1. Vmware4  Vmware5
Razvan Stoica

2. Sumar:
 Advantages
 Problems appeared
 Q&A
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3. Advantages
Networking:
• Netflow support on vDS
• Better vmotion over high latency networks (20ms)
• Port mirroring on vDS
• 75% bandwidth reduction for VDI’s
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4. Advantages
Storage:
• 1MB blocksize
• New file locking system (ATS as a part of VAAI)
• VMFS5
• Fast, live storage vmotion with I/O mirroring
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5. Advantages
Computing:
• Improved performance for SMT CPU (Symmetric multithreading)
• vNUMA – for NUMA aware guest operating system
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6. Advantages
Management:
• Web Client
• Multiple communication paths between nodes (+Storage)
• More management operations/minute
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7. Problems appeared
• ESX(i)4 hosts can’t be added to a vDS version 5
• Some new bought HS22 Blades had AES enabled **
• On heavy load on vCenter machine the hosts get disconnected
• Veeam upgrade and recreate backup jobs
** http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5086963
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8. Questions?
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9. Thank you!
Razvan Stoica – razvan.stoica@netbridge.ro
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