vSphere 6 uses the well known memory reclamation techniques you may already know from previous versions: transparent page sharing (TPS) memory ballooning memory compression memory swapping The memory reclamation technique that is used depends on the ESXi host memory state,…
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Have you ever asked yourself what happens when the USB device / SD card where you have installed ESXi fails? The good news is: nothing (in the short run) ESXi is loaded into memory while booting – so there is…
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While working on the vSphere 6 ESXTOP quick Overview for Troubleshooting poster, I came across the VAAI counters that are available with ESXTOP. Finally I did not include them to the poster, because I doubt that they are relevant for…
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