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 […]
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 […]
VMware HCL – Hardware Compatibility List for ESXi or ESX 3.5
VMware HCL – fist place to go. One of the first think you should definitely check before you buy new hardware which you would like to use for VMware virtualization is the VMware HCL. What is it? VMware HCL states for Hardware Compatibility List. The same way as you use to check the Microsoft’s HCL […]
Using Nano to edit conf files in your ESX Server installation
After trying VI, I was looking for something more easy, more “user-friendly“. Then I stumble through an article on Tom Howarth’s blog about Nano editor. Nano it’s already installed with your ESX server so you don’t have to download it again. This tiny little editor can help you edit configuration files in your ESX Server […]
How-to find orphaned Virtual disks in your ESX server environement
Update: There is an excellent freeware application available with many different other cool options to look at your virtual infrastructure including how-to find orphaned virtual disks. The RVTools freeware is cool and together with many free software tools which can be found on my Free tools page. How-to find orphaned Virtual disks in your ESX server environement […]
Little trick on converting your physical machines with VMware Converter
How to convert physical machines with VMware Converter Starter edition. Converting your virtual machines with VMware converter could be quite lenthy process. So if you want to to consolidate physical servers to virtual servers, the easiest way to do this is to perform a physical to virtual (P2V) conversion. With a P2V conversion, you can use either […]