VMWare data collection issue

PhilB · March 2019

Hi

While setting up VMWare data capture from our VCentres we get an error about CPUs. The connections work fine but the following get reported. I expect its a setting on the VCentre itself however i was wondering if you had seen it before and could advise what needs to be changed ?

(from error-vmware.log)

Hosts with the following processor types will be permitted to enter the cluster:
IntelM-BM-. "Sandy Bridge" Generation
IntelM-BM-. "Ivy Bridge" Generation
IntelM-BM-. "Haswell" Generation
Future IntelM-BM-. processors

Compared to the IntelM-BM-. "Westmere" Generation EVC mode, this EVC mode exposes additional CPU features including AVX, XSAVE, and ULE.

Note: Some "Sandy Bridge" microarchitecture processors do not provide the full "Sandy Bridge" feature set. Such processors do not support this EVC mode; they will only be admitted to the IntelM-BM-. "Nehalem" Generation mode or below.

For more information, see Knowledge Base article 1003212

Hosts with the following processor types will be permitted to enter the cluster:
IntelM-BM-. "Ivy Bridge" Generation
IntelM-BM-. "Haswell" Generation
Future IntelM-BM-. processors

Compared to the IntelM-BM-. "Sandy Bridge" Generation EVC mode, this EVC mode exposes additional CPU features including RDRAND, ENFSTRG, FSGSBASE,
SMEP, and F16C.

Note: Some "Ivy Bridge" microarchitecture processors do not provide the full "Ivy Bridge" feature set. Such processors do not support thi
s EVC mode; they will only be admitted to the IntelM-BM-. "Nehalem" Generation mode or below.

For more information, see Knowledge Base article 1003212

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(from load_vmware.log)

vmware timeout : timeout has been set to 3500
Waiting for VMware: 32768224
LPAR2RRD free version 6.00
Vmware    start: SSE_VCentre|xxxx|xxxxx Thu Mar 7 09:30:12 2019
RRDp    version: 1.4008
RRDtool version: 1.4.8
Perl version   : 5.008008
SDK            : SSE_VCentre, vSphere SDK for Perl version-a: 6.7.0
vmware timeout : expired after 3500 seconds : kill -ALRM 32768224
installing WWW : install-html.sh vmware
Host identif   : AIX
timestamp      : Thu Mar 7 09:34:53 GMT 2019
Menu           : no menu refresh for vmware
heatmap        : start Thu Mar 7 09:34:54 2019
heatmap        : (VMware) set cpu utilization for 0 vm
heatmap        : (VMware) set memory utilization for 0 vm
heatmap        : (VMware) set cpu utilization for 0 pools
heatmap        : (VMware) set memory utilization for 0 pools
heatmap        : end Thu Mar 7 09:34:55 2019
CPU cfg VM advs: not this time 7 == 7

The error log contains a load more xml and no data is captured or displayed in the gui

Any assistance is appreciated

Thanks

Phil

Pavel · March 2019

Hi,

yes, we have seen that already.

are you on AIX right?

1. Follow this, assure you have all prerequisites: http://www.lpar2rrd.com/https.htm

2. remove openssl which came as rrdtool prerequisity (version could be different)

rpm -qa| grep openssl

rpm -e openssl-1.0.2n-1.ppc --nodeps

There will still persist system openss (lslpp -L | grep -i openssl)
This one was just installed as prerequisite for rrdtool.

PhilB · March 2019

thanks Pavel .. that sorted the issue

Excellent as always

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