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ESXi 5.0 Command: Change Storage Path Selection


1) Run ‘esxcli storage nmp device list | grep ^naa.’ to list the current connected storages. 2) Run ‘esxcli storage nmp device set –d <DEVICE_ ID> –P <PSP_NAME>’ to change the path selection policy. e.g. esxcli storage nmp device set -d naa.60050768028081713c0000000000003a  -P VMW_PSP_RR 3) Additionally, you can run ‘esxcli storage nmp satp list’ to … Continue reading ESXi 5.0 Command: Change Storage Path Selection →

Invalid Virtual Machine in vCenter


If you see a virtual machine shows invalid in the vCenter VM inventory, it means this VM failed to get registered against vCenter. You have to manually remove it from the inventory and go to the datastore, then find the virtual machine .vmx file and manually add it to the vCenter inventory. If you have … Continue reading Invalid Virtual Machine in vCenter →

ESXi 5.0 Command: Create Standard Switch


Here is a example of using esxi command to create a virtual standard switch, and add the vMotion port group (vlan 100). ##Standard vSwitch Settings esxcli network vswitch standard add -v vSwitch1 esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add -v vSwitch1 -u vmnic3   esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add -v vSwitch1 -u vmnic4esxcli network vswitch standard … Continue reading ESXi 5.0 Command: Create Standard Switch →

vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 5


Module 11: High Availability and Fault Tolerance vCenter Server Availability:- Cluster DB- Multiple redundant servers- HA, vCenter server heartbeat A cluster enabled for vSphere HA can have:- up to 32 hosts per cluster- up to 512 VM per host (regardless of the number of host/cluster)- up to 3,000 VM per cluster HA Failure scenario: Host, … Continue reading vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 5 →

vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 4


Module 8: Data Protection VADP (vStorage APIs for Data Protection) requires no software installation because it is built into ESXi. Hardware version 7 or later can support CBT ( Changed Block Tracking), “-ctk.vmdk” Data Recovery Appliance Virtual Machine Snapshot Consistency Backing up vCenter Server: vCenter Server database, VMWare VCMSDS (ADAM), SSL certificate and vpxd.cfg file … Continue reading vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 4 →