Re: ESXi 5.1 - Health Status Unknown
It works.But after half an hour the status is already unknown.
View ArticleSlow Performance Storage on VNXe3300
Hi people,we have a cluster with 3 hosts (ESXi 5.0.0 623860) and EMC VNXe3300 (sw 2.1.3) connected to same switch (Juniper ex4200) in bonding (2 Gbit). Performance during vMotion, Storage vMotion and...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1 (914609) not manageable anymore
I found the bug. cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore2/BACKUP find . -mindepth 1 -mtime +20 -exec rm -f {} \; this was the major fault. I didn't make sure I was really in this directory.So i had the chance to...
View ArticleRe: Slow Performance Storage on VNXe3300
Hi, As you have metion KB article, check whether VAAI is enabled or not. Also during storage migration or cloning, check ESXTOP and look for latency on datastore using this link...
View ArticleRe: How do I move a VM from Workstation v9.x to ESXi v5.1?
the most reliable way is to convert the vmdk to ESXi-compatible type with vmware-vdiskmanager.Then upload the vmx and the vmdk via Winscp. Converter and OVF are unreliable in my experience
View ArticleRe: Slow Performance Storage on VNXe3300
I have checked on esx host VAAI is active but in storage no. Disk latency is ok look attachment.What will happen if i disable VAAI support on ESX host in production environment?Have you any other suggest?
View ArticleRe: Slow Performance Storage on VNXe3300
Hi, When we use VAAI , storage migration and cloning task it offloaded to storage array. If we disable VAAI, then the cloning and storage migration task is through ESXi host. It is worth disabling...
View ArticleRe: 10 GB iscsi realistic throughput
Thats total system backend + frontend combined throughput - not actually achieved....and it ignores response time.
View ArticleRe: 10 GB iscsi realistic throughput
I have to agree with Parker - given your system specs, I think your numbers are right in line with what you should expect to achieve.
View ArticleRe: 10 GB iscsi realistic throughput
dm_khan wrote: I am using the formula for calculating the max bandwidth I can get from the disks Is this correct ? When I use 2*10 GB shouldn't I get at least 700+ MBPs during Svmotion?Yes,...
View ArticleRe: Change ARP cache timeout on vSphere 5.1?
I don't believe it is changable on the ESXi host, however I suspect your problem maybe upstream if you are having problems contacting hosts after they have been vMotioned. As a vMotion occurs the host...
View ArticleRe: 10 GB iscsi realistic throughput
Seriously? Don't get your panties in a twist. I am agreeing with you! Take a chill pill, take a breath, count to ten, take a walk or something.
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1 on a Adaptec 6405
Hi I am also trying to build a customer ESXi 5.1 image so that I can use the Adaptec 6405 controller. I am using the free ESXi version. I am following the instructions that are available on the Adaptec...
View ArticleRe: 10 GB iscsi realistic throughput
Matt wrote: Thats total system backend + frontend combined throughput - not actually achieved....and it ignores response...
View ArticleVsphere 5.1: Virtual Machine not sharing Host RAM
Hi,I am using Licensed Vsphere 5.1 (Upgraded from Vsphere 4)I am facing a problem after upgrade, Virtual machines are not sharing RAMLike if i have two machine with 2 GB RAM then total RAM Usage on...
View ArticleVersion 9 virtual hardware for free?
Hi All, I might be just confused by vSphere component licensing, but is there a way to create a Version 9 VM without forking out cash for a vCenter Server license? Here's my understanding of the...
View ArticleRe: Version 9 virtual hardware for free?
Hi, No extra fee for virtual hardware version 9 RegardsMohammed
View ArticleRe: Vsphere 5.1: Virtual Machine not sharing Host RAM
Hi, Changes are the VMkernel is using large pages to back the virtual memory pages.For more information, this article from Duncan will provide enough information and links to other articles about this...
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