Answering the question that always seems to get asked, “what is the best practice for the VM SWAP file?” I have put this method through bench testing and found it to have the best performance, step by step for VM SWAP file configuration is: Set up a data store in each ESX cluster for guest SWAP [...]
Does your vCenter flicker when browsing clusters? There could be a problem… Over the last 3 years I’ve seen this happen twice and both times it was not good. Both cases were caused from an HA event that was interrupted, which left multiple VMs registered on more than one host. Fortunately, the VM stays running and the fix does not [...]
I’ve mentioned this in a few of my blog posts over the years and here it is again – “Storage has been a major oversight by most companies deploying VMware Virtual Infrastructure”. News Flash! This was confirmed at the recent 2009 VMWorld … What I’ve heard and read about VMWorld 2009 is that it was [...]
Managing Virtual Infrastructure 101 To preface, this post has nothing to do with the nuts and bolts of installing, configuring or supporting VMware or any other virtual infrastructure. It’s about managing VI and building a solid team of admins and engineers to keep it alive. Back in 2009, I wrote 10 Biggies to Help Managers [...]
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