VM Server 3.0.2 -Unable to add servers to new server pool

Hello everyone,
Please forgive me if I'm missing something obvious. I am new to Oracle VM, and just setting up a test platform for the first time. (used virtualbox before).
I have a network environment that has 2 VM servers, 1 VM Manager (all 3 machines running on separate physical boxes). I have a 70Gb SAN share connecting with iSCSI from a freenas host. I have been able to see both VM servers as unmanaged, and can see the SAN share as Unmanaged iSCSI Storage Array. It let me create a test server pool, and allocate the SAN share as an available resource. When I attempt to add either of the VM Servers to the pool, I get the following job failure with error:
Job Construction Phase
begin()
Appended operation 'Server Role Update' to object 'af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)'.
Appended operation 'Server Join Server Pool' to object 'af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)'.
Appended operation 'Server Pool Construct' to object '0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f (test pool 1)'.
Appended operation 'Server Pool Virtual IP Configure' to object '0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f (test pool 1)'.
Appended operation 'Server Pool Member Update' to object '0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f (test pool 1)'.
Appended operation 'Server Cluster Configure' to object 'af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)'.
Appended operation 'Server Cluster Construct' to object 'af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)'.
commit()
Completed Step: COMMIT
Objects and Operations
Object (IN_USE): [ServerPool] 0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f (test pool 1)
Operation: Server Pool Construct
Operation: Server Pool Virtual IP Configure
Operation: Server Pool Member Update
Object (IN_USE): [Cluster] bc53a22f39acda2f
Object (IN_USE): [Server] af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)
Operation: Server Role Update
Operation: Server Join Server Pool
Operation: Server Cluster Configure
Operation: Server Cluster Construct
Job Running Phase at 13:32 on Mon, Feb 20, 2012
Job Participants: []
Actioner
Starting operation 'Server Pool Construct' on object '0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f (test pool 1)'
Completed operation 'Server Pool Construct' completed with direction ==> LATER
Starting operation 'Server Role Update' on object 'af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)'
Completed operation 'Server Role Update' completed with direction ==> DONE
Starting operation 'Server Join Server Pool' on object 'af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)'
Completed operation 'Server Join Server Pool' completed with direction ==> LATER
Starting operation 'Server Pool Virtual IP Configure' on object '0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f (test pool 1)'
Completed operation 'Server Pool Virtual IP Configure' completed with direction ==> LATER
Starting operation 'Server Cluster Configure' on object 'af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)'
Completed operation 'Server Cluster Configure' completed with direction ==> LATER
Starting operation 'Server Pool Member Update' on object '0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f (test pool 1)'
Completed operation 'Server Pool Member Update' completed with direction ==> LATER
Starting operation 'Server Cluster Construct' on object 'af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)'
Completed operation 'Server Cluster Construct' completed with direction ==> LATER
Starting operation 'Server Pool Construct' on object '0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f (test pool 1)'
Job Internal Error (Operation)com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.FailedOperationException: OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: create_server_pool to server: oravmsvr2 failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: create_server_pool, Status: test pool 1 0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f 192.168.1.164 oravmsvr2 192.168.1.116 master,xen,utility
Mon Feb 20 13:32:40 EST 2012
Mon Feb 20 13:32:40 EST 2012
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendCommandToServer(ActionEngine.java:474)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendUndispatchedServerCommand(ActionEngine.java:426)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendServerCommand(ActionEngine.java:368)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ServerPoolAction.createServerPool(ServerPoolAction.java:52)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.op.virtual.ServerPoolConstruct.createServerPool(ServerPoolConstruct.java:136)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.op.virtual.ServerPoolConstruct.action(ServerPoolConstruct.java:54)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.JobEngine.operationActioner(JobEngine.java:191)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.JobEngine.objectActioner(JobEngine.java:257)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.InternalJobDbImpl.objectCommitter(InternalJobDbImpl.java:1019)
