Overview
This document describes Infinio Accelerator and explains how to use it in VMware environments. This Accelerator Operations Guide is made available for each new release, together with the Accelerator Install & Upgrade Guide 3.5.1 and the Release Notes for Accelerator 3.5.1.
The below is a summary of the topics covered in this user guide.
Information
Accelerator Operations Guide 3.5.1:
- Introduction to Accelerator
- Accelerator Certification
- How Accelerator Works
- Accelerator Terminology
- Accelerator Features
- Paravirtualized SCSI Storage Adapter (PVSCSI) for I/O-Intensive Workloads
- Instant Clone VDI Environments
- Accelerating VMs — Quick Start
- Installing and Uninstalling the Infinio I/O Filter
- The I/O Filter is Not Set Up
- Setting up a Cluster
- Subsequent Installations of the Infinio I/O Filter
- Viewing I/O Filter Status
- Uninstalling the Infinio I/O Filter
- Troubleshooting Filter Installation or Uninstallation Failures
- Using Infinio Accelerator with vSphere Storage Policies
- Managing Storage Policies
- Considerations and Constraints when Using Storage Policies
- No Storage Policies Contain the I/O Filter
- Setting up Storage Policies
- Adding an I/O Filter to an Existing Storage Policy
- Adding an I/O Filter to a Duplicated Storage Policy
- Adding an I/O Filter to a New Storage Policy
- Managing the Accelerator Cache
- Calculating the Cache Size
- Guidelines for Selecting and Using Cache Media
- Displaying Cache Status
- Configuring the Initial Cache Memory Allocation
- Resizing the Cache
- Disabling and Enabling the I/O Filter
- Using an SSD to Increase the Cache Size
- Add Virtual Flash Capacity to Enable SSD Caching
- Configuring an SSD Cache
- SSD Health Monitoring
- Removing an SSD Cache
- Enabling and Disabling VM Acceleration
- Requirements for Enabling VM Acceleration
- No VMs are Accelerated
- Enabling VM Acceleration
- Enabling VMDK Acceleration (Multiple Policies)
- Viewing Accelerated VM Status
- Disabling VM Acceleration
- Using the Infinio I/O Filter in Instant Clone VDI Environments
- Monitoring Accelerated VM Performance
- Dashboard of Current VM Performance
- Chart of Top 10 VMs with the Most Cache Hits
- Chart of Performance History
- Chart of Individual VM or ESXi Host Performance History
- Interpreting Performance Data
- Troubleshooting Accelerator
- Obtaining Technical Support
- Configuring Automatic Support
- Initial vCenter Discovery and Validation Failures
- Accelerator Console VM Deployment Failures
- Accelerator Problem Notification Icon
- Gathering Diagnostic Information
- Filter Diagnostic Report
- Connection to vCenter Lost
- HTTP 500 Server Errors in the Management Console UI
- Acceleration Does Not Start on One or More VMs
- Acceleration Stops on One or More VMs
- I/O Filters Fail to Enter or Exit Bypass Mode
- Uninstalling Infinio Accelerator
- Uninstalling when Using Horizon Instant Clones
- Manual Method for Removing the Infinio I/O Filter
- Determine the I/O Filter State and Filter ID
- Manually Uninstalling the Infinio I/O Filter
- Troubleshooting Manual Uninstallations of the Infinio I/O Filter
- Removing the Accelerator Console VM
- vCenter Configuration Settings
- Scanning the vCenter Manually
- Updating the vCenter Network Address
- Updating the vCenter Log-in Credentials
- Viewing or Uploading a vCenter SSL Certificate
- Moving the Management Console VM
- Moving the Console VM to a Different Host
- Moving the Management Console VM to a Different Datastore
- Management Console Settings
- Modifying the Management Console Log-in Credentials
- Modifying the Management Console's Network Settings
- Change Network to DHCP
- Change the Network to use a Static IP
- Ports Required by Accelerator and the VAIO Framework
- Accelerator and VMware Environment Compatibility
- vSphere Guidelines
- Infinio I/O Filter Best Practices in vSphere Environments
- vSphere HA Guidelines
- How Host Operations Affect Accelerator
For detailed information refer to the attached Infinio Accelerator Operations Guide 3.5.1 (PDF).