Thursday, May 31, 2012

How-To Change Qlogic/Emulex HBA Connection Option in XenServer

How to set the connection option to Point-to-Point only?

For Emulex HBA - Edit /etc/modprobe.d/emulex and add:
options lpfc lpfc_topology=0x2
Complete guide to set the connection mode in Emulex HBA can be found at - http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX134088

PVS - Unable to create machine on bulks on 100

Issue: Problem to create Virtual Desktops with XenDesktop Wizard (from PVS 5.6 SP1), unable to create machines on bulks of 100 or more, after 10- 15 Virtual Desktops the process failed.

Environment:
- Citrix PVS 5.6/5.6SP1/5.6SP2/5.6SP3
- XenDesktop 5.5
- Hyper-V with SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1

Resolution:
1. Follow CTX130000 - implemeting WinRM settings on SCVMM and PVS server.
2. On SCVMM, change MaxMemoryPerShellMb to 512MB.

Believe this to be a Microsoft bug with wsmprovhost.exe.

Likewise Troubleshooting


Some likewise commands for troubleshooting.

# /opt/likewise/bin/lw-set-log-level verbose
# /opt/likewise/bin/domainjoin-cli query
# /opt/likewise/bin/lw-find-user-by-name "name@domain.com"
# /opt/likewise/bin/lw-get-current-domain
# /opt/likewise/bin/lw-get-dc-name name.domain.com
# /opt/likewise/bin/lw-get-dc-time name.domain.com
# clock
# /opt/likewise/bin/lw-get-metrics
# /opt/likewise/bin/lw-get-status.
# /opt/likewise/bin/lw-auth-user name@domain.com[ENTER]