Since Windows Vista, the SysPrep package has been “built-in” to Windows, and is generally to be located within C:\Windows\System32\sysprep. Prior to this change all previous […]
Back To Basics: Template Convert to Virtual Machine (Part 4)
Once a VM has been converted to a template, it can be converted back to being a VM again. This will allow the administrator to […]
Back To Basics: Guest Customization from a Template (Linux) (Part3)
IMPORTANT: Whilst vSphere supports one of the widest range of guest operating systems available – that does not mean all OSes are supported for Guest […]
Back To Basics: Deploy a VM from a Template (Windows) (Part 2)
It’s possible to deploy a VM from template using the New Virtual Machine Wizard, and its also possible to right-click the template and also Deploy […]
Back To Basics: Clone/Creating/Converting VMs (Part 1)
Introduction to Creating and Deploying Templates One of the benefits of VMs is how easy they can be cloned – gone are the days of […]
Back To Basics: Managing Virtual Machines Snapshots (PowerCLI)
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 […]
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 […]