Comments on: Organizing vCenter http://www.thevirtualblackhole.com/virtual-tech/organizing-vcenter The Virtual Black Hole Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:03:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Virgil http://www.thevirtualblackhole.com/virtual-tech/organizing-vcenter#comment-6414 Virgil Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:44:53 +0000 http://www.thevirtualblackhole.com/?p=791#comment-6414 The short version: Resource Pools are for controlling capacity allocation (including priority) and Folders are for delegated administration. Some permissions are need on Resource Pools, but most of it is done in Folders. We also use Folders for geographic distribution of Clusters inside Datacenters. The short version: Resource Pools are for controlling capacity allocation (including priority) and Folders are for delegated administration.

Some permissions are need on Resource Pools, but most of it is done in Folders.

We also use Folders for geographic distribution of Clusters inside Datacenters.

]]> By: Forbes Guthrie http://www.thevirtualblackhole.com/virtual-tech/organizing-vcenter#comment-6112 Forbes Guthrie Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:38:39 +0000 http://www.thevirtualblackhole.com/?p=791#comment-6112 I agree that storing a lot of the "grouping" information on the VMs themselves can be very handy. However if the VMs are ever re-registered, then you loose the information (exporting to a CSV can protect you a little here). Also the use of Resource Pools or Folders is important when you are thinking about permissions. Trying to do that on a per VM basis becomes increasingly difficult as the environment grows. I agree that storing a lot of the “grouping” information on the VMs themselves can be very handy. However if the VMs are ever re-registered, then you loose the information (exporting to a CSV can protect you a little here).
Also the use of Resource Pools or Folders is important when you are thinking about permissions. Trying to do that on a per VM basis becomes increasingly difficult as the environment grows.

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