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ESX Commands – esxcfg-nas

esxcfg-nas Standard use of this command is to add or list your NFS mounts. List: esxcfg-nas –l Add: esxcfg-nas –a –o <host> -s <share> <name> Not much more I can say. A little more detail here: http://b2v.co.uk/b2vguide2vmware3.htm A thread in … Continue reading

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ESX Commands – esxcfg-mpath

It has been almost 1 year since I started looking at the esxcfg-* commands. It initially came as a look at the first part of the Enterprise Administration Exam’s Blueprint very first bullet point. In that post I talked about … Continue reading

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Renewing the Push

Well I passed the VCP 4 and my CCNA expired (can’t get around to renewing it). At work I did the VTSP as required by the partner program. Since I am in a test taking grove I think I need … Continue reading

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VMworld Wednesday Morning – Keynote and Virtualizing Exchange Session

This morning’s keynote was more geared toward the engineer at least I felt more interested. Not to say yesterday was bad, today played more to my interest level. The Wyse Pocket Cloud is one thing I will be sure to … Continue reading

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VMworld Day 2 – All your vCloud are belong to us

Note: I rarely do posts like this. I would rather explain an admin problem and solution. I hope this doesn’t scare too many away. I am in a rant mood. Day 2 was a great day at VMworld. The key-note … Continue reading

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VMworld Sunday and Monday – Monkeys Fly

This is the disjointed cliffs notes but too long for twitter version of my VMworld experience so far. Monkey comment is to distinguish this post from the other 11billion being posted already. Thanks. Sunday Arrived unhurt from Memphis. Met a … Continue reading

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Using iSCSI to get some big ole disk in a Virtual Machine

First, I have lived in the South too long, because I said “Big ole disk” and couldn’t think of a more appropriate phrase. Now someone rescue me if I start to tell you to “mash” the power button on your … Continue reading

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VMworld 2009 – In-n-Out Burger Run

After you run the 10k on Monday evening what else do you have to do in the evening at VMworld? I know many of you will be shining your shoes and getting your top hats ready putting on your Ball … Continue reading

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Things a VMware Consultant should not Tweet.

So I don’t have any real content today. So I will make up things you should not tweet from a customer site. 1. @duncanYB How do I add a host to vCenter again? 2. Just overwrote dudes LUNS, hope there … Continue reading

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Storage KB entries from VMware

This is the kind of stuff I love to find. Good stuff all in one place. The Storage customer service team identified several of the top KB entries that could help in a pinch. Check them out on the VMware … Continue reading

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