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		<title>ESX/ESXi root login over SSH</title>
		<link>http://virtublog.com/2010/02/11/esx-esxiroot-login-over-ssh/</link>
		<comments>http://virtublog.com/2010/02/11/esx-esxiroot-login-over-ssh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[vSphere/ESX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[esx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kb article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lab environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Press]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[root login]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[root password]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtublog.com/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an old one, but worthy of documentation&#8230;
By default root login over SSH is disabled in ESX 3.X and vSphere 4.X. While it is best practice for security to leave this disabled, from time to time a situation may warrant opening up this access.
To enable this on ESX 3.X and vSphere 4.X (w/service console), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESX 4.0u1 Intel Quad NIC issue</title>
		<link>http://virtublog.com/2010/01/24/esx-4-0u1-intel-quad-nic-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://virtublog.com/2010/01/24/esx-4-0u1-intel-quad-nic-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vSphere/ESX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ddk]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[maintenance mode]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quad port]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[server]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Service Console]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtublog.com/?p=199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My server of choice for running ESX 4.0 is currently Dell&#8217;s 2U PowerEdge R710. Recently I received 2 of these and began the build out process, only to find that the ESX 4.0u1 installer (and ultimately the entire OS) did not recognize either of the two Intel Quad Port GB server adapters I have installed. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VCP on vSphere!</title>
		<link>http://virtublog.com/2009/10/31/vcp-on-vsphere/</link>
		<comments>http://virtublog.com/2009/10/31/vcp-on-vsphere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[vSphere/ESX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[note]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practical knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[test]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vcp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vi3]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtublog.com/?p=194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick note that this week I upgraded from VCP on VI3 to VCP on vSphere. This test was quite challenging, but Ive been working with vSphere since it was in beta and had a lot of practical knowledge using the product.
There are mannnnnny other virtualization blogs posting great links to study material. Between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Service Console IP via command line</title>
		<link>http://virtublog.com/2009/10/21/changing-service-console-ip-via-command-line/</link>
		<comments>http://virtublog.com/2009/10/21/changing-service-console-ip-via-command-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[vSphere/ESX]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[arrow keys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadcast address]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[command]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Console]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[default gateway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ip address subnet mask]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtublog.com/?p=192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Had to look up how to change the Service Console IP via command line today&#8230; here is a good article:
&#8220;Once in the service console runt the command &#8220;esxcfg-vswif -d vswif0&#8243;. This command deletes the existing vswif0. Don&#8217;t worry if you get a message about nothing to flush. Then you need to run the command to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Issue uninstalling old version of VMware Tools</title>
		<link>http://virtublog.com/2009/10/21/issue-uninstalling-old-version-of-vmware-tools/</link>
		<comments>http://virtublog.com/2009/10/21/issue-uninstalling-old-version-of-vmware-tools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[vSphere/ESX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[installer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[old version]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtublog.com/?p=190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Upgrading an old XP VM to vSphere today, I had an issue when trying to upgrade the VMware Tools.  The tools installer tries to remove an old version of VMware Tools.msi, and asks to insert the &#8220;VMware Tools&#8221; disk and then click &#8220;OK&#8221;. When browsing for the file, it is looking for a source with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing the Service Console VLAN ID via Command Line</title>
		<link>http://virtublog.com/2009/07/07/changing-the-service-console-vlan-id-via-command-line/</link>
		<comments>http://virtublog.com/2009/07/07/changing-the-service-console-vlan-id-via-command-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Console]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[esx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[p service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Service Console]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VLAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vlan id]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vSphere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vSwitch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtublog.com/?p=164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To set the VLAN ID of your service console (if you entered the wrong ID, forgot to enter an ID, etc.), you can use the esxcfg-vswitch command!
esxcfg-vswitch vSwitch0 -v XX -p &#8220;Service Console&#8221; (where XX is your VLAN ID and Service Console is the name of the Service Console). To remove any VLAN ID from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>vCenter Task Timeout</title>
		<link>http://virtublog.com/2009/06/25/vcenter-task-timeout/</link>
		<comments>http://virtublog.com/2009/06/25/vcenter-task-timeout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vSphere/ESX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[application data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[c documents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cfg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[documents and settings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[timeout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[timeout value]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtublog.com/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By default, tasks in vCenter (such as snapshot deletion) will time out in 900 seconds (15 minutes). If you&#8217;d like to modify this setting, it can be done easily&#8230;
Modify the vpxd.cfg (C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/VMware/VMware VirtualCenter/vpxd.cfg)  file by adding:
&#60;vpxd&#62;
     &#8230;
     &#60;task&#62;
          &#60;timeout&#62;timeout_value&#60;/timeout&#62;
     &#60;/task&#62;
     &#8230;.
&#60;/vpxd&#62;
The timeout value is specified in seconds.

Note: You must restart VirtualCenter Server after making changes to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fault Tolerance compatability made easy</title>
		<link>http://virtublog.com/2009/06/21/fault-tolerance-compatability-made-easy/</link>
		<comments>http://virtublog.com/2009/06/21/fault-tolerance-compatability-made-easy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[caption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compatability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compatability check]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cpu features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cpu id]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fault tolerance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site survey]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtublog.com/?p=152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[VMware has provided a utility called VMware Site Survey that will run a compatability check against your environment and produce a report that will let you know what, if any, issues you need to fix before turning on Fault Tolerance for VMs.
VMware Shared Utilities

VMwares CPU ID Utility is also a great tool for displaying compatability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extending Windows Server Volumes</title>
		<link>http://virtublog.com/2009/06/18/extending-servervolumes/</link>
		<comments>http://virtublog.com/2009/06/18/extending-servervolumes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows Server]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[available disk space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dell computer corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[esx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extpart]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[VI]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtublog.com/?p=134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As ESX has matured, extending the size of .vmdk disks has become easier and easier.  In ESX 3.5, using the VI client, you can simply edit your VM settings and increase the size of the disk. (or you can use the vmkfstools -X command from your hosts service console, if you prefer command line).
Once you&#8217;ve extended the disk, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESX &#8211; Enabling Hardware Virtualization</title>
		<link>http://virtublog.com/2009/06/15/hardware-virtualizatio/</link>
		<comments>http://virtublog.com/2009/06/15/hardware-virtualizatio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intel-VT]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtublog.com/?p=125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are several advantages to enabling hardware virtualization technology in the BIOS of your servers when using vSphere or ESX. These include the ability to use EVC (Enhanced vMotion Compatibility) on your DRS clusters, the use of 64bit OS guests, and using VMware FT (Fault Tolerance).
Turning Intel VT or AMD-V on must be done on [...]]]></description>
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