Nice title he? But before you want to call yourself a Boss, you need to (still) learn the ins and outs of Autodeploy. Motivated? GO! In previous post we have already done the first part – the Autodeploy configuration. Autodeploy uses rules. Those rules does the configuration when the ESXi image boots up. Those rules […]
VMware vSphere AutoDeploy – Install and configure
VMware vSphere Autodeploy is another cool feature which is not so cool when you want to implement, because it needs some knowledge to setup and takes some time to get all the pieces work together. Yes it might seems complex and if you’re just a SMB it might not be your interest but stateless images […]
Another Free tool to Slim down Windows 7 Installations
I stumbled through this free software recently when searching for a tool to slim down Windows 7 images. The tool’s name is RT Se7en Lite and it allows to slim down existing installs and create a new iso which is used for new installations. Some time ago you could read about another tool about I did […]
VCAP Diary – VMware vSphere ESXi Image Builder
VMware vSphere ESXi Image Builder hasn’t been covered yet on my blog. I think it’s time. Once you understand how to put all the bits and pieces (Image builder, Host profiles and Autodeploy) together, than you can make your super homelab run even more “sexy” with autodeployed ESXi hosts – now even with VMware Tools for […]
Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0 R2 update released
Veeam has released important update for the latest Veeam 7 which finally allows backing up vSphere 5.5. The new update is so important that Veeam releasing it as an “R2” – Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0 R2 update. UPDATE: Check out the latest Patch 3 release!!! – details in my article Veeam 7.0 R2 Patch 3 […]
How-to Build a custom ISO with VMware tools for Nested ESXi
Yesterday’s post about VMware Tools for Nested ESXi hosts (a VIB – vSphere Installation Bundle) – which allows installing VMware tools in VM running nested ESXi is an exciting functionality for home labbers and people struggling to get more physical hosts to play with in the lab. The VMware Tools for Nested ESXi adds possibility to […]
A nugget – VMware tools for Nested ESXi
During VMworld Barcelona the news about upcoming VMware tools for Nested ESXi first came out. And after a quick confirmation with @lamw while there that a new cool fling was born, it’s a good news for the whole virtualization community. For many of you that are using nested ESXi, for learning or demoing VMware solutions, the […]
New PowerCLI Cmdlets for VSAN and vFlash Read Cache and how to install
VMware Flings is awesome resource of small free software applications which enhances functionality of VMware products. Recently another free “Fling” has been released, which is actually a PowerShell module with PowerCLI cmdlets for managing vSphere Flash Read Cache and VMware Virtual SAN. Those PowerCLI Cmdlets for VSAN and vFlash Read Cache allows retrieving and managing VSAN […]
Privacy Manager for Chrome might be your interest
Privacy Manager is a Chrome extension which allows quickly tweak your privacy settings. In a small window you can quickly setup the basic, but also more advanced options. You can control the downloads, cleaning startup options, delete junk files, manage cookies and network traffic. All this in very cool manner – from a small pop-up […]
VMware vSphere 5 Memory Management and Monitoring poster
There is a cool poster available, together with a video explaining memory management in vSphere 5. The VMware vSphere 5 Memory Management and Monitoring diagram explains not only the four principal memory management techniques that vSphere 5 uses, but the video points out also another aspect which is important – memory overhead. Memory overhead depends how […]
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