Re: Connect USB-CDROM problem.
Why dont you just create an iso of the disk and upload it to one of the datastores?
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Re: Why VMware?
the Competitive-Reviewers-guide, it self is enough to prove and think.. and understand the capability of VMware... I never saw any other vendor to give this much comparision ..? why they dont ? Because...
View ArticleRe: Questions about implementing storage clusters and SDRS on active cluster
1) SIOC does not have any VAAI dependency at all.2) EMC's recommendation for use of SDRS in FAST environments is:Enable FASTEnable SDRSPut all devices that are FAST controlled (with the same policy) in...
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Re: Why VMware?
There are quite a lot....to think, understand... lets talk with few points 1 - Industry proven... maturity...stability of course the open stack is great.. and it has great future...but still it is yet...
View ArticleRe: Questions about implementing storage clusters and SDRS on active cluster
I'm also wondering about enabling Storage IO Control. It's currently not enabled on the datastores. I know it's helpful for the StorageDRS, but will enabling it have any negative effects on the...
View ArticleRe: Issues with new VMware host ESXi 5.0
Thanks that was it.made the port groups exactly the same and that resolved the issue.thanks,Steven
View ArticleRe: Issues with new VMware host ESXi 5.0
Yes sir that was it! Thanks, Steven ReevesSystems EngineerShasta College(530)242-7970sreeves@shastacollege.edu<mailto:sreeves@shastacollege.edu
View ArticleRe: Issues with new VMware host ESXi 5.0
Turns out I had add some descriptors to the port groups on the new server.Changed to be exactly the same as other and boom. Done.Thanks so much. Steven ReevesSystems EngineerShasta...
View ArticleRe: Questions about implementing storage clusters and SDRS on active cluster
Gregg Robertson wrote: Hi Creating datastore clusters and using SDRS won't impact SRM although you should create a datastore cluster for replicated datastores and another for all the others, that way...
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Duncan - Not using Storage groups/SDRS was the conclusion I was reaching just before you posted.. With the EMC recommendation to not enable automatic movement (which in my mind is one of the benefits...
View ArticleRe: Questions about implementing storage clusters and SDRS on active cluster
SDRS's migration ability is at the entire-VM level. FAST does it at the block level. FAST is more granualar, and less likely to impact the ability of the array to manage the block tiering. Thats why...
View ArticleRe: Poor network performance on vm guest on same host, vswitch, subnet?
VMXNet3 on all vmguests. Larry
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can you attach your vSwitch/port-group settings (load-balancing settings)? Do you have multiple physical switches connected to your nics?
View ArticleRe: CPU Ready Time
So after digging into it more I dont think it has to do with storage latency. I'm attaching the esxtop output. I've expanded one of the VMs. Based on the output any ideas?
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Are these EPCCTX0X systems 8vCPU systems - they look like it. Above you said they are 4 vCPU. Either way, these RDY times aren't bad. You have to remember that %RDY is the aggregate of all the...
View ArticleESXI install partiton
Hello, we have dell r720XD server and i am planning to install esxi 5.1 on it.i have one large raid 10 aray for the purpose of storing data vmdk files.i am not sure if i can install the esxi boot...
View ArticleRe: Poor network performance on vm guest on same host, vswitch, subnet?
We have dual port 10Gb Intel x520 nic in each server. Each port is connected to a Nexus 5548UP switch over a vPC. Nics:vmnic4 0000:0a:00.00 ixgbe Up 10000Mbps Full 90:e2:ba:19:9b:94 9000...
View ArticleRe: PCI passthrough and TV Tuner card
I'm actually doing something similar, and am running into a different issue. When I try to shutdown the guest...it appears to crash out the host (all network activity drops) UPDATE: If I hard power...
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No there are 8 VMs each with 4 vCPU. The physical server has 32 cores and no HT. I understand that 5% per vCPU isnt terrible, but I guess I would expect it to not be that high since I am not...
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I'm starting to wonder if lakey81 is right. I do in fact have AMD processors and I probably dont have the patch that he mentioned. I'll try and get the hosts patched next week and see if the problem...
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