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…
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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…
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…
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…
ESX Home Lab on the Cheap!
After running my lab on 2 Dell Poweredge 1500 SCs (the Electric Company's Best friend!), I decided to switch to the HP Compaq D530 Desktop machines. Amazingly, these…