Creating a local disk VMFS manually:
If the VMFS creation on the local disk fails through the GUI, we can create it via command line as a workaround. Putty into your server : putty…
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Using ISOs to transfer files to Virtual Machines. [The EASY way!]
I love being able to use ISOs with my Virtual Machines. In addition to that, I love using LOCALLY stored ISOs from my laptop with Virtual Machines at…
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…
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.…
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…