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*[https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vcli.examples.doc/cli_manage_storage.6.6.html NFS on ESX] | *[https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vcli.examples.doc/cli_manage_storage.6.6.html NFS on ESX] | ||
*[https://www.rootusers.com/how-to-increase-the-size-of-a-linux-lvm-by-adding-a-new-disk/ Adding a disk] | *[https://www.rootusers.com/how-to-increase-the-size-of-a-linux-lvm-by-adding-a-new-disk/ Adding a disk] | ||
*[https://www.vmwareblog.org/disk-mode-esxi-vm-use/ Disk modes] | |||
=Storage sense codes= | |||
*[https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/289902?src=vmw_so_vex_rvand_702 interpreting scsi sense codes] | *[https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/289902?src=vmw_so_vex_rvand_702 interpreting scsi sense codes] | ||
*[https://www. | *[https://www.virten.net/vmware/vmware-esxi-scsi-sense-code-decoder-v2/ esxi scsi sense decoder] | ||
Example: H:0x0 D:0x2 P:0x0 Valid sense data: 0x5 0x24 0x0 | |||
*H: host status | |||
*D: device status | |||
*P: plugin status | |||
Sense data: | |||
*Sense key | |||
*Additional sense data | |||
= Tools = | = Tools = | ||
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*[https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-11812 Interpreting esxtop statistics] | *[https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-11812 Interpreting esxtop statistics] | ||
*[https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1027901 Checking the queue depth of the storage adapter and the storage device] | *[https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1027901 Checking the queue depth of the storage adapter and the storage device] | ||
=HOWTO= | |||
==memory usage== | |||
vsish -e get /memory/comprehensive | |||
memstats -r group-stats -g0 -l5 -s gid:name:parGid:nChild:min:max:minLimit:conResv:availResv:memSize -u mb 2> /dev/null | sed -n '/^-\+/,/.*\n/p' | awk 'NR == 2 || $2 ~ /(vim|vimuser|terminal|ssh)$/ {print $0}' | |||
vsish -e get /sched/groups/767/memAllocationInMB | |||
Set new limit | |||
vsish -e set /sched/groups/767/memAllocationInMB max=1200 | |||
==list installed vibs== | |||
esxcli software vib list | |||
= FAQ = | = FAQ = | ||
== start VM == | |||
=== List all vms === | |||
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms | vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms | ||
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esxcfg-info | esxcfg-info | ||
== Identify disks in Linux guest== | |||
lsscsi | |||
== Check if vmdk is in use == | |||
grep vmdk some.vmx | |||
https://blah.cloud/infrastructure/safely-checkremove-orphaned-vmdk-files-from-esxi/ | |||
vmkfstools -D foo.vmdk | |||
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== list modules == | == list modules == | ||
esxcli system module list | esxcli system module list | ||
==ESXi login locked== | |||
pam_tally2 --user root | |||
and | |||
pam_tally2 --user root --reset | |||
Latest revision as of 14:38, 21 March 2024
Links
Storage sense codes
Example: H:0x0 D:0x2 P:0x0 Valid sense data: 0x5 0x24 0x0
- H: host status
- D: device status
- P: plugin status
Sense data:
- Sense key
- Additional sense data
Tools
esxtop
Links
- Interpreting esxtop statistics
- Checking the queue depth of the storage adapter and the storage device
HOWTO
memory usage
vsish -e get /memory/comprehensive
memstats -r group-stats -g0 -l5 -s gid:name:parGid:nChild:min:max:minLimit:conResv:availResv:memSize -u mb 2> /dev/null | sed -n '/^-\+/,/.*\n/p' | awk 'NR == 2 || $2 ~ /(vim|vimuser|terminal|ssh)$/ {print $0}'
vsish -e get /sched/groups/767/memAllocationInMB
Set new limit
vsish -e set /sched/groups/767/memAllocationInMB max=1200
list installed vibs
esxcli software vib list
FAQ
start VM
List all vms
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate [vmid] vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off [vmid] vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on [vmid]
root account locked
pam_tally2 --user root --reset
show hardware info
esxcfg-info
Identify disks in Linux guest
lsscsi
Check if vmdk is in use
grep vmdk some.vmx
https://blah.cloud/infrastructure/safely-checkremove-orphaned-vmdk-files-from-esxi/
vmkfstools -D foo.vmdk
list modules
esxcli system module list
ESXi login locked
pam_tally2 --user root
and
pam_tally2 --user root --reset
