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Our Storage Problem
We had some storage issues. We still have some storage issues, but it’s getting better. Here’s what we’ve fixed: Overbooked storage Storage Switch Failure Tolerance Adapter Failure Tolerance...
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False Alarms with Virtual Center 2.5
Since I enabled alarms in VirtualCenter on 10/07/2008 we have encountered 14 seperate false alarms regarding host connectivity. Here’s the alarm: Target: hostname.goes.here Old Status: Green New...
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RHEL P2V: Old Way and New Way
Most of this was taken from this site: http://conshell.net/wiki/index.php/Linux_P2V Up front work Determine exactly what you’re doing, and the resources you’ll need on the VMware side. as root: sfdisk...
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VMware Knowledge Resources for the Beginner VI Administrator
I have no problem making it clear I’m relatively new to the virtual world. That doesn’t mean you can’t learn fast. Here are a few tools I’ve used to become a better VI Administrator: Training. Pros:...
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iSCSI SAN performance woes with VMware ESX 3.5
We filed support requests with IBM and VMware and went through a very lengthy process without any results. Each of our hosts had the following iSCSI HBAs: QLA4010 QLA4050C A while ago we found out...
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Upgrading ESX 3.5 to ESX 3.5 U4 and Virtual Center 2.5 to vCenter 2.5 U4
Here’s the ‘script’ read from while doing our ESX upgrades: In general: Do lots of up front work with kickstarts and analysis Each ESX Host Put host in maintenance mode Shut Down File request with...
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ESX 3.5 U4 Kickstart for IBM xSeries and QLA4050
This was our shop’s first real dive into kickstarts. The material I read in Visible Ops really emphasized track able/repeatable processes for setting up systems. One great way to do that is through...
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VMware Expert System with PowerCLI and Excel
This post is a writeup of a project for a master’s class in Decision Support Systems at Murray State. This is my first dive into VMware PowerCLI aside from some one shots. All feedback is welcome. Our...
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PowerCLI: nSeries Guest OS Timeout Scripts
First post in months. Hopefully I’ll have more to post on in the next few weeks. Onto more pressing issues… “The N Series VMware ESX Host Utilities” have a couple of ISOs that have scripts for tweaking...
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Higher Ed: Virtualizing Banner Unified Digital Campus with VMware
Banner Unified Digital Campus (Banner UDC) is the most used administrative suite of applications specific to higher education. A specially crafted Google search shows almost 30,000 different...
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