SRM Array Pairs Devices doesn't detect source volumes

We were facing issues while enabling Array Pairs in SRM 5.0 . PFB screenshot for the same. We performed following steps

Setup

VMware SRM 5.0

NetApp FAS 3070 vfiler

NetApp SRA 2.0.1

Error

"Internal error: std::exception 'class Dr::Xml::XmlValidateException' "Element 'SourceDevices' is not valid for content model: '(SourceDevice,)'"."

Resolution

This is a bug confirmed by NetApp, Bug ID: 642115

http://support.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=642115

The simple workaround is to either add the volumes manually in the include list or fall back to SRA 2.0.0

NetApp SRA Discover Arrays Failed

We were facing issues while adding Array Manager in SRM 5.0 . PFB screenshot for the same. We performed following steps and the resolution

Setup

VMware SRM 5.0

NetApp FAS 3070 vfiler

NetApp SRA 2.0.1

Troubleshooting Steps

Ensured we are able to telnet on Port 80 and 3260 from the SRM Server

Reinstalled the NetApp SRA 2.0

Upgrade the NetApp SRA to 2.0.1 from 2.0 to ensure it’s not the NetApp SRA

Reviewed the Logs and found following Error

SRA command discoverArrays failed

Resolution

On NetApp “httpd” setting were changed

From

httpd.access                 legacy     
httpd.admin.access           legacy     
httpd.admin.enable           off 

To

httpd.access                 host=*    

httpd.admin.access           host=*    

httpd.admin.enable           on 

ESXi Upgrade from 5.0 to 5.1

Procedure

Insert the ISO by connecting to Console. We have Dell Server so I used iDRAC

You will get following options and you have to select the first option

Upgrade ESXi, Preserve VMFS datastore

Install ESXi, preserve VMFS datastore

Install ESXi, overwrite VMFS datastore

Upgrade vCenter from 5.0 to 5.1

Procedure

Install Single Sign on. This requires Database instance. For Demo we have used SQL Express

We need to upgrade Inventory Service

Upgrade vCenter

Single Sign on (SSO) Installation

We will use SQL Express for the Demonstration

Inventory Service Upgrade

vCenter Server Upgrade