November, 2008 | 2vcps and a Truck

ESX Commands – esxcfg-advcfg

Post author:Jon Owings
Post published:November 25, 2008
Post category:Uncategorized / vcdx / vmware
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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…

Don’t Delete anything. Ever!

Post author:Jon Owings
Post published:November 20, 2008
Post category:backup / storage / Uncategorized / venting
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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…

SRM in a box – part 0

Post author:Jon Owings
Post published:November 20, 2008
Post category:SRM / storage / Uncategorized / vmware
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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…

DPM Video

Post author:Jon Owings
Post published:November 17, 2008
Post category:capacity / DPM / Uncategorized / vmware
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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…

VMwarewolf – Common system management issues in VMware Infrastructure

Post author:Jon Owings
Post published:November 7, 2008
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Common system management issues in VMware InfrastructureVMwarewolf just posted Common system management issues in VMware Infrastructure. Take a look. Very usefully grouped troubleshooting steps for common issues. Thanks!