Hi,
if you plan to run an ESXi Host within an ESXi Host and enabling support for 64-bit for VMs some additional settings are requiered:
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Git: Clone a project over a http proxy
Hi,
like subversion it is also possible to anonymously checkout the latest version of a project over a http proxy server.
Define the proxy server
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Windows: Backup with diskshadow.exe
Hello,
Windows Server 2008 and alter version are shipped with a tool called diskshadow. This program can be used to create snapshots of disks and expose them as Folder or as DriveLetter means files are in a consistent state and you can save openfiles.
Some examples. Starting diskshadow. It accept a parameter /l for a logfile. And a Parameter /s for a (diskshadow) script file to execute. diskshadow has the same “look and feel” like diskpart 🙂 and start with a prompt:
C:\Windows\system32>diskshadow
Microsoft DiskShadow version 1.0
Copyright (C) 2013 Microsoft Corporation
On computer: windev, 12.06.2014 20:28:33
DISKSHADOW>
First set diskshadow in defined state with reset
DISKSHADOW> reset
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VMware: PowerCli Scripts in native Powershell
Hi,
when you want to execute your PowerCli script you have to start the “VMware vSphere PowerCLI” shell before. But, for example Schedule Tasks, it whould be nice that the script load the PowerCli environment itself. Then you simply have to start your script like this
%Systemroot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File YourPowerCliScript.ps1
To load the PowerCli script Environent in your powershell script add this lines at the top of your script.
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VMware vSphere: Create a linked clone with Powercli
Hi,
linked clones have some advantages:
- New virtual machines are rapidly deployed. The initial task is only to reference to a snapshot of an existing virtual machine. No virtual disk file(s) will be copied at this time.
- They save disk space. Because only the space difference to the origin snapshot is allocated.
I found no option in the vSphere respective the Webclient to create one, but PowerCli provides this. Lets do it.
Connect to vCenter
Connect-VIServer vcenter.subdomain.domain.local
Define the virtual machine which is the origin of the linked clone, and the Snapshotname on which the linked clone based.
$sOriginVM="mastervm" $sOriginVMSnapshotName="mastervm_linkedclone_snap"
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