There is a time when you need to change the IP adress your ESX host. You can’t do it in the VI client Graphical User Interface. The only thing you can do is to go to the ESX server console. 1.) First of all , you must have physical access to the console. 2.) Put […]
How to connect and use VM Explorer from Trilead
Trilead VM Explorer. Great tool to use with your ESX or ESXi server. Trilead VM Explorer. You can use this tool to access and manage your VMs and also to execute backups manually. The differenc In the paid version is that you can use SAN, do a scheduled backups, having a real support, and have […]
Step by step video how to install VM inside Virtual Infrastructure
Step by step procedure for newbies about how to create and how to install VM inside Virtual Infrastructure – running inside VMware Virtual Infrastructure. Using the VI client. In this video, David Davis shows how to do it exactly. Shows all the necessary steps to succeed in creation of a VM inside VMware ESX. Update: You […]
How to configure OpenFiler iSCSI Storage for use with VMware ESX.
I wanted to test an Openfiler as a solution for HA and vMotion with ESX Server and vCenter. Using Openfiler is a great way to save some money on expensive SANs and for home lab testing and learning, this choice is just great. I did not have 3 physical boxes (2 for ESX hosts and one for […]
ESX Server Independant disk access mode, persistent and nonpersistent modes
One of the questions I was looking around as an ESX server learner, was to find out what is the difference between Persistent and Nonpersistent mode. Normal disks are included in snapshots. In most cases, this is the setting you want ?with Independent deselected. Independant disks = no snapshots possible. The think to know is […]
How-to uninstall completely a VMware product if the uninstall process fails
Sometimes it just happens. You want to uninstall for example a VMware workstation from your computer, and you have an error saying that the uninstaller is corrupted. Then you try to delete the Program files/vmware folder and you leave a bunch of files all over your system folder and registry. What to do? You have […]
I just received a vExpert Award
I just cannot believe it. When about a week ago all my fellows bloggers had received their vExpert awards, I thought to myself that I just was not chosen because I do not have enough technical knowledge about VMware, or I’m not posting every day, or just because that there is many more people knowing […]
Collection of terms used in today’s virtualization language…
I decided to put on a little collection of terms from the virtualization business. There is many technical terms used today in all over the place, and the newcomers are often lost. Who was not at the beginning? So I thought that if I put a post trying to regroup all those terms, it would […]
Plug-in the external USB drive to ESX Server directly to backup or copy
Sometimes you would like to use your external USB drive to backup (transfer) your VMDK files directly from your ESX Server external USB drive. VMDK files are files with extention *.VMDK and those files are virtual hard disks of your virtual machines. You can also mount VMDK files directly into your Windows PC. When you […]
How-to restart ESX or ESXi server
There is several ways to restart ESXi server. You can do it from the console or from the VI client. It’s pretty straightforward. Sometimes restarting the management agents of ESXi is sufficient. How-to restart ESX or ESXi server? Simple and easy. For the console access you have to have an access to the server room however […]