Plain Virtualization

This is my first time doing the client setup. Let's dive right in. Refer to the this installation guide for client setup. Please note that I am documenting based on Ubuntu 18.04. If you are using RHEL or CentOS, your commands may differ. Also some commands are different from the installation guide and these are the catchas I am showing here. Overview for vSphere Bitfusion Client Download the vSphere Bitfusion Client where version is similar to the vSphere Bitfusion Server Check that the vSphere Bitfusion Plugin is workin in the vSphere Client VMware Tool is installed and you are able to see the four power functions in the VM edit setting Make sure vmnic is on VMNET3 power on the VM Install the .deb package, your client will need to be connected to internet as you will need to install some software dependencies before installing the agent Query the package to find out the dependencies > sudo dpkp-deb -I bitfusionxxxx.deb install all the listed dependencies > sudo apt -y ins...

Just some sharing that I chanced upon. This might be most useful for those who are building their demo labs when you try to nested environment or simulate your disk as Flash when it is actually magnetic disk (MD). It is also applicable where your Flash Disk/SSD is detected as a normal MD but you need to mark is as Flash disk or revert it when needed. This is typically very true in a Virtual SAN (VSAN) environment.  When you need for a disk group with a minimum of at least one SSD. If you refer to our KB , you might have to go through a list of commands.  However in vSphere 6.0, the web client has the function to do it via the GUI. Below is a screenshot taken from my home lab.  My ESXi server has a normal SATA disk and a SSD disk.  So upon selecting either of them the icon will change to allow you to change it.  Technically you can even build a all Flash VSAN without having to own a VSAN license only different is the read and write ratio remain the same...