Issue with vCenter Versions
I noticed something that I thought was an issue with my the vCenter installation and perhaps a change in location of the SQL database. But it turns out not to be the case. Many of us have, are in the …
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What troubleshooting tools are you familiar with for monitoring your ESX host? I am sure that one of the first things that pop into your mind is of course ESXTOP. ESXTOP will provide a great deal of …
The HP G7 does not use /dev/cciss/c0d0
I was entrusted with the deployment of a new HP DL380 G7 as a new ESX Host. I have my build process down very well. I use the UDA: create a new sub-template enter the information that I need in for …
Linux vs. Windows Live Conversion
I have been entrusted with converting a large number of Virtual machines that are currently hosted on Xen Server into the VMware Infrastructure. There are all sorts of ways of migrating these a …
Social Media Users List at VMworld 2010
John Troyer published a document on the VMworld site VMworld 2010 is going to be a whirlwind of technological and social activity. Let’s keep in touch! If you are going to VMworld 2010 in San …
Changes in PowerCLI 4.1
July 14, 2010 Kirk Munro posted last week about the PowerCLI 4.1: A fork in the road regarding changes in namespaces that were introduced in the new version of PowerCLI 4.1. Scott Herold of Vizioncore …
Where to Place your VM Swap?
This one has been bothering me lately. Where do you place your Virtual Machine Swap files? There are two options: In the Same Directory as the VM In the Datastore specified by the host. As you can see …
Quest ActiveRoles Management Shell for AD-1.4
Quest just released a new version of there amazing Active Directory Module - Version 1.4 Here is Dmitry’s Post about the release: There are many new Cmdlets available here are some of the details from …
ESXi 4.1 Active Directory Integration
The previous post about what was new in vSphere 4.1 was a general overview with some slide shots. For all ye of little faith thinking that I was only going to post those screenshots with no details …
Updating VMware vSphere Hypervisor
So first post about the free Hypervisor under its new name. I wrote an article regarding the process of upgrading from ESXi 3.5 to ESXi 4.0. Well I am happy to announce that this has changed - again! …