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Basic ESXi host requirements (Processor, RAM, NICs, Storage) |
* 64-bit x86 CPU with 2 Cores
* 4 GB RAM * 1 GbE or 10GbE NIC * Disc controller for local storage and Boot device with minimum size of 1 GB |
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Additional ESXI Host requirements (3 Processor, 1 storage) |
* Processor must contain only LAHF and SAHF CPU Instructions
* NX/XD bit must be enabled in BIOS * Hardware virtualization must be enabled on x64 CPUs if 64-bit guests are to be used * 5.2 GB Disk/LUN when using local disk or booting from SAN |
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Time zone to configure in BIOS on ESXi host |
UTC +/-0 |
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Maximum number of hosts recommended to use interactive installation of ESXi |
5 hosts |
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Key to login to DCUI |
F2 |
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Key to begin ESXi installation |
F11 |
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Extra Step to disable/enable IPv6 on ESXi host |
Reboot host |
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How to save changes to Management Network |
Press Escape on Configure Management Network Screen |
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Ways to manage ESXi host (3) |
1. DCUI
2. ESXi Shell 3. vSphere Client/Web client |
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DCUI |
Direct Console User Interface |
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System Requirements for vSphere Client (CPU/RAM/Disk Space/Network/Etc) |
* One 500 MHz Processor (1 GHz recommended)
* 500 MB RAM (1 GB recommended) * 1.5 GB Disk space * 1 GbE Networking * No instances of Microsoft Visual J# |
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PXE |
Preboot Execution Environment - standardized client-server environment that boots a software assembly, retrieved from a network, on PXE-enabled clients. |
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Autodeploy |
Uses PXE to boot ESXi host across a network |
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Auto Deploy operational modes (3) |
* Stateless- Stores no data on host, diskless deployment
* Stateless Caching - Image loaded into memory also stored on local disk in case of problem with PXE Environment * Stateful - Autodeploy used as provisioning tool. Subsequent boots occur from disk |
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PXE Workflow |
1. DHCP Server - Gives IP Address
2. TFTP Server - Gives network boot loader 3. Web Server - Gives kernel 4. DHCP Server - Gives IP for kernel 5. Scripts Depot - Gives installation script |
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Where is Autodeploy installed |
Plugin to vCenter Server |
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Technologies needed for Auto Deploy (6) |
* Auto Deploy
* Power CLI * TFTP * DHCP * PXE * Image Builder |
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boot filename for Auto Deploy |
undionly.kpxe.vmw-hardwired |
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How ESXi hosts standardize time |
NTP (Network Time Protocol) |
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Recommended Port startup option |
Start automatically if Any Ports are Open and Stop when all ports are closed |
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HPM |
Host Power Management - Forces certain parts of host into reduced power to save energy |
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DPM |
Distributed Power Management - Offloads VMs to fewer hosts, then shuts down hosts to save power |
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BIOS setting to enable HPM |
OS Control mode or equivalent |
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Default State of Memory Compression Cache |
Enabled |
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Options to enable/disable and to resize Memory compression Cache |
Mem.MemZipEnable Mem.MemZipMaxPct |
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vCenter Server Editions (3) |
* Essentials
* Foundation * Standard |
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How to obtain vCenter Server Essentials |
As part of vSphere Essentials or vSphere Essentials Plus kit |
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vCenter Standard is used in which kits |
Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus |
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Included in all versions of vCenter Server (8) |
* Management Service
* Database server * Inventory service * vSphere web client * vCenter APIs and .Net Extension * vCenter Single Sign-on * vCenter Orchestrator * vCenter Server Linked mode |
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Limitation of vCenter Server Editions |
* Essentials -Self contained, cannot add comppnents limited to 3 hosts
* Foundation - 3 hosts, can add other components. * Standard - No limits (Aside from those listed in configuration maximums) |
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Components of vCenter Simple Install (in order) |
SSO Web Client Inventory service vCenter Server
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vCenter Server Simple install Requirements (Processor, Disk Space, Memory, NIC) |
