It can be downloaded at http://vmwaresupport.toolbar.fm/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W875WccJ_E

How to start it up

Open a putty session to your ESX server

Get help on vscsiStats: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vscsiStats -h

Start collecting statistics (collection stops after 30 minutes): /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vscsiStats -s -w <worldgroupID>

To find the worldgroupID of the Virtual Machine you want to monitor: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vscsiStats -l

Display counters: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vscsiStats -p <histotype> -c

histotypes can be one of the following: all, ioLength, seekDistance, outstandingIOs, latency, interarrival

the option -c will use a comma as delimiter

See also http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-10095

1. Download and install Powershell from http://www.microsoft.com/powershell
   1. Powershell 1.0: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926139
   2. Powershell 2.0: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968930
2. Add Registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\ShellIds\Microsoft.PowerShell\ExecutionPolicy and set to "RemoteSigned" (REG_SZ)
3. Download and install VMware PowerCLI from http://www.vmware.com/go/powershell
4. Download and install vEcoshell from http://thevesi.org/
5. Download and install VMWare community Powerpack from http://powergui.org/entry.jspa?externalID=2551&categoryID=290
6. References:
   1. Powershell Reference Card from Icomasoft at http://www.icomasoft.com/products/vi-powerscripter/powercli-reference-card.html
   2. VMWare VSphere PowerCLI cmdlets reference: http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/windowstoolkit/wintk40u1/html/index.html
   3. Mike Laverick's Powershell Whitepaper: http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/docs/vmwdocs/whitepaper-powershell.pdf
   4. http://www.van-lieshout.com/powercli/
   5. http://www.virtu-al.net/featured-scripts/vmware-powerpack/
   6. Example scripts can be found at http://www.virtu-al.net/script-list/

Virtu-al.net PowerPack from Alan Renouf on Vimeo.

Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc. which uses cloud computing to enable users to store and share files and folders with others across the Internet using file synchronization. There are both free (2GB) and paid services, each with varying options; the service is cross-platform, with client programs available for several different operating systems as well as a Web-based client.

To get your (free) dropbox account go to https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTYxNTMzMDY5?f=0

There is also an iphone application available.
 

Reference card: http://www.vreference.com/public/vReference-esxtop1.2.pdf

Read also the VMware article http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9279

VKernel’s award winning Capacity Management products help system administrators reduce the costs of virtualization and ensure application performance. VKernel's suite of Capacity Optimization products reduce the cost of virtualization by optimizing server and storage resource utilization. The Performance Optimization products ensure application performance by identifying and resolving capacity bottlenecks. The Cost Visibility products provide application and business level visibility to determine infrastructure usage and allocate costs.

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Capacity View – FREE
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VM Stats – FREE
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Performance Optimization

Identify and resolve capacity bottlenecks and reallocate infrastructure resources to optimize performance.

Capacity Analyzer – $299/socket
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Capacity View – FREE
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SearchMyVM – FREE
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SnapshotMyVM – FREE
This powerful, FREE tool documents VM configurations in VMware ESX environments.

Upgrading your Virtual Infrastructure Management Components

http://download3.vmware.com/vsphere/vsphere-migration-part1.html

ESX Host Migration Methods

http://download3.vmware.com/vsphere/vsphere-migration-part2.html

Virtual Machine Upgrades

http://download3.vmware.com/vsphere/vsphere-migration-part3.html

Implementing vSphere Licensing

http://download3.vmware.com/vsphere/vsphere-migration-part4.html

You can download it from VKernels website or here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fBIarxXq0Q

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIqW6fY2_Ko