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o Vmware P2V struggle (flip files)

o NFS mounting

o ESXranger Backup (REDO logs) caused VMs to go into suspend mode

A learning process for us all, but we live and learn

(15 min) Scott: Next 3 Months VMware Infrastructure Implementation

Forecast Implement ESX Cluster in E1: Servers arrived, waiting on network drops

Better performance/resource monitoring using esxCharter + other toolslearned in conference

o Come up with a Back-charging model using esxCharter

Implement an ESX host server monitoring solution, i.e. HP Insight Manager,

or MOM, or Ground Work (recommended to us by one of the conferenceattendees). Big Brother (IP ping for now)

Implement Resource Pools for development and production VMs, set Min/Max

Refine Masons VM Management Website

o Implement feedback for the VM request/creation process

o Phung's backend VM creation automation project

o Refine Provisioning Process (i.e. approval process, 48 hour turn-around)/integration into the VM Request website

o Provisioning Model (set Development/Standard/High VM min/max,

disk, memory)

Better documentation

o Emergency Response Process, a possible rotation schedule amongst

the VMware admins

o Technical issue escalation process

o ESX / Virtual Center Installation/configuration documentation

Re-visit architecture/design issues to better tune the existing infrastructure

and plan future growth

(20 min) VMworld Conference (November 7~9, 2006) Knowledge Sharing (Jean)

o Industry trend: Virtual Appliance, virtual desktop, AMD chip

architectureo Performance Monitoring, Case Study: Siemens

(AJ)

o Virtualization: What NOT to do

(Scott)o Industry best practices

o Gap between us and cutting edge

o Case Study: HSBC

(30 min) Live Demo (AJ)

o Virtual Center Interface (Different tabs, functionality overview)

o Platespin P2V migration process/interface, (scheduled migration,

notification capability)

(Jean)

o Vmotion demo with a test VM while playing a movie and doing a

continuous Ping to demonstrate the almost zero-down time.

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o How to request a new VM via Masons VM Management website?

o How to manage a VM using VI Client & RDP/RDC + using available

documentation (i.e. how to cold/hot reboot a VM)o Cover basic VM troubleshooting tips: ping, RDP, and try to connect to

network shares via UNC or any applications that VM hosts.

(15 min) Questions & Answers