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 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 ReadingToday I tested the VI Toolkit extensions. The VI Toolkit extensions are cmdlets that makes your life easier. Here are some functions of what the cmdlets can do: The VI toolkit extensions require PowerShell V2 CTP 2 and the VI Toolkit. Example: list all VMs by name and list the size of the snapshots …
Continue ReadingAfter rebooting the VMware VirtualCenter (VC) server, i was unable to logon using the VI-client in VC. In the Windows event log the following Error is listed: Event Type: Error Event Source: Service Control Manager Event Category: None Event ID: 7031 Date: 25-9-2008 Time: 13:39:58 User: N/A …
Continue ReadingVMware has released VI Toolkit Update 1. There where performance problems with the get-VM command. Some users had reported slowness when using the Get-VM cmdlet . The reason turned out to be an odd quirk in querying some types of network adapters, so many people weren’t affected at all. On the …
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