Plain Virtualization

Many of us always need to or want to do some testing for some solution using vSphere or preparing or some exams e.g. VCAP.  However sometimes you just didn't have enough resources or physical hosts.  Just like me I am running a home lab and would need 1 or 2 extra ESX servers if possible. I find documents around the internet and some are not really updated.  So here I have consolidated to help you better. Do note the places are slightly different for vSphere Client and the vSphere Web Client.  I have provided the screenshots for easy reference. First create a Virtual Machine (doesn't matter which OS you choose as you will not find any ESX server in the drop down list even if you choose Windows, Linux or Other). After creation, in vSphere Client, go to Edit Settings of the virtual machine.  Under Options tab, General Options change your OS.  Here you will find ESXi listed. For Web Client, please see screenshot below:  vSphere Client ...

The below is a good comparison of Hyper-V Live Migration versus vMotion.  Wiht multiple nics supported for vMotion in vSphere 5 its no longer a constraint. Performance of vMotion comparison with Hyper-V Live Migration: Virtual Reality With the new vSphere 5, multiple nics for VMkernel use for vMotion is possible.  With up to 16 nics for 1GE links and up to 4 for 10GE links. Sadly I am unable to do a demo for this on my home lab since where on earth can I get 10GE link.  But anyway, I would like to point out certain consideration when planning for vMotion with such links. For 1 GE links, you can bundle up mutiple port groups for vMotion.  I was totally confused for this and after watching this video I got a clearer picture however my next question arised. How many port groups of vMotion can I create?  Well the answer is simple up to 16.  I was still not really clear so does it tally with the nics used? Ok here is the simple explanation if you w...