VMware ESX 4.0 Manual Do Utilizador

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Contents

About This Book 5

Getting Started with Resource Management 7

What Is Resource Management? 7
Configuring Resource Allocation Settings 8
Viewing Resource Allocation Information 11
Admission Control 14

Managing CPU Resources 15

CPU Virtualization Basics 15
Administering CPU Resources 16

Managing Memory Resources 23

Memory Virtualization Basics 23
Administering Memory Resources 26

Managing Resource Pools 35

Why Use Resource Pools? 36
Create Resource Pools 37
Add Virtual Machines to a Resource Pool 38
Removing Virtual Machines from a Resource Pool 39
Resource Pool Admission Control 39

Creating a DRS Cluster 43

Admission Control and Initial Placement 44
Virtual Machine Migration 45
DRS Cluster Prerequisites 47
Create a DRS Cluster 48
Set a Custom Automation Level for a Virtual Machine 49
Disable DRS 50

Using DRS Clusters to Manage Resources 51

Using DRS Rules 51
Adding Hosts to a Cluster 53
Adding Virtual Machines to a Cluster 54
Remove Hosts from a Cluster 55
Removing Virtual Machines from a Cluster 56
DRS Cluster Validity 56
Managing Power Resources 60

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