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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 = | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 21 March 2024
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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
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