x64 processor with 2 x 2GHz Cores 12 GB RAM 100 GB Disk Space (with 40-60 GB left after installation) GbE NIC |
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System requirements for vCenter Server Appliance |
7 GB Disk Space GbE NIC 8-32 GB RAM depending on number of hosts/DB Type |
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Additional requirements for vCenter Server (5) |
* Supported 64-bit OS
* 64-bit system DSN * Microsoft.net .3.5 SP1 Framewaork * .NET framework 3.5 language pack (for languages other than English) * MS Windows installer 4.5 (if using bundled SQL Express Database) |
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Supported DBs for vCenter Server and Update Manager |
Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server |
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Recommendations for vCenter Server and Update Manager DBs |
VMware recommends separate DBs |
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DSN required for vCenter Server |
64-bit DSN |
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System requirements for SSO separate install |
* x64 processor with 2 x 2 GHz Cores
* 3 GB RAM * 2 GB Disk Space * GbE NIC * Database connection (5.1 only)
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System Requirements for vCenter Inventory Service Separate install |
* x64 processor with 2 x 2 GHz Cores
* 3 GB RAM * 6-12 GB disk space (for 15,000 VMs among 1000 hosts) * GbE NIC |
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System Requirements for vCenter Server Separate install |
* dual core or 2 single core x86 processors, 2 GHz or more
* 4 GB RAM * 4 GB Disk Space (+2 if SQL express is to be used on same system) * GbE NIC |
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System Requirements for vSphere Web Client Separate install |
* 2 GHz x64 processor with 4 Cores
* 2 GB RAM * 2 GB Disk Space (+2 if SQL express is to be used on same system) * GbE NIC |
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Install types not supported for vCenter Server installation |
USB and network |
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DB that comes bundled with vCenter Server |
MS SQL Server 2008 R2 Express |
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default username for vSphere web client |
administrator@vsphere.local |
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ESX versions VCSA will work on |
ESX/ESXi 4.0/4.1 and later |
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Databases included in VCSA (2) |
VCSA 5.0 - IBM DB2 VCSA 5.0.1 and later - embedded vPostgres |
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VCSA Host/VM Limits (5.0/5.1 vs 5.5) with embedded DBs |
5.0/5.1: 5 hosts and 50 VMs 5.5 100 hosts and 3000 VMs |
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VCSA host/VM limits with external Oracle DB |
1,000 hosts and 10,000 VMs |
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DBs supported by VCSA |
Embedded IBM DB2/vPostgres External Oracle |
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Disk Space Min/Max for VCSA |
7GB/125 GB |
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Web client supported browsers |
IE 8, 9 (64-bit only) and 10 Firefox/Chrome: Latest version and version before it as of vSphere 5.5 release |
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Flash version needed for web client |
Flash 11.5 |
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Where to get web client |
vCenter server installation media (Automatically installed with simple install) |
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What web integration Plug in provides |
access virtual machine console from within web client deploy OFV and OVA Transfer files to and from datasthores |
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How to configure SSO |
Web client only |
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Components of SSO (4) |
* Administration Server
* Security Token Service (STS) * vCenter Lookup Service * VMware Directory Service (vmdir) |
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SSO Deployment types |
* Standalone
* HA * Multi-site |
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Items that can be licensed |
vCenter Server, ESXi Hosts, and solutions |
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What strong and soft licenses do |
Strong - Prevent operations Soft - Allow operations but create an alarm |
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Primary use of ADAM in vCenter Server |
used for Linked mode |
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Order for upgrading vSphere (9) |
1. SSO
2. Web Client 3. Inventory Service 4. vCenter Server 5. Update Manager 6. Hosts 7. vSphere Client 8. VMware Tools 9. virtual hardware |
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Supported storage systems for ESXi 5.5 installation and boot |
- SATA drives on supported SAS controller - SATA drives on supported on-board SATA controller - SAS Disk Drives - LUN on SAN (FC, FCoE or iSCSI) - USB devices (1 GB minimum) |
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How to upgrade ESXi 3.0 to 5? |
Upgrade to 4.x first (fresh install probably faster) |
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Supported/Unsupported upgrade paths from ESXi 4.x - 5.x |
Supported: vUM, interactive upgrade from media, scripted upgrade Unsupported: Auto Deploy and esxcli |
