Creating a Snapshot: Creating a snapshot can be done using the New-Snapshot cmdlet which supports flags for capturing the memory contents, and also quiescing disk […]
Back To Basics: “Advanced” Virtual Machine Administration
I’ve always felt a bit “iffy” about the use of the term “Advanced”, but when you scratching around for some sort of word for a […]
VMUGs in May…
In April I had a bit of break from attending VMUGs, especially after March was such a busy time. I think I was some VMUG […]
Back To Basics: Creating and Modifying Virtual Machines (PowerCLI)
Although its unlikely that many will want to create a clean blank virtual machine using PowerCLI. It is indeed possible – but administrator may find […]
Back To Basics: Importing/Exporting OVA/OVF
Virtual Machines and Appliance can be imported and exported using the Web Client. VMware supports the “Open Virtual Machine Format” or .OVF format which consists […]
Back To Basics: Using the vSphere Web Client – Tips, Tricks & Improvements
One thing comes up increasingly is folks comparing the Ye Olde vSphere Client with the All New Shiny Web Client. There’s been a number of […]
Coming Now… FeedForward…
Firstly, I’d like to congratulate the VMUG folks over at headquarters for successful launch of the vmug.com website. But my main reason for this blogpost […]
Back To Basics: Managing Virtual Machine Snapshots
Snapshots offer a way of capturing the VM memory and disk state prior to making any changes. It’s particularly useful in situations where the outcome […]
Back To Basics: Common Virtual Machine Settings (Part 3)
This section covers common virtual machine settings and options that every administrator should be aware of. This is by no means exhaustive – but it […]
Back To Basics: Installing VMware Tools (Windows & Linux) (Part 2)
Once the guest operating system has been installed the next step is to install a package called VMware Tools. This package adds drivers and additional […]