vSphere Disk Provisioning. vSphere Disk Provisioning For VMware vSphere environments, there is more to provisioning a disk than simply choosing thick or thin.
Within the vSphere Client we are not given all of the information on how the disks are provisioned when they are created. The distinguishing factor among virtual disk formats is how data is zeroed out for the boundary of the virtual disk file. Zeroing out can be done either at run time (when the write happens to that area of the disk) or at the disk's creation time. The VMDK format, VMware's virtual disk format, is used in three primary ways: Thin Provisioned Disk: The thin virtual disk format is perhaps the easier option to understand. Within the vSphere Client, the thin provisioned VMDK and eager zeroed thick options are displayed by checking the appropriate box. So, why is this important? Definition of the advanced NFS options. El Blog de Josep Ros: Y el licenciamiento definitivo de vSphere 5 es... Tecnologias Aplicadas - El Blog de Patricio Cerda. WMI PowerShell for Exchange 2003. VirtuallyGhetto. vMA Compatible Agent/Scripts(Third Party) Community List.
GhettoVCBg2 - Free alternative for backing up VMs in ESX(i) 3.5 and 4.x (no SSH console required!) DescriptionFeaturesRequirementsESX/ESXi Version Support TableSetupAddings ESX/ESXi host(s) to VIMA/vMAConfigurationsUsageSample Execution Backup VMs located in a listBackup VMs using individual backup policiesDryrun ModeExperimental FeaturesFAQUseful LinksChange Log This tool is the follow up release of the ghettoVCB backup utility which allows users to perform backups of virtual machines residing on ESX(i) 3.5+/4.x+ servers using methodology similar to VMware's VCB tool.
By incorporating highly constructive feedback from the VMware community and utilizing the existing VI API, ghettoVCB’s framework was completely rewritten to be harder, better, faster, stronger The primary motivation for ghettoVCBg2 was to provide ESXi users with access to the utility without relying on unlocking and utilizing the unsupported console. VI Perl Toolkit/vSphere SDK for Perl which is present in the VIMA/vMA virtual appliance provided by VMware. VMs running on ESX(i) 3.5u2+ or ESX(i) 4.x+ ghettoVCBg2 1. 2. --dryrun. GhettoVCB.sh - Free alternative for backing up VM's for ESX(i) 3.5 and 4.x+ - Updated 03/14/2011. DescriptionFeaturesRequirementsSetupConfigurationsUsageSample Execution Dry run ModeDebug backup ModeBackup VMs stored in a listBackup All VMs residing on specific ESX(i) hostBackup All VMs residing on specific ESX(i) host and exclude the VMs in the exclusion listBackup VMs using individual backup policies Enable compression for backupsEmail Backup Logs Restore backups (ghettoVCB-restore.sh)Cronjob FAQStopping ghettoVCB ProcessFAQOur NFS Server ConfigurationUseful LinksChange Log This script performs backups of virtual machines residing on ESX(i) 3.5/4.x/5.x servers using methodology similar to VMware's VCB tool.
The script takes snapshots of live running virtual machines, backs up the master VMDK(s) and then upon completion, deletes the snapshot until the next backup. This script has been tested on ESX 3.5/4.x/5.x and ESXi 3.5/4.x/5.x and supports the following backup mediums: LOCAL STORAGE, SAN and NFS. The script is non-interactive and can be setup to run via cron. . # ls -l # . (e.g.) or.