ESXi 5.0 5.0 Update 2 - best practices / backup plan

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• update of best practices of folios

  Hello

  I have a couple of folios that must be updated every month.  Could someone please help me with best practices for planning the release of the new folio and you ensure that it replaces the old one in the Viewer?

  To begin with, in the folio builder Panel, can I create a new folio every month or can I remove items from folio of last month, change its name and keep reusing that?

  I'm also a little confused about how to plan a new available for producers of folio.

  I would really appreciate hearing how the whole process must be managed, Panel builder folio to folio digitalpublishing.acrobat.com producer

  Thank you!

  You're doing a completely new folio for January so that publish in Folio Producer when you want to live for your readers. It replaces the previous edition, he lives next to her. Your readers will be able to see these two questions in your viewer and can choose who they want to download and read.

  You can leave the new folio not published in Folio Producer until the day you are interested in to go live and then click on publish. You can also use our new feature of advanced publication date to schedule a date up to 7 days in advance for the folio automatically go live. You will see this option when you click on the button publish on the folio.

  Neil

• New to ESXi ESXi installation USB or local disks operation best practices?

  I'm new to Vmware and run a small store, what is the best practice or best method to install the OS ESXi.  I currently have a few that I have installed on the usb stick on the server Board.  After some research it would be better to have two small drives SSD that I can raid with the operating system, then another RAID for the VM data store.  USB is a single source of failure.

  Thank you

  Mike

  Hello

  Having the internal hard drives in RAID1 for the o/s will certainly to avoid a single point of failure, as you pointed out correctly. At present the death of your USB key, your host problems quite quickly, and you will need to get a new one and re-install again. You could save your good host configuration and realistically - it does take too long to rebuild a crowd if he dies. Lose other stuff like network configurations and others would however be a pain!

  I think I have two SSD internal drives in RAID1 for the o/s is probably overkill. You will have an advantage any speed of startup, but realistically most of the servers restart everything often and once that ESXi is in place and operational it is very little activity on the disks, a config updates every so often and so on. I'd be inclined to use a SSD to create a Cache of the host for the swap drive, like that you can actually use the SSD and get more performance for your money.

  Many manufacturers (like Dell) use internal SD cards in RAID1. While SD cards are not known to be very robust, because of the congestion of ESXi and the minimum number of necessary paperwork once installed initially, it makes a less expensive alternative to business class for the o/s disks.

  In regards to your data warehouses, having an internal RAID your local disks is best if you use a stand-alone host with no storage attached to the network. You always have the problem of failure of the host if.

  See you soon,.

  Ryan

• Best practices for managing strategies of path

  Hello

  I get conflicting advice on best practices for managed paths.

  We are on version 4.0 of ESXi connection to a HP EVA8000. Best practices guide HP recommends setting the strategy of railways handle on Round Robin.

  This seems to give two active paths to the optimized controller. See: http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA1-2185ENW.pdf

  We used certain consultants and they say that the best practices of Vmware for this solution is to use the MRU policy which translates a single path to the optimized controller.

  So, any idea what good practice is best practice? Does make a difference?

  TIA

  Rob.

  Always go with the recommendation of the storage provider.  VMware recommendation is based on the characteristics of the generic array (controller, capable ALUA failover methods, etc.).  The storage provider's recommendation is based on their performance and compatibility testing.  You may want to review their recommendations carefully, however, to ensure that each point is what you want.

  With the 8000, I ran with Round-Robin.  This is the option of creating more robust paths available to you from a failover and performance point of view and can provide performance more even through the ports on the storage controller.

  While I did of the specific tests/validation, the last time that I looked at the docs, the configuration of HP recommends that you configure each IO to the ports in the switch configuration.  This adds the charge to the ESX host, the switch to other ports, but HP claims that their tests showed that it is the optimal configuration.  It was the only parameter I wondered in their recommendation.

  If you haven't done so already, be sure to download the HP doc on configuring ESX and EVA bays.  There are several parameters that you must configure the policy path, as well as a few scripts to help make the changes.

