Set Up DPM and Use vCenter Scheduled Task to Turn DPM Off and On
VMware Power Management or Distributed Power Management (DPM) powers down hosts when resources are not needed and powers the host
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vHersey – VCDX Two to the Seventh Power (#128)
Hyperconverged, Virtualization, VMware, Citrix, Datacenter Administration, and more…
Author: Hersey
Load Storm – CPU and Memory Loading Utility.
Handy utility for generating CPU and memory load. You can configure the number of threads and the approximate load in
Read MoreAccess the ESXi Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) over SSH
I don’t think I have ever needed to do this in a production environment, but it is helpful for training/teaching
Read MoreEnable SNMP Polling on an ESXi host
When using a third party network monitoring program (like Solarwinds Orion) you need to enable SNMP on your ESXi hosts.
Read MoreSaving a custom resxtop configuration
The resxtop utility can be run from the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA). The resxtop utility is used to monitor CPU,
Read MoreVCAP-DCA Results
I PASSED!!!! Had to wait 8 long days for the results. I PASSED!!!! Have a lot of folks to thank,
Read MoreBoomerang Fling – Handy Little App
Check out Boomerang, a handy little piece of fling from VMware Labs http://labs.vmware.com/flings/boomerang It runs in the windows taskbar and
Read MoreThe Final Countdown
My VCAP-DCA exam is only a week away. Have been spending my time going over some of the products I
Read MoreVMware PowerCLI Function to Modify Virtual Machine Configuration Options
This is a blog post I did on a different blog and I am am migrating most of the VMware/system
Read MoreNeed Help!!! XenApp Streaming Profile for EMC ApplicationXtender Desktop 6.5
For the past week or so I have been trying to create a working Citrix XenApp streaming application profile for
Read MoreFree Compliance Checker for vSphere Test Drive
The free Compliance Checker for vSphere checks your environment against the security guidelines from the vSphere 4.0 Hardening Guide. It
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