Tag: VMware

  • ESXi 5 Scriptable Power Management Settings Commands

    I now use Proxmox VE

    use the tool esxcfg-advcfg

    Get the current Active Policy

    esxcfg-advcfg –get /Power/CpuPolicy

    Low Power

    esxcfg-advcfg -s low /Power/CpuPolicy

    Balanced

    esxcfg-advcfg -s dynamic /Power/CpuPolicy

    High Performance

    esxcfg-advcfg -s static /Power/CpuPolicy

    or use esxcli

    Get the current Active Policy

    esxcli system settings advanced list -o “/Power/CpuPolicy”

    Low Power

    esxcli system settings advanced set -o “/Power/CpuPolicy” –string-value “low”

    Balanced

    esxcli system settings advanced set -o “/Power/CpuPolicy” –string-value “dynamic”

    High Performance

    esxcli system settings advanced set -o “/Power/CpuPolicy” –string-value “Static”

    Remote from Linux

    ssh root@ESXi-HOSTNAME-OR-IP “esxcli system settings advanced set -o “/Power/CpuPolicy” –string-value “low””

    from Windows

    plink root@ESXi-HOSTNAME-OR-IP -l root -pw PASSWORD “esxcli system settings advanced set -o “/Power/CpuPolicy” –string-value “low””

  • VMware ESXi White Boxes

    I now use Proxmox VE

    Asus M4A89GTD PRO / VMware ESXi 5.1.0 Build 799733
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
32 GB Memory (Corsair Vengeance 4 x 8 GB)
onBoard SATA
onBoard RTL8111E Network Controller
2 x Intel Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter
1 x Intel Pro/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter

    Asus M4A78T-E BIOS 3406 / VMware ESXi 5.0.0 Build 469512
1 x Intel Pro/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter
2 x Intel Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter
onBoard SATA
Dawicontrol DC-7210 RAID (2 x 1 TB SATAII Raid 1)
16 GB Memory (Corsair Vegeance PC3-12800U)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 4x 2.60GHz

    Asus M2NPV-VM / M2NPV-MX Beta BIOS 5005 / VMware ESXi 5.1.0 Build 799733
AMD Athlon 5050e Dual Core
8 GB Memory
Dawicontrol DC-7210 RAID (2 x 1 TB SATAII Raid 1)
onBoard SATA
onBoard nVidia NForce Network Controller
Intel Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter