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== Virtual Centre == | == Virtual Centre == | ||
=== Get vCentre software version === | === Get vCentre software version === | ||
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==== Start Snapshot on Multiple VMs ==== | ==== Start Snapshot on Multiple VMs ==== | ||
Assumes you've already got an array object of VMs containing the VM's you want to snapshot (eg <code>$VMs = Get-VM -Location (Get-Folder -Name "MyFolder")</code> for VM's in a particular folder, see [[#Get_list_of_VM.27s|Get_list_of_VM | Assumes you've already got an array object of VMs containing the VM's you want to snapshot (eg <code>$VMs = Get-VM -Location (Get-Folder -Name "MyFolder")</code> for VM's in a particular folder, see [[#Get_list_of_VM.27s|Get_list_of_VM's]] for further info) | ||
<source lang="powershell">New-Snapshot -Name "Pre change XYZ snapshot" -Description "Requested by TJ Hooker" -Memory -Quiesce -VM $vms </source> | <source lang="powershell">New-Snapshot -Name "Pre change XYZ snapshot" -Description "Requested by TJ Hooker" -Memory -Quiesce -VM $vms </source> | ||
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Note that you should also set the IOPS per path to 1 (default is 1000), there is some debate as to whether you should do this or not, HP recommend it for their SAN's, though some worry about the overhead on the ESX caused by switching paths for every IO. The choice is yours, though for further reading and how to do it... | Note that you should also set the IOPS per path to 1 (default is 1000), there is some debate as to whether you should do this or not, HP recommend it for their SAN's, though some worry about the overhead on the ESX caused by switching paths for every IO. The choice is yours, though for further reading and how to do it... | ||
* http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA1-2185ENW&cc=us&lc=en - HP's best practice | * http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA1-2185ENW&cc=us&lc=en - HP's best practice | ||
* http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2010/03/30/whats-the-point-of-setting-iops1/ | * http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2010/03/30/whats-the-point-of-setting-iops1/ | ||