VMware vCenter Storage Monitoring Service & Auto Deploy plug-in failed after upgrade to vSphere 6.0
Yesterday I did an upgrade of my vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 U3 to 6.0 U1. This was the first step to update my lab infrastructure to vSphere 6.0.A bit late, but better late than never. The update of the VCSA itself went smooth. No problems with certificates, hosts, VMs or PernixData FVP. But then, I […] Advertise here with BSA
Using PowerCLI to Install Host VIBs
So currently Cisco has an issue with installing their ENIC and FNIC VIBs through Update Manager for ESXi 6.x. Until that is resolved I need to manually push out patches to these hosts. Obviously I do not want to do this manually, so I will be utilizing PowerCLI to accomplish this task.
Memory Reservation Reporting & Changing Values via PowerCLI
I know there are many sources out there for setting values as far as limits are concerned (See Alan Renouf’s blog)with PowerCLI but I could not find anything about setting or removing reservations with commands found in PowerCLI. I would … Continue reading →
How to safely delete “Zombie” VMDK files
Hello, a lot of time I have came across of a lot of my customers have snapshots that are not displayed in the Snapshot manager. I tried a lot of time to skip this problem with consolidation of the Virtual Machine but in this scenario this solution seems that doesn’t work. In order to remove… Continue reading How to safely delete “Zombie” VMDK files
vSphere 5.0 and 5.1 End of General Support this Year
2016/8/24 VMware will end there general Support for vSphere 5.0 and 5.1, so if you are still using this versions you should begin to plan the next upgrade to 6.0 or 5.5. For more information on VMware product lifecycle see: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/support/Product-Lifecycle-Matrix.pdf
Understanding the Three Types of VM Tools
Three different types of VM Tools are available, intended to accommodate the range of workflows required in heterogeneous datacenters. This article provides an overview of these types and a follow-on article will detail the available options for keeping VM Tools up to date.
Why and how to find out if your I/O Adapter will support Virtual Volumes (VVols)
VMware’s new Virtual Volumes storage architecture required some changes to the SCSI specifications for block arrays to support the new sub-LUN model that VVols uses. Because of this it required I/O vendors to update their software to be able to support the new Protocol Endpoint component in VVols that is used as the data path … Continue reading » The post Why and how to find out if your I/O Adapter will support Virtual Volumes (VVols) appeared first on Welcome to… [[ This is a content…Read More
Free e-learning course – Horizon View: What’s New [V6.2] Fundamentals
This eLearning course on Horizon 6.2 View: What’s New provides an overview of the scalability, availability, and security enhancements introduced in VMware Horizon Vewi 6.2.
Liked the memory deep dive? Wait there is more…Free ebook – frankdenneman.nl
I noticed that my memory deep dive series got a lot of interest lately. Did you know that it is a part of the new (and free) ebook I released in December? Not only does it contain a deepdive on memory architecture it covers flash technology at the same detailed…Read More
vSphere Replication – Consider These Points Before Using It
vSphere Replication has been embedded in the ESXi kernel for quite sometime now. When a virtual machine performs a storage ‘write’ this is mirrored by the vSCSI filter at the ESXi Host level before it is committed to disk. The vSCSI filter sends its mirrored ‘write’ to the vSphere Replication Appliance which is responsible for…
Just how many Virtual Volumes (VVols) can a VM have?
This is a follow-up to my previous post on VVols commenting on The Register’s VVol article. I’ve seen this question come up often so I wanted to provide some detailed information on the minimum, average and maximum amount of VVols a VM can have. This has a direct impact on the scalability of VVols as … Continue reading » The post Just how many Virtual Volumes (VVols) can a VM have? appeared first on Welcome to vSphere-land!. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links,…Read More
How to remotely run appliancesh & other shell commands on VCSA w/o requiring SSH?
In vSphere 6.0 Update 1, the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) has received a significant enhancement to its Virtual Machine Management Interface also known as VAMI for short. As the name suggests, this interface provides basic configuration, monitoring and management capabilities for the Virtual Appliance which can be consumed through either a UI using a web browser or from […]
About hyper-convergence
During Tech Field Day Extra in Berlin last week (at Cisco Live Europe) we had a fantastic and unique opportunity to meet with delegates who are working in various fields. We all know of some general concepts but well, we’re all so much into our specialization area that we do not foresee the fact that other individuals (which are also highly technical) may not fully understand what we talk about.
Veeam Replication – VM Replication
Part 1 here: Veeam Replication – Installation Part 2 here: Veeam Replication – Configuration Now that we have Veeam installed, and configured with both site’s vCenter servers, lets get the replication job created. In the navigation tree on the left, select Backup and Replication, and choose to create a new replication job. Give the backup […] The post Veeam Replication – VM Replication appeared first on Tim’s IT Blog .
Semi-transparent failover with VMFS and Active/Passive Replication
So in a blog series that I started a few weeks back (still working on finishing it), I wrote about managing snapshots and resignaturing of VMFS volumes. One of the posts was dedicated to why I would choose resignaturing over force mounting almost all of the time. An obvious question after that post is, well […]
vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Networking
by Paul McSharry on February 21, 2016 I am currently preparing to teach a vSphere 6 Troubleshooting workshop. As part of my presentations and extra hand outs I am producing some Mindmaps to discuss areas of interest for each aspect of the course. The below is the networking edition (pdf version available too). I will post the rest during the week. Note: XHTML is allowed. Your email address will never be published. What is Elastic Sky?
vSphere 6 Upgrade Prerequisites
Though there are multiple blogs talking about the new Architecture and changes in the way vSphere 6 operates. I wanted to make sure that we plan and prepare a pre-upgrade checklist to ensure 100% positive results and a smooth upgrade. Needless to say this – The vSphere Upgrade Guide on the VMware Website is your […]
vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Storage
Here is my vSphere 6 troubleshooting course hand out for storage module. This course is aimed at VCP and VCIX type certifications and to help vAdmins develop some processes for troubleshooting. I have tried to create a mindmap and a thought process whereby thevAdmin reviews, Baseline & trend Metrics, Capacity, Latency, Connectivity. The vAdmin then […]]> http://www.elasticsky.co.uk/vsphere6_troubleshooting_storage_mindmap/feed/ 0 vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Networking…Read More
Read @HarryLabana’s blog post on what’s new in App Volumes 3.0: https://t.co/MS6CifOA4v https://t.co/U9p1pPyfAh
Read @HarryLabana’s blog post on what’s new in App Volumes 3.0: https://t.co/MS6CifOA4v https://t.co/U9p1pPyfAh
vSphere Replication Part3 – How vSphere Replication Works
With vSphere Replication, you can configure replication of a virtual machine from a source site to a target site, monitor and manage the status of the replication, and recover the virtual machine a…Read More
