vSphere Quickstart Guide (with Alan Renouf) released on Amazon

23 November, 2009

vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide continues from an idea started several years ago by a few engineers. The idea was simple, provide an easy to use reference guide for all level administrators, consultants and architects. Recently VMware introduced many new features in vSphere 4.0 and with this handy pocket guide you will learn about each of these new features. With each chapter, the pages in this essential guide will answer common questions while giving you unprecedented insight into: Expert tips & tricks Pitfalls to avoid RemoteCLI & PowerCLI (PowerShell) scripts Configuration how to’s Virtualization best practices

Using Linux shell scripts to automatically create VMware ESX 3.5 hosts

30 March, 2009

On the SearchVMware section of TechTarget.com a new tip of mine is published.
“In any VMware ESX environment, VMware ESX hosts within the same cluster must be configured the same way. If a host in a cluster is not properly configured, basic networkingoperations such as or VMotion will fail. Manually installing and configuring new hosts or [...]

Deploying ESX3.5 using EDA v0.85 inside VMware Workstation 6.5

13 February, 2009

This article is written by guest writer: Simon Long.
VMware Workstation is becoming a very good friend of mine since I installed it a few months ago, it makes testing soo much easier and quicker which pleases my boss as I’m not installing and uninstalling software on Production VM’s.
My interest in deploying ESX using EDA (ESX [...]

xtravirt vmish guide for ESX 3.5

20 December, 2007

XtraVirt has again released a great whitepaper. Read the latest vmish guide for ESX 3.5:
http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=64

Scripted install of ESX 3.0

16 December, 2007

Automated install of ESX 3.0
For the customer I work, I’ve written an automatic installation script to deploy ESX hosts within minutes.The UDA is an appliance that I use for pxe boot and choosing which script to run. You can find the UDA here: http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/232. When booting a new server (or one that needs to [...]