Cloned ESXi Duplicate vmk0 MAC Addresses
Once the class started accessing the lab environments we started seeing some network issues. Connections to the lab ESXi hosts were being dropped every few seconds…
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vSphere 5 Network Coredump Collector
Since Auto Deploy allows for the creation fo diskless/stateless hosts there is a need to have a network service to store core dumps so that diagnostic information can be collected for support in the event your host crashes (PSOD).
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vSphere Auto Deploy – Image Profile and Booting ESXi
The VCAP5-DCA Blueprint has objectives on working with ESXi Image Profiles and configuring VMware Auto Deploy which are both new features that were released with vSphere 5.
Read morePowerCLI Script to Shutdown My Home Lab
Ran across a PowerCLI script that can be used to shutdown your virtual infrastructure written by Alan Renouf and thought
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My Home VMware Lab
Several people have asked me about what I am using for a lab so I put together this post about the lab I used to study for the VCP 5 exam. I also used this lab set up when studying for my VCAP4-DCA exam.
Read morevSphere 5 host stops sending syslog messages
I had some maintenance to do on my central syslog server and the server was down for about 30 minutes
Read moreAnother vSphere 5 Upgrade Gotcha – Syslog
I had my vSphere 4.1 ESXi hosts set up to send logs to a central syslog server. After the upgrade
Read moreAccess the ESXi Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) over SSH
I don’t think I have ever needed to do this in a production environment, but it is helpful for training/teaching
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