Upgrading Vmware 4 to Vmware 5
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This document summarizes the advantages of upgrading from Vmware4 to Vmware5 in networking, storage, computing, and management. Some problems that appeared with the upgrade include ESX(i)4 hosts not being able to be added to a vDS version 5, issues with newly purchased hardware, hosts disconnecting under heavy load on the vCenter machine, and needing to recreate backup jobs after upgrading Veeam. The document ends with inviting any questions about the Vmware upgrade.
Upgrading Vmware 4 to Vmware 5
- 1. Vmware4 Vmware5 Razvan Stoica
- 2. Sumar: Advantages Problems appeared Q&A 11/9/2011 Netbridge Services 2
- 3. Advantages Networking: • Netflow support on vDS • Better vmotion over high latency networks (20ms) • Port mirroring on vDS • 75% bandwidth reduction for VDI’s 11/9/2011 Netbridge Services 3
- 4. Advantages Storage: • 1MB blocksize • New file locking system (ATS as a part of VAAI) • VMFS5 • Fast, live storage vmotion with I/O mirroring 11/9/2011 Netbridge Services 4
- 5. Advantages Computing: • Improved performance for SMT CPU (Symmetric multithreading) • vNUMA – for NUMA aware guest operating system 11/9/2011 Netbridge Services 5
- 6. Advantages Management: • Web Client • Multiple communication paths between nodes (+Storage) • More management operations/minute 11/9/2011 Netbridge Services 6
- 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 11/9/2011 Netbridge Services 7
- 8. Questions? 11/9/2011 Netbridge Services 8
- 9. Thank you! Razvan Stoica – razvan.stoica@netbridge.ro 11/9/2011 Netbridge Services 9