Tag Archives: VMware

How to print hosts in a vSphere cluster using vcli

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Graham

How to retrieve a list of hosts in a vSphere cluster using vcli Continue reading →

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ESXi – unable to complete sysinfo operation when unmounting NFS datastore

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Graham

How to figure out what rogue processes are preventing you from unmounting NFS datastores in VMware ESXi. Continue reading →

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Unable to install VMware Tools – no such file or directory

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Graham

How to fix the common error of missing VMware Tools isos with ESXi. Continue reading →

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Workaround for Solaris 10 slow boot on VMware ESX 4.0

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Graham

When installing Solaris 10 as a VMware guest, the boot sequence is very slow. Here’s how to fix it. Continue reading →

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Offline Physical 2 Virtual conversion (p2v) using free tools

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Graham

How to convert a Physical Linux server to a Virtual Linux Server using free tools. Continue reading →

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Installing RHEL 5 using the VMware Paravirtualized SCSI driver (pvscsi)

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Graham

How to install RHEL 5 with the VMware Paravirtualized SCSI driver embedded into the installation media, and then how to automate the installation using it Continue reading →

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