164   Error: Service 'MD1', Schema 'sapr3', ERROR CODE=1119 ||| ORA-01119: error in creating database file ' /oracle/MD1/sapdata2/A2I_ZTEST_m000_Ix.DBF'
ORA-27040: file create error, unable to create file
SVR4 Error: 2: No such file or directory
Last CMD: CREATE TABLESPACE A2I_ZTEST_m000_Ix DATAFILE ' /oracle/MD1/sapdata2/A2I_ZTEST_m000_Ix.DBF' SIZE 128K REUSE AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 256K MAXSIZE UNLIMITED DEFAULT STORAGE (INITIAL 32K NEXT 128K MAXEXTENTS UNLIMITED PCTINCREASE 0)
==============================================================================
Pravin

Error creating new repository

Hi, I'm getting this error while creating a new storage repository (to extend my current repository):
*/opt/ovs-agent-2.3/utils/repos.py --new /dev/sdb1*
Mount point: /tmp/ovsrepo_cBpkoE
Error: errcode=00002, errmsg=TypeError: __init__() takes exactly 2 arguments (3 given)
*/opt/ovs-agent-2.3/utils/repos.py -l*
[ * ] 35b7a625-f53a-4edd-a988-61842872f7ec => /dev/sda3
I recently updated from Oracle VM server 2.2.1 to 2.2.2 using up2date -u, but I haven't tried to create a new repository before.
any ideas why is this happening?
Thanks
Ismael

Hi, in my case rebooting the VM server, fixed the issue.
*/opt/ovs-agent-2.3/utils/repos.py --new /dev/sdb1*
[ NEW ] 183219e1-7eea-4ce6-9b72-182cd157a1e8 => /dev/sdb1
*/opt/ovs-agent-2.3/utils/repos.py -l*
[ ] 183219e1-7eea-4ce6-9b72-182cd157a1e8 => /dev/sdb1
[ * ] 35b7a625-f53a-4edd-a988-61842872f7ec => /dev/sda3

How to create a repository(not just custom) using your hard drive

I don't know if many people know about this, so I am giving this a shot. There are three major articles on wiki.archlinux.org: Custom local repository,
Using a CD-ROM as a repository, and Offline Installation of Packages. These are available online through the WIKIs at archlinux.org.
I was first confused because when I was reading "Offline installation of packages", I didn't know what these ".db.tar.gz" files where. I came mainly from a Debian / Ubuntu
background (I actually tried many distros before this), so getting used to the way the repository works and no graphical install manager for it. However, I enjoyed a challenge and
I found out that these are database packages that contain descriptions and locations on where these files are located. The ones on the ftp server are already compiled. I don't know if,
however they are compiled with the most recent versions.
With all that said, I thought you had to have it all in one directory in order for this to work, but as it turns out, location is not really an issue. I decided to have a directory reside on the root.
I chose root because it's only for the install of my own packages. I could have done it as a seperate user account, such as "repos" in PCLinuxOS (another distro I tried). I didn't want to have a seperate account for this. Therefore, I created "/root/repository". Within this directory I created directories for all repository archives. I basically did a "cd /mnt/dvd" and migrated to the particular repository directories. I would copy all the "pkg.tar.gz" files into their respective directories with "cp * ~/repository/<name-of-dir>". For intance, I started with the "core" directory, because there was some things I didn't install in the core directory during installation and if the packages needed it, it was there. This follows for the rest of the directories, such as "community", "testing", and "unstable", etc.You can go to the ftp mirrors to find out what directories are available. The main point is that your files should be in the format ".pkg.tar.gz". These are package files that get converted into a sort of database format that as I mentioned, informs the system the description and where the files are located, and so on.
The command to perform this, is "tar -xvf /root/repository/core/core.db.tar.gz *.pkg.tar.gz". You can replace core with whatever repository you are adding. So, for example, "extra.db.tar.gz" would be in the "extra" directory. This information is located in the "Offline installation of packages". The command to create this database is called, "repo-add".
The format for this command is "repo-add /path/to/dir.db.tar.gz *.pkg.tar.gz". So, if it's the core packages you would "cd ~/repository/core" and "repo-add core.db.tar.gz *.pkg.tar.gz".
Then, you need to edit the "/etc/pacman.conf" configuration file for pacman. I basically would comment all out except for the repositories I need. So, for example "[core]" and "/etc/pacman.d/core" would tell where normally the servers are located for these files. This information is located int the "Custom local repository" article.using the "repo-add" command.
Furthermore, I edited each server file located in "/etc/pacman.d/<repository>" where repository is core, extra, etc. I would perform, "nano /etc/pacman.d/core" for example and comment out all servers. I then add a "local repository" by typing in "file:///root/repository/core", saved it, and then did a "pacman -Sy" to update the repository database. Now, I can do "pacman -S <package-name>" where package-name is whatever I wanted to install. Voila! Please let me know of any suggestions, questions, insights, or comments. I hope I'm not missing anything in this article. I do remember using "rm -rf * in the "/var/lib/pacman/<repository>"directories and using "tar xvf <repository>.db.tar.gz". I don't if that something to do with it, though. Be careful with the "rm -rf *" command, because you can erase your hard drive if you are not careful, for those who aren't informed.
P.S. Please note all these are done with the root user.

