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| + | VMware vSphere, ESXi and other related goodies | ||
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| + | Create Template for Terraform and other provisioning needs. | ||
| + | ``` | ||
| + | # Base install of Ubuntu Bionic and then | ||
| + | sudo apt-get install -y open-vm-tools ssh | ||
| + | ``` | ||
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| + | # Performance | ||
| + | - https://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2019/12/cpu-hot-add-performance-vsphere67.html | ||
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| + | # Guest Customizations | ||
| + | - https://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/guestOS/guest-os-customization-matrix.pdf | ||
| + | - https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/11.0.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vmwaretools.doc/GUID-C48E1F14-240D-4DD1-8D4C-25B6EBE4BB0F.html | ||
| + | - https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/54986 | ||
| + | - https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/56409 | ||
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| + | # References | ||
| + | - https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1022312#ephemeral | ||
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| + | # Support Ubuntu 20.04 on G.5 | ||
| + | - VM Options->Advanced->Configuration Parameters->Edit Configuration.. | ||
| + | - disk.EnableUUID = TRUE | ||
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| + | # Scan new drives without reboot | ||
| + | - echo "- - -" | sudo tee /sys/class/scsi_host/host*/scan | ||
Latest revision as of 22:12, 8 June 2022
VMware vSphere, ESXi and other related goodies
Create Template for Terraform and other provisioning needs.
# Base install of Ubuntu Bionic and then sudo apt-get install -y open-vm-tools ssh
vmkfstools -i myfile.vmdk -d thin dest/myfile.vmdk
this copies both .vmdk and -flat.vmdk
Performance
Guest Customizations
- https://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/guestOS/guest-os-customization-matrix.pdf
- https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/11.0.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vmwaretools.doc/GUID-C48E1F14-240D-4DD1-8D4C-25B6EBE4BB0F.html
- https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/54986
- https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/56409
References
Support Ubuntu 20.04 on G.5
- VM Options->Advanced->Configuration Parameters->Edit Configuration..
- disk.EnableUUID = TRUE
Scan new drives without reboot
- echo "- - -" | sudo tee /sys/class/scsi_host/host*/scan