Monthly Archives: June 2011

VirtualCenter error: Host CPU is incompatible with the virtual machine’s requirements

Posted on June 29, 2011 by steveshomelab

After migrating VMs to new ESX hardware, all can be well until you try to revert to a snapshot taken when the VM was in its old home. I’m talking about something like this: At this point, the VM may … Continue reading →

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Resource pool != folder

Posted on June 29, 2011 by steveshomelab

Just a simple demo to demonstrate how you can get unstuck if you use resource pools in ESX as if they were folders, even if the resource pools have no reservations or limits. For this demonstration, I have created a … Continue reading →

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“Taekwon-Do Theory Assistant” in Linux Format magazine

Posted on June 26, 2011 by steveshomelab

As a “Part II” to my earlier post entitled “Taekwon-Do Theory Assistant” – making money for strangers!, an email from a Linux Format reader made me aware of the fact that my Taekwon-Do Theory Assistant app appeared in the July … Continue reading →

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EMC Navisphere Simulator installation issues – MSVCR71.DLL not found.

Posted on June 1, 2011 by steveshomelab

I wanted to have a play around with the EMC‘s Navisphere Simulator v3.28, and after a bit of googling and seeing that it brings its own Java along with it, I thought it would be easiest to install it in … Continue reading →

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