pressh wrote:
gradgrind wrote:
smitty wrote:pressh, I understand and appreciate your point of view... well taken! Are you implying that I should have written in steps, such as 1, 2, and 3? Also, should I have got ridden of the redundant information if it is contained in the Wiki article and / or taken out the commands on how to apply them and left only with the explanation? Is this what you imply? Sorry if I seem redundant with these questions, but I'm curious so I can improve for the future. I am new to this and open to any suggestion and comments.
Maybe you could either edit the existing wiki pages where they were not clear to you, or else add a new wiki page, or both. Certainly give the whole a clearer (visual) structure, and (if they don't already exist) add links between the connected wiki pages.
Yes that is partly what I mean. Further you could get rid of the information that is not really needed to follow the guide (for example what the command 'repo-add' does. People could if they are interested look it up in the script itself, or you could add it here and link to it).
And yes a bit of structure would be nice. You don't have to nessesarily call it 1,2,3, as long as it has some kind of structure in it (the visual point is very important here). You could take a look at existing wiki pages on the web and see how most of them (not all of them are good of course) are structured.
That's a good point, too. How do I found out what articles are more effective? I am doing research on this particular matter at the moment and came across articles that have tips on technical writing. Could this help in the long run? Or, is it better to get feedback from other users and improve that way? In other words, do first, and ask later, as one user point out?

Help! how to create a repository correctly of owb?

I have installed oracle11 in the directory c:\app\***\product\11.1.0\db_1 and installed owb in the directory c:\app\***\product\11.1.0\owb11gr1. When i tried to Create a Repository Using the Repository Assistant, the system gives out an error message:OWBSYS is not granted access to owb home/owb/bin/admin/rtrepos.properties:Please run UnifiedRepos/reset_owbcc_home.sql specifiying the path of the Oracle Home from which the Control Center Service is being run.
Then I run the script reset_owbcc_home.sql and put in "C:/app/***/product/11.1.0/owb11gr1" according to the prompt.
But it still can not work, it gives out another error,"there is no table or views"
Can anyone tell me how to create a repository correctly?
Thanks!

With your database 11g install OWB is already installed under the ORACLE_HOME's owb directory. You should/could have just used it.
I'd suggest a cleanout and start again, here are the steps:
1. Close any open OWB
2. from db home,
Stop runtime service - cd owb/rtp/sql sqlplus OWBSYS/OWBSYS @stop_service
3. drop your target user, design user
4. cleanout OWBSYS, recreate:
cd owb/UnifiedRepos
sqlplus using your sysdba
@clean_owbsys
@cat_owb <tablespace_of_your_choice)
Now run reposinst.bat from your database Oracle home
Cheers
David

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