A colleague asked me about enabling ssh access on esx5i and I directed him to the traditional method of editing the config file and restarting the service. Vmware have actually made it some much easier by allowing this to be done without having to modifying the file. The steps are On the start screen […]
I have a requirement in the New Year to look at migration from an existing hyper-v infrastructure to a VMware solution. I remembered a utility from Starwind that allows for bi-direction transfers and its called Starwind Converter. You can get it here. Some blurb from the supplier .. Convert VMDK to VHD and VHD to […]
Am currently testing VMturbo from www.vmturbo.com – its a tool to allow you to see your capacity planning issues with your vmware infrastructure. Primarily the areas it covers are – Infrastructure monitoring – Problem detection – Performance Reporting and Alerting – Capacity Reporting and Alerting There is a community free edition – which has the […]
VMware is expanding its VMware View client for Windows to also deliver virtual desktops over to Mac and Linux.VMware View is a virtual desktop solution for enterprises that is designed to simplify desktop administration and management using a end-user computing architecture. The goal is then to have a central system that gives IT more control […]
When converting a VM I came across this error about 2/3rds of the way through the conversion. The vm was an OVF on a local disk with a target on a remote esx. In this case it was worth checking that any antivirus is off temporarily and that any backup related software is closed. In […]
Vmware occasionally produce software that is not a product more a proof of concept or utility related. Boomerang is one of those “flings” as they call them. Get it here. Installing VMware Boomerang VMware Boomerang is aimed at users who don’t need the complexity of the full vSphere Client. It sits in the tray of […]
I got a very welcome email in my inbox this morning which detailed anew release of my favourite ESX backup tool Trilead VM Explorer. According to Trilead the main new features of VM Explorer 3.7 are: Replication task: Now you can replicate your VM to another ESX File Level Restore: Restore a single file from […]
Had an issue today where a client with an MD3200i san and VMware esx reported a problem with space when copying contents of physical cds to a virtual machine for installation. The strange issue was that they reported a disk space message when there was in fact plenty of space on the virtual disk. After […]
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