How to find Queue depth of HBA ?

Here is way

How to find queue depth for HBA ?

[root@pz-vmware07 scripts]# tail /etc/vmware/esx.conf
/vmkmodule[0003]/enabled = “true”
/vmkmodule[0003]/module = “tg3.o”
/vmkmodule[0003]/type = “nic”
/vmkmodule[0004]/enabled = “true”
/vmkmodule[0004]/module = “cciss.o”
/vmkmodule[0004]/type = “scsi”
/vmkmodule[0005]/enabled = “true”
/vmkmodule[0005]/module = “lpfcdd_732.o”
/vmkmodule[0005]/options = “lpfc0_lun_queue_depth=16 lpfc1_lun_queue_depth=16 lpfc_tgt_queue_depth=31″
/vmkmodule[0005]/type = “fc”

 

Or

[root@pz-vmware07 scripts]# esxcfg-module -l
Device Driver Modules
Module Type Enabled Loaded
vmkapimod vmkapimod true true
vmklinux linux true true
bnx2 nic true true
tg3 nic true true
cciss scsi true true
lpfcdd_732 fc true true
[root@ci-vmware07 scripts]# esxcfg-module -g lpfcdd_732
lpfcdd_732 enabled = 1 options = ‘lpfc0_lun_queue_depth=16 lpfc1_lun_queue_depth=16 lpfc_tgt_queue_depth=31′

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How to check which is your Primary node in HA ?

[root@my-vmware01 root]# cat /opt/LGTOaam512/log/aam_config_util_listnodes.log
KEY: -z VAL: 1
KEY: domain VAL: vmware
KEY: cmd VAL: listnodes
CMD: hostname -s
RESULT:
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my-vmware01

CMD: /opt/LGTOaam512/bin/ft_gethostbyname my-vmware01 |grep FAILED
RESULT:
————-

list_nodes
CMD: /opt/LGTOaam512/bin/ftcli -domain vmware -connect my-vmware02 -port 8042 -timeout 60 -cmd listnodes
RESULT:
————-
        Node              Type              State
———————–  ————    ————–
  my-vmware01            Primary      Agent Running
  my-vmware02            Primary      Agent Running

Total time for script to complete:  0 minute(s) and 1 second(s)

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Few more FAQ on managing ESX Server

How to start the daemon by default when server starts/reboots?

chkconfig –level 345 ntpd on

 

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How to instruct the kernel to occasionally synchronize the system time(when NTP is configured) back to the hardware clock?

hwclock –systohc

 

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How to check which services are auto-start in Service console?

ls -Al /etc/rc3.d/S*

 

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Where are the review logs located in Service console?

VMKernel –>> /var/log/vmkernel

VMKernel Warning –>> /var/log/vmkwarning

VMKernel Summary –>> /var/log/vmksummary.html

Host agent log –>> /var/log/vmware/hostd.log

WebAccess –>> /var/log/vmware/webaccess

Service Console –>> /var/log/messages

Authentication log –>> /var/log/secure

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How to check what is the password policy set at Service console?

esxcfg-auth  –probe

VMWare Tools, VLANS

Few good articles i came across and found rich in knowledge, would like to share with you all

Configuring VLANs in VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3)

 

How to Install VMWare Tools Through Windows Group Policy

How to

How to Re-start VMWare Hostd service ?

service mgmt-vmware restart

when you make change from command line, those changes might not be visible in Virtual center, to make them visible re-start of hostd is recommended.This restart process re-reads esx.conf file

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TO FIND THE STATUS OF ALL SERVICES

E.g. => service –status-all

E.g. => service vmware-vpxa status

HOW TO ENABLE DISK SHARES

Before we do this, we need to understand why are we actually enabling disk shares. Since in ESX environment we have multiple VM’s accessing the same VMFS volume and in that in case, you need to prioritize any of the VM, it is recommend practice to enable disk shares for that VM.

How to enable disk shares to prioritize virtual machines

1. Start a VI Client and connect to a Virtual Center Server.
2. Select the virtual machine in the inventory panel and choose Edit Settings from the right‐button menu.
3. Click the Resources tab, and click Disk.
4. Right‐click the Shares column for the disk you want to modify, and select the required value from the drop‐down menu.

 

Virtual Center Database size calculator

How to calculate DB size for Virtual Center. This is quick excel sheet calculator from VMware, hope you will find it useful. I got this link from Advance technical design guide

www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vc_db_calculator.xls

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How to set ESX Host into maintenance mode from Service console

Below is the command which you will have to execute from SVC Console to enter host into maintenance mode

vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

To exit maintenance mode

vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit

Now next question is how I check whether host is in maintenance mode.Here is it…

vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/runtimeinfo | grep inMaintenanceMode | awk ‘{print $3}’

 

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