Everything I find out in the VM Blogosphere about studying for the VCDX says to know your esxcfg- commands. Ok. So here I go.The first command as I start out was the one on the top: esxcfg-advcfg. [root@esxlab1 root]# esxcfg-advcfgUsage: esxcfg-advcfg []-g|–get Get the value of the config option-s|–set Set the value of the config […]
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Don’t Delete anything. Ever!
Ok, so after a stressful morning I am writing mainly to tell myself never delete anything, ever again. Anyone else, if you don’t know vmware very well, don’t try to manipulate your vmdk files. Probably should not perform this combo of commands: 1. snapshot2. snapshot3. revert to here.4. extend disk5. extend disk6. extend disk7. Call […]
SRM in a box – part 0
Several people have posted about SRM in Workstation. I decided to try it out. I do not have access to any NetApp storage device so I am trying to use the EMC Celerra Simulator. Wow, pretty intensive. I am moving it all to my laptop that has more ram. Hopefully I can get all teh […]
DPM Video
Great stuff. I would be willing to put this in place for a test/dev setup. Still feel uneasy that machines might not come out of standby cleanly. I am performing Capacity Planning lately and it is amazing how much money VMware can save you when it comes to power alone. Please follow and like us:
VMwarewolf – Common system management issues in VMware Infrastructure
Common system management issues in VMware Infrastructure VMwarewolf just posted Common system management issues in VMware Infrastructure. Take a look. Very usefully grouped troubleshooting steps for common issues. Thanks! Please follow and like us: