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October 31st, 2017 08:00
VMs Stored on VPLEX Distributed Volumes
From the perspective of a VM report, how can I double the size (UsedChargeableCapacity) of a VMDK file if the datastore it is stored on is distributed?
I am thinking of using the path to the VMDK file. My naming convention for distributed VMFS datastores is reliable. So if I can apply a conditional based on the name of the datastore (part) then I can use that to do an multiplication or add the UsedChargeableCapacity to itself. How do I read the the part property and have ViPR make a decision based upon it?
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Flo_csI
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November 6th, 2017 00:00
Hi Vinn,
I presented a solution via configuration files but you are right the UI option is better (Centralized-Management > Data Enrichment). In above example, the CSV file gives the rules to implement the tag.
The concept is to be able to scope & identify the data you need to enrich. I assumed you needed to filter on VMDK file of your Virtual Machine, there is no particular filter for the datastore which may be needed depending or your naming convention.
As for the impact of vm motion it depends also on the mapping and naming convention. Keep in mind that property updates are not "real-time" anyway.
If you have more questions or you need webex feel free to contact me at : florian.coulombel@dell.com
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Vinn2
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November 2nd, 2017 06:00
I'm sorry, I don't know what any of that means.
I am familiar with tagging; I use it to "tag" VMs, databases, and LUNs with the name of the application they are running. I am not sure I understand what the CB-ratio-tagging.csv is a list of. Are these properties that I would use to tag things? If it is *pattern1, I would tag it with a 1. If it is *pattern2, I tag it with a 2? *pattern1 would match datastores that are not distributed, and *pattern2 would match datastores that are DVVs? I would then multiply the UsedChargeableCapacity by the value of this tag? If my VMware guys SvMotion the VM, would the tag automatically update?
Flo_csI
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November 2nd, 2017 06:00
Hi Vinn,
If you have a nice naming convention the best is probably to implement a property-tagging-filter and create a new property with the value you want to multiply by.
A naive implementation could be something like :
property-tagging-filter.xml
CB-ratio-tagging.csv
Let me know if that helps.