Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization
The Infrastructure Planning and Design team has released a new guide: Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization. This guide outlines the critical infrast
Looking Back
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
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
Ken's Networking Tips...and Cracking the ESX Root Password
First...Ken Cline started a blog about a month ago. It has some nice tips for networking, so check it out. My eyes were opened after reading his post about
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"
Hal's New PowersHell Book!
If you want to learn something about PowersHell and the VI Toolkit for Winders, the community forum is the best spot right now. Hal Rottenberg is one of th
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
The Open Cloud Manifesto
The Open Cloud Manifesto was released the other day. The list of supporters is pretty impressive and the non-present are typical. I actually read the manif
What Would You Like to See Changed in the VMware VM Backup Guide?
As you already know, I posted a generic VCB Proven Practice Guide on VI:OPS . I refer people to this doc frequently. A recent community discussion regardin
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
Virtual Geek: VMFS Best Practices and Counter-FUD
Check out this nice post about VMFS misconceptions on the Virtual Geek Blog