Funny: about 5 years ago, the virtualization products became so good that you cannot reliably detect if you are running under virtualization or not: Programming Comments – How not to detect virtualization.
–jeroen
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Programming Comments – How not to detect virtualization
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/11/13
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VMware Front Experience: The great VMware Tools dilemma; VMware Tools 10.0.0 Release Notes
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/10/31
Interesting: VMware Tools 10.0.0 Release Notes
Source: VMware Front Experience: The great VMware Tools dilemma
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ESXi: specifying the ciphers used to serve the vSphere Client
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/08/14
You can specify the ESXi ciphers used to serve the vSphere Client. You can do this both ways: either extend them (make it less secure, but more compatible, for instance to server vSphere Client on Windows Server 2003 / Windows XP), or restrict them to make it more secure.
VMware recommends the cipherList ALL to make it more compatible: VMware KB: vSphere Client and vSphere PowerCLI may fail to connect to vCenter Server 5.0, 5.1 and 5.5 due to a Handshake failure.
However, ALL is far too wide to be secure. Since cipherList uses the standard cipher list format documented at ciphers – SSL cipher display and cipher list tool.
You can use the cipher lists from Strong SSL Security on nginx – Raymii.org:
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ESXi Embedded Host Client – VMware Labs
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/08/14
Interesting: ESXi Embedded Host Client – VMware Labs.
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Oops: Exception 14 in world – ESXi 5.1
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/08/10
Need to figure out if VMware KB: VMware ESXi 5.1, Patch ESXi510-Update02: ESXi 5.1 Complete Update 2 indeed solved the issue below as it seems to beVMware KB: VMware ESXi 5.x host experiences a purple diagnostic screen mentioning E1000PollRxRing and E1000DevRx:
VMware ESXi 5.1.0 [Releasebuild-1065491 x86_64] Exception 14 in world 8194:idle2 IP 0x418017779c226 addr 0x0 ... PTEs:0xnnnnnnnn;0xnnnnnnnn;0x0; 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]E1000PollRxRing@vmkernel#nover+ 0xdb9 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]E1000DevRx@vmkernel#nover+0x18a stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]IOChain_Resume@vmkernel#nover+0x247 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]PortOutput@vmkernel#nover+0xe3 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]EtherswitchForwardLeafPortsQuick@#+0xd6 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]EtherswitchPortDispatch@#+0x13bb stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]Port_InputResume@vmkernel#nover+0x146 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]Port_Input_Committed@vmkernel#nover+0x29 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]E1000DevAsyncTx@vmkernel#nover+0x190 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]NetWorldletPerVMCB@vmkernel#nover+0xae stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]WorldletProcessQueue@vmkernel#nover+0x486 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn Debugger waiting(world 8194) -- no port for remote debugger. "Escape" for local debugger.
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Sneak Preview – Build your own vSphere 6 home datacenter in about an hour – YouTube
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/05/16
Interesting: Sneak Preview – Build your own vSphere 6 home datacenter in about an hour – YouTube.
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Increasing your Windows NTFS disk size under VMware ESXi
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/04/03
A really long time I wrote about Increasing your Windows XP NTFS disk size under VMware Workstation 7.
I totally forgot that article also included a link to do the same on ESXi the old fashioned style. The tool you needed back then (and still works) there is vmkfstools (the ESXi version, not the vCLI version), and use it like this to extend the VMDK disk to 60 gigabyte:
vmkfstools --extendvirtualdisk 60G /vmfs/volumes/datastore_name/vm_name/disk_name.vmdk
You can replace --extendvirtualdisk with -X.
However, nowadays you can do the same from the vSphere Client as explained by David Davis at How to Extend a vSphere Windows VM Disk Volume.
After that you follow the steps in the original article to increase the partition size inside Windows.
As of Windows Vista, this has become much easier, so there you go.
–jeroen
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Home Labs made easier with VSAN 6.0 + USB Disks | virtuallyGhetto
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/03/20
Interesting; steps can be found in Home Labs made easier with VSAN 6.0 + USB Disks | virtuallyGhetto:
Disclaimer: This is not officially supported by VMware and should not be used in Production or evaluation of VSAN, especially when it comes to performance or expected behavior as this is now how the product works. Please use supported hardware found on the VMware VSAN HCL for official testing or evaluations.
For a VSAN home lab, using cheap consumer USB-based disks which you can purchase several TB’s for less than a hundred dollars or so and along with USB 3.0 connectivity is a pretty cost effective way to enhance hardware platforms like the Apple Mac Mini and Intel NUCs.
–jeroen
via:
- Home Labs made easier with VSAN 6.0 + USB Disks | virtuallyGhetto.
- TinkerTry‘s (Paul Braren) post.
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Skype Mix Minus – via: Joe Hecht – Google+
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/25
Joe Hecht on Skype Mix Minus – Google+.
Using USB audio mixers, Skype in VM, Virtual Sound Routing, and capturing video.
Awesome read!
–jeroen
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ESXi Support for 2014 Apple Mac Mini 7,1 | virtuallyGhetto
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/12/01
Even though it is maxed out at 16 gigabytes of RAM, the other specs make it nice for a home lab server: ESXi Support for 2014 Apple Mac Mini 7,1 | virtuallyGhetto.
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 