Backing up Virtual Machines using Vizioncore’s vRanger to a Data Domain
Here is a quick little comparison of the options available to implement Vizioncore’s vRanger product for backing up Virtual Machines to a Data Domain device. I am sure…
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ESX Console Tab in VirtualCenter
Have you seen the Console Tab in VirtualCenter? This is a great little plug in by the folks who brought you Storage vMotion GUI. You can find the…
Uploading and installing patches with the VI Client
Although most ESX patches are now done through VMware's Update Manager but occasionally we will need up manually patch an ESX host. Here is a quick way to…
BIG BUG in Update 2
Great News flash post @ Virtualization.infohttps://www.virtualization.info/2008/08/vmware-mistake-shuts-down-thousands-of.htmlBasically, any ESX implementation that is running ESX Update 2 (Build 103908) will not be able to power on or vMotion Virtual Machines…
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2 Goodies
Here are some other little niceties I have found after upgrading to VMware's ESX 3.5 Update 2. More little hardware facts : Service Tags are displayed in the…
Missing Health Status
Timely posting by Duncan over @ Yellow-Bricks.com saved me some time at a client today when after upgrading to Update 2, the Heath Status was MISSING! Read about…
Health Status for VMware 3.5.0 Update 2
If you haven't had the opportunity to check out some of the new features of ESX 3.5 Update 2, take a look at the new Health Status feature.…
VMware File Extensions
Was sent a link to a good reference article by Greg Shields about VMware File Extensions :.VMDK -- These files are the actual hard disk of the virtual…
Upgrading ESX without Update Manager
Once in a while, you have to do a BIG update to ESX and Update Manager (as cool as it is) just won't help. You have to go…