ESX 3.5 U4 Kickstart for IBM xSeries and QLA4050
Notes from our first serious pass at repeatable ESX 3.5 kickstarts for IBM xSeries hosts with QLA4050 adapters.
Upgrading ESX 3.5 to ESX 3.5 U4 and Virtual Center 2.5 to vCenter 2.5 U4
The upgrade script and checklist I used for ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5 U4 work.
iSCSI SAN performance woes with VMware ESX 3.5
The troubleshooting path from poor ESX iSCSI performance to replacing unsupported HBAs and upgrading the hosts.
ESXi Snapshots not showing in VI Client
A quick ESXi snapshot recovery note after committed snapshots failed to show up correctly in the VI Client.
AutoPager now works with VMTN and NetApp Technology Network sites
AutoPager added support for the VMTN and NetApp Technology Network forums, making long technical threads much easier to read.
Restoring VMware Virtual Machines from NetApp Snapshots
The coordination and process we used to restore VMware virtual machines from NetApp SAN snapshots.
PlanetV12n: My VMware RSS Feed Wish List
A wish list for making Planet V12n easier to filter, subscribe to, and use as a VMware learning resource.
VMware Knowledge Resources for the Beginner VI Administrator
The VMware books, blogs, feeds, and social resources I found useful as a new VI administrator.
RHEL P2V: Old Way and New Way
A comparison of the old and newer ways I handled Red Hat Enterprise Linux P2V migrations.
Get-VMStat and Resource Allocation
A PowerShell helper for collecting VM resource allocation details from a VMware environment.