at com.oracle.odof.core.AbstractVessel.invokeMethod(AbstractVessel.java:223)
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:751)
at com.oracle.odof.core.WorkflowManager.processCommand(WorkflowManager.java:395)
at com.oracle.odof.core.WorkflowManager.processWork(WorkflowManager.java:453)
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.IllegalOperationException: OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: create_server_pool, Status: test pool 1 0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f 192.168.1.164 oravmsvr2 192.168.1.116 master,xen,utility
Mon Feb 20 13:32:40 EST 2012
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendAction(ActionEngine.java:752)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendCommandToServer(ActionEngine.java:470)
... 20 more
FailedOperationCleanup
Starting failed operation 'Server Pool Construct' cleanup on object 'test pool 1'
Complete rollback operation 'Server Pool Construct' completed with direction=test pool 1
Rollbacker
Executing rollback operation 'Server Role Update' on object 'af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)'
Complete rollback operation 'Server Role Update' completed with direction=DONE
Objects To Be Rolled Back
Object (IN_USE): [ServerPool] 0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f (test pool 1)
Object (IN_USE): [Cluster] bc53a22f39acda2f
Object (IN_USE): [Server] af:2a:89:a6:0b:57:11:dd:a9:a4:00:17:31:42:7b:d3 (oravmsvr2)
Completed Step: ROLLBACK
Job failed commit (internal) due to OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: create_server_pool to server: oravmsvr2 failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: create_server_pool, Status: test pool 1 0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f 192.168.1.164 oravmsvr2 192.168.1.116 master,xen,utility
Mon Feb 20 13:32:40 EST 2012
Mon Feb 20 13:32:40 EST 2012
com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.exception.FailedOperationException: OVMAPI_4010E Attempt to send command: create_server_pool to server: oravmsvr2 failed. OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: create_server_pool, Status: test pool 1 0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f 192.168.1.164 oravmsvr2 192.168.1.116 master,xen,utility
Mon Feb 20 13:32:40 EST 2012
Mon Feb 20 13:32:40 EST 2012
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendCommandToServer(ActionEngine.java:474)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendUndispatchedServerCommand(ActionEngine.java:426)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendServerCommand(ActionEngine.java:368)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ServerPoolAction.createServerPool(ServerPoolAction.java:52)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.op.virtual.ServerPoolConstruct.createServerPool(ServerPoolConstruct.java:136)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.op.virtual.ServerPoolConstruct.action(ServerPoolConstruct.java:54)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.JobEngine.operationActioner(JobEngine.java:191)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.JobEngine.objectActioner(JobEngine.java:257)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.api.job.InternalJobDbImpl.objectCommitter(InternalJobDbImpl.java:1019)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor843.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:223)
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:751)
at com.oracle.odof.core.WorkflowManager.processCommand(WorkflowManager.java:395)
at com.oracle.odof.core.WorkflowManager.processWork(WorkflowManager.java:453)
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.IllegalOperationException: OVMAPI_4004E Server Failed Command: create_server_pool, Status: test pool 1 0004fb0000020000bc53a22f39acda2f 192.168.1.164 oravmsvr2 192.168.1.116 master,xen,utility
Mon Feb 20 13:32:40 EST 2012
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendAction(ActionEngine.java:752)
at com.oracle.ovm.mgr.action.ActionEngine.sendCommandToServer(ActionEngine.java:470)
... 20 more
End of Job
I have tried rebooting, rediscovering both servers, which complete successfuly. I just can't seem to get them to join any server pool that I create.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Many thanks in advance,
Jim

