I came across an interesting error when trying to licence a Hyperflex Edge Cluster the other day. Each time I ran the stcli license show all command I received the following message, The cluster itself is running 4.0(2a) which turns out to be the reason why we are currently seeing this issue. So at this … Continue reading Smart Licence Commands Fail on HX Edge Cluster
Deploying Cisco HyperFlex Edge Cluster via Intersight over 4G – Part 1
When I heard Cisco were releasing Hyperflex Edge Nodes that do not require the use of fabric interconnects I was very keen to take them for a test drive. Without the fabric interconnects there is no UCS Manager so the configuration is done using Cisco Intersight. Another plus is you no longer have to deploy … Continue reading Deploying Cisco HyperFlex Edge Cluster via Intersight over 4G – Part 1
The snapshot creation on CBT enabled VM fails with error Failed in vmreparent vmkfstools clone1
I came across an interesting issue the other day after deploying some infrastructure at a new site. I had deployed a new Hyperflex Cluster and was doing some testing with HX version 3.5(2e). After migrating some test VMs over to this new cluster I configured the backups to use HX Snapshots and kicked off a … Continue reading The snapshot creation on CBT enabled VM fails with error Failed in vmreparent vmkfstools clone1
Cisco HyperFlex ESXi Upgrade option now in HX Connect UI
I have always been a big fan of the Cisco UCS product line so when it came time to dive into the hyper converged world Cisco Hyperflex was the obvious choice! The product just keeps getting better with every new release and the latest version of HX Connect makes upgrading your environment even easier. Previous … Continue reading Cisco HyperFlex ESXi Upgrade option now in HX Connect UI
Cisco HyperFlex Upgrade – Part 3
Now that the UCS Manager Infrastructure Components are complete we need to move over to the HX Data Platform. The next step is to go through the manual bootstrap upgrade process. The following steps will upgrade the HX Data Platform and the Data Platform plug-in. Open WinSCP and connect to the Cluster Management IP Address … Continue reading Cisco HyperFlex Upgrade – Part 3
Cisco HyperFlex Upgrade – Part 2
Upgrading the Hyperflex Cluster We have now completed the first step which was to upload the UCSM Infrastructure A-bundle, Blade B-bundle and Rack C-bundle for version 4.0(1a) to the Fabric Interconnects. Next step is to check the vMotion between hosts to ensure when you start to failover you won't have any issues. If your cluster … Continue reading Cisco HyperFlex Upgrade – Part 2
Cisco HyperFlex Upgrade – Part 1
Working in the integrations and service provider space has provided exposure to a wide variety of platforms. Over the past few years we have seen the shift from clients running traditional 3-tier architecture to more adopting a hyper-converged platform. I have worked with a few different hyper-converged platforms but I have always been a huge … Continue reading Cisco HyperFlex Upgrade – Part 1
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