Mar
05
2009

vCenter 2.5 update 4 restores ‘vmkusage’

With the release of ESX 3 and VirtualCenter 2 we got a lot of new features but we lost ‘vmkusage’, a graphical interface which was a great help in solving problems. But today I read the release notes of vCenter 2.5 update 4 and now ‘vmkusage’ is back again! It is not available in the normal installation procedure but it is well worth the hassle.

Check this VMware article to see how to install ‘vmkusage/performance overview’ and mind the three notes at the end of the article.

After the installation you will see a Performance Overview tab, on host, resource pool or VM, which displays a single view of key performance metrics for CPU, memory, disk, and network without navigating through multiple charts. Just like the old days :-)

Here some screenshots from run-virtual.com.

  • Share/Bookmark

Related posts:

  1. VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Update 1 released
  2. VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 update 4
  3. vSphere 4 Update 1 released
  4. ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 3
  5. vCenter physical or virtual? (part 2)
Written by Erik Scholten in: VMware, vCenter/VirtualCenter | Tags: ,
Erik Scholten is a Solution Architect for Centric Managed ICT Services creating the most ingenious virtual infrastructures. His work includes selling, presenting, designing, building and developing virtual infrastructures for some major companies in the Netherlands. In his spare time he likes to ride his motorcycle.
blog comments powered by Disqus

Powered by WordPress | Aeros Theme | TheBuckmaker.com WordPress Themes