VMware Sessions

VMware provides a powerful virtualization platform to manage virtual machines and infrastructure.

This page guides you on essential questions for managing VMware resources, monitoring virtual machines, and optimizing your virtual environment.

Key areas of focus

Below are some useful questions to ask when managing your VMWare account:

General resource management

• What virtual machines are currently running in my VMware environment?
• Are there any virtual machines with low CPU or memory utilization?
• What is the status of my storage usage across VMware data stores?

Virtual machine performance

• Which virtual machines are experiencing high resource usage?
• How do I monitor CPU, memory, and disk performance for a specific virtual machine?
• Are there any VMs with high I/O latency or other performance bottlenecks?

Configuration & network management

• What network settings are applied to my virtual machines?
• Are there any misconfigurations in my VMware setup?
• How can I view the current VLAN and IP configurations?

Security & compliance

• Who has administrative access to my VMware environment?
• Are there any recent security events or alerts?
• How can I enforce security policies for my virtual machines?

Backup & disaster recovery

• What is the status of recent VM backups?
• Are there any backup failures or incomplete restore points?
• How can I improve my disaster recovery plan for VMware?