Module 7: Virtual Machine Management A template is a master copy of a virtual machine used to create and provision new virtual machines (it actually rename the vmx file to vmtx file, and set it read only). It is recommend to specify the customized configuration during cloning or deploying from template. Virtual hardware v7 or … Continue reading vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 3 →

Module 5: Configure and Manage Virtual Networks Standard virtual switch/ Distributed virtual switch Enable the PortFast, Trunk and EtherChannel in the physical switch port that is connected to the physical host NIC 802.3AD – NIC teaming, 802.1Q – VLAN trunking Network policies: Security/ Traffic Shaping/ NIC teaming Security:- Promiscuous Mode: e.g. intrusion detection system- MAC … Continue reading vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 2 →

We have a bunch of ESXi 5.0 servers running on the same IBM hardware. Some of them only take about 2 minutes to boot up, but some need roughly 45 minutes to finish the boot process.  I compared the differences of those hosts, the only difference that I can see is that the hosts with … Continue reading RDM Causes ESXi Host Boot Delay →

I have been using VMware vSphere for many years, and always plan to get my certificate since VCP 3. Now eventually I get the chance to attend a 5 days’ training, and will take the VCP 5 exam after the training. In these 5 days, I will keep the notes in my blog for future … Continue reading vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 1 →