Script to Restart VMware Tools Remotely
I was "forced" to learn how Powershell and the VI Toolkit works for an engagement a few months ago. Once you learn how powershell works and how the VI Tool
Automated Deployment of ESX Hosts Part III
This is Part III of a multi-part blog. If you haven''t read Part I or II I recommend that you do before continuing. In Part II we developed a standard buil
VI Toolkit powershell simple script #2: Create new NFS datastore
This simple little useful script can be used to add a new nfs datastore to all the hosts in an esx cluster. Alternatively you can modify this and replace g
VI Toolkit powershell simple script #1: Create new portgroup
This simple little usefull script can be used to create a portgroup at the cluster level. This enables you to create it once and have it be consistently de
Hyper-V Failover Clustering, Beyond the Z Drive using the disk GUID
Are you running Hyper-V? Have you used up all the available drive letters deploying LUN''s for VM''s in your Failover Cluster? Running out of drive letters
Automated Deployment of ESX Hosts Part II
This is part II of a multi-part blog. If you haven''t read Part I you can read it here . The homework from part I of this blog was to determine what your s
VMware Tools status shows as not running after running VMware Consolidated Backup
Yesterday, VMware posted a Knowledgebase Article about VMware Tools appearing to go off line after a VCB snapshot is taken. This issue occurs after applyin
Using VCB with any backup software
I don''t know how many times I have helped with VCB issues in the past couple of years on the VMTN Forums. It usually falls down to someone not understandi
Automated Deployment of ESX Hosts Part I
A very important part of deploying your Virtual Infrastructure environment is consistency when it comes to the configuration of the ESX hosts. Time and tim
Getting New Performance Overview Charts Working in VC2.5U4
One of the New features of vCenter 2.5 Update 4 is the "Performance Overview Charts". But, if you do not follow the proper upgrade steps, it will not work
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