I have updated the vcinfo.pl script so it also lists if a VM has snapshots. http://www.amikkelsen.com/?p=44 I have also created a new ViPerlToolkit script that lists all the VM’s that have snapshots and prints in on screen. All the ViPerlToolkit scripts can be found in the Download section under VIPerlToolkit Scripts. http://www.amikkelsen.com/?page_id=43 I’ll add more… Read More »
If you are looking for Security White Papers for VMware products take a closer look at http://www.vmware.com/security/ A. Mikkelsen
To edit the crontab type (it normally uses vi as editor) crontab -e To add a scheduled type 0 21 * * 1-7 perl /tmp/test.pl To make sure the crontab is updated correctly restart it /etc/init.d/cron restart Explanation 0 Minutes (0-59) 21 Hour (0-23) * Day (1-31) * Month (1-12) 0-7 Weekday (0-7, Sunday =… Read More »
Over the past 2 weeks i have been playing around with the VIperlToolkit and discovered hwo easy and powerfull it is. Some of the scripts i have created is avaiable for download in the Download section of this site. I first came accross the VIPerlToolkit about 8 months ago when looking through www.run-virtual.com. I got… Read More »
The people at www.virtualization.info have put together a list of the new features in ESX 3.1.0. http://www.virtualization.info/2007/08/vmware-esx-server-31-virtualcenter-21.html The only thing now is when will it be released. A. Mikkelsen
We have released a new version of the healthscript (version 0.20). This release includes several new information: – Added Authentication information – Added Dumppart information – Added physical drive information – Added last 30 lines from /var/log/vmkwarning – Added last 30 lines from /var/log/vmksummary – Added last 30 lines from /var/log/secure – Added last 30 lines from /var/log/vmware/vpx/vpxa.log I’ve also changed… Read More »
Xtravirt.com has released a guide on how to configure shared storage on a Workstation 6 to use with ESX. http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=startdown&id=16 Also read “How to run ESX 3.x on a Workstation 6” Again Nice job. A. Mikkelsen
If you ever wanted to setup a iSCSI target to test HA and DRS in your ESX enviroment, and coulden’t find a good easy to use guide. Look no further. Because sherold at vmguru.com has made it for you. http://www.vmguru.com/blogs/vmguru/archive/2006/10/12/925.aspx A. Mikkelsen
Here is a whitepaper on performance and configuration of Microsoft Exchange 2003 on ESX 3.0.x http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2007/07/performance-and.html
After running my ESX test enviroment with a single core CPU and one harddrive, for about two months, I desided that it was time to upgrade it. It was running a bit slow. Since my motherboard supported dualcore CPU’s I bought a Athlon 64 X2 4200+ for about $200,00. Also wanting to boost the disk IO… Read More »