Category Archives: Knowledge Base
EMC Community Network – ECN: Need to know the difference between storage pool and RAID group?
Need to know the difference between storage pool and RAID group?
via EMC Community Network – ECN: Need to know the difference between storage pool and RAID group?.
A great reply to a posted question – all show in a easy to read table.
VMware KB: Unmounting a LUN or Detaching a Datastore/Storage Device from multiple ESXi 5.x hosts
VMware KB: Unmounting a LUN or Detaching a Datastore/Storage Device from multiple ESXi 5.x hosts.
VMware: Add PortGroup to all hosts in cluster with PowerCLI | VMpros
Very usefull and time saving script – found over on blog site VMPROS.
Many Thanks.
Get-Cluster “My Cluster” | Get-VMHost | Get-VirtualSwitch -Name “vSwitch0″ | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name “MyPortGroupName” -VLanId 1234
via VMware: Add PortGroup to all hosts in cluster with PowerCLI | VMpros.
Upgrading Windows Server 2008 R2 without media
A good guide over on the Technet Blog site on how to convert/upgrade editions of Windows 2008 R2.
Upgrading Windows Server 2008 R2 without media – Server Core – Site Home – TechNet Blogs.
Using the vi Text Editor in Solaris 9 – For Dummies
A nice guide over on the ‘Dummies’ series website. Covers the basics – open/close/save files, edit a file etc.
Very handy, if like me, not a daily user of *nix type systems. All I needed to do was edit resolv.conf on a box to update DNS servers!
VMware KB: Forcing a link state up or down for a vmnic interface on ESXi 5.x
Forcing a link state up or down for a vmnic interface on ESXi 5.x
VMware KB: Forcing a link state up or down for a vmnic interface on ESXi 5.x.
Used this to help work out the physical server’s NIC interfaces had been cabled up to the network switch correctly.
Luckily, the servers DRAC Remote access was working! So via the remote console connection, enabling local support access, downing the NIC and watching the Switch admin interface to trace which port changed. Easy! once I found the commands to down/up nics 🙂
BTW: Problem was VLAN was not assigned to the remote end of the switches uplink trunk.
VMware KB: Methods of installing ESXi 5.1
VMware KB: Methods of installing ESXi 5.1
This article provides high-level information that may be useful when installing ESXi 5.1.
VMware KB: Installing ESXi 5.x in VMware Workstation
VMware KB: Installing ESXi 5.x in VMware Workstation
This article explains how to install VMware ESXi in a virtual machine. Installing ESXi in a virtual machine provides a way to try the product without dedicating hardware to it. A virtual ESXi machine may be useful if you are studying to become a VCP VMware Certified Professional.
Deploying the vCenter Server appliance Back to Basics
Back to Basics: Deploying the vCenter Server appliance
A excellent guide over on Yellow-Bricks.com on installing and setting up the VMWare vCenter appliance – especially in a LAB environment.