Veeam Launches Backup & Replication v7
When it comes to data protection, data replication and data recovery, these are very challenging tasks. Consolidation through virtualization has forced customers to retool automated protection and recovery methodologies in the datacenter and at remote DR sites. Veeam has evolved from just a simple backup tool to a full solution agentless backup and restore with […]
Using vim-cmd To Power On Virtual Machines
When you have a lab it is very wise to have a UPS that will protect you in case of a power shortage, this is because a power shortage can bring everything down. When everything is 100% virtualized, DHCP , DNS and active directory. Recovering this type of environment is a little hard from a […]
Update VMware Tools via Windows System Tray
Those that use windows platform may inquire why they are unable to update an out of date VMware tools installation using the VMware tools applet in the system tray. When you click on the Update Tools button either produces an error similar to Update Tools failed or nothing happens. Even though the option to update […]
Using PowerCLI to Answer Virtual Machine Message Questions
Many people, who do not like working hard, but believe in efficiency, automation and working smarter. Just like scripters. You’ll sometimes hear them say something like “Any process which is repeated once or more should be scripted”. Thus my personal threshold for committing to a scripted method is higher than one repetition. Mostly, if you […]
VMware Fusion 6.0.2 Update Released
VMware have just released a maintainance update (6.0.2) for their Mac based Fusion product. This minor update addresses a number of bug fixes to the recently released Fusion 6.X virtualization product. Those running nfusion 6.X then the next time you start it up you should receive a notification window that the 6.0.2 update is available […]
Domain Controller keeps starting in Directory Service Restore mode
About Directory Service Restore mode. I wrote this post in case anyone had the same problem, after installing the last batch of Microsoft updates on one of my virtualized domain controllers. I wanted to restart my machine. After restating there was nothing unusual at that moment, so the virtual machines was started and I logged […]
vShield Edge Version Discovery with PowerCL
It has become clear that when upgrading your vShield manager, the shield edge devices will not be upgrade until you restart them. Sometimes we are caught in a situation where you need to do manual scheduled upgrades , then you are in good luck this little script will assist you keep track of all the […]
UPLOADING vmS TO VcLOUD WITH OVFtool
VMware’s OVFtool is a command line tool that allows you to convert VMware Virtual machines to Open virtualization Format (OVF). There have been some update in the latest version that enables the to upload VMs to vCloud Director.it is actually a simple procedure, OVFtool requires a source (VMF or OVF) and a destination (vCloud locator […]
14 Tips to Secure Your Virtual Machine Environment
Secure Your Virtual Machine Safeguarding your virtual server environment is vital, even though it doesn’t have the same issues as a physical environment. Here are a few tips to keep things running smoothly: Install only what you need on the host machine. Keep your OS and applications current for both virtual and host machines. Isolate […]
