iSCSI on VMware

Excellent post on setting up iSCSI storage on vSphere. Includes setting up Round Robin Multipathing and configuring Jumbo Frames.

http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2009/09/a-multivendor-post-on-using-iscsi-with-vmware-vsphere.html

Chapter 2 of The Expert Guide to VMware Data Protection

Chapter 2 of The Expert Guide to VMware Data Protection by Eric Siebert is now available for download.

This chapter covers backup and recovery methodologies, including traditional backup and recovery methods along with virtual environment backup methods that can be used to protect your virtual machine environment.

Download it for FREE here http://www.veeam.com/go/vmware-data-protection-disaster-recovery-expert-guide-c1/

If you missed it before Chapter 1 is also still available at the same link.

Opvisor - Cloud based VMware log analysis tool - Very Cool!

Export your system logs for an ESX/ESXi server and upload them to opvisor. Opvisor then performs and analysis on the logs to identify any issues.

From the website it looks like the opvisor is currently in public beta and is expected for general release first quarter 2011. Opvisor will offer free and paid subscription options.

Could potentially save you hours of paging through system logs to find an issue.

https://opvizor.com/