Tag: ESXi

OVF – Open Virtualization Format

OVF – Open Virtualization Format

So what is an OVF and why is it neat? You can read the official scribe here, but basically the neatest part about it is ... Read More

HA and DRS behavior in a 2 node Cluster.

HA and DRS behavior in a 2 node Cluster.

An interesting new DRS behavior was introduced with the latest Update 2 patch that I recently became aware of at a client.  If you have ... Read More

Backing up Virtual Machines using Vizioncore’s vRanger to a Data Domain

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.   ... Read More

Uploading and installing patches with the VI Client

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 ... Read More

BIG BUG in Update 2

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 ... Read More