Sunday, November 30. 2008
Richard Garsthagen released “VMware CPU Host Info”
Saturday, November 29. 2008
Check out RTFM's new design
Friday, November 28. 2008
Web based VMDK descriptor file creator
Thursday, November 27. 2008
Recreate a VMDK descriptor file from scratch
Ulli Hankeln over at sanbarrow.com also known as continuum created a nice little tool which recreates a VMDK descriptor file. When you end up with only a flat.vmdk this is a real nice tool. Ulli rulez :-).
Occasionally ESX VMs crash in such a way that the descriptor file of a vmdk gets lost.
If you ever need to recreate a descriptor from scratch but still have the *-flat.vmdk this little tool may come handy. Tool asks for a flat-file - like used by ESX 3 and Workstation. It ignores the CID and uses a bogus one. Output is named "newdescriptor.vmdk" - rename as needed.
Doesn't work for disks smaller than 1 Gb at the moment.
Via ICT-Freak
Wednesday, November 26. 2008
New book | VCP Test Prep
This book covers the ESX 3.0.x through ESX 3.5.x releases that are the focus of the VCP test. Troubleshooting tips appear throughout the book, making it a useful resource in the virtualized datacenter. The first & only alternative to expensive courses, this highly accessible work provides motivated individuals with a selfaced method to prepare for the VMware Certified Professional exam. Geared toward professionals with basic technical skills, the book focuses on that information which is specific to the exam. It covers the basics needed to install ESX and VirtualCenter, and create virtual machines. It also delves into more advanced material such as how to configure networks, assign rights, and create resource pools, and optimize resource utilization. Questions at the end of each chapter review key topics. Two sample tests provide a gauge of one's readiness.
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4200-6599-2 | 9781420065992 | ||
ISBN-10 | 1-4200-6599-8 | 1420065998 |
Start VMware Remote Console with PowerShell
Patrick Schneider created a PowerShell script which can be used to call the VMware Remote Console (VMware VMRC). If you have any questions for Patrick, you can reach him at s.patrick1982(nospam)@gmail.com
cmdlet New-VMRC {
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true,HelpMessage="VMs to process")]
[String]
$vms
)
$vm = Get-VM $vms
if($vm.Count) {
Write-Output "Define only one host!"
break
} else {
if ($vm.id) {
$gvm = Get-View $vm.id
} else {
Write-Output "No VM found"
break
}
C:\Program Files\VMwareVMRC\vmware-vmrc.exe -h $vm.Host -m $gvm.Config.Files.VmPathName
}
}
The new VMware Remote Console (VMware VMRC) allows accessing the virtual machine consoles independent of the Web-based management interface. In order to access VMware virtual machines, install VMware the VMRC application from VMware Virtual Server web interface or download VMware VMRC application for Windows from the Minicom web site.