Re: Shared storage recommendations for 3xESXi 5.1 host cluster
Hi Just saw that there is a successor of the P2000, the MSA 2040 http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/pdfs/4AA4-6608ENW.pdf
View ArticleRe: Can't up broadcom NIC
Hi Will, I'm not familiar with the Cisco servers but it does look as if they have no physical connectivity. I would suggest first checking that the uplink switch ports are configured appropriately. As...
View ArticleSize of persistent disks
Hi All, Wondering if anyone can help, extremely basic question coming up but I cant for the life of me find out where I can see the size of our persistent disks on vCenter, whereabouts can I find this?...
View ArticleRe: Problem With Network Adapter
Hi,it is not on the hcl. And you are using a non certified driver.I guess this is the issue with your performance.Frank
View ArticleCPU Stats
Hi,I use the below script to find the average cpu performance of the esxi hosts in my environment: $clu = get-cluster Clustername$esx = $cluster | Get-VMHost | Where {$_.ConnectionState -eq...
View ArticleVMware Workstation 9.0.0 in the restart when the card is dead
VMware Workstation 9.0.0 in the restart when the card is dead Operating system windows7 ultimate 64The configuration of the system Alienware m14x R2CPU Intel 3610qmVideo card gt650Memory 8GB 1600Hard...
View ArticleRe: improve I/O performance - ESXI 5.1
Hi there, I'm assuming you would like to know whether you are conforming to DELL recommended practices with regards to the PS series and vSphere? Have a look at this pdf:...
View ArticleRe: CPU Stats
A where-clause should do the trick $clu=get-clusterClustername$esx=$cluster|Get-VMHost|Where {$_.ConnectionState-eq"Connected"}$statcpu=Get-Stat-Entity ($esx) -start (get-date).AddDays(-7) -Finish...
View ArticleRe: .vmdk's across separate storage units
Hi Mark, Technically, this is possible but I wouldn't do it without a good reason as it will increase the management overhead of tracking where the VMDK's are. In my environment of 600+ VM's, I have...
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Re: .vmdk's across separate storage units
Yes. you can same VMDK's in different datastore, it will increase your storage performance ( at least slightly) . For my eniviroment we have saved OS , Page file & data drive saved in different...
View ArticleRe: server will not boot after reboot
Hmm, I would suggest that you re-install vSphere. Is the volume part of a RAID set? Does it only contain the ESXi installation? If so you could delete the RAID volume and start from scratch. Don't know...
View ArticleOutlook problem with word documents
Hello We have outlook and word virtualized with thinapp and we have a problem with the word documents includes in a mail when I see with Outlook. We can download the word document and preview in...
View ArticleHow can i download Vsphere 5.0 for trial with my Account
How can i download Vsphere 5.0 for trial with my Account .
View ArticleRe: recommended vsphere 5 deployment
I would personally recommend booting ESXi from SD, although you'd want to consider configuring a persistent location for syslog. As for the local SSD cache, I have never used it but would suggest doing...
View ArticleRe: .vmdk's across separate storage units
Thanks guys, specifically this question was in regards to a couple of very large SQL boxes I have. One is on a storage unit made up of 8 1TB drives and has become lethargic, I don't have the capapcity...
View ArticleRe: Mixed size hard drives?
Hi Mike, What server hardware are you using? Do you have an array controller card? Is this for PROD or just a test lab? If you're planning on adding a single 2TB disk, you will be limited by the IOPS...
View ArticleRe: Mixed size hard drives?
Hi Jon, thanks for your answer. I'm using HP Proliant DL580G7 servers. I do have an array controller but because this is a test environment only with a limited budget (our CFO hit the roof when he saw...
View ArticleRe: changing vm storage drs automation level
I did some more tests, and I can confirm the behavior you are seeing.When a new VM is created on the datastorecluster it is not automatically added to the VmConfig array as a StorageDrsVmConfigInfo...
View ArticleRe: File Server Access Speed
Hi there, I would suggest you look at three areas. First, make sure that your storage is configured properly. Being iSCSI, make sure that you have configured the QNAP (I'm guessing it supports MPIO...
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