Using the Ultimate Deployment Appliance to test ESX kickstart scripts: Part II
In Part 2 of this series we are going to deploy our virtual ESX host in a VMware Workstation 6.5 virtual machine. We will use the UDA setup that we cre
ESX 3.5
Using the Ultimate Deployment Appliance to test ESX kickstart scripts: Part I
In this series I am going to walk you through setting up the Ultimate Deployment Appliance (UDA) and VMware Workstation 6.5 to test Automated ESX Deploymen
Deploying Automted Kickstart Scripts Over HTTP
Originally I was going to cover all the various options for initiating your automated kickstart installation as "Automated Deployment of ESX Hosts Part IV"
ESX 3.x Deployment Script # 3
This script is very similar to ESX 3.x Deployment Script #1, but I made a handy change. I built this script to allow for easier modification for each ESX h
VI Toolkit powershell simple script #4: VM Information
This is a good powershell script for tacking virtual machine inforamtion for change management. It will output the vm''s name, the host it is on, the power
Fixed: VMware Tools status shows as not running after running VMware Consolidated Backup
A while back I mentioned that VMware Tools would appear to change to a not running status after a VCB Snapshot was taken. Vmware said a fix would be forthc
VMware HA Cluster Sizing Considerations
To properly size a HA fail over cluster there are a few things that need to be determined. You need to know how many hosts are going to be in your cluster,
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 Released
What''s New Notes: 1. Not all combinations of VirtualCenter and ESX Server versions are supported and not all of these highlighted features are available u
VI Toolkit powershell simple script #3: Find Snapshots
This really isn''t a script but more of a command but I think everyone gets the idea. Find VM Snapshots for all servers in Virtual Infrastructure and displ
ESX Datastore sizing and allocation
I have been seeing a lot of activity in the VMTN forums regarding datastore sizing and free space. That said I decided to write a post about this topic. Th
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