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Max CPUs per VM |
64 CPUs |
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Max RAM per VM |
1 TB |
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Max VM swap file size |
1 TB |
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Virtual SCSI Adapters/Targets per Adapter/Total Targets |
4 Adapters per VM, 15 targets per adapter, 60 targets total |
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Max Virtual disks per VM (PVSCSI) |
60 Disks |
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Maximum Virtual disk size |
62 TB |
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Max IDE Controllers per VM |
1 IDE Controller |
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Max IDE Devices per VM |
4 IDE Devices |
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Maximum Floppy controllers per VM |
1 Floppy controller |
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Max Floppy devices per VM |
5 Floppy devices |
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Max vSata adapters/Devices per adapter/Devices per VM |
4 Adapters/30 devices per adapter/120 devices per VM |
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Max virtual NICs per VM |
10 NICs |
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Max USB controllers per VM |
1 controller |
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Max USB devices connected to a VM |
20 devices |
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Max parallel ports per VM |
3 ports |
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Max Serial ports per VM |
4 Ports |
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Max concurrent remote console connections per VM |
40 connections |
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Max video RAM per VM |
512 MB |
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Max logical CPUs per host |
320 CPUs |
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Max NUMA nodes per host |
16 nodes |
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Max VMs per host |
512 VMs |
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Max virtual CPUs per host |
4096 CPUs |
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Max Virtual CPUs per core |
32 CPUs |
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FT Maximums (Disks, CPUs, RAM,VMs per host) |
16 Virtual Disks 1 CPU per VM 64 GB 4 VMs per host |
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Max RAM per ESXi host Max # of swap files |
4 TB 1 Swap file per VM |
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Max virtual disks per host |
2048 disks |
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Max NFS mounts per host |
256 mounts |
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Max FC LUNs per host |
256 LUNs |
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Max LUN Size |
64 TB |
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Max LUN IDs |
ID 255 |
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Max number of paths to a FC LUN Max Paths per server |
62 Paths/LUN 1024 paths/Server |
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Max FC HBAs per Server (any type) |
8 HBAs |
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Max FC HBA Ports per Server |
16 |
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Max # of targets per FC HBA |
256 Targets |
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Max VMFS Volumes per Host Max Hosts per Volume |
256 /64 |
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VMFS 3 max block size |
8 MB |
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Max VMFS3 file sized (1/2/4/8 block sizes) |
1MB - 256 GB 2MB - 512 GB 4MB - 1 TB 8MB - 2 TB-512 bytes |
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Max files per VMFS-3 volume |
Approx 30,720 |
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Max RDM Size VMFS5 (Virtual and Physical) |
62/64 TB |
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VMFS 5 block size |
1 MB |
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Max VMFS5 File size |
62 TB |
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Max files per VMFS 5 volume |
Approx 130,690 |
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Max 1 Gb NICs |
16-32 NICs (depending on card) |
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Max 10 Gb NICs |
8 NICs |
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Max combined 10 GB and 1 Gb NICs |
8 x 10 Gb and 4 x1 Gb |
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Max 40 Gb NICs |
4 NICs |
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VMDirect Path PCI/PCIe devices per host VMDirectPath PCI/PCIe devices per VM |
8 devices 4 Devices |
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SR-IOV Max virtual functions |
64 |
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SR-IOV Max 10G pNICs |
8 |
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Max network ports per host (vSS or vDS) |
4096 ports |
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Max active ports per host (vSS/vDS) |
1016 |
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max creation ports per vSS |
4088 |
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Max port groups per standard switch |
512 |
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Mas Static/Dynamic port groups per vDS |
6500 |
