The following notes will assist you to prepare for this objective:
- This objective is about managing noisy neighbors!
- NIOC for network & SIOC for storage
- You need to demonstrate understanding of
- What dimensions you can control and applied-to
- Limitations of service
- Pre-reqs for implementation
- Foundation knowledge of proportional share allocation is expected
- What does low, medium & high mean?
- What happens when you use numbers instead of labels?
- How does the power on of another VM affect share allocation?
Reference:
vSphere Resource Management Guide pdf – Chapter 9-Managing Storage I/o Resources
vSphere Networking Guide pdf – Chapter 11 – vSphere Network I/O Control
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