A couple of weeks ago my desktop PC died, so my girlfriend could not read there e-mail. I decide to turn my OLD VMware ESX test server into a Microsoft Vista workstation and buy a new whitebox. After searching the internet and comparing components, I found the following configuration: CoolerMaster …
Continue ReadingThe Healthcheck PowerShell script I wrote for the VMware PowerShell scripting contest is on 6th position on the “Top 10 PowerShell scripts that VMware administrators should use” from Eric Siebert. Eric is the administrator of the site VMware-land.com that has the largest VMware link …
Continue ReadingVMware has a online version of the Hardware Compatibility guides available which replaces the PDF guides. Very handy. Check your Compatibility online now at the following location .
Continue ReadingToday I did a Healthcheck of a VMware ESX environment. The environment was still VMware ESX 3.0.0 build 42531. In ESXTOP the uptime was 570 days! WOW the last time I saw systems with such a long uptime was in the Netware days. Make sure to install the required security patches frequently!
Continue ReadingSRM 1.0 Update 1 has the following new features: New Permission Required to Run a Recovery Plan SRM now distinguishes between permission to test a recovery plan and permission to run a recovery plan. After an SRM server is updated to this release, existing users of that server who had permission to …
Continue ReadingVMware released the following six new pathes: Patch nameDescriptionTypeESX350-200811401-SG
Continue ReadingVMware has VMware View released. The solution consist of: VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VMware Infrastructure 3 + VMware View Manager 3) Storage Optimization with VMware View Composer Application Virtualization with VMware ThinApp Client Virtualization with Offline Desktop – Experimental …
Continue ReadingVMware released two new handy KB articles about how to move or migrating the SQL VirtualCenter database to different server. To move the database When relocating your SQL database: To move SQL Server databases to a new location by using Detach and Attach functions in SQL Server, see Microsoft KB …
Continue ReadingThe Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0 helps organizations maintain virtual machines that are stored offline in a Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine Manager library. While stored, virtual machines do not receive operating system updates. The tool provides a way to keep offline virtual …
Continue ReadingA week ago i upgraded a customers environment to VMware ESX 3.5 Update 3 and VC 2.5 Update 3. After the upgrade some Virtual Machines (VM) spontaneously rebooted. After investing the problem we saw that after a VMotion action the spontaneously reboot occurred. We disabled in HA the option …
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