SHIFT-WIKI - Sjoerd Hooft's InFormation Technology
This WIKI is my personal documentation blog. Please enjoy it and feel free to reach out through blue sky if you have a question, remark, improvement or observation. See below for the latest additions, or use the search or tags to browse for content.
VMWare Fiber Channel
Summary: A nice summary on Fiber Channel implementation in VMware.
Date: Around 2013
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
Export Events and Tasks in VMware Infrastructure VC
Summary: How to export Virtual Center events.
Date: Around 2010
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
In VMware Infrastructure Virtual Center you can see the events and tasks that has happened recently. However, there is no way to go back further in time if you wish, at least, not right away. There is however a way to export the data you need. Follow these steps to retrieve all needed information.
Vmware CPU Management and Performance
Summary: Background and practical tips on VMs CPU Management & Performance.
Date: Around 2014
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
On an ESX server run multiple virtual machines which are all competing for the same resources. The first resources that are obvious to the end user if underperforming are CPU and memory. In two articles I will explain a little bit about what lies beneath, and then how to find out what is causing the decreased performance. Of course, you should always keep in mind that performance issues are subjective to the end users view. Some users will complain about their systems being slow just on a feeling that “it was faster yesterday”, and they have no benchmark to prove it. Sometimes how ever they can show you that the number of processed transactions in their database is down, or throughput on their file or web server is down.
VMWare Client Auto Authentication
Summary: This is a tutorial on configuring auto authentication towards vCenter on the old vSphere client before everything was changed to a web client.
Date: Around 2013
Refactor: 4 January 2025: Checked links and formatting.