Document Outline

• vSphere Resource Management Guide
  • Contents
  • Updated Information
  • About This Book
  • Getting Started with Resource Management
    • What Is Resource Management?
      • Resource Types
      • Resource Providers
      • Resource Consumers
      • Goals of Resource Management
    • Configuring Resource Allocation Settings
      • Resource Allocation Shares
      • Resource Allocation Reservation
      • Resource Allocation Limit
      • Resource Allocation Settings Suggestions
      • Changing Resource Allocation Settings—Example
    • Viewing Resource Allocation Information
      • Cluster Resource Allocation Tab
      • Virtual Machine Resource Allocation Tab
    • Admission Control
  • Managing CPU Resources
    • CPU Virtualization Basics
      • Software-Based CPU Virtualization
      • Hardware-Assisted CPU Virtualization
      • Virtualization and Processor-Specific Behavior
      • Performance Implications of CPU Virtualization
    • Administering CPU Resources
      • View Processor Information
      • Specifying CPU Configuration
      • Multicore Processors
      • Hyperthreading
        • Hyperthreading and ESX/ESXi Hosts
        • Enable Hyperthreading
        • Set Hyperthreading Sharing Options for a Virtual Machine
          • Hyperthreaded Core Sharing Options
        • Quarantining
      • Using CPU Affinity
        • Assign a Virtual Machine to a Specific Processor
        • Potential Issues with CPU Affinity
      • CPU Power Management
  • Managing Memory Resources
    • Memory Virtualization Basics
      • Virtual Machine Memory
      • Memory Overcommitment
      • Memory Sharing
      • Software-Based Memory Virtualization
      • Hardware-Assisted Memory Virtualization
    • Administering Memory Resources
      • View Memory Allocation Information
        • Host Memory Information
      • Understanding Memory Overhead
        • Overhead Memory on Virtual Machines
      • How ESX/ESXi Hosts Allocate Memory
      • Memory Tax for Idle Virtual Machines
      • Memory Reclamation
        • Memory Balloon Driver
        • Using Swap Files
          • Swap File Location
          • Enable Host-Local Swap for a DRS Cluster
          • Enable Host-Local Swap for a Standalone Host
          • Swap Space and Memory Overcommitment
          • Delete Swap Files
        • Sharing Memory Across Virtual Machines
      • Measuring and Differentiating Types of Memory Usage
  • Managing Resource Pools
    • Why Use Resource Pools?
    • Create Resource Pools
      • Resource Pool Attributes
      • Resource Pool Creation Example
      • Change Resource Pool Attributes
    • Add Virtual Machines to a Resource Pool
    • Removing Virtual Machines from a Resource Pool
    • Resource Pool Admission Control
      • Expandable Reservations Example 1
      • Expandable Reservations Example 2
  • Creating a DRS Cluster
    • Admission Control and Initial Placement
      • Single Virtual Machine Power On
      • Group Power On
    • Virtual Machine Migration
      • DRS Migration Threshold
      • Migration Recommendations
    • DRS Cluster Prerequisites
    • Create a DRS Cluster
    • Set a Custom Automation Level for a Virtual Machine
    • Disable DRS
  • Using DRS Clusters to Manage Resources
    • Using DRS Rules
      • Create DRS Rules
      • Edit DRS Rules
      • Disable DRS Rules
      • Delete DRS Rules
    • Adding Hosts to a Cluster
      • Add a Managed Host to a Cluster
      • Add an Unmanaged Host to a Cluster
    • Adding Virtual Machines to a Cluster
    • Remove Hosts from a Cluster
      • Using Maintenance Mode
      • Using Standby Mode
    • Removing Virtual Machines from a Cluster
    • DRS Cluster Validity
      • Valid DRS Clusters
      • Overcommitted DRS Clusters
      • Invalid DRS Clusters
    • Managing Power Resources
      • Configure IPMI or iLO Settings for VMware DPM
      • Test Wake-on-LAN for VMware DPM
      • Enabling VMware DPM for a DRS Cluster
        • Automation Level
        • VMware DPM Threshold
        • Host-Level Overrides
      • Monitoring VMware DPM
  • Viewing DRS Cluster Information
    • Viewing the Cluster Summary Tab
      • Cluster Summary Tab General Section
      • Cluster Summary Tab VMware DRS Section
      • VMware DRS Resource Distribution Chart
    • Using the DRS Tab
      • DRS Recommendations Page
      • DRS Faults Page
      • DRS History Page
  • Using NUMA Systems with ESX/ESXi
    • What is NUMA?
    • How ESX/ESXi NUMA Scheduling Works
    • VMware NUMA Optimization Algorithms and Settings
    • Resource Management in NUMA Architectures
    • Specifying NUMA Controls
      • Associate Virtual Machines with a Single NUMA Node Using CPU Affinity
      • Associate Memory Allocations with a NUMA Node Using Memory Affinity
  • Performance Monitoring Utilities: resxtop and esxtop
    • Using the esxtop Utility
    • Using the resxtop Utility
    • Using esxtop or resxtop in Interactive Mode
      • Interactive Mode Command-Line Options
        • Common Statistics Description
        • Statistics Columns and Order Pages
        • Interactive Mode Single-Key Commands
      • CPU Panel
      • Memory Panel
      • Storage Adapter Panel
      • Storage Device Panel
      • Virtual Machine Storage Panel
      • Network Panel
      • Interrupt Panel
    • Using Batch Mode
      • Prepare for Batch Mode
      • Use esxtop or resxtop in Batch Mode
      • Batch Mode Command-Line Options
    • Using Replay Mode
      • Prepare for Replay Mode
      • Use esxtop in Replay Mode
      • Replay Mode Command-Line Options
  • Advanced Attributes
    • Set Advanced Host Attributes
      • Advanced CPU Attributes
      • Advanced Memory Attributes
      • Advanced NUMA Attributes
    • Set Advanced Virtual Machine Attributes
      • Advanced Virtual Machine Attributes
  • Index