ESXi Deployment Solution - Part 4
So today we will deal with how to get the scripts into the an ESXi installation. On Part 3 we dealt with what the scripts were and how to to use them So how do we get the script to run on startup? The …
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Subscribe via RSS →vCenter Essentials - 3 Host Limit (not 6 CPU)
vSphere Essentials is a package that is for the SMB. At present there is a promotional offer (Until June 15, 2010) reducing the price from $995 to $495. In this package you receive vCenter and 3 ESX …
Monitor AD Replication Status with Powershell
Do you know the feeling? You have 40 domain controllers located in 20 different locations - with a multitude of child domains and children of those child domains, on all sides of the globe (yeah I …
ESXi Deployment Solution - Part 3
Today we will deal with the client and server scripts, and before we start I would like to get the definitions straight. Client Script: The script that is executed on the ESXi machine (Python) Server …
ESXi Deployment Solution - Part 2
Today we will be dealing with some details of the parts involved. In my previous post - I explained the rationale behind the whole process. So let us get into the schematics. An ESX server can be …
Sneak Preview of ESXi Deployment Solution
Well after cursing more than once at Python on Twitter over the past week or so - I finally got managed to overcome This is a sneak preview of my ESXi Deployment Solution How exactly it works - will …
Review Your Infrastructure Needs Regularly - or ....
Let me give you a real case scenario. (I am not saying that any of the implementations in this example are best practice) Default rack that was installed was a 42U rack. Each rack was populated with …
Install EMC PowerPath/VE with Update Manager
I was looking into this a short while ago – after updating the hosts to Update 4.01. This VMware KB – 1018740 will show you the way. Download the the Powerpath/VE 5.4 SP1 package from Powerlink (if …
SureBackup by Veeam
I was one of a few blogger that were invited to participate yesterday in a Bloggers briefing - given by Doug Hazelman - presenting Veeam’s new product Surebackup. Well this is not actually a new …
Distribution and Security Groups
I was asked to day at work, “What would be the quickest way to add all of the members of a Distribution Group to a Security Group?”, the reason of course being because you cannot assign …