Using PowerCLI to correct vm boot order
Due to how they were installed, I had ~1000 VM’s that were incorrectly left set to a boot order of network first, then hard drive. You can’t correct this by Continue Reading…
Category: Virtualization
Fast Veeam backups across WAN links
Just wanted to throw an article together with some tips on how to maximize Veeam data moving performance when a high speed, higher latency, potentially lossy, link is involved. In Continue Reading…
Speeding up long-distance vMotion
Here’s the situation I was facing. Two Vmware vCenter 7.0.3. clusters on opposite sides of the country, connected via a a 10gig point to point ethernet circuit, and that circuit Continue Reading…
Resetting a Dell iDRAC password from inside vSphere ESXi
I’m guessing you landed here because you’ve got a Dell server with an iDRAC module you no longer have access to? If your server is running an operating system that Continue Reading…
Migrating from vCenter 5.5 Windows to vCenter 6.5 appliance woes
I won’t go into intimate detail as it’s all poking around online, but I’ll give a run down of all the stupid things I ran into while trying to go Continue Reading…
What physical memory is in my vSphere ESXi host?
If you’re running vSphere on a system you don’t have a vendor-provided out of band management system installed in, aren’t running ESXi 6.0U2+ where physical memory config is visible in Continue Reading…
VMware vSphere error “Cannot change the host configuration” adding storage
Ever run into this error trying to add storage to an ESXi host? “Cannot change the host configuration”. In my case it was occurring when trying to add a LUN Continue Reading…
Upgrading vCenter 5.5 SSL’s to public CA-issued certs
Well, I started out writing this article with the expectation that I’d be providing a solution to the world after figuring it out myself, and at this point I’ve given Continue Reading…
VMware vCenter Converter no likey MacOS SMB shares as targets
I recently switched from a big honkin’ Dell XPS ‘gaming’ desktop computer to an iMac with additional Thunderbolt monitor as my home rig. I added a G-Technology G-Speed Studio 12TB Continue Reading…
Installing/Upgrading EMC PowerPath/VE 5.9 for vSphere 5.5 support
This is actually fairly easy as far as upgrades go. If you already have a working install of some prior version of PowerPath/VE, you should not encounter any issues as Continue Reading…