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VMware vSphere Client 5.0 Thinapped

Run vSphere client 5.0 in a snap. No install, just download the EXE and double-click. Place the ThinApped vSphere client on any network share and it will automatically stream to any Windows PC with no installation, agents, drivers, or specialized servers required. Carry ThinApped vSphere client and your customization on…Continue readingVMware vSphere Client 5.0 Thinapped

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VMware Compliance Checker for vSphere

Check the compliance of your IT infrastructure against specific standards and best practices that are applicable for the environment. The Compliance Checker is a free, downloadable, fully-functional product for checking compliance of your environment to help you ensure that it remains secure and compliant.You need to download Compliance Checker for…Continue readingVMware Compliance Checker for vSphere

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Citrix launches XenClient 2, new XenClient XT

Citrix is a pioneer in the desktop virtualization market, and this week, the company announced its second generation XenClient and a new product called XenClient XT. What we are taking about here is a bare metal client hypervisor, which enables the kind of desktop virtualization in which multiple virtual machines run…Continue readingCitrix launches XenClient 2, new XenClient XT

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How do you enable VMware ESX Server to be monitored using SNMP?

How do you enable VMware ESX Server to be monitored using SNMP? To enable SNMP in ESX Server, follow these simple steps: Connect to your server via SSH or go to the server’s console Edit /etc/snmp/snmp.conf and add a community string to the rocommunity value Enable SNMP to start automatically when the…Continue readingHow do you enable VMware ESX Server to be monitored using SNMP?

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KB Article from Vmware for Security bug in ESX 4.1 and ESX4.1

ESX 4.1 and ESXi 4.1 root passwords are authenticated up to only 8 characters Details When you set a password in ESX/ESXi 4.1, the pam_passwdqc plug-in parameter max=nn sets the maximum length allowed for a password. The intended behavior is:   For all max values except 8, proposed passwords that exceed the given max value length are…Continue readingKB Article from Vmware for Security bug in ESX 4.1 and ESX4.1

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Understanding the files that make up a VMware virtual machine

Understanding the files that make up virtual machine (VM) can ease management tasks, enabling you to clean up unnecessary files and more. In this tip, we will cover the components that make up a VM on an ESX host. In part one, we broke down virtual machines (VMs) is from a…Continue readingUnderstanding the files that make up a VMware virtual machine