How to Test virtual machine storage I/O REAL performance
Doing speeds tests are always relative to the environment and hardware being used. This article cannot provide specific test result numbers to expect as every environment is unique and the total load for an array is different. To test your ESX host and virtual machines you need to determine where the slowdown is, whether it is ESX host […]
Enhanced Storage Features on 5.1
Enhanced Storage Features on 5.1 SESMATEnhanced Storage features introduced by 5.1 VMFS File Sharing Limits In previous versions of vSphere, the maximum number of hosts which could share a read-only file on a VMFS volume was 8. The primary use case for multiple hosts sharing read-only files is of course linked clones, where linked clones […]
vSphere 5.1 New Storage Features
VMFS File Sharing Limits In previous versions of vSphere, the maximum number of hosts which could share a read-only file on a VMFS volume was 8. The primary use case for multiple hosts sharing read-only files is of course linked clones, where linked clones located on separate hosts all shared the same base disk image. […]
