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VMware – Adding Unallocated Space To Windows Partitions
So, let's say you have a 40 GB hard disk attached to a virtual machine that is your line of business application role holder. As time has gone by this forty gigabyte basic disk, which holds your...
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VMware – Veeam FastSCP
I recently attended the VMware Install, Manage and Configure course for vSphere 4.0. As a part of the course I was introduced to Veeam's FastSCP client. Veeam FastSCP is a freeware program that allows...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 – Disabling Dynamic DNS Updates
I recently experienced an issue with Dynamic DNS updates on Windows Server 2008. Since upgrading VMware tools on a Windows Server 2008 virtual machine, all six network adapters that were assigned to...
View ArticleVMware Capacity Planner – Collector Access Denied
I recently experienced a strange issue when implementing the VMware Capacity Planner at a customer site. Once the collector software had been installed and I attempted to run the initial inventory of...
View ArticleWindows Deployment Services – Injecting VMware Drivers
Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a technology I have been using for a long time, and is by far one of my favourites. I had a recent requirement to deploy a captured WDS image into a new VMware...
View ArticleVMware P2V – Linux Conversion Issue
I recently had to P2V a physical CentOS 5.3 server into a VMware vSphere 4.1 virtual environment. On completing the P2V, which took over four hours, I was presented with an "Error loading operating...
View ArticleVMware ThinApp – Microsoft Office 2010 Setup Guide
After successfully being able to create a full Microsoft Office 2010 suite ThinApp, I have written a setup guide to detail the steps that had to be taken in order to get all Office applications working...
View ArticleVeeam Backup & Replication – Exchange 2010 DAG Issue
I recently experienced an issue with a Microsoft Exchange 2010 Database Availability Group (DAG) failing over during a Veeam Backup & Replication job. The issue was occurring due to the snapshot...
View ArticleVMware View – Adding & Removing Pool Entitlements Via Scheduled Tasks
I recently had a requirement for a customer to automatically add and remove user entitlements on VMware View 5.0 virtual desktop pools. While this can be achieved through View PowerCLI, the customer...
View ArticleVeeam SureBackup – Virtual Lab Creation Failure
I was recently in the process of configuring a virtual lab for Veeam Backup & Replication 6.1 Patch 1 to find that should you select not to create a virtual machine folder or resource pool at the...
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