  Virtualization of happy!

  JP

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• Best practices for securing the Oracle e-Business

  Is there anything in addition to best practices for securing the Oracle e-Business
  Suite 11i that consideration for the safety of the Oracle E-Business Suite?

  Try:

  http://repo.solutionbeacon.NET/Collab07BestPracticesWP.PDF

  http://www.Integrigy.com/Oracle-security-blog/archive/2007/07/27/11i-updated-security-best-practices

• The ESXi 4.1.0 to 6.0 upgrade. -upgarde and best practices

  Hi guys,.

  We are a small business with a single physical server, ESXi 4.1.0 installed with approx. 8 VMs. We plan on buying Essential Kit 6.0 ESXi because that's all we need right now. However, as VMWare says that 4.1.0 to 6.0 upgrade is NOT supported (matrices of the interoperability of products VMware), how we improve our host and VMS?

  I guess the correct way will be upgraded from 4.0. 5.5 U3 first, then to 6.0. However, if we buy the 6.0 license essential Kit, that we will be able to always download and install and upgrade of the host and all VMs to U3 5.5, and 6.0. Essentials?

  In addition, what are the best practices to upgrade a single host with multiple virtual machines? What I did research, we should back up important files from virtual machine, all critical data, etc. All recommendations are welcome. My understanding is that the upgrade also virtual machines will be upgraded automatically, that's correct - methods of upgrade to ESXi 5.5 (2058352) | VMware KB

  Best regards

  D. Stanchev

  Hello

  As you said, you cannot upgrade host ESXi 4.x to 6.x, you must first upgrade 4.x to 5.x and then switch to 6.x

  Before moving to 5 or 6, make sure you ESXi host is compatible with ESXi 6.

  Check cheque and VMware hardware compatibility list if your server is listed.

  Although you'll have a 6 ESXi license kit, you can download ESXi 5.x and use it to upgrade process.

  Only if you need to use 5.x permanently, then you need to get your license keys downgraded to 5.x, otherwise once you upgrade host to 5.x, go ahead and level to ESXi 6.x

  Backup-

  Before you begin the upgrade, make sure that you have backup of all VMs critics.

  Either you can download/export all VMs as OVF, or you can use Veeam's free edition to make the backup of virtual machines

  -Update

  You can join the server ESXi ISO Installer and boot server form ISO and update.

  During the Installation process make sure to select ' PRESERVER VMFS and upgrade ESXi host '

  If you do not keep vmfs, all virtual machines will get deleted during the installation/upgrade process.

  Once you get ESXi Host upgrade to Upgrade VMFS 5.x version so that it can support 6.

  Then finally the ESXi host to 6.x upgrade, yet once make sure PRESERVE you VMFS during installation.

  If you have vCenter Update manager, use update reach the average upgrade easy it is to upgrade.

  Thank you

  Hentzien

• I would like to know the "best practices" for unplugging my computer permanently to the internet and other updates.

  Thank you for taking the time to read this. I would like to know the "best practices" for unplugging my computer permanently to the internet and other updates. I thought I would do a clean install of Windows XP, install my Microsoft Works again and nothing else. I would like to effectively transforming my computer into a word processor. He continues more and more slow. I get blue screen errors, once again. I received excellent Microsoft Support when it happened before, but since my computer is around 13 years, I think it is not worth the headache to try to remedy. I ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, and my computer would not be able to upgrade. Please, can someone tell me how to make it only a word processor without updates or internet connection? (I already have a new computer with Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, it's the computer that I use. The old computer is just sitting there and once a week or so I updates.) I appreciate your time, thank you!

  original title: old computer unstable

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-XP/help/Setup/install-Windows-XP

  http://www.WindowsXPHome.WindowsReinstall.com/sp2installxpcdoldhdd/indexfullpage.htm

  http://aumha.NET/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=44636

  Clean install XP sites
  You can choose which site to reinstall XP.

  Once it is installed, then you do not have to connect what anyone, however, some updates may be required to perform the work, test this by installing work and see if you get an error msg. Except that you should be fine.

