Comments on: Recommended ESX Service Console Partitioning http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/02/13/recommended-esx-service-console-partitioning/ The weblog of an IT pro specializing in virtualization, storage, and servers Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:20:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Duncan http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/02/13/recommended-esx-service-console-partitioning/#comment-35467 Duncan Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:21:31 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/02/13/recommended-esx-service-console-partitioning/#comment-35467 I also set the swap to 1600, which is twice the amount of mem I assign to the service console. And i hardly ever create a seperate /home, because I also try to never install any agents within the service console. I also set the swap to 1600, which is twice the amount of mem I assign to the service console.

And i hardly ever create a seperate /home, because I also try to never install any agents within the service console.

]]> By: Rich http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/02/13/recommended-esx-service-console-partitioning/#comment-35455 Rich Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:20:55 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/02/13/recommended-esx-service-console-partitioning/#comment-35455 As you probably already know, recommended swap size for esx is twice the service console ram. Since the default allocated ram is 272mb, the default swap is 544 mb. As you add agents to the esx console, for monitoring, backup, etc., you eventually need to change the amount of ram the service console can use to increase performance. Since the max amount of ram you can give the service console is 800mb, I go ahead and create the swap size at 1600 mb. That way, I'm covered if I am ever max the console ram. Sure, it pulls some ram from the VMs, but with ESX Clustering and DRS it's a trade off I can live with. As you probably already know, recommended swap size for esx is twice the service console ram. Since the default allocated ram is 272mb, the default swap is 544 mb. As you add agents to the esx console, for monitoring, backup, etc., you eventually need to change the amount of ram the service console can use to increase performance.

Since the max amount of ram you can give the service console is 800mb, I go ahead and create the swap size at 1600 mb. That way, I’m covered if I am ever max the console ram.

Sure, it pulls some ram from the VMs, but with ESX Clustering and DRS it’s a trade off I can live with.

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