Enterprise Admins.org – Page 44 – Topics including Virtualization and Systems Administration

Make PowerCLI run faster

Scripting VirtualizationJuly 25, 2011brian.wuchner1 min read

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” REM If you are running on 64-bit OS, you need…

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Virtual Sound in Windows 2003 Server

VirtualizationJuly 22, 2011brian.wuchner2 min read

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. One customer was reporting that their application required a sound…

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Weird issue with disk management in Windows 2008

VirtualizationJuly 20, 2011brian.wuchner1 min read

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, the partition appears to grow but the file system size…

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VMware View Android Client Tech Preview

VirtualizationJuly 14, 2011brian.wuchner2 min read

Today VMware released the View for Android – Tech Preview client application. It is available for download in the market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vmware.view.client.android&feature=search_result Just like the View Client for iPad, this client requires View 4.6 and supports PCoIP. When I first heard about the announcement, I was disappointed as I heard it…

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Raising the Bar, Part V – vSphere 5.0 and other updates announced

VirtualizationJuly 12, 2011brian.wuchner3 min read

Today VMware unveiled several major improvements in Cloud computing. This was a good webcast, and it appears a link is available here http://www.vmware.com/cloud-infrastructure/business-critical-applications.html to watch the re-run if you are interested. CEO Paul Maritz and CTO Steve Herrod shared some very cool improvements and facts. Virtualization of Business Critical Applications…

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