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…
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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…
Enabling DRS
DRS or Distributed Resource Management allows administrators to schedule automated vMotion based on load requirements in the farm. Under the properties of the Cluster, enable DRS. Once Server…
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…
Enabling NTP on ESX Servers
Time Notes Time drift within Virtual machines is very common. Time is calculated within Operating Systems based on the assumption that it has 100% access to the CPU0…
Microsoft Operating System Licensing under VMware
For those you with Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 licenses and some sort of virtualization (Xenserver or VMware), you might want to double-check to make sure you are not…
Patching an ESX server with Update Manager
Update Manager VMware Update Manager automates patch and update management for VMware ESX Server hosts and virtual machines. Update Manager addresses one of the most significant pain points…
VMware Distributed Power Management
Enabling DPM on VMware 3.5 / Virtualcenter 2.5 DPM or Distributed Power Management is an experimental feature that in conjunction with DRS [Distributed Resource Scheduling], will migrate machines…
Remotely Granting Shell access to Root
Grant Shell access to Root By default, ROOT no longer has the ability to SSH into the ESX server. This can be re-enabled for ease of administration. If…