Have Citrix Netscaler add a header with the real Client IP Address
Here is a great Citrix tip from Sam Jacobs. When deploying a Netscaler / Web Interface solution, it is always desirable to be able to determine the real…
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Extending the BARTPE FIX-VMSCSI plugin
Today while doing a V2P today, I ran into a BSOD. Very typical for V2Ps so I booted up BartPE to fix my BSOD as I usually do.…
ESX 3.5 Cisco Discovery Protocol [CDP] Support
One cool new feature of ESX 3.5 is their Cisco Discovery Protocol Support. CDP allows ESX to capture and broadcast Cisco related information to and from the switches.…
Virtual Machines Device Manager – GIGO
Garbage In, Garbage Out! So, you have successfully P2V'd a physical server to your Virtual infrastructure. No Blue screens and the machines powers up just fine. There are…
70GB Snapshot, YIKES!
This week I ran into a 70 GB snapshot head on while upgrading an ESX host. The 70 GB snapshot was the result of a snap of a…
ESX 3.5 Console installation
Here is a quick run through of an ESX server 3.5 Console installation. The console installation is probably the fastest and easiest part of the ESX installation. Once…
vRanger Pro Part I
vRanger Pro is an excellent Backup product by VizionCore. The product which can run on a Physical or Virtual Machine talks with VMware (with or without VCB) in…
Sysprep Windows 2008 in VMware
Today, I ran into an interesting problem using VirtualCenter's Clone to New Machine which integrates sysprep functionality. Apparently, Guest Customization of Windows 2008 is not supported at this…
VMware Tools Installation
Just some random documentation I had laying around on the VMware Tools Installation on a Windows Machine. VMware tools allow for a smoother user experience. Tools consist of…