915721 wrote:
I have a network environment that has 2 VM servers, 1 VM Manager (all 3 machines running on separate physical boxes). I have a 70Gb SAN share connecting with iSCSI from a freenas host. I have been able to see both VM servers as unmanaged, and can see the SAN share as Unmanaged iSCSI Storage Array. It let me create a test server pool, and allocate the SAN share as an available resource. When I attempt to add either of the VM Servers to the pool, I get the following job failure with error:Can you check /var/log/ovs-agent.log on the two servers as you try to add them to the pool? I'm not seeing any specific reason for the error in that output, which is annoying.
Also, double-check that DNS is working across all the machines: the Manager and the two Servers need to be able to resolve the hostnames of everything else on the network, so if you don't have DNS fully configured, you'll need to edit the /etc/hosts of all three machines first.

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No there is no way......
======================
So, although I really didn't have the answers I was looking for, I confirmed the message. It seems ludicrous to me that there is no way of doing a comparison or manual synch between two server nodes. Also, I can't believe you have to configure each node independently let alone when you do a deployment you now have to deploy to each server individually, of which I haven't found any docs explaining how to do that. So if someone here has a suggestion I'd appreciate it. Although at this point, given the fact the server nodes are so out of synch as to make them almost unusable, we might just delete them all and go back to one node, although I don't want to have to do that.
Thanks,
Tom

How to add a second DNS server entry

Our primary DNS server is having problems (internal system) - we want to keep its listing on our mac server however. We need to add a second DNS server - we don't care what it is, we might want to add 2 additional servers - one internal and one external (google dns for example).
How do we do this through server admin? Thank you.

Solved. Added entreis in DNS section of Server Admin. Adjusted DNS entry in network section of system prefs to reflect loopback address. Stopped and restarted DNS. Thanks.

Adding another Search Node to a new server

Hello,
I have a new server on which I would like to install the WCI search service, and disable the current one on the server that has the search on it. The reason is to take load off the existing server.
I ran the WCI installer on the new server and just installed the search service - and left it defaulted - it is called node01 on port 15250. But in the Cluster manager I cannot add the new node.
I tried changing the name of the server to the new server name, but kept the node and port the same - but it won't add.
i.e
Node Name Host Name Port Partition
serverA01 serverA.com 15250 0
serverB01 serverB.com 15250 0 <----this won't add
I get:
The number of partitions did not change
The number of nodes changed for partition 0
This can be an expensive repartition operation
and I see:
Starting off repartitionCmd
Current Topology:
actptlisvcv101, partition 0, 10.44.0.56:15250
16:25:12 thread="1788" Cluster nodes file has specified 2 nodes which are physically equivalent: actptlisvcv101is the same as actptlisvcv101
16:25:12 thread="1788" Error EC_CLUSTER_NODES_INVALID in ..\..\searchutil\ClusterNodesFile.cc at line 35 (system error code 0: The operation completed successfully.)
Error opening, reading or parsing file: E:\bea\alui\ptsearchserver\10.3.0\cluster\cluster.nodes.tmp
couldn't parse E:\bea\alui\ptsearchserver\10.3.0\cluster\cluster.nodes.tmp
cadmin [options]
use cadmin -help to get full help
REPARTITION FAILED
Apr 11, 2011 4:25:23 PM
It seems like I have to reimport the cluster.pte to make it work. The it forces the Hostname to ServerB.com. But I can't have two search nodes with different servers?
Is this correct?
Thanks,
V
Edited by: Vivekvp on Apr 11, 2011 3:22 PM

V,
Actually, I was asking, if (when you installed the second node), you specified a shared location for the cluster files. It is a screen in the installer that specifically asks this question. Not well docuemented :|
Typically the easiest course, when moving a search server, is to delete the old installation of search server, install a new node from scratch, point the portal at its URL, and run Search Repair (overnight or over the weekend, with Verbose logging).
I have some notes to share on scaling a search server if you eMail me privately, [email protected]
Cheers,
Robert

