topic RE: VX9000 on AWS can't add secondary storage in ExtremeWireless (WiNG)

VX9000 on AWS can't add secondary storage

Andrew_Webster — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:08:00 GMT

Hi,
Trying to add secondary storage for VX9000 instance on AWS, but it fails:
VX-AWS#service database use-secondary-storage ************************************ WARNING ************************************* ** Execution of this command will configure this device to store the database ** ** files on a secondary drive. This device will reload after execution. ** ** NOTE: Current database files will be erased. ** ************************************************************************************ Are you sure you want to proceed? (y/n): y % Error: No available secondary block device: xvda
The problem is that there is indeed a secondary block storage device attached to the instance, but it shows as sdb in the AWS console.

Is there a way to tell the VX to used sdb and not xvda ?

Thanks!

RE: VX9000 on AWS can't add secondary storage

RobertZ — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 04:15:00 GMT

Can you tell us the VX900 firmware version?

RE: VX9000 on AWS can't add secondary storage

Andrew_Webster — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 04:26:00 GMT

Firmware version is: 5.8.6.8-002R

RE: VX9000 on AWS can't add secondary storage

Ondrej_Lepa — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 04:26:00 GMT

Hey Andrew,

Long story short - secondary storage is not supported on AWS as there is a different approach to virtual disks.
This is also reason why you have to "convert" the virtual machine. On ESXi it obviously works

Taken from guide WiNG 5 Installation Guide: VX 9000 – Amazon EC2 Cloud

Regards,
Ondrej

RE: VX9000 on AWS can't add secondary storage

Andrew_Webster — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 04:26:00 GMT

Thanks Ondrej. I had seen that note, does it mean you can add secondary storage before exporting from ESXi and it will work when it is imported into EC2?

RE: VX9000 on AWS can't add secondary storage

Ondrej_Lepa — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 04:26:00 GMT

Good point, it might work but I do not have resources (AWS) to test it...

Regards,
Ondrej

RE: VX9000 on AWS can't add secondary storage

Nelson_N — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:05:00 GMT

Hi,

Is there any document about “WiNG 7 Installation Guide: VX 9000 – Amazon EC2 Cloud”?

Thanks