One per CPU pricing models/Core based pricing

 As per Mach 16.2020 article, VMware announced new updated licensing model, i.e. one per CPU pricing model/Core based pricing.

it will require one license for up to 32 physical cores. If a CPU has more than 32 cores, additional CPU license will be required. The 32-core limit is designed to minimize customer impact given current core counts for most CPUs used in the industry. This change will seems to have no impact on the vast majority of customers since they use Intel and AMD-based servers that are at or below the 32-core threshold

Multithreading does not impact the core count for the purposes of VMware per-CPU licensing. Instead, core count is based solely on the number of physical cores of the individual CPU.

Here is a partial list of products impacted by the new licensing policy:

• VMware Cloud Foundation
• VMware Enterprise PKS
• VMware EVO:RAIL General Purpose Suite
• VMware HCI Kit
• VMware HCX
• VMware Integrated OpenStack
• VMware NSX Data Center
• VMware SDDC Manager
• VMware Site Recovery Manager
• VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
• VMware vCloud Director
• VMware vCloud NFV Bundle
• VMware vCloud NFV OpenStack Bundle
• VMware vCloud Suite
• VMware vRealize Automation
• VMware vRealize Code Stream
• VMware vRealize Network Insight
• VMware vRealize Suite
• VMware vRealize Log Insight
• VMware vSAN
• VMware vSphere
• VMware vRealize Operations Manager
• vRealize Business

SNMP Configuration on ESX Host

1. Login into host via root account
2. Enable SNMP Details:-
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   Step 1:-
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   Enable SNMP:
   
   
   vi /etc/vmware/snmp.xml
   
   
   <config>
          <snmpSettings>
   <communities>string</communities>
   <enable>true</enable>
   <targets>ip@161 string</targets>
         </snmpSettings>
   </config>
   
   
   Step 2:-
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   vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
   
   
   Edit snmpd.conf to include the following two lines:
   
   
   view systemview included .1.3.6.1.4.1.6876
   proxy -v 1 -c c0pper 127.0.0.1:171 .1.3.6.1.4.1.6876
   
   
   service mgmt-vmware restart - restart the mgmt-vmware service.
   Enter service snmpd - start to start the SNMP service.
   chkconfig snmpd on - to enable SNMP when you reboot your ESX Server.
   esxcfg-firewall -e snmpd - to allow SNMP through the ESX Server firewall.
   
   
   Step 3:-
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   Create Local ID with user privileges:
   
   
   Step 4:-
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   Add to ESX Locally from vCenter Server as administrator priviliges

vMotion & Percentages

vMotion Percentages:

9%	NIC, update firmware
10%	General system   error, Network Connection/DNS/Time Sync
10%	Operation timed out,   LogRotationSize to small
78%	NFS, Storage path   Swap-file
82%	Storage   consistentcy, Different UUID’s datastores
82%	VMSafe filter
82%	After applying BIOS   upgrade, VT not enabled
90%	64 bit VM, VT not   enabled
90%	After applying   ESX-patch, Checksumming not enabled (Link)
Common	Link

Storage vMotion Percentages:

5-10%	Time-out, Maximum   switchover time (Link)
18%	Stuck (only vSphere   4.0), Cannot allocate memory (Link Link)
18%	Stuck, Busy   thickening or thinning vDisk (Link)
18%	Fail, vStorage APIs   for Array Integration (Link)
76%	Maximum switchover   time, Increase memory reservation (Link)
76%	CBTMotion,   Destination datastore different blocksize (Link   Link)
90%	Failed to   reparent/commit disks, high storage latency (Link Link)
90-95%	Time-out, Maximum   switchover time (Link)

P2V Percentages:

1%	VSS, Remove multiple   VSS-providers from registry (Link)
1%	Unable to start the   change tracking driver, User Account Control (Link)
2%	Network issue, Set   speed/duplex auto/auto (Link)
2-96%	Multiple,   IP/DNS/Hardware (Link   Link   Link)
3%	DNS issue, set DNS   suffix (Link)
3-92%	Reducing disk volume   size, Checkdisk (Link)
95-99%	Fails at reconfiguration,   Missing files or drivers(Link)
96%	Unable to find the   system volume, Windows Boot manager (Link   Link)
97%	No Active   Partitions, Break software mirror (Link)
97-99%	Inaccessible_boot_device,   Driver issue (Link   Link)
98%	Unable to create,   3GB switch boot.ini (Link)
99%	Unable to determine   guest OS, boot.ini (Link)
Common	Link