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  I am setting up a HUB/CASE/box Server mailbox of all-in-one for fewer than 500 users on a Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine and am about to configure the storage I need. The two words that I can't wait to hear more from Microsoft PSS is "not recommended" or "not supported." I have a Dell Equalogic PS6000 and have the ability to 'direct attached' compared to the VMware virtual disks for storage of mailbox databases. We run vSphere with vMotion, etc..

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  I have a very similar setup and am currently using directly attached iSCSI volumes EqualLogic berries for my Exchange 2007 mailbox stores.  I also have the role of running UNIFIED messaging that works in fact remarkably well even if everything is running on a virtual machine.

  It was in large part because the EqualLogic recommendations had to use directly attached volumes so that taking snapshots multi-application/replication tools worked correctly.  If the Exchange mailboxes are held on a VMFS volume, then Tools EqualLogic will not be able to get to them.

  Microsoft have been OK on this configuration, and I actually had them made up our VM, one or two times when we iron out some problems of UNIFIED messaging (although I hide icon "VMWare Tools"!).

  The best thing to do would be to create volumes you think you'll need and attach them directly to the virtual machine using the Microsoft iSCSI initiator, and then run the Exchange tool (I forgot his name) to test the storage for speed and capacity.

  See you soon.

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• Move a whole virtual machine snapshots to another ESX Server is

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• Error service VMWare Virtual Center home

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• We focus on virtual machine snapshots in the company

  VMware Greetings fellow pilgrims,

  I am trying to build policies and procedures around snapshots of virtual machine VMware and would like to know your opinion in regard to best practices and how long snapshots are in place before removing. And what is snapshots maximum numbers that you feel must be taken for each machine.

  The goal of my research is to integrate this policy into a service level agreement and preserve the integrity of the system for the virtual machine and the infrastructure that it runs on. I worked in a few environments were a VM had several snapshots that were months old and 60 to 80 GB in size. When I confirmed that snapshots are no longer needed and was given the ok to remove it took almost 24 hours and he had an impact on the performance of the system for the virtual machine and of course the ESX Server was running. I look forward to your responses and opinions of value. Thank you for your support.

  So far, here's what I came with.

  Maximum number of snapshots by machine = 3

  Duration that lasts a snapshot before deletion = 5 days

  -Jason

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  www.phdvirtual.com, manufacturers of esXpress

• You can create a new virtual machine snapshot from another machine?

  Hi all!  I was wondering - is it possible to create a new virtual machine with an existing snapshot of a running virtual machine?  Or should I essentially clone the machine to a new virtual machine and then go back to the snapshot I want?

  I use ESX Server 3.5 with a Lefthand SAN - and was curious to know if there may be either a separate utility, I can run or if the VI Client contains all the tools I would need?

  Thank you all for your time!

  Good question, I know you can do this with VMware Workstation:

  1 VM > overview > Snapshot Manager

  2. Select the snapshot > Clone

  However, for VMware ESX, I think you should use vmkfstools to the service console.

  Basically, you have already created a snapshot and just need to copy the vmdk files, create a new virtual machine and attach an existing drive. I think that's what you're looking for: cloning a Virtual Machine running using the Console Service

• send packets to vmware virtual subnet with the NATing

  Interface WiFi of my Mac's on 192.168.0.0 and VMware linux VM's on 192.168.56.0(vmnet8 NAT interface). My WiFi router is a linux (RPI) running RaspberryPi. I'm making pass for traffic and define the static route to the network of comments to my router, so I don't want traffic back to my MAC for the network of comments of masquerade.

  There is also a host only interface, vmnet1, for the virtual subnet that doesn't masquerade traffic, but it does not transmit traffic.

  So, how can I disable the NAT on vmnet8 or forward traffic on vmnet1?

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• Reference Dell HDS - recommended VMware virtual disk - drives provided - basic and dynamic thin and thick.

  Can someone point me to the literature on best practices for guest disc formats?

  I know all the Compellent thin-provisions. However, in VMware 5.5, when you set up a virtual disk in the comments you have several choices:

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  Kath

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  Say that I always thin on thin.  Recovery of the space at the level of the virtual computer is not officially supported immediately, but maybe someday.

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• How to run the VMWare virtual machines in Microsoft Azure cloud?

