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Create a VMFS volume on a LUN:
vmkfstools -C vmfs3 -S label vmhba1:0:2:1
Note the operating system for vCenter 2.5 U3 must be 32bit, this has changed in later releases such as vCenter 4.0.
The following is used in this example for the vCenter Server:
Windows Server 2003 Standard R2 SP2 32-Bit
SQL Server 2005 Standard SP2
VMware vCenter 2.5 U3
The following is used in this example for the vCenter Server:
Windows Server 2003 Standard R2 SP2 32-Bit
SQL Server 2005 Standard SP2
VMware vCenter 2.5 U3
The firewall built into ESX server uses iptables, the very commonly used Linux firewall. However to create the rules another esxcfg tool is used, which is esxcfg-firewall.
What is VMware DRS and how does it work?
VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) is a feature which is available in vCenter to balance the load on ESX/ESXi Servers.
List all vswif interfaces:
/usr/sbin/esxcfg-vswif -l
Name Port Group IP Address Netmask Broadcast Enabled DHCP
vswif0 Service Console 192.168.5.5 255.255.255.0 192.168.5.255 true false
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All advice, installation/configuration how to guides, troubleshooting and other information on this website are provided as-is with no warranty or guarantee. Whilst the information provided is correct to the best of my knowledge, I am not reponsible for any issues that may arise using this information, and you do so at your own risk. As always before performing anything; check, double check, test and always ensure you have a backup.