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VMware Data Protection with Data Domain and DD Boost

VMware Data Protection with Data Domain and DD Boost VMware now provides a very powerful Data Protection suite as part of all versions of vSphere. So, you don’t need to invest in another backup solution.. VMware Data Protection can be integrated with EMC DataDomain, EMC DDBoost, and EMC Data Protection Advisor to provide a central… Continue reading VMware Data Protection with Data Domain and DD Boost

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HowTo: Install Nested ESXi 5.5

HowTo: Install Nested ESXi 5.5   Enable Promiscuous Mode on the vSwitch Edit ESXi : echo ‘vhv.allow = “TRUE”‘ >> /etc/vmware/config Check [nestedHVSupported boolean true – https://your-esxi-ip-here/mob/?moid=ha-host&doPath=capability Use the Web Client to Create a VM: 2 vCPUS 16 GB RAM 4 GB HD (LSI Logic Parallel) 2 NICS (Driver E1000) Options CPU/MMU Vitulization (Select 4… Continue reading HowTo: Install Nested ESXi 5.5

VMware SDDC Networking Features

VMware SDDC Networking Features   Here is a quick summary of some very new features for VMware vSphere Networking and Multi-Tenant Security..   Cisco Nexus 1000V provides L2 functionality and combines the fabric level networking management seamlessly into the virtual layer for North-South Layer 2/3 Communication. All compatible Cisco Nexus can be managed from the same… Continue reading VMware SDDC Networking Features

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VM Disk Alignment scripts

VM Disk Alignment scripts   Get Partition starting offset – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929491 [source]wmic partition get BlockSize, StartingOffset, Name, Index[/source] Uber Aligh – http://nickapedia.com/2011/11/03/straighten-up-with-a-new-uber-tool-presenting-uberalign/ dmdiag -v fsutil fsinfo ntfsinfo c: diskpart /script [source]Diskpart list disk select disk <DiskNumber> create partition primary align=<Offset_in_KB> assign letter=<DriveLetter> format fs=ntfs unit=64K label="<label>" nowait[/source] NetApp mbralign command – http://support.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/hba/esx/esxhu521/html/software/install/index.html [source]# /opt/netapp/santools/mbralign –scan… Continue reading VM Disk Alignment scripts

FCoE vs FC/iSCSI/NFS

FCoE vs FC/iSCSI/NFS Reference :- http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/Storage_Protocol_Comparison.pdf Reference :- http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/fcoe-versus-iscsi-the-mystery-is-solved/ Other Articles: NetApp – VMware vSphere 4.1 Storage Performance: Measuring FCoE, FC, iSCSI, and NFS Protocols – http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3916.pdf http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/Storage_Protocol_Comparison.pdf Storage Protocol Comparison – A vSphere Perspective –http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/02/storage-protocol-comparison-a-vsphere-perspective.html  

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How to Resize VDI Virtual Disks with PowerCLI Script

How to Resize VDI Virtual Disks with PowerCLI Script To resize virtual disk in multiple Virtual Machines, a scripted process is recommended as it will make the job quicker and manageable. This document is based on the following technology: VMware ESX 4.1.0 Windows 7 Enterprise 32-bit SP0 Virtual Machine If different version is used, the… Continue reading How to Resize VDI Virtual Disks with PowerCLI Script