Take a quick look into the vCenter Simulator configuration files. Discuss what the options are and how to make changes.

1. Quick Deep Dive Into
vCenter Simulator
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Software Developer R&D
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Simulator Configurations
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What To Expect
• Configuration file location
• How the files are laid out
• What options can be changed
• What do the various options mean
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Configuration Files
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Simulator Inventory Config Files
• Configs located at
– /etc/vmware-vpx/vcsim/model
• Checkout the Default Config
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<config>
<inventory>
<dc>1</dc>
<host-per-dc>0</host-per-dc>
<vm-per-host>0</vm-per-host>
<poweron-vm-per-host>0</poweron-vm-per-host>
<cluster-per-dc>1</cluster-per-dc>
<host-per-cluster>8</host-per-cluster>
<rp-per-cluster>8</rp-per-cluster>
<vm-per-rp>8</vm-per-rp>
<poweron-vm-per-rp>6</poweron-vm-per-rp>
<dv-portgroups>0</dv-portgroups>
</inventory>
<worker-threads>1</worker-threads>
<synchronous>true</synchronous>
</config>

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Simulator Inventory Config Files
• Configs located at
– /etc/vmware-vpx/vcsim/model/vcsim.cfg.template
– Explains all the possibilities for various config options
• Config Samples in the configSamples dir
• Contains an examples for 15K VMS!!!
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Simulator Help
• Virtually Ghetto
• http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/
• vcsim.cfg.template
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