sara2000
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We have esxi environment with separate dV switch for vMotion. We have a single storage with multiple luns. I performed a storage motion today. Some of the users were disconnected from a file server, not the same vm which I was working on !. Also the vm was not on same LUN/ I was told that because of the storage motion the users from other server were disconnected. It does not explain to me at all.
Is there any chances that storage motion took place over the LAN network though I uses separate nics , separate dV switch and separate vlan?
Is there any chances that storage motion took place over the LAN network though I uses separate nics , separate dV switch and separate vlan?
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We use separate vlan id for VM lan and storage network. Can this be an issue if we use same switch(Nexus) for storage and VM lan ?.
Yes, I know you are using the different VLAN Ids, otherwise it would not be a VLAN.
BUT, are you using the same physical PIPE! (e.g. physical network!).
This is the issue with VLANS, ALL sharing the same PIPE! (physical network).
You will need network probes inside the VLANS and physical PIPE, to check if storage VLAN is impacting the Network VLAN. We have seen issues at Client sites with Storage VLANs impacting Edge and User Networks, and they have then created NEW Physical different networks for storage traffic and end user client traffic. (no VLANs).
So, again, it's possible.
But without having any hard evidence, difficult to comment, unless you network team/manager has the evidence.
So simple test, does every storage vMotion, disconnect users ?
if it does, I think you've found you problem.
BUT, are you using the same physical PIPE! (e.g. physical network!).
This is the issue with VLANS, ALL sharing the same PIPE! (physical network).
You will need network probes inside the VLANS and physical PIPE, to check if storage VLAN is impacting the Network VLAN. We have seen issues at Client sites with Storage VLANs impacting Edge and User Networks, and they have then created NEW Physical different networks for storage traffic and end user client traffic. (no VLANs).
So, again, it's possible.
But without having any hard evidence, difficult to comment, unless you network team/manager has the evidence.
So simple test, does every storage vMotion, disconnect users ?
if it does, I think you've found you problem.
Are your host using C.N.A adapters? If so it is possible QoS setting for the different types of network traffic needs to be adjusted?
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Will esxtop give me some indication that storage motion causing this issue?
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None of our hosts are using CNA nic. Only one Nexus switch is used for storage, vMotion, VMs LAN, MGMT and DMZ.
This can be the issue with using VLANs, if VM VLAN and Storage Network VLAN occupy the same network PIPE!