ESX local disk partitioning
I had a conversation with some colleagues of mine about ESX local disk partitioning and some interesting questions were raised. How many are creating local
VMware
ESX vs. ESXi which is better?
So the question is which is better VMware ESX or VMware ESXi. A lot of die hard Linux fans will always say VMware ESX because of there attachment to the se
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
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
Service Console Memory for ESX 3.x
I''ve been asked this question a lot lately, "How much memory should we assign to the service console?" My default answer is always 800Mb. I have a number