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VMware VCP 4.1 ‘configuration maximums’ test questions
Part of the preparation for a VMware VCP exam involves memorising a large number of facts about VMware products. For example: “How many ixgbe Oplin 10GB Ethernet ports (Intel) are supported per host?” The easiest way I found to deal with this requirement was to … Continue reading
Ubuntu 12.04, NetworkManager, and vSphere 4 customization specifications
Getting Ubuntu 12.04 running in vSphere 4 was dead easy. Once a default setup was installed, the next step was to convert it to a template so that new Ubuntu 12.04 VMs could be easily created on demand. The first … Continue reading
Comedy hour
Someone asked me what I was reading the other day at lunch. – It’s a modern remake of “Carry on Matron”. – Really? – Yes, “HA! and Doctors”. – Oh. True story. Possibly the first ever ‘joke’ about VMware’s High … Continue reading
vSphere 5.0 install disk minimum space requirements
After deciding that it was about time I took a look at vSphere 5.0, my first step was to order an appropriate USB drive online to install it to – but how big would it need to be? After much … Continue reading
VirtualCenter error: Host CPU is incompatible with the virtual machine’s requirements
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
Resource pool != folder
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
Too many vCPUs – a simple demonstration
The over-speccing of VMs is a reality – maybe as a result of following software vendors’ recommended hardware requirements, “why only have 1 CPU when I can have 4?”, or perhaps “I may need more CPU in the future, so … Continue reading
VMware VI Client error: Unable to get the window handle for the ‘AxQuickMksAxCtl’ control. Windowless ActiveX controls are not supported. (ALTERNATIVE WORKAROUND)
My home lab contains two ESX environments: 3.5 and 4.1i (vSphere). I spend most of my time in vSphere land but do occasionally need to go back to 3.5 for certain work-related activities. I fired up one of my 3.5 … Continue reading