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Category: File Server
New MP: System Center 2012 Management Pack for Microsoft Windows Server File & iSCSI Services 2012 R2
There is a new MP out and it is Windows Server File and iSCSI Services 2012 R2. Besides the support for Windows Server 2012 R2 this management pack adds monitoring for Work Folders. You can download the MP and its guide from here.
Unsupported Cluster Configuration for Virtual Machines located on SMB Share in VMM 2012 SP1
The last issue I’ve stumbled upon with System Center is with VMM component.
Symptoms
- You have SCVMM 2012 SP1 UR2 installed
- You have Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V for hosts
- You use SMB 3.0 share for storing virtual machines
- Some or all of your virtual machines does not use FQDN path to their vhd/x files
- You’ve added your File Server in VMM by FQDN or NetBIOS Name
- You receive the following error: Error (13924) The highly available virtual machine (VMNAME) is not supported by VMM because the virtual machine uses non-clustered storage.
- Some or all of your virtual machines show as Unsupported Cluster Configuration
- You may also have missing appropriate NTFS permissions on the share
- Resolution
I’ve managed to resolve this issue by executing the following steps:
1. Make sure you’ve added your file server in VMM by FQDN. If it is not added by FQDN you have to add it.
2. Create new share. You can create it on the same server. Give the share appropriate permissions.
3. Locate the new share in VMM. Add it as storage location to your hosts/clusters.
4. After is added make sure it show green in the properties of the hosts/clusters.
5. Storage migrate all your virtual machines from the old share to new share. For the machines with status Unsupported Cluster Configuration you can change the status to Running by live migrating them trough the Failover Cluster console.
6. After storage migration of each virtual machine refresh it and make sure in the properties of the machine in Status tab all is green.
7. After successful migration of all virtual machines you can remove the old share from the hosts/clusters and delete it from the File Server.
I’ve also may had problems with the permissions on the old share but it is easier to create new share than fixing permissions on existing share with running virtual machines.
The information is provided ‘AS IS’ with no warranties and confers no rights. Keep in mind that your case may be similar and this solution may not work for you.
Software I’ve used:
- Windows Server 2012 with latest updates
- SCVMM 2012 SP1 UR2
- File Server with SMB share
Windows Server 2012 Upgrade Jump Start Training
This Jump Start Training was held live last month and now it is available as a recordings. This course is led by Microsoft Senior Technical Evangelist Rick Claus and Ed Liberman from TrainSignal. The course is divided in 12 topics which can be found as separate videos here.
System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for Microsoft Windows Server File & iSCSI Services 2012
Another Management Pack for Windows Server 2012. This Management Pack will monitor File and iSCSI Services in Windows Server 2012. Here are the changes:
- DeDuplication – Stay current
- FSRM
• Support for clustered namespaces
• Support for clustered replication group members
• Agentless monitoring
• More detailed product knowledge
• Support for clustered replication group members
• Agentless monitoring
- iSCSI – iSCSI Target is built inbox first time in Server 2012. This is the first version integrated with File Server.
- NFS – Stay current.
- SMB – New
In order to configure the management pack read the manual.
The MP and the manual can be found here.
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