August 2010
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Using ghettoVCB.sh to backup ESXi 4.1 VMs to NFS Datastore
8 comments on Using ghettoVCB.sh to backup ESXi 4.1 VMs to NFS DatastoreIntroduction I recently created an NFS datastore on ESXi, linked to a Windows Services for Unix (WSFU) share on my backup, Windows XP machine. The purpose of the datastore was to store virtual machine backups. The next step in the process is to configure ghettoVCB to perform the VM backups. ghettoVCB Details of ghettoVCB can…
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Setting up an NFS share to receive ESXi 4.1 VM Backups
Introduction All the datastores on my ESXi box are local currently. In order for me to effectively back up virtual machines, an external datastore was needed. I chose to use Network File System (NFS). None of my virtual machines are mission critical but I do have several that would require some effort to reinstall and…
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Enable Tech Support Mode on ESXi 4.1
Tech Support Mode Back when I first installed VMware’s ESXi on my machine, the method for enabling SSH on it required you to have physical access to the machine so you could view/interact with the console. You had to see the output from the ESXi Server. There were six steps. After I upgraded to ESXi…
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Upgrading from ESXi 4.0 to 4.1
Introduction In July VMware released a new version of vSphere client and ESXi. I finally got around to seeing what is new in 4.1. Many of the new or enhanced features either did not impact me, or required vCenter (read: $$$$). However, there were some excellent features that did catch my eye: Performance and Scalability…
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PassMark Hard Drive Ratings
Hard drive ratings As an addendum to the PassMark CPU Benchmark post, I decided to go back and look up the ratings of my home drives currently in service, to see how they compare to one another. Not wanting to spend too much time locating all the drive models, I only included the drives ordered…
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Upgrading my home network to gigabit
This time around I wanted to briefly discuss my network upgrade from 100Mbs wired to 1000Mbs, and to direct wiring more of the machines. This was a little project from this Spring. Upgrading my home network I had been running a basic wireless G 100Mbs router for a number of years. It served its purpose…
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