======VMware - ESX - Performance======

=====Documentation=====
[[http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/10345|VMware Technical Papers - The CPU Scheduler in VMware]] \\

====Knowledge Base Articles====
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2001003|Troubleshooting ESX/ESXi virtual machine performance issues (2001003)]]
=====Blogposts/Articles=====
[[http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/12/23/iops/|Yellow Bricks - IOps?]] \\
[[http://virtirl.com/?p=22|VirtIRL - Determining IOPS per VM]] \\

====CPU Ready====
[[http://www.joshodgers.com/2013/01/05/how-much-cpu-ready-is-ok/|Josh Odgers - How much CPU ready is OK?]] \\
[[http://www.joshodgers.com/2013/01/12/high-cpu-ready-with-low-cpu-utilization/|Josh Odgers - High CPU Ready with Low CPU Utilization?]] \\
[[http://vmtoday.com/2013/01/cpu-ready-revisted-quick-reference-charts/|VMtoday - CPU Ready Revisted – Quick Reference Charts]] \\
[[https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/jonathan/cpu-ready-time-in-vmware-and-how-to-interpret-its-real-meaning/|Jonathan Kehayias - CPU Ready Time in VMware and How to Interpret its Real Meaning]] \\

=====Tools=====
[[http://virtualcurtis.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/gathering-virtual-machine-iops-statistics-by-datastore/|Notes from a Sysadmin - Gathering virtual machine IOPS statistics by datastore]] home of GatherIOPS.ps1. See also:[[https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-13523|VMware Communities - Gathering virtual machine IOPS statistics by datastore]].

[[http://www.myvmwareblog.com/2012/12/29/iops-calculator-2/|My VMware Blog - IOPS Calculator]] home of My-IOPS-Calculator.xlsx.