And another lab post today. Today we will migrate our Windows based vCenter server 6.0U2 to VCSA 6.5. VMware worked hard on this one so I’m wondering whether I’ll experience problems or not. It is my main lab vCenter server which historically runs on Windows, but in each major version (5.0, 5.5 and 6.0) I […]
Debian for 3CX – New ISO
This is new from 3CX. A Debian for 3CX (in Beta for now) allows you to use 3CX on Debian Linux based systems. The ISO was adapted, stripped down to carry just a minimum necessary for 3CX Phone system software. The main advantages of using Debian for 3CX over ‘stock’ Debian is that it automatically installs […]
How to set a static MAC address in VMware Environment?
Quick tip today on a static MAC address assignement, How to set a static MAC address in VMware Environment? Or rather what to look after when having alarms showing VM MAC conflict. MAC address “Spoofing” if you prefer, is well known…. Sometimes you may need to “mess” with MAC address, and assign a static one, when for […]
vCenter Server Versions Numbers – How to find?
Here is the thing. You need to check your vCenter server version. How do you proceed? There are many ways to do it. You can view this information through vSphere C# client, vSphere web client or through the CLI, PowerCLI…. But there are also tools which can be used to show both at the same […]
How-to Create vCenter Alarm for VMs running on Snapshots?
Today we’ll show a built-in tool which can inform you about any VMs that runs on snapshots within your VMware vSphere environment. The built-in tool is simply vCenter Alarms. I know that there are many third-party tools that can inform you about snapshots. One of them is for example Snapwatcher which I reviewed a way […]
How to configure RDP for your VM in Ravello Cloud
If you haven’t read my series about Ravello, you should start here – How to create a simple VM in Ravello? Ravello allows not only build an environment from scratch, but you can also upload your own VMs to Ravello so you don’t have to create everything (by using a VM Import Tool). Today we’ll show […]
VMware ESXi Command List – Maintenance
Today another post of the series ESXi Command List. The title says it all. We’ll have a look at different options to reboot ESXi from a command line and we’ll talk a bit about maintenance mode. You should always put hosts into maintenance mode when you do reboots, firmware updates, apply ESXi updates (most patches require the […]
Top 10 Shortcuts for Windows Server 2016
Some of the shortcuts works for Windows Server 2012 and probably 2008 as well (*.msc was around since 2003?), but as we’re heading towards the release of Windows Server 2016 I’m trying to kind of be ahead of time. The post is based on a latest TP5 release of Windows Server 2016. The shortcuts listed below […]
How-to Import Windows 10 ADMX into Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain
Windows 10 brought new options for managing endpoints. As the latest version of Windows Server is version 2012 R2 for now, we need a workaround the time new Windows Server 2016 will come up. The pack containing Windows 10 ADMX templates allows to control which features and functions are activated on Windows 10 computers. For […]
How to Disable Windows 10 Upgrade For All Versions of Windows
How to disable Windows 10 upgrade for all versions (including Windows Home)? As you know, Microsoft is pushing for Windows 10 upgrades with notification windows, pop-ups or other messages announcing the deadline (29th of July) after which it will no longer be possible. (Only via paid option). This is however quite annoying for users willing […]
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