http://blog.vmpros.nl It's all about virtualization... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:32:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-how-to-create-a-bootable-esxi-usb-stick/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-how-to-create-a-bootable-esxi-usb-stick/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:15:58 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/?p=3299 Last year we already posted about creating a bootable USB stick. In the last post we used WinImage to create the bootable USB stick to boot ESXi. Some time ago I found a tool which makes it much easier to create a bootable ESXi USB Stick. I am going to use UNetbootin to create bootable [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-how-to-create-a-bootable-esxi-usb-stick/feed/ 16 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-4-3-release-notes/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-4-3-release-notes/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:15:34 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-4-3-release-notes/ Vmware released a new vCenter Converter Standalone version which is now fully compatible with vSphere 4.1.     What’s New The VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.3 includes the following new functionality: Support for VMware vSphere 4.1 as source and destination targets Support for importing powered-off Microsoft Hyper-V R1 and Hyper-V R2 virtual machines Public API [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-4-3-release-notes/feed/ 2 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/03/26/vmware-microsoft-finally-recognizes-the-importance-of-desktop-virtualization-with-vecd-licensing-change/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/03/26/vmware-microsoft-finally-recognizes-the-importance-of-desktop-virtualization-with-vecd-licensing-change/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:56:31 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/03/26/vmware-microsoft-finally-recognizes-the-importance-of-desktop-virtualization-with-vecd-licensing-change/ At long last, Microsoft publicly recognizes a shift in IT computing trends as indicated in their recent announcements around desktop virtualization and their changes to VECD licensing to support the adoption of virtual desktop environments.  By loosening up the restrictive desktop virtualization license policy (VECD), Microsoft has finally bowed to intensive customer pressure.  This validates [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/03/26/vmware-microsoft-finally-recognizes-the-importance-of-desktop-virtualization-with-vecd-licensing-change/feed/ 0 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/02/28/windows-nodrives-adm-tool/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/02/28/windows-nodrives-adm-tool/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:40:05 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/?p=2502 The NoDrives tool creates a ADM files to remove the icons representing selected drives from My Computer and from Windows Explorer. Also, the drive letters representing the selected drives do not appear in the standard Open dialog box. This tool creates a easy to use Group Policy Template. You do not need to calculate the [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/02/28/windows-nodrives-adm-tool/feed/ 0 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/02/04/vmware-creating-a-snapshot-for-a-virtual-machine-fails-with-the-error-file-is-larger-than-maximum-file-size-supported-1012384/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/02/04/vmware-creating-a-snapshot-for-a-virtual-machine-fails-with-the-error-file-is-larger-than-maximum-file-size-supported-1012384/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:40:10 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/?p=2455 When Creating a snapshot for a virtual machine fails Or you receive the error: File is larger than the maximum size supported by datastore Note: This error does not occur on ESX 3.5 or earlier. ESX 4.0 is able to detect when a snapshot file at maximum size cannot fit into a datastore. Instead of [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/02/04/vmware-creating-a-snapshot-for-a-virtual-machine-fails-with-the-error-file-is-larger-than-maximum-file-size-supported-1012384/feed/ 3 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/21/windows-howto-set-default-folder-view-for-all-folders/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/21/windows-howto-set-default-folder-view-for-all-folders/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:47:32 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/21/windows-howto-set-default-folder-view-for-all-folders/ I stumbled upon this reg key a few weeks ago. If you want to change the default folder view for all users on the local machine use HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. If you want to change it for a single user then use HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags] [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU] [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags] [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags\AllFolders\Shell] “WFlags”=dword:00000000 “Status”=dword:00000000 “Mode”=dword:00000004 “vid”=”{137E7700-3573-11CF-AE69-08002B2E1262}” [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/21/windows-howto-set-default-folder-view-for-all-folders/feed/ 6 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/17/petition-to-stop-software-patents-in-europe/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/17/petition-to-stop-software-patents-in-europe/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:28:46 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/?p=2326 All of the elements and processes indicated in the graphic above are covered by granted (not just requested) European Patents. These patents would have been rendered legally enforceable by the soft patent directive which the European Parliament managed to reject in 2005, as a result og the awareness raising from Eurolinux, the FFII and concerned [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/17/petition-to-stop-software-patents-in-europe/feed/ 0 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/12/29/vmware-notice-due-to-overwhelming-demand-existing-vcp3-professionals-will-be-able-to-obtain-the-vcp4-certification-with-no-additional-course-requirement-through-january-31st-2010/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/12/29/vmware-notice-due-to-overwhelming-demand-existing-vcp3-professionals-will-be-able-to-obtain-the-vcp4-certification-with-no-additional-course-requirement-through-january-31st-2010/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:53:47 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/12/29/vmware-notice-due-to-overwhelming-demand-existing-vcp3-professionals-will-be-able-to-obtain-the-vcp4-certification-with-no-additional-course-requirement-through-january-31st-2010/ Dear VMware Certified Professionals, First, let us say thank you for supporting VMware’s certification program! We appreciate our VCPs who have worked hard over the past few months to achieve our newest certification, the VCP on vSphere 4. In order to meet the December 31st 2009 deadline, many of you recently scheduled (and hopefully passed!) [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/12/29/vmware-notice-due-to-overwhelming-demand-existing-vcp3-professionals-will-be-able-to-obtain-the-vcp4-certification-with-no-additional-course-requirement-through-january-31st-2010/feed/ 0 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/11/26/vmware-alert-upgrading-esx-4-0-to-4-0-u1-using-update-manager-fails-or-times-out-and-rebooting-the-host-results-in-a-purple-diagnostic-screen-symptoms-1016070/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/11/26/vmware-alert-upgrading-esx-4-0-to-4-0-u1-using-update-manager-fails-or-times-out-and-rebooting-the-host-results-in-a-purple-diagnostic-screen-symptoms-1016070/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:03:14 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/11/26/vmware-alert-upgrading-esx-4-0-to-4-0-u1-using-update-manager-fails-or-times-out-and-rebooting-the-host-results-in-a-purple-diagnostic-screen-symptoms-1016070/ When attempting to upgrade ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.0 Update 1, you may experience the following symptoms: Update Manager (VUM) upgrade operation fails or times out at 33%. Upon reboot, the host that was being upgraded displays a purple diagnostic screen with the following error: COS Panic: Int3 @ mp_register_ioapic   Customers using VMware vSphere [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/11/26/vmware-alert-upgrading-esx-4-0-to-4-0-u1-using-update-manager-fails-or-times-out-and-rebooting-the-host-results-in-a-purple-diagnostic-screen-symptoms-1016070/feed/ 0 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/11/21/vmware-howto-make-vcb-backup-easy-with-vcbbackup-vbs/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/11/21/vmware-howto-make-vcb-backup-easy-with-vcbbackup-vbs/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:03:14 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/?p=2165 To install vcb follow the instructions on this link. The first time I came in contact with vcb I created some batch files to make vcb snapshots. I encountered all kind of problems. Snapshots that vcb didn’t remove. unexpected errors no vss support and some more issues. To overcome some of these problems I created [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/11/21/vmware-howto-make-vcb-backup-easy-with-vcbbackup-vbs/feed/ 1