Problem: On a VMware ESXi 5.0 host, how can I check if fiber storage adapters are properly connected to the fiber switch/SAN, i.e. if the fiber link is up? Solution: This information is shown nowhere in the vSphere Client, and there is no command-line tool to check it, either. The only way to verify if [...]
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Installing CentOS 6.2 on VMWare Fusion Step by Step Guide
January 6th, 2012 
Frank BorosInstalling CentOS 6.2 64bits on VMWare Fusion In this lesson you will see how to install Centos 6.2 (x64) as a VMWare Fusion Virtual Machine using net install CD downloadable from CentOS official web site (www.centos.org). Download CentOS 6.2 netinstall.iso Incoming search terms:centos 6 2 vmware (5)como instalar centos 6 2 en wmware (3)centos 6 [...]
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Tags: Centos, CentOS 6.2, Linux, vmware fusion 
No Comments »Howto install Virtualbox on Linux Server without GUI
December 23rd, 2011 Frank BorosVirtualBox can be installed on a headless server, and can be controlled with VBoxManage and VBoxHeadless from the command line. Incoming search terms:install virtualbox without gui (5)virtualbox without gui (4)how to install virtualbox without gui (2)virtualbox linux no gui (2)red hat gui virtualbox (1)redhat 6 1 install virtualbox gui (1)squid virtualbox (1)virtualbox install non gui [...]
(Q/A)VirtualBox Auto Start VM Centos Fedora RedHat
December 11th, 2011 Frank BorosScenario / Question: How do I get my VirtualBox Guest VM’s to start and stop when the host system reboots, shutdown, or starts. Solution / Answer: Create an init.d script so that VirtualBox Guest VM are controlled as a system service. Incoming search terms:virtualbox autostart fedora 16 (2)virtualbox autostart (2)auto start virtulabox vm (1)virtualbox centos [...]
Esxi 4 Backup and Restore configuration
December 11th, 2011 Frank BorosHow to backup and restore Esxi 4 settings or configuration Use the vCLI and vicfg-cfgbackup.pl command Incoming search terms:fault mismatchedbundle summary (2)esxi restore restore failed: fault mismatchedbundle summary (1)esxi revert evaluation mode (1)fault MismatchedBundle (1)
VMware ESX, EMC CLARiiON Arrays, and Multiple Protocols
September 8th, 2010 Frank BorosVMware ESX, EMC CLARiiON Arrays, and Multiple Protocols by Scott Lowe I was browsing through an EMC technical document titled “EMC CLARiiON Integration with VMware ESX Server” (download it here) a little while ago and I came across a phrase in the document that caught my attention: “VMware ESX/ESXi support both Fibre Channel and iSCSI [...]
