Re: Migration plan
Morning coffee makes wonders... www.doubletake.com Not sure if name changed lately or something (I have personally never used it) but I know my colleagues used to replicate whole CloudStack VPC between 2 DCs, via S2S VPN, with perhaps different IP addressing scheme in second DR... Cheers On Sun, Nov 11, 2018, 04:42 kotipalli venkatesh < venkateshcloudt...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi > > Will you please suggest 3rd party sync tools. > > Thanks, > Venkatesh > > On Sun 11 Nov, 2018, 3:34 AM Andrija Panic > > ok, so this rules our any CloudStack way to migrate things... clear. > > > > If possible, you should probably look into XenMotion between 2 > > clusters/pools, in case there is good/fast IP connectivity here, that > might > > do the work, without downtime - at least for single VM. > > In case you need to migrate whole environment at a time (dozens of VM) > then > > not sure if this is good strategy. > > > > Offline way, I assume you can just move images from one pool to another > > (export / import) while VMs are stopped. This can be done with default > > tools, or even some external migration tools (from other vendors) > > > > Other way is also from INSIDE the VMs - i.e. use block-level replication > > tools, if you have some kind of VM-to-VM IP connectivity (i.e. site 2 > site > > connections between source and destination VMs) - these kind of software > > are made for DR purposes, and after initial sync of source to destination > > VMs - you can just execute the switch-over of complete environments (I'm > > trying to remember the specific tool that my colleagues used...but no > luck > > so far...) > > > > Anyway, make sure xs-tools are up to date (not sure about compatibility > > between different versions xe-tools vs guest-tools, etc) - anyway, first > > prepare/update the source VM and then migrate to new cluster. > > > > Other ways you could pull it out is also to stop VM(s), and then download > > volumes from CloudStack (will generate download ULR) - then simply > download > > VM image (root or data disks) from this URL into new hosts/SR and use it > to > > start a brand new VM with existing disks. Or create snapshots, and then > > download this snapshots to destination hosts/pool, etc... > > > > There are many ways to do it, depending on the needed scenario and > allowed > > downtime. > > > > Perhaps look into xcp-ng project (fork of XenServer) without all these > > limitations that Citrix imposed lately... > > > > Hope this helps > > Andrija > > > > On Sat, 10 Nov 2018 at 22:28, kotipalli venkatesh < > > venkateshcloudt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Andrija, > > > > > > Saparate regions. > > > > > > Currently customer instances sitting on CloudStack. Now we are > migrating > > > instances to hypervisor i.e. xenserver 7.2. > > > > > > No more cloudstack. He having own hypervisors. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Venkatesh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun 11 Nov, 2018, 2:39 AM Andrija Panic > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Venkatesh, > > > > > > > > is this 2 separate regions / installations - i.e. not 2 zones inside > > same > > > > Region ? > > > > > > > > On Sat, 10 Nov 2018 at 21:35, kotipalli venkatesh < > > > > venkateshcloudt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > > > We are using cloudstack older version 4.3.1 and hypervisor is > > xenserver > > > > > 6.2. > > > > > > > > > > Now, we are migrating VMs one Data enter to another Datcenter. In > > > > > destination Datcenter hypervisor is xenserver 7.1. all VMs are > > windows > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Andrija Panić > > >
Re: Migration plan
Hi Doubletake software license hug amount. Previously I have used this one for one of the customer. Is any other softwares?? Thanks, Venkatesh On Sun 11 Nov, 2018, 3:41 PM Andrija Panic Morning coffee makes wonders... > > www.doubletake.com > > Not sure if name changed lately or something (I have personally never used > it) but I know my colleagues used to replicate whole CloudStack VPC between > 2 DCs, via S2S VPN, with perhaps different IP addressing scheme in second > DR... > > Cheers > > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2018, 04:42 kotipalli venkatesh < > venkateshcloudt...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Will you please suggest 3rd party sync tools. > > > > Thanks, > > Venkatesh > > > > On Sun 11 Nov, 2018, 3:34 AM Andrija Panic wrote: > > > > > ok, so this rules our any CloudStack way to migrate things... clear. > > > > > > If possible, you should probably look into XenMotion between 2 > > > clusters/pools, in case there is good/fast IP connectivity here, that > > might > > > do the work, without downtime - at least for single VM. > > > In case you need to migrate whole environment at a time (dozens of VM) > > then > > > not sure if this is good strategy. > > > > > > Offline way, I assume you can just move images from one pool to another > > > (export / import) while VMs are stopped. This can be done with default > > > tools, or even some external migration tools (from other vendors) > > > > > > Other way is also from INSIDE the VMs - i.e. use block-level > replication > > > tools, if you have some kind of VM-to-VM IP connectivity (i.e. site 2 > > site > > > connections between source and destination VMs) - these kind of > software > > > are made for DR purposes, and after initial sync of source to > destination > > > VMs - you can just execute the switch-over of complete environments > (I'm > > > trying to remember the specific tool that my colleagues used...but no > > luck > > > so far...) > > > > > > Anyway, make sure xs-tools are up to date (not sure about compatibility > > > between different versions xe-tools vs guest-tools, etc) - anyway, > first > > > prepare/update the source VM and then migrate to new cluster. > > > > > > Other ways you could pull it out is also to stop VM(s), and then > download > > > volumes from CloudStack (will generate download ULR) - then simply > > download > > > VM image (root or data disks) from this URL into new hosts/SR and use > it > > to > > > start a brand new VM with existing disks. Or create snapshots, and then > > > download this snapshots to destination hosts/pool, etc... > > > > > > There are many ways to do it, depending on the needed scenario and > > allowed > > > downtime. > > > > > > Perhaps look into xcp-ng project (fork of XenServer) without all these > > > limitations that Citrix imposed lately... > > > > > > Hope this helps > > > Andrija > > > > > > On Sat, 10 Nov 2018 at 22:28, kotipalli venkatesh < > > > venkateshcloudt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Andrija, > > > > > > > > Saparate regions. > > > > > > > > Currently customer instances sitting on CloudStack. Now we are > > migrating > > > > instances to hypervisor i.e. xenserver 7.2. > > > > > > > > No more cloudstack. He having own hypervisors. