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Fling: ESX System Analyzer

Duncan Epping · Nov 30, 2011 ·

When I joined Tech Marketing in February of this year my first task literally was the ESX System Analyzer. I was part of the team who developed the specs and test the app, but the main driving force behind the tool was my colleague Kyle Gleed (@VMwareESXi).

The tool / fling was designed specifically to help people migrate from ESX to ESXi and to smoothen the transition especially in those environments where the Service Console was customized over the years. If you haven’t migrated yet, and want to make the jump to a lean and mean hypervisor I suggest to take a look at this fling and analyze your environment to help with planning the transition!

Source: VMware Labs

The ESX System Analyzer is a tool designed to help administrators plan a migration from ESX to ESXi. It analyzes the ESX hosts in your environment and, for each host, collects information on factors that pertain to the migration process:

  • Hardware compatibility with ESXi
  • VMs registered on the ESX host, as well as VMs located on the host’s local disk
  • Modifications to the Service Console
    • RPMs which have been added or removed
    • Files which have been added
    • Users and cronjobs which have been added

This tool also provides summary information for the whole existing environment

  • Version of VMware Tools and Virtual Hardware for all VMs
  • Version of Filesystem for all datastores

By having this information, administrators can determine what tasks need to be done prior to the migration. Examples include:

  • Relocate VMs from local datastores to shared datastores
  • Make note of what agent software has been added to the host and obtain the equivalent agentless version
  • Replace cronjobs with equivalent remote scripts written with PowerCLI or vCLI

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Server, Storage, Various ESX, esxi, fling, migration, script

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  1. Hans Beerens says

    30 November, 2011 at 15:11

    Just downloaded the system analyzer tool but it seems there is a problem with the user guide. When opened it shows the installation guide. Now we mis the info how to log on the the webportal https://IP ADRESS:8443/ua/FrameServlet
    Any idea how to do this or where to find the userguide ?

    • Charu Chaubal says

      30 November, 2011 at 18:38

      All docs for the ESX System Analyzer, including the User Guide, can be found on the Instructions tab of the Fling page.

      • Sean says

        30 November, 2011 at 18:54

        Have you clicked on the Users guide link before posting this message? The PDF attached to the url is for the installation guide not the users guide. Please check it out for yourself.

    • Duncan Epping says

      30 November, 2011 at 19:14

      I’ve asked the team to fix the problem. Hopefully they will be able to do this asap, I will let you know when they fix it,

  2. Sean says

    30 November, 2011 at 18:30

    I am also looking for the user guide. Would be really nice to know how to use this tool!

    • Duncan Epping says

      30 November, 2011 at 19:13

      I’ve asked the team to fix the problem. Hopefully they will be able to do this asap.

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Duncan Epping is a Chief Technologist in the Office of CTO of the Cloud Platform BU at VMware. He is a VCDX (# 007), the author of the "vSAN Deep Dive", the “vSphere Clustering Technical Deep Dive” series, and the host of the "Unexplored Territory" podcast.

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