Break cluster and move databases to new server

Hello everyone. I have a question that may be basic but I am by no means a SQL person. Right now we have a SQL 2005 cluster running on VM ESXi with a celerra backend storage. Some drives are mapped Raw. We recently put in a new
VNX and we are not able to migrate the SQL server over due to how the drives are mapped. I am thinking that I want to build a new SQL server and move the databases. The new build will not be a cluster since we have point in time recovery manager
from EMC. Now my thinking is, can I break the cluster, move the 2nd node to the new ESXi and storage and present new storage or would it be best to just build a new server? Is it easy enough to change an instance name after SQL is running?
Several applications refer to the SQL Cluster and they are critical so I need something with least amount of downtime. Would doing backup of all of SQL and then a restore to the new system be best? Any thoughts or direction? Thanks
Joe M

The most straightforward and reliable method is to build a new server, migrate the databases using backup/restore, test the new server, and cut-over by shutting down the old servers and either reconfiguring the client applications or renaming the new server
to have the same network name as the old server's SQL Cluster Client Access point.
You can also use DNS redirection instead of renaming the new server, although using a DNS hostname alias for your server requires some additional security configuration. EG
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dbrowne/archive/2012/05/21/how-to-add-a-hostname-alias-for-a-sql-server-instance.aspx
David
David
David http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dbrowne/

Restore SharePoint Database to new server - What to do about external content type?

I currently run SharePoint 2010 and have a content database back-up which I want to restore to a new server.
I was able to restore to a new server and everything seems to be working, except that I have one list in my previous site which had an external content type in it linking to a database for our ERP system. The ERP system's database will also be located on
the new server (same as the new location for the content database). How do I link the external content type from my list to the new location of the ERP database?
One thing which I've tried is to create a new BDC and set up a new external content type within the list. That seems to point to the new location just fine, except that I would have to remap all every single item in the list individually.
Any help would be appreciated.

You will need to modify your BCS Model to reflect the new location of your ERP database. Another option is to use SQL Aliases, which will allow SharePoint to think the new location is still by the old name.
http://mmman.itgroove.net/2012/07/setting-up-a-sql-server-alias-with-sharepoint-server-2010/
This is assuming that you are retiring the old database server.
Dimitri Ayrapetov (MCSE: SharePoint)

Report deployed to new server does not display static image

Hi,
We have several web sites on a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, SP1, 64-bit. It has installed .NET Framework 4 Client Profile and Extended, ver. 4.0.30319 (according to Control Panel->Programs, as well as c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework). Two of the sites use many Crystal Reports, most of which include a static image as a logo. This image is embedded in each report; there is no stand-alone image file that gets deployed.
Recently, we migrated to a new server, running the same version of Windows & .NET Framework. As near as we can tell, the 2 servers are nearly identical, as far as configuration and permissions, etc. One notable exception is the DefaultAppPool, which is Classic on the original server and Integrated on the new. (When I changed the new server to Classic, the apps failed to run properly.) The other exception is the old server is on a stand-alone box, while the new server is a virtual machine.
For one of the apps on the new server, the embedded logo images are not displaying on the page. Instead, there is a little red X with the word "Image". For the other app on the new server, the reports display fine. Furthermore, if I copy one of the "broken" rpt files from the "broken" app to the "good" app, the report displays correctly! And of course, the same file displays correctly in all circumstances on the old server.
This suggests to me that there is not a problem with the report file, per se', but rather with the environment to which it is deployed. Permissions? If so, where?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
--d

The search string 'crystal red x net' (search box in top right corner) should return a number of KBAs, docs, blogs, etc. See if any of those help.
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Moving Exchange from old server to completely new server

Hello All,
I hope to get some good pointers here. I currently have Exchange server 2007 SP1 running today. The server is old and the warranty just expired. I have been given permission to buy a new server and migrate to it. I have the new server
up and running with Exchange 07 SP1 installed. I am looking for the best way to migrate and move users from one server, to the new one and decommission the old one. The storage is Are there any special steps I need to take? Do
I need to do any ADPrep to tell AD to use the new server? I've tried looking for a guide or a how-to but all I have found are vague and brief ways to install Exchange server, but not to migrate from one server to a new one. These are two separate
physical servers btw.
edit - I forgot to mention that the exchange store is on a SAN via iSCSI
Thank you,
David