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Venkatesh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun 11 Nov, 2018, 2:39 AM Andrija Panic > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Venkatesh, > > > > > > > > > > is this 2 separate regions / installations - i.e. not 2 zones > inside > > > same > > > > > Region ? > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 10 Nov 2018 at 21:35, kotipalli venkatesh < > > > > > venkateshcloudt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > > > > > We are using cloudstack older version 4.3.1 and hypervisor is > > > xenserver > > > > > > 6.2. > > > > > > > > > > > > Now, we are migrating VMs one Data enter to another Datcenter. In > > > > > > destination Datcenter hypervisor is xenserver 7.1. all VMs are > > > windows > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Andrija Panić > > > > > >
Re: Migration plan
No. On Sun, Nov 11, 2018, 12:36 kotipalli venkatesh < venkateshcloudt...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi > > Doubletake software license hug amount. Previously I have used this one > for one of the customer. > > Is any other softwares?? > > Thanks, > Venkatesh > > > On Sun 11 Nov, 2018, 3:41 PM Andrija Panic > > Morning coffee makes wonders... > > > > www.doubletake.com > > > > Not sure if name changed lately or something (I have personally never > used > > it) but I know my colleagues used to replicate whole CloudStack VPC > between > > 2 DCs, via S2S VPN, with perhaps different IP addressing scheme in second > > DR... > > > > Cheers > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2018, 04:42 kotipalli venkatesh < > > venkateshcloudt...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > > > > Will you please suggest 3rd party sync tools. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Venkatesh > > > > > > On Sun 11 Nov, 2018, 3:34 AM Andrija Panic > wrote: > > > > > > > ok, so this rules our any CloudStack way to migrate things... clear. > > > > > > > > If possible, you should probably look into XenMotion between 2 > > > > clusters/pools, in case there is good/fast IP connectivity here, that > > > might > > > > do the work, without downtime - at least for single VM. > > > > In case you need to migrate whole environment at a time (dozens of > VM) > > > then > > > > not sure if this is good strategy. > > > > > > > > Offline way, I assume you can just move images from one pool to > another > > > > (export / import) while VMs are stopped. This can be done with > default > > > > tools, or even some external migration tools (from other vendors) > > > > > > > > Other way is also from INSIDE the VMs - i.e. use block-level > > replication > > > > tools, if you have some kind of VM-to-VM IP connectivity (i.e. site 2 > > > site > > > > connections between source and destination VMs) - these kind of > > software > > > > are made for DR purposes, and after initial sync of source to > > destination > > > > VMs - you can just execute the switch-over of complete environments > > (I'm > > > > trying to remember the specific tool that my colleagues used...but no > > > luck > > > > so far...) > > > > > > > > Anyway, make sure xs-tools are up to date (not sure about > compatibility > > > > between different versions xe-tools vs guest-tools, etc) - anyway, > > first > > > > prepare/update the source VM and then migrate to new cluster. > > > > > > > > Other ways you could pull it out is also to stop VM(s), and then > > download > > > > volumes from CloudStack (will generate download ULR) - then simply > > > download > > > > VM image (root or data disks) from this URL into new hosts/SR and use > > it > > > to > > > > start a brand new VM with existing disks. Or create snapshots, and > then > > > > download this snapshots to destination hosts/pool, etc... > > > > > > > > There are many ways to do it, depending on the needed scenario and > > > allowed > > > > downtime. > > > > > > > > Perhaps look into xcp-ng project (fork of XenServer) without all > these > > > > limitations that Citrix imposed lately... > > > > > > > > Hope this helps > > > > Andrija > > > > > > > > On Sat, 10 Nov 2018 at 22:28, kotipalli venkatesh < > > > > venkateshcloudt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Andrija, > > > > > > > > > > Saparate regions. > > > > > > > > > > Currently customer instances sitting on CloudStack. Now we are > > > migrating > > > > > instances to hypervisor i.e. xenserver 7.2. > > > > > > > > > > No more cloudstack. He having own hypervisors. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Venkatesh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun 11 Nov, 2018, 2:39 AM Andrija Panic < > andrija.pa...@gmail.com > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Venkatesh, > > > > > > > > > > > > is this 2 separate regions / installations - i.e. not 2 zones > > inside > > > > same > > > > > > Region ? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 10 Nov 2018 at 21:35, kotipalli venkatesh < > > > > > > venkateshcloudt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We are using cloudstack older version 4.3.1 and hypervisor is > > > > xenserver > > > > > > > 6.2. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now, we are migrating VMs one Data enter to another Datcenter. > In > > > > > > > destination Datcenter hypervisor is xenserver 7.1. all VMs are > > > > windows > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Andrija Panić > > > > > > > > > >
