Category Archives: Virtualisation

All about virtualisation. VirtualBox, VMware Workstation, ESXi and vCenter, qemu

VMware Workstation: Using the REST api with powershell

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the most did not know that VMware Workstation has a API interface to dealing with it.
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vSphere VCSA: Cannot add a (http) https proxy


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with the VCSA Gui it is not possible to to enter a http proxy for https target URLs. An error: HTTPS Cannot connect to proxy server occurs.

The most linux tools accept http URLs in the HTTPS_PROXY variable and this also works with the VCSA.
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ESXi: Silent Installation by iPXE HTTP boot

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this post describes the silently installing of a ESXi server by a iPXE HTTP remote boot.
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ESXi: Silent installation by UEFI HTTP boot

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this post describes the silently installing of a ESXi server by a UEFI HTTP remote boot.
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vSphere: Add identity source Active Directory over LDAP

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the often used Active Directory source “Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication)” is from VMware marked as deprecated.

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