• Best practices for the firmware update 40 + switches

  Hello.

  I need for firmware (and boot code) updated over 40 switches PowerConnect (mainly 5324).

  What is the best practice on that?

  I tried to download and install Dell OpenManage Network Manager, but it seems like an application of 'disorder' for someone who doesn't know. I threw a look at the demo of Dell for the application, but the quality is very bad and it is a version different than the one I downloaded (V3.0.1.15) you cannot use the guides directly.

  Are there other options that manual session opening, then TFTP the new firmware and boot code? Or can someone a link to a valid demo or documentation that can help me with the work?

  Thanks in advance.

  
  

• After the installation of Windows 7 repair I 219 updates. Best way to install? Small batches... oldest first? Others?

  After the installation of Windows 7 repair I 219 updates. Best way to install? Small batches... oldest first? Others?

  In the previous 18 months there have been many updates toxic that caused problems... these fixes are well eliminated or fixed retroactively or this process will be as walk minefield?

  I currently intend to install some office and .net updates separately and to wait on the optional updates updates security priority are installed.

  Thanks for any idea.

  Properly installed all updates of security except IE11 upgrade [has a full update of IE8 that should cover most security problems... [Since I use Firefox... or whatever it is, but it is to say... no biggie].

  I installed the updates [ie8, etc] 1 security and updates in batches of 20-30 for most recent first then older then. Then I installed the office updates and then a point net 3.51.research showed several versions of dot net needed.

  After each batch, I did a restore pt.

  Note: this repair facility corrected a connection problem that prevented programs and 32-bit browsers... including malwarebytes to connect to the net. I had followed the many expert suggestions to fix this problem without success before the repair facility.

• Machines and ESXi ESXi virtual memory best practical considerations

  We have a new Infrastructure built current and capacity planning that happens. It would help if someone can provide me with best practices on the hardware requirements while building ESXI hosts.

  See the technical white paper for a bit more on this topic below.

  https://www.VMware.com/PDF/Perf_Best_Practices_vSphere5.5.PDF

• Best practices for backup of vCenter device and ESXi hosts?

  Hello

  I have a new VMware environment based on 5.5 ESXi and vCenter Server Appliance. A few questions:

  • What is the best practice to perform the backup of the vCenter Server Appliance? I set up the camera with the embedded SQL Express database.
  • It's recommended to backup the ESXi host or is it easier to any re - install failure?

  Best regards
  ,

  Thor-Egil

  Hello

  You can use VMware VDP to backup your device of vCenter. It is included in essentials, standard, enterprise, and enterprise as well as licenses.

  I won't have backups of ESXi servers. Restore the backup would take more time that the deployment of a new ESXi.Only thing, you may want to consider is to enable logging remotely, so you can see why the hosts failed.

  Concerning

  Tim

• Best practices for storing the Logs of the system for all newly improved ESXi hosts?

  Hi people,

  What are the options and best practices for the Logs of the system for all newly improved 5.1u1 ESXi hosts?

  Do I need to have the Syslog server or it can be safely ignored?

  Thank you

  Evening,

  Syslog is preferred, but VMware has provided a collector of syslog on the vcenter installation disc can be installed on any windows host or your vcenter. I can't count the number of times where I had guests CMTF or newspapers lost... Fortunately for the syslog which collects up to the accident.  It is not necessary, but it's really a good idea without any real cost since you can use your vcenter host.

  Here is an article on how to install it:

  Set up Syslog ESXi collector | VMware vSphere Blog - VMware Blogs

  Thank you

• Best practices Networking ESXi 5

  Good afternoon.

  Hate me help, docks as best practices para uma infraestrutura of rede receber o Vmware (ESXi 5 + vCenter vConverter) autonomous.

  Switch, VLAN, NIC?

  Obrigado

  Olá amigo, good afternoon.

