Category Archives: Virtualization

Using PowerCLI to find ESX/ESXi BIOS Versions

Posted on August 9, 2011 by brian.wuchner

A few weeks ago I updated the BIOS on several Dell R810 servers running ESXi 4.1U1. After applying the update I disabled the C-States and C1E settings as described here: http://enterpriseadmins.org/blog/virtualization/vmware-esxi-psod-on-dell-server/. Once I had all my updates completed, I wanted … Continue reading →

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Indianapolis VMUG Demo Days 4 PowerCLI Lab

Posted on August 1, 2011 by brian.wuchner

Last week the Indianapolis VMware User Group hosted the 4th annual Demo Days event. I had the privilege of working with Ryan Birk (@rlbindy) and Jake Robinson (@jakerobinson) on the PowerCLI self paced lab. The purpose of this lab was … Continue reading →

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Make PowerCLI run faster

Posted on July 25, 2011 by brian.wuchner

I came across this article: http://blogs.vmware.com/vipowershell/2011/06/how-to-speed-up-the-execution-of-the-first-powercli-cmdlet.html and decided to test the steps out myself: REM View the following link for details: http://blogs.vmware.com/vipowershell/2011/06/how-to-speed-up-the-execution-of-the-first-powercli-cmdlet.html C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ngen.exe install “VimService41.XmlSerializers, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=10980b081e887e9f” C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ngen.exe install “VimService40.XmlSerializers, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=10980b081e887e9f” C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ngen.exe install “VimService25.XmlSerializers, Version=2.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=10980b081e887e9f” … Continue reading →

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Virtual Sound in Windows 2003 Server

Posted on July 22, 2011 by brian.wuchner

As a VMware admin, I try to keep tabs on customer requests, especially when multiple issues are reported for similar problems. Recently I noticed two requests come through for virtual machine sound issues — within a day of each other. … Continue reading →

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Weird issue with disk management in Windows 2008

Posted on July 20, 2011 by brian.wuchner

I have ran into this issue several times and thought it would be worth sharing. The issue appears to be related Windows 2008 Server (the version without R2) and applies to both Standard and Enterprise editions. When extending the disk, … Continue reading →

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