David,
Moving exchange in ten easy steps:
1.Bring up a new server as a new server in the same site. Use a different name for the new server. If you need to move Exchange to another server with the same name, follow the instructions in the Microsoft article “XADM: How to Move Exchange Server to a
New Computer with the Same Name” (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q155/2/16.asp).
2.To move user mailboxes to the new server, start Microsoft Exchange Administrator, click Tools, and select Move Mailbox. You can move all the mailboxes at once, one at a time, or several at a time. In many cases, you can move mailboxes during working hours
because each user is locked out of his or her mailbox only while that mailbox is being moved.
3.Create replicas of the public folders on the new server. When the contents of the folders have been replicated (do wait a little while!), remove the folders from the old server.
4.Create new connectors on the new servers. Change the costs of the old connectors you're replacing to be higher than the new ones, then recalculate routing.
5.Create mail exchanger (MX) records pointing to the new Internet Mail Service (IMS) as appropriate, and change the cost on the old MX record so that it’s higher than the costs on the new records. When you’ve verified that messages are flowing across the
new connectors, remove the old ones, then recalculate routing again.
6.Follow the steps in the Microsoft article “XADM: How to Remove the First Exchange Server in a Site” (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q152/9/59.asp) if the server
you're replacing is the first one in the site.
7.Leave the old server up for a while to give Messaging API (MAPI) clients time to connect to the new server automatically ( the old server provides referrals to the new one). It's true—you don't have to reconfigure MAPI clients!
8.Tell POP3 and IMAP4 users how to reconfigure their clients to point to the new server.
9.If you have a WINS or DNS alias for the old server, point it to the new server.
10.Stop the Exchange services on the old server, then use Exchange Administrator to delete the old server's server object, thus removing it from the site.
I hope that helps you out.
Cheers,
Curt Winter
Certified Microsoft Professional
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Should I join the domain with my new server 2008 R2 before I run dcpromo ?

Hi Team,
Should I join the domain with my new server 2008 R2 before I run dcpromo ?
Brand new server, 2008 r2. I want it to eventually be my forest root. Should I go ahead and join it to the domain as just a member server and then do all the ? Should I run adprep before I join
the domain? I'm only asking about member server at this point...before dcpromo.
Most of the posts I have seen relating to installing Additional Domain Controller (ADC) onto a domain, state that the machine they are starting with is NOT a member of the domain. In my case,
the machine I want to make an ADC is already a member of the domain.
Regards,
Rajesh Behara

Hi Rajesh,
Is your issue related to Project, the Microsoft scheduling and planning application? In case it is not, please post your question to the appropriate forum in order to have help from experts.
Here is the
TechNet SQL Server forum.
Hope this helps,
Guillaume Rouyre, MBA, MCP, MCTS |

Should I join the domain with my new server 2008 R2 before I run dcpromo for ADC ?

Hi Team,
Should I join the domain with my new server 2008 R2 before I run dcpromo ?
Brand new server, 2008 r2. I want it to eventually be my forest root. Should I go ahead and join it to the
domain as just a member server and then do all the ? Should I run adprep before I join the domain? I'm only asking about member server at this point...before dcpromo.
Most of the posts I have seen relating to installing Additional Domain Controller (ADC) onto a domain, state
that the machine they are starting with is NOT a member of the domain. In my case, the machine I want to make an ADC is already a member of the domain.
Regards,
Rajesh Behara

Hello,
double post see my answer in
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/d5809e38-164e-427c-86ab-d00be7bcefb3/should-i-join-the-domain-with-my-new-server-2008-r2-before-i-run-dcpromo-for-adc-?forum=winservergen
Best regards
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Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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