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Max Ephemeral port groups per vDS |
1016 |
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Max Ports per vDS |
60,000 |
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Max Distributed switch ports per vCenter |
60,000 |
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Max static/dynamic port groups per vCenter |
10,000 |
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Max Ephereral port groups per vCenter |
1016 |
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Max vDS per vCenter |
128 |
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Max vDS per host |
16 |
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Max vSS port groups per host |
1000 |
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Max LACP LAGS per host Max Uplinks per LAG |
64 LAGs 32 uplinks |
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Max hosts per vDS |
1000 |
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Max NIOC resource pools per vDS |
64 |
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Max Ling Aggregation groups per vDS |
64 |
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Max hosts per cluster |
32 hosts |
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Max VMs per cluster |
4000 VMs |
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Max powered-on VM config files per datastore in an HA cluster |
2048 config files |
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Max Resource pools per host |
1600 resource pools |
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Max Children per resource pool |
1024 children |
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Max resource pool tree depth |
8 pools |
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Max resource pools per cluster |
1600 |
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Per vCenter Server: - Max Hosts - Max Powered on VMs - Registered VMs |
Hosts - 1000 Powered on VMs - 10,000 Registered VMs - 15,000 |
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Max linked vCenter servers |
10 Servers |
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Per LINKED vCenter Server: - Max Hosts - Powered on VMs - Registered VMs |
Hosts: 3000 Powered on VMs: 30,000 Registered VMs: 50,000 |
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Max concurrent connections to vCenter server for: - vSphere Client - Web client |
vSphere Client connections:100 Web Client connections: 180 |
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Max MAC Addresses per vCenter server |
65,536 addresses |
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Max USB devices connected per vSphere Client |
20 devices |
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Max vMotion operations per host: - 1 GbE - 10 GbE |
1GbE: 4 operations 1 GbE: 8 operations |
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Max vMotions per datastore |
128 |
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Max Storage vMotions per host |
2 vMotions |
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Max Storage vMotions per datastore |
8 vMotions |
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On VCSA (embedded vPostgres DB) : - Max hosts - Max VMs |
Hosts: 100 VMs: 3000 |
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On VCSA (External Oracle DB) : - Max host - Max VMs |
Hosts: 1,000 VMs: 10,000 |
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Max VMDKs per datastore cluster |
9000 VMDks |
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Max datastores per datastore cluster |
64 datastores |
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Max datastore clusters per vCenter |
256 datastores |
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Max vFlash resources per host |
1 resource |
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Max cache per vSphere Flash Read Cache virtual disk |
400 GB |
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Max Cumulative cache for vSphere Flash Read Cache per host (for all virtual disks) |
2 TB |
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Max flash devices per virtual flash resource |
8 flash devices |
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Features in vSphere Essentials (3) |
Thin Provisioning Update Manager vStorage APIs for Data Protection |
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Features in vSphere Essentials Plus (4) |
Data Protection High Availabilty vMotion vSphere Replication
(DHMR - Don't Hate My Reputation) |
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Features in vSphere Standard (4) |
Storage vMotion Hot Add vShield Endpoint Fault Tolerance
(Standard SHEF) |
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Features in vSphere Enterprise (6) |
Storage APIs for Array Integration Storage APIs for Multipathing Distributed Resources Scheduler (DRS) Distributed Power Management (DPM) Reliable Memory Technology (RMT) Big Data Extensions (BDE) |
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Features in vSphere Enterprise Plus (9) |
Storage I/O Control Network I/O Control Distributed Switch Host Profiles Profile-Driven Storage Auto Deploy Storage DRS App HA Flash Read Cache |
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What support tools are available for install from the VMware vCenter installation media? (4) |
ESXi Dump Collector Syslog Collector Auto Deploy Authentication proxy |
