Hi,
Hows does the esx takes the time zone from ?
Thank
ESXi uses UTC by default. If you want to change the timezone you will have to sync the ESXi server with NTP.
ESXi uses UTC by default. If you want to change the timezone you will have to sync the ESXi server with NTP.
Thanks Abhilash ! That makes sense
Anyone knows why the vfat FS are used ? Also looks like there is a raid 0 used as well ..
Anyone know more about these FSs ?
eg
~ # df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
VMFS-5 35.0G 971.0M 34.1G 3% /vmfs/volumes/1.95
vfat 4.0G 14.5M 4.0G 0% /vmfs/volumes/52b8c765-c7dfc152-f724-000c29c3b500
vfat 249.7M 127.4M 122.3M 51% /vmfs/volumes/1096c97c-100b3820-3a7a-b7d0d29c5730
vfat 249.7M 127.2M 122.6M 51% /vmfs/volumes/9bc5a274-ce2d5f2c-f277-4165c74d7071
vfat 285.8M 195.1M 90.7M 68% /vmfs/volumes/52b8c75a-91af0d2d-6791-000c29c3b500
~ # cd /vmfs/volumes/52b8c765-c7dfc152-f724-000c29c3b500
/vmfs/volumes/52b8c765-c7dfc152-f724-000c29c3b500 # ls
core downloads log var
/vmfs/volumes/52b8c765-c7dfc152-f724-000c29c3b500 # cd /vmfs/volumes/1096c97c-100b3820-3a7a-b7d0d29c5730
/vmfs/volumes/1096c97c-100b3820-3a7a-b7d0d29c5730 # ls
a.b00 ata-pata.v07 ipmi-ipm.v01 net-cnic.v00 net-r816.v00 sata-ahc.v00 scsi-aic.v00 scsi-meg.v02 uhci-usb.v00
ata-pata.v00 b.b00 ipmi-ipm.v02 net-e100.v00 net-r816.v01 sata-ata.v00 scsi-bnx.v00 scsi-mpt.v00 useropts.gz
ata-pata.v01 block-cc.v00 k.b00 net-e100.v01 net-s2io.v00 sata-sat.v00 scsi-fni.v00 scsi-mpt.v01
ata-pata.v02 boot.cfg misc-cni.v00 net-enic.v00 net-sky2.v00 sata-sat.v01 scsi-hps.v00 scsi-mpt.v02
ata-pata.v03 ehci-ehc.v00 misc-dri.v00 net-forc.v00 net-tg3.v00 sata-sat.v02 scsi-ips.v00 scsi-qla.v00
ata-pata.v04 ima-qla4.v00 net-be2n.v00 net-igb.v00 ohci-usb.v00 sata-sat.v03 scsi-lpf.v00 scsi-qla.v01
ata-pata.v05 imgdb.tgz net-bnx2.v00 net-ixgb.v00 onetime.tgz scsi-aac.v00 scsi-meg.v00 state.tgz
ata-pata.v06 ipmi-ipm.v00 net-bnx2.v01 net-nx-n.v00 s.v00 scsi-adp.v00 scsi-meg.v01 tboot.b00
/vmfs/volumes/1096c97c-100b3820-3a7a-b7d0d29c5730 # cd /vmfs/volumes/9bc5a274-ce2d5f2c-f277-4165c74d7071
/vmfs/volumes/9bc5a274-ce2d5f2c-f277-4165c74d7071 # ls
a.b00 ata-pata.v07 ipmi-ipm.v01 net-cnic.v00 net-r816.v00 sata-ata.v00 scsi-bnx.v00 scsi-mpt.v00 tboot.b00
ata-pata.v00 b.b00 ipmi-ipm.v02 net-e100.v00 net-r816.v01 sata-sat.v00 scsi-fni.v00 scsi-mpt.v01 uhci-usb.v00
ata-pata.v01 block-cc.v00 k.b00 net-e100.v01 net-s2io.v00 sata-sat.v01 scsi-hps.v00 scsi-mpt.v02 useropts.gz
ata-pata.v02 boot.cfg misc-cni.v00 net-enic.v00 net-sky2.v00 sata-sat.v02 scsi-ips.v00 scsi-qla.v00
ata-pata.v03 ehci-ehc.v00 misc-dri.v00 net-forc.v00 net-tg3.v00 sata-sat.v03 scsi-lpf.v00 scsi-qla.v01
ata-pata.v04 ima-qla4.v00 net-be2n.v00 net-igb.v00 ohci-usb.v00 scsi-aac.v00 scsi-meg.v00 scsi-rst.v00
ata-pata.v05 imgdb.tgz net-bnx2.v00 net-ixgb.v00 s.v00 scsi-adp.v00 scsi-meg.v01 state.30591
ata-pata.v06 ipmi-ipm.v00 net-bnx2.v01 net-nx-n.v00 sata-ahc.v00 scsi-aic.v00 scsi-meg.v02 state.tgz
/vmfs/volumes/9bc5a274-ce2d5f2c-f277-4165c74d7071 # cd /vmfs/volumes/52b8c75a-91af0d2d-6791-000c29c3b500
/vmfs/volumes/52b8c75a-91af0d2d-6791-000c29c3b500 # ls
packages var
/vmfs/volumes/52b8c75a-91af0d2d-6791-000c29c3b500 #
Vfat filesystem is the easiest way to share data between Linux and the somewhat limited Windows-world.
Here is the link for detail information about Vfat filesystem
Does Vmware have any formal reason given for this ?
The only reason you see multiple entries is because VMware partitions the disk with seperate partitions for different parts of the filesystem. You can view VFAT as an extension on FAT. As far as a formal reason goes, I think part of this grew over time, and it could have been a different type just as easy. I think they just chose VFAT.
As far as I know, there is no raid implemented in the ESXi partition layout.