CPU Contention %RDY with CPU Limits %MLMTD
We all know about ‘Ready’ time (%RDY in esxtop) – so high Ready time is bad – right? Now what happens if you’re using CPU ‘Limits’ either on a specific guest or resource pool? Limits can artificially...
View ArticleApples to Oranges – Performance Comparisons Gone Awry
I’ve been involved in a few scenarios recently where “a virtual machine isn’t performing as well as it was on physical” and virtualization was blamed. So where should one start troubleshooting this? In...
View ArticleChecking vSphere Monitor Modes and Performance Implications
There are two forms of hardware assist that vSphere can leverage if your server platform supports them. The vSphere monitor will determine if they are available and use them appropriately. They can...
View ArticleHow to Collect Useful Performance Data
Despite the fact my role is pre-sales – I spent a lot of time digging into client performance statistics with them. I wanted to document some of the more common ways to collect and review performance...
View ArticleDo Consolidation Ratios Matter Anymore?
I was on a road trip recently and had a number of discussions about consolidation ratios as a measure of success. This worried me. Especially considering that these were large virtual adopters and I...
View ArticlevSphere Performance Presentation at PEX
I’m very excited to be presenting at VMware’s Partner Exchange 2011 in Orlando. In this session I’ll be covering why I’m confident you can virtualize your Tier 1 apps on the vSphere platform,...
View ArticleTroubleshooting vSphere 4.1 Performance Issues – Updated Whitepaper
I’m excited to highlight that VMware, specifically Chethan Kumar, has released an updated Performance Troubleshooting guide for vSphere. The document was originally penned by Hal Rosenberg and has been...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 5.0 – Performance Unleashed
Its been quiet recently…very quite…because something BIG was being created… Finally I’m able to share some of my excitement with the virtualization community around VMware’s next major release –...
View ArticlePerformance Best Practices for VMware vSphere 5.1
Once again, VMware has pulled together an incredible team of Performance resources to revise and then release a new Performance Best Practices guide for vSphere 5.1. Kudos to the team! Available here:...
View ArticlePoll: Which storage protocol do you use and why in vSphere?
I’ve recently been having some great conversations around different storage protocols and their performance differences/capabilities. In that light, I wanted take this opportunity to poll the larger...
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