VMware/ESXi 5.5

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ESXi 5.0

Configuration locaiton /etc/ssh/sshd_config: 

AuthorizedKeysFile /etc/ssh/keys-%u/authorized_keys

Where authorized keys live: 

/etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys

To copy keys over do the following 

ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa root@esxserver
# places key in wrong location for ESXi 5, so fix...
ssh root@esxserver  # enter password
cat ~/.ssh/authorized_keys >> /etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys

rc.local

Use: 

/etc/rc.local.d/local.sh

profile

Use: 

/etc/profile.local

Build Info

# cat /etc/vmware/.buildInfo
GITHASH:0
CHANGE:2262760
BRANCH:prod2013-stage-rel
UID:201
VMTREE:/build/mts/release/bora-1106514/bora
VMBLD:beta
BUILDTAG:gobuild
BUILDNUMBER:1106514

Beta

VMware Communities: Welcome to the vCloud Suite Beta Program - https://www.vmware.com/betaprogram/vCloudSuite [1]

VMware Communities: vSphere Beta - http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta/vcloud_suite/vsphere_beta?view=documents

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VMware Communities: 2013 Beta Program Overview kick off-v7_031213.pdf - http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-22942

Release Notes

Release Notes - vSphere 5.5 Beta 1 Release Notes

vSphere Installation and Setup - http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-21947

Supported Operating Systems for vCenter Server 5.5 Beta and the vSphere Web Client 5.5 Beta Server Component

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 64 bit
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64 bit

Note: Server 2003 is not in this list.

New Features

New Features that May Affect Fusion-io

  • Native Driver Model
  • smartd capabilities
  • vFlash Cache (direct competitor to ioTurbine)
    • ioTurbine could build a flash module based off of the vFlash Cache framework
  • vSAN

Hosted Beta

Hosted Beta - http://hostedbeta.vmwcs.com

Beta2 Refresh

Coming in Beta2 Refresh - http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-22898

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Released: Monday, April 29th, 2013.

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VMware Communities: vCloud Suite Beta2 Preparation 042313.pdf - http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-23075

RC

vCenter

There is no vCenter Appliance available for the RC release. There will be one for the GA release.

Example password that meets complexity: Pasword1@

Local account access is disabled by default for the fat client. Login as "administrator@vsphere.local" and add the local "administrators" group to the vsphere "administrators" group.

  • VMware KB: Unable to log into vCenter Server after upgrading to vCenter Server 5.1 - [2]

vSphere Client and Windows XP

Warning on vSphere Client install: 

vsphere Client 5.5
Wen installed on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 host machine, the vSphere Client might fail to connect to
vCenter server 5.5.  See VMware Knowledge Base article 2049143.

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2049143

HA management network redundancy warning

Warning: 

Host <xxx> currently has no management network redundancy.

Warning: 

This host currently has no management network redundancy

Solution:

  1. From the VMware Infrastructure Client, right-click on the cluster and click Edit Settings.
  2. Select vSphere HA and click Advanced Options.
  3. In the Options column, add and enter das.ignoreRedundantNetWarning
  4. In the Value column, enter true.
  5. Note: Steps 3 and 4 create a new option.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Right-click the host and click Reconfigure HA for vSphere HA. This reconfigures HA.

References:

vFlash

Get cache stats: 

# Get cache object identifier
CI=`esxcli storage vflash cache list -m vfc | head -n 1`
esxcli storage vflash cache stats get -m vfc -c $CI

Get cache object identifier 

# esxcli storage vflash cache list -m vfc
esxcli storage vflash cache list -m vfc
vfc-2048367937-cache-test-1

Get cache stats: 

# esxcli storage vflash cache stats get -m vfc -c [cache_object_identifier]
esxcli storage vflash cache stats get -m vfc -c vfc-2048367937-cache-test-1

Clear cache stats: 

# esxcli storage vflash cache stats reset -m vfc -c [cache_object_identifier]
esxcli storage vflash cache stats get -m vfc -c vfc-2048367937-cache-test-1

VMware Communities: Welcome to the vCloud Suite Beta Program - http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta/vcloud_suite?view=documents

VMware Communities: Storage - http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta/vcloud_suite/vsphere_beta/storage?view=overview

Technical Discussions:


Storage | VMware vSphere Blog - VMware Blogs - http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/storage

vSAN

See VMware/VSAN

vCenter Server Appliance

vcenter_appliance_configuration_instructions.png

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