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• Can not pass traffic with label of vmware virtual switch fabric 10 GB

  Hello

  I need to understand how to move traffic labeled VMware VST to these virtual Fabric switch. Blades IBM HS22 connecting internally to the virtual switch between ports 1 to 14. I use 2 external ports (17-18), one connects to the Netgear switch and another to the other switch to virtual fabric. Did the same on the other virtual fabric switch. My Synology rackstation is configured with LUN iscsi that connect to the Netgear switch and I would like to connect my HS 22 rackstation blades. My main concern is that I can't ping the IP of netgear on the same interface vlan. I can ping my Synology diskstation to the netgear which are in the same vlan. NETGEAR and BNT switches are connected by cables DAC SFP +.

  

  Even VLAN is also configured on Netgear switch. The default pvid is set as 1 on all interfaces, can I disable this? Do I need to use tagpvid-penetration on all interfaces.

  SH run

  Current configuration:
  !
  version "7.8.7.
  switch type "IBM Networking OS virtual fabric 10 Gb Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter"
  iscli-new
  !
  timezone system 295
  ! Europe/Denmark
  Advanced System
  !

  SNMP-name of the server "BNT01".
  !
  hostname "BNT01".
  !
  !
  enable access userbbi
  !
  INT1 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  INT2 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  INT3 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  INT4 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  INT5 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  INT6 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  INT7 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !

  INT8 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  INT9 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  INT10 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  INT11 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !

  INT12 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  INT13 interface port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  interface INT14 port
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000, 4095
  output
  !
  EXT1 interface port
  switchport mode trunk
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000
  output
  !
  EXT2 interface port
  switchport mode trunk
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 16-50, 3998-4000
  output
  !

  !
  VLAN 1
  the name "Default".
  !
  VLAN 16
  name "VLAN16".
  !
  VLAN 17
  name "VLAN17".
  !
  VLAN 18
  name "VLAN18".
  !
  VLAN 19
  name "VLAN19".
  !
  VLAN 20
  name "VLAN20.
  !

  .

  .

  .

  .

  .

  .

  ..

  VLAN 46
  name "VLAN46".
  !
  VLAN 47
  name "VLAN47".
  !
  VLAN 48
  name "VLAN48".
  !
  VLAN 49
  name "VLAN49".
  !
  VLAN 50
  name "VLAN50".
  !
  VLAN 3998
  name "iscsi".
  !
  VLAN 3999
  name "vmotion".
  !
  VLAN 4000
  name "mgmt".
  !
  !
  !
  spanning tree mst configuration
  lethosting-name "region1".
  revision 2
  output
  !
  spanning tree mst mode
  !
  spanning tree mst configuration
  example of 1 vlan 16-50
  instance 2 vlan 3997,4000
  example 3 vlan 3998-3999
  output

  The configuration is for Teddy. I donno what I'm missing here? Any ideas would be very appreciated.

  Yes. Finally managed to do work. Tagged traffic now connects blades with ESXI 5.5 U2 to the Synology rackstation.

  It was the same thing we had. ESXi 6.0 is not supported by this adapter emulex. Also ESXi 5.5 does not I think with the iSCSI driver. So I have updated drivers using esxcli.

  VMware

  Updated network driver

  / tmp # software esxcli vib install v - /tmp/elxnet-10.0.575.9-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820.x86_64.vib
  Result of the installation
  Message: The update completed successfully, but the system must be restarted for the changes to be effective.
  Restart required: true
  VIBs installed: Emulex_bootbank_elxnet_10.0.575.9 - 1OEM.550.0.0.1331820
  VIBs removed: VMware_bootbank_elxnet_10.0.100.0v - 1vmw.550.0.0.1331820
  VIBs ignored:

  ISCSI driver update

  / tmp # software esxcli vib install v - /tmp/scsi-be2iscsi-4.6.261.0-1OEM.550.0.0.1198611.x86_64.vib
  Result of the installation
  Message: The update completed successfully, but the system must be restarted for the changes to be effective.
  Restart required: true
  VIBs installed: Emulex_bootbank_scsi - be2iscsi_4.6.261.0 - 1OEM.550.0.0.1198611
  VIBs deleted:
  VIBs ignored:
  / tmp # software esxcli vib install v - /tmp/ima-be2iscsi-4.6.261.0-1OEM.550.0.0.1198611.i386.vib
  Result of the installation
  Message: The update completed successfully, but the system must be restarted for the changes to be effective.
  Restart required: true
  VIBs installed: Emulex_bootbank_ima - be2iscsi_4.6.261.0 - 1OEM.550.0.0.1198611
  VIBs deleted:
  VIBs ignored:

  esxcli system set to true EI maintenanceMode
  esxcli system shutdown reboot - r = driverupdate d = 10

  After that, I created iSCSI vmkernel ports with the grouping. Ping has started working and now I can connect to the storage