In ESXi, when creating snapshots for virtual machines, it does have some impact on the I/O of the physical host (i.e., the ESXi host). This is because snapshot creation and […]
VMware vSphere Common Issues Summary (Ⅴ)
Welcome back to the VMware vSphere Common Issues Summary series! It’s been a while, and we’re glad to have you back. 1. Installation Error on Win7 in View Desktop Issue: […]
Efficient VMware Backup Solutions: Traditional Methods vs. vcbMounter and vcbRestore
Backup Method One: Traditional Methods Test Description: A few days ago, I tested two simple methods: 1. SSH into ESX and copy the entire VM directory (Windows 2003) Test result: When […]
Simulating Linux on Windows: A Comprehensive Guide to VMware, Cygwin, and Colinux
Here are three main methods to simulate a Linux environment on Windows: 1. Using VMware and other virtual machines: Advantages: Powerful functionality, almost completely simulates the Linux environment. Disadvantages: Consumes […]
Achieving “VMware De-Virtualization”: A Guide to Refactoring and Optimization
As a veteran technologist, I will walk you through a series of steps and strategies for migrating applications and services in a VMware virtual environment to physical servers or other […]
Virtual machine image formats: choices and considerations
— A Deeper Look at Raw, Qcow2, VMDK, and VDI There are many different virtual machine image formats, each with its own merits, so this article will focus on a […]
ESXi Shared Physical GPU and Shared Storage Configuration Process
This document outlines the planning and implementation of a unified CloveStorage CEPH storage pool, which successfully integrates with TECS, RedHat OpenStack, and VMware. This solution addresses the increasingly prominent issue […]
Smoothly Upgrading vCenter from 5.5 to 6.0: Key Steps and Considerations
The detailed process of upgrading from vCenter 5.5 to vCenter 6.0 is as follows: Understanding vCenter SSO SSO (Single Sign-On) Definition: SSO is an authentication system for VMware user management, […]
How to Export OVF Templates Using vSphere Client?
vC Ops is VMware’s cloud environment management solution, monitoring and managing VMware virtualization systems with insights into past, present, and future states of managed virtual machines. It tightly integrates with […]
How to Install Arch Linux OS for VMware?
Create a new VM Select UEFI boot > turn on the VM Verify the boot mode List the efivars directory with the following command: # ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars Ensure the system […]