  Leave aqui um trecho do livro "Virtualização - Central Datacenter do Componente" em than comenta, sober os conceitos uma rede virtual cloud:

  An e VMware a Savvis sugerem some measures Segurança interesting than sao Speaker aqui operacionais:

  Lado provedor:

  • Manter as redes for sao to leave da infraestrutura virtualizada isoladas. Insulation pode ser feito com os rocking or utilizando segmentacao through VLAN. Outro Método PODES use uma want Kanada Doi methods e o conceito of virtual switch.
  • Manter as redes of members isoladas. Manter as redes of members e isoladas interfaces controlled devidamente.
  • Manter as redes used para verificaram maquinas e tolls IP isoladas em redes roteaveis nao. Estas redes precisam ser rapidas e ao mesmo tempo sao suscetiveis an attacks.
  • Manter as redes back clients isoladas. Estas redes should ser isoladas das redes e members should divertir firewall between as redes para avoid security problems.
  • Fornecer seguro aos recursos nuvem client access. Client OS usually precisam ter access has recursos dentro da e nuvem para isto e Chipre o provedor disponibilize um Portal com encriptacao para Segurança effect.
  • Backups to maintain E restores seguros e consistent. Provedor deve to maintain this appearance basico realize e recursos back to maintain backup um processo rapido restore.
  • Autenticacao strong mechanisms, auditoria e autorização. OS provedores should please has autenticacao segura, access so aos recursos waiting rooms recursos providenciar e.
  • Use models seguros e configuracao gold images do sistema operational e das management. Estas reduzem os problemas com configuracoes inadequadas measures. Also o provisionamento maquinas tolls deve obedecer an entrar em being Produção antes criteria preestabelecidos.
  • Members of recursos para avoid attacks do tipo back.

  Client side:

  • Practices of mercado Seguir para a Segurança sistemas operacionais back. OS administradores should seguir as mesmas rules used no ambiente interno relativas to back sistemas operacionais, como manter os last Segurança no patches of Segurança configuracao gold images.
  • Following to encrypt data. Dados follows sistemas important should mantidos encriptados forse ainda but os possíveis ataque para ser to rede.

  Espero ter helped.

• vSphere 5 ESXi host - RAID config best practice?

  Hi all

  I'm pretty new to VMWare and wonder what's the best Setup for RAID

  I have a HP DL380 G7 with SAS 4 x 600 GB discs.

  It is a simple server lab/DR, and I intend on creating a RAID-5 volume with no hostspare. Can I partition the RAID and put the ESX software on a small partition and use the other partition for the data store? If possible it is best practice?

  I imagine there will be a performance by having the same RAID volume, making of the reads/writes on the ESX software and storage at the same time. Would I be better to throw some 72 GB in RAID 1 on the server so just for the ESX software and maybe to store some ISOs?

  Thank you!

  B

  Don't worry ESXi. It works entirely in memory and only stores the configuration changes and logs on the HARD drive. I'd go with the RAID5 configuration that you mentioned.

  André

• Best practices of ESXi.

  I'm trying to find out if I implement best practices correctly on ESXi 4.1 U1. Our facility has two on-board NICs and a quad card NETWORK to use for data and management networks. We have fiber for the side storage. If I understand the latest practices should I trunk 6-port then use port groups to manage traffic VLAN where going.

  My question is this does not put excessive pressure on the network card that is used for the traffic of vmotion/vmkernel? If I put the switchport in one VLAN specific datagrams wouldn't get inspected and abandoned by the switch asics as opposed to the ESXi host to have to deal with them? I don't know if traffic would have a significant impact, so be it, but wanted to check before the implementation...

  Thank you
  Froggy

  I guess that you are concerned about air on the ESXi host performance, because it must deal with VLAN tags.

  Don't worry about this. The overhead is minimal and modern NICS also have material unloading of functions for VLAN that will be used by ESX in many cases of handling.

  However, remember that you have no safe the uplinks on the physical switch! Just create a virtual switch and add all the rising physical their. ESXi them then use all function of the active/standby/unused attribute that you can set by group of virtual ports.

  Andreas

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