Andy, Author at ESX Virtualization https://www.vladan.fr/author/andy/ VMware ESXi, vSphere, VMware Backup, Hyper-V... how-to, videos.... Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:37:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Advanced Disk Parameters: the unofficial diagram https://www.vladan.fr/advanced-disk-parameters-the-unofficial-diagram/ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:19 +0000 http://www.vladan.fr/?p=11374 Advanced Disk Parameters: the unofficial diagram This is a guest post by Andy Grant. When it comes to understanding complex topics, I find it useful to create a diagram of the concept or system in question.  The creative process aids in my understanding and provides a means for discussion and review. In an attempt to wrap […]

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]]> Home Lab Gear: Cisco SG300-10 Layer 3 switch gets even better https://www.vladan.fr/home-lab-gear-cisco-sg300-10-layer-3-switch-gets-new-firmware/ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:00:06 +0000 http://www.vladan.fr/?p=11196 Home Lab Gear: Cisco SG300-10 Layer 3 switch gets even better This is a guest post by Andy Grant. Vladan has previously covered this great little SMB switch from Cisco in his post My homelab – The Network design with Cisco SG 300 – a Layer 3 switch for €199. Cisco has just released the long […]

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]]> PXE Manager Howto: Converting ESX hosts to ESXi https://www.vladan.fr/pxe-manager-howto-converting-esx-hosts-to-esxi/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:00:01 +0000 http://www.vladan.fr/?p=11221 PXE Manager Howto: Converting ESX hosts to ESXi This is a guest post by Andy Grant. PXE Manager was updated last week offering a new feature: ESX to ESXi conversion.  With VMware's push to replace classic ESX with ESXi this feature comes at a good time.  Prior to any migration, it is highly recommended to review […]

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]]> Using the VMware Guest Console fling in the lab. https://www.vladan.fr/using-the-vmware-guest-console-fling-in-the-lab/ Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:00:14 +0000 http://www.vladan.fr/?p=10996 Virtual Guest Console Fling. This is a guest post by Andy Grant. The VMware Guest Console was released well over a year ago but never caught my interest until working in my home lab Tuesday night of last week. As a VMware admin or consultant you may or may not be responsible for making large […]

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]]> SIOC and Adaptive Queue Depth testing on iSCSI LUNs https://www.vladan.fr/sioc-and-adaptive-queue-depth-testing-on-iscsi-luns/ https://www.vladan.fr/sioc-and-adaptive-queue-depth-testing-on-iscsi-luns/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:00:26 +0000 http://www.vladan.fr/?p=11124 SIOC and Adaptive Queue Depth testing on iSCSI LUNs This is a guest post by Andy Grant. This is a continuation of the post Some Answers About Queues: LUN and HBA Queue Depth on ESX(i) Hosts. Questions arose about conflicting support statements for Storage IO Control and in an effort to further the investigation, I have performed […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/sioc-and-adaptive-queue-depth-testing-on-iscsi-luns/feed/ 1 Some Answers About Queues: LUN and HBA Queue Depth on ESX(i) Hosts https://www.vladan.fr/some-answers-about-queues-lun-and-hba-queue-depth-on-esxi-hosts/ https://www.vladan.fr/some-answers-about-queues-lun-and-hba-queue-depth-on-esxi-hosts/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:00:16 +0000 http://www.vladan.fr/?p=11073 LUN and HBA Queue Depth on ESX(i) Hosts. This is a guest post by Andy Grant. This article is in response to the post More Questions About Queues: LUN and HBA Queue Depth on ESX(i) Hosts.  I previously posed a few questions about the behavior of vSphere’s SIOC and (LUN) Adaptive Queue Depth algorithm and […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/some-answers-about-queues-lun-and-hba-queue-depth-on-esxi-hosts/feed/ 2 More Questions About Queues: LUN and HBA Queue Depth on ESX(i) Hosts https://www.vladan.fr/more-questions-about-queues-lun-and-hba-queue-depth-on-vmware-hosts/ Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:00:29 +0000 http://www.vladan.fr/?p=11045 LUN and HBA Queue Depth on ESX(i) Hosts This is a guest post by Andy Grant. Jason Boche has posted an interesting article on the VMkernel parameter Disk.SchedNumReqOutstanding.  I confess that I have never thought much about the setting other than following VMware’s recommendation when changing HBA queue depth. Changing the Queue Depth for QLogic […]

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]]> Update to PXE Manager for vCenter Fling https://www.vladan.fr/update-to-pxe-manager-for-vcenter-fling/ Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:12:45 +0000 http://www.vladan.fr/?p=11034 Update to PXE Manager for vCenter Fling This is a guest post by Andy Grant. Max Daneri has released version 4.1 Update 1 of PXE Manager for vCenter.  Be sure to uninstall the old version including the client plugin prior to installing the update. For all changes see the changelog. A new feature that caught […]

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]]> Avoiding the VMware Compliance Checker Headache – PowerCLI to the rescue. https://www.vladan.fr/avoiding-the-vmware-compliance-checker-headache-powercli-to-the-rescue/ https://www.vladan.fr/avoiding-the-vmware-compliance-checker-headache-powercli-to-the-rescue/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:00:18 +0000 http://www.vladan.fr/?p=10570 Avoiding the VMware Compliance Checker Headache – PowerCLI to the rescue. This is a guest post by Andy Grant. In Vladan's post Free compilance checker for VMware vSphere he introduced one of VMware's free audit and compliance tools.  This can be a great way to kick-start a discussion with your Information Assurance (security) department regarding […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/avoiding-the-vmware-compliance-checker-headache-powercli-to-the-rescue/feed/ 4 VMware SRM & HP P4000 VSA Intricacies https://www.vladan.fr/vmware-srm-hp-p4000-vsa-intricacies/ Mon, 23 May 2011 04:01:05 +0000 http://www.vladan.fr/?p=10142 VMware SRM & HP P4000 VSA Intricacies This is a guest post by Andy Grant. I have a bad habit of standing up a solution in my home lab, only to tear it down shortly afterwards to play with something new.   I have been using EMC's UBER line of virtual storage appliances (VSAs) for my […]

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