Find number and size of physical Memory in a host
Open a putty session and become an admin user.
type the following:
dmidecode | grep "Size"
You will get the following output:
Runtime Size: 57104 bytes
ROM Size: 4096...
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25/09/2009 12:58
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23/09/2009 10:01
Remote ssh on a reinstalled host
After rebuilding a host, existing hosts can no longer connect to it as the key in the known hosts file is for the old host.
Edit the following file with vi as follows.
Once logged in as a admin user
vi ~/.ssh/known_hosts
Move down to the host which has been rebuilt and type:
dd
then type:
:wq!
You...
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21/09/2009 15:30
Powershell and VI-Toolkit
Download PowerShell for Windows Server 2003 from the below link.
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=10EE29AF-7C3A-4057-8367-C9C1DAB6E2BF&displaylang=en
Install and then open the PowerShell.
At the command line type the following:
set-executionpolicy remotesigned
Exit the...
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15/09/2009 12:00
Healthcheck Version 1.7 Released
Finally finished working on the script and is now available on the Healthcheck page, click here
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07/09/2009 12:00
Passed VCP Exam on vSphere 4
I have passed my VCP Exam so now a VCP on VI3 and vSphere 4.0.
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04/08/2009 14:31
Log Files Locations
/var/log/messages
/var/log/vmksummary
/var/log/vmkwarning
/var/log/vmware/hostd.log
/var/log/messages
/var/log/secure
/var/log/vmware/vpx/vpxa.log (vc connected hosts only)
/var/log/vmware/esxupdate.log
I would recommend using these with a tail -f at the start to see the end of the...
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03/08/2009 11:52
Watch snapshot delta files commit
Use this command to watch the snapshot delta files commit. If your snapshot files are quite large, virtual center will often timeout on the commiting task, you can use this to watch the progress and confirm it is actually working.
Log into the host with putty over ssh
Type in the...
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15/07/2009 12:07
Useful firewall commands
Some useful firewall commands:
esxcfg-firewall -e ntpClient Open port 123 for the NTP Client to allow synchronization with an external time source
esxcfg-firewall -BlockOutgoing Block all outgoing ports which...