Virtualization Archive

  • VCB Backup Script, vcbMounter

    VCB Backup Script, vcbMounter

    Although the VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) software receives considerable flack for lacking features or functionality, the fact that it provides you with access to the raw VMDK files is enough to alleviate all the missing functionality. As a side note, with Windows VMs, you can...

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  • SSH as root on ESX Host

    SSH as root on ESX Host

    Although most normal actions can be performed from the VI or vSphere Client, when troubleshooting an issue with an ESX host you will likely need to access the terminal prompt. If you open an SSH connection to your ESX host and attempt to sign in...

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  • Installing Xen (xVM) on OpenSolaris

    Installing Xen (xVM) on OpenSolaris

    I have a friend that will try to “sell” an opensource, Linux, product as solution to just about any problem in the IT world. Although I am not adverse to opensource products in the enterprise realm, IT professionals, such as myself, have become respectively reliant...

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  • Custom iSCSI (IET) with VMware ESX

    Custom iSCSI (IET) with VMware ESX

    As mentioned in my articles on building a custom server case and the iSCSI Enterprise Target on RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.3, sometimes there is the need to facilitate stiff project requirements while spending nearly nothing. In a booming economy, it is unlikely that you would...

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