Cool Links
PERFORMANCE:
- Interpreting esxtop Statistics
- Using the esxtop tool to identify VMware ESX memory use
- Iometer – latest version (Sourceforge) link
- Iometer – VMware performance template thread (VMware Forums)
- Iometer – Nice web based results formatting tool (VMKTree.org)
USEFUL BLOG POSTS & ARTICLES:
MUST HAVE REFERENCES
USEFUL DOCUMENTS:
- ESX I/O Compatibility Guide
- Performance Troubleshooting for VMware vSphere 4 and ESX 4.0
- Performance Study of VMware vStorage Thin Provisioning
- vSphere Basic System Administration ESX/ESXi & vCenter Server v4.0 Update 1
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*Note: A free EMC PowerLink account is required for some of these EMC links.
EMC VNX & Celerra Virtual Storage Appliances (VSA)
EMC VNX VSA
EMC Celerra VSA
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Which hard drive brands and models are approved to use with my StorCenter PX?
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ONLINE TOOLS AND UTILITIES:
| HP Power Advisor | HP DDR3 Memory Configuration Tool |
| HP eConfigure Solutions (Online HP server and/or storage solution builder). | HP Server Product Selector |
| HP License Key Delivery Portal | HP Storage Product Selector |
| HP USB Key Formatting Tool |
USEFUL WHITE PAPERS:
- MSA 2000sa – Configuration Best Practices White Paper
- Fundamentals of a well built SAN
- HP StorageWorks 4400/6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array configuration
- Best practices white paper
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- PacketLife.net – General networking & Cisco information resource & useful bookable online lab.

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| James O’Neill | Eileen Brown |
| Microsoft Beta Exam Announcements | Monitoring Hyper-V Performance |
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| Learning the Basics of XenApp 5 for Windows Server 2008 – Excellent Starters Guide | |












My name is Simon Seagrave and I am a London (UK) based Senior Technology Consultant and vSpecialist working for EMC. 


