Don’t enable root access for SSH
I came across some scripts to run on your ESX server after it has been installed. These script did some stuff like disabling firewall and enabling root logon from a remote system. Although it looks like it makes your life easier now you can logon…
VMware and PowerShell
I’m from the pre-WIMP era, like in pre Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointers. There wasn’t anything like a graphical user interface. Even when they emerged like Norton Commander and PC Tools I still did most of my work from the commandline. Stuff like 4DOS enriched my…
Tip: Create an ISO store, no matter what
In one of our previous projects we suggested a LUN to use for ISO’s. The client said: ‘Well, we don’t need one, we have all our software on network shares and operating systems are deployed by the means of an unattended install with boot from…
VMware podcasts
VMware has a couple of nice podcasts which give you some insight in their products. These podcast are already avaiable for some time but I wouldn’t hold this from you. Couple of podcast mentioned on the site: Introduction to Virtualization Top 4 differences between ESXi…
Unable to VMotion, unable to disconnect ISO
We had a small issue today with a virtual machine at one of our customer sites. We were unable to do a VMotion. The message we got was that there was an ISO image connected to the system. Well, we tried all the standard things…
Intel selling half of its VMware shares
After the earlier news that Cisco was enlarging its stake in VMware now the news gets out that Intel sold half of its shares. Intel disclosed that it had recently sold 1 million shares in the virtualization software maker and plans to sell another 3.75…
VirtualCenter and SSL integration
Tired of all those security warnings when you logon to VirtualCenter? Jason Boche has written a comprehensive post on SSL integration for VirtualCenter. After you follow his instructions you can use your AD integrated Certicate Authority as a trusted source. Link to his guide: here…
Virtualization is to blame
Virtualization is hot! A lot of companies are already virtualized or in the middle of a migration. The physical platform gets replaced by a virtual one. This directly introduces a new whipping boy. In the past users and administrators looked at stuff that could cause…
What if life was a virtual machine..
I spend a lot of hours in traffic jams lately. It’s really driving me nuts. All those break lights, slow moving cars.. Man, your mind starts to wonder.. ‘What if life was a virtual machine’? Life sure would get easier I think. Just look at…
VC Upgrade went haywire
Yesterday was a fun day. What looked like a simple, clean upgrade became something more interesting. After making a before snapshot I started the VirtualCenter installation wizard. Then the fun started. Nothing happened. Let me rephrase that. NOTHING happened. Machine hung. Clicking the reboot button…