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/2011/07/13/software-putty-b0-61-is-released/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/07/13/software-putty-b0-61-is-released/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:45:49 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/07/13/software-putty-b0-61-is-released/ 2011-07-12 PuTTY 0.61 is released: PuTTY 0.61 is out, after over four years (sorry!), with new features, bug fixes, and compatibility updates for Windows 7 and various SSH server software. Download: PuTTY]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/07/13/software-putty-b0-61-is-released/feed/ 0 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/05/17/vmware-hp-proliant-support-pack-cleaner-v1-5/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/05/17/vmware-hp-proliant-support-pack-cleaner-v1-5/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 19:51:35 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/05/17/vmware-hp-proliant-support-pack-cleaner-v1-5/ Last year I posted an article about the “Proliant Support Pack Cleaner” (PSP), last month I did 28 P2V’s migrations and this software was really helpful. During the VMware Converter Wizard I disabled on the “destination server” the HP PSP Startup services, after the P2V process I runned the PSP Cleaner to remove drivers, services [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/05/17/vmware-hp-proliant-support-pack-cleaner-v1-5/feed/ 1 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/05/16/vmware-starwind-software-presents-free-version-of-iscsi-san-solution/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/05/16/vmware-starwind-software-presents-free-version-of-iscsi-san-solution/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 22:47:23 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/05/16/vmware-starwind-software-presents-free-version-of-iscsi-san-solution/ StarWind Free iSCSI SAN provides an Enterprise Feature set to Evaluate the Benefits of SAN’s, Virtualization and fast Disk-to-Disk Backup. StarWind Software, a global leader and pioneer in SAN software for building iSCSI storage servers, today announced StarWind Free iSCSI SAN that allows you to build an iSCSI storage appliance based on the Microsoft Windows [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/05/16/vmware-starwind-software-presents-free-version-of-iscsi-san-solution/feed/ 0 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/04/12/vmware-rvtools-3-1/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/04/12/vmware-rvtools-3-1/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:51:44 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/04/12/vmware-rvtools-3-1/ Rob de Veij updated RVTools to version 3.1 , release notes: - Logon form tab order rearranged - Logon form will remember your last selected host / vCenter server - On vInfo new fields Provisioned, Used and shared storage - On vInfo new fields install Boot Required, number of Virtual Disks - On vInfo new [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/04/12/vmware-rvtools-3-1/feed/ 3 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/10/03/vmware-install-in-nagiosxi-the-vmware-plugin-including-vmware-sdk/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/10/03/vmware-install-in-nagiosxi-the-vmware-plugin-including-vmware-sdk/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:34:04 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/10/03/vmware-install-in-nagiosxi-the-vmware-plugin-including-vmware-sdk/ I’m running NagiosXI in my testlab, to monitor my ESX hosts/VM’s I need to install the Nagios VMware Plugin. What did I do to realize the VMware host monitoring: You need to install the SDK software.. download the VMware vSphere™ SDK for Perl download version: vSphere SDK for Perl – 32-bit Linux Installer because Nagios [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/10/03/vmware-install-in-nagiosxi-the-vmware-plugin-including-vmware-sdk/feed/ 3 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/25/vmware-configure-openfiler-iscsi-targets-for-vmware-esx/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/25/vmware-configure-openfiler-iscsi-targets-for-vmware-esx/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 12:22:29 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/25/vmware-configure-openfiler-iscsi-targets-for-vmware-esx/ Last weekend I downloaded the OpenFiler v.2.3 iso to configure the Central Storage solution in my homelab. After installing the software in a new VM I figured out how to configure iSCSI targets and present them to my ESX servers… I’m running both VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 in my lab and both provide [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/25/vmware-configure-openfiler-iscsi-targets-for-vmware-esx/feed/ 1 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/01/vmware-updated-rv-tools-version-2-9/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/01/vmware-updated-rv-tools-version-2-9/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 12:43:22 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/01/vmware-updated-rv-tools-version-2-9/ RV Tools version 2.9 is released by Rob de Veij, whats new: On vHost tab new fields: Vendor and model. On vHost tab new fields: Bios version and Bios release date. On vInfo tab new field: VM overall size in bytes (visible when using VI API 4.0) On vSnapshot tab new fields: Snapshot filename and [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/01/vmware-updated-rv-tools-version-2-9/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/2010/01/31/vmpros-my-homelab/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/31/vmpros-my-homelab/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:41:18 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/31/vmpros-my-homelab/ Some “blogging” colleagues posted their home lab configuration on the internet, see the list below: Simon S. – VMware ESX(i) Home Lab – Why, What and How? Considerations when building your own home lab Duncan – My Homelab Gabe – White box ESX home lab Jason Boche – EMC Celerra NS-120 Bouke – v-Water: ESXi [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/31/vmpros-my-homelab/feed/ 5 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/21/software-hp-proliant-support-pack-cleaner/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/21/software-hp-proliant-support-pack-cleaner/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:07:38 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/21/software-hp-proliant-support-pack-cleaner/ Guillermo Musumeci has written a good tool for removing HP Proliant Support Pack, also a good tip @ Twitter: “Nice tool before p2v action” indeed, you must remove all driver software before you start p2v . Download: Here]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/21/software-hp-proliant-support-pack-cleaner/feed/ 3