For use with:

• VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 or 4.0 managed hosts (vCenter or Virtual Center).
• VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 or 4.0 (standalone)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. WELCOME
2. OVERVIEW
3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
4. INSTALLATION AND SETUP
5. GETTING HELP

A. WELCOME

Thank you for downloading the Netcordia Virtual Machine Platform Benchmarking Suite!

The Benchmarking Suite will run on your VM server to perform a platform benchmark of your VMware ESX server.

The platform benchmark is specifically geared toward gathering information that will be useful in predicting the performance of a NetMRI installation, but is also useful in predicting the performance of other IO-intensive applications on your VM server.

B. OVERVIEW

The Netcordia VM Platform Benchmarking Suite is a fully configured instance of the Netcordia Benchmarking Suite that runs on your hardware under VMware.

This file archive contains the files necessary for you to import the Netcordia VM Platform Benchmarking Suite into any of the following VMware products:

• VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 or 4.0 managed hosts (vCenter or Virtual Center)
• VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 or 4.0 (standalone)

C. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements for the Netcordia VM Platform Benchmarking Suite are:

1. 2.4 GHz CPU, 512MB Memory, 10GB Storage.

D. INSTALLATION AND SETUP

Overview

Getting started with the Netcordia Virtual Machine Platform Benchmarking Suite is a simple, four-step process:

1. Unpack the Virtual Machine Benchmarking Suite ZIP Archive
2. Import the Virtual Machine Benchmarking Suite files
3. Run the Benchmark Suite
4. Access and Review the results in your browser

Unpack

If you downloaded an ".ova" package, you will need to unzip the contents of the Netcordia VM Platform Benchmarking Suite ZIP archive file into an appropriate directory.

Import

1. Start your VMware product (Workstation) or VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client and connect to your ESX, ESXi or Virtual Center server.
2. From the inventory tab, click on the ESX host you wish to place the Virtual Appliance on.
3. Click on "File > Virtual Appliance > Import...". The Import Virtual Appliance Wizard will be displayed.
4. Choose "Import from file" and click on the Browse button.
5. Select the ".ova" file that was unpacked and click open.
6. Click Next and click Next again.
7. Enter the name for the VM and click Next.
8. Choose a datastore for the Virtual Appliance on and click Next.
9. Choose the network that you would like to use and click Next. This will be the management network for the VM and may also serve as the network to be scanned. If you wish to use a second network for scanning, you may add an additional adapter at a later time.
10. Verify that your settings are correct and click Finish.

Running a Benchmark

Note: An IP address is automatically assigned to NetMRI by DHCP by default. A static IP address can be assigned instead by using the process outlined at: http://www.infoblox.com/en/products/netmri/netmri-virtual-appliance-frequently-asked-questions.html.

There are two different benchmark tests available:

1. The "full" option will run a comprehensive benchmark on the system, which takes up to one and a half to two hours to complete.
2. The "quick" option will only run database tests and takes around 20 -- 30 minutes to complete.

To run the benchmark, log in to the IP address assigned to your virtual machine via DHCP or manually. The username is "benchmark" with a password "benchmark".

After logging into the command line, type "full" or "quick".

You may wish to run the benchmark more than once to insure you are getting consistent results.

Save your results in a spreadsheet after each run.

Accessing Your Results

After the benchmark completes, you will be able to view and download results by pointing your web browser to the IP address of the virtual machine.

For example, if your virtual machine is on the IP address 192.168.1.1 , you may enter http://192.168.1.1 to view and download results.

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