Potential Problem with ESX 3.0.x and VirtualCenter 2.5
We are still running ESX 3.0.x and VC 2.0.x. I thought about upgrading vcenter first and then just upgrading the servers has time permits. But if there’s going to be odd issues like this, even if its only when you install some patches. I think I’ll try to put together a much shorter timeline to move to 3.5
Heads up—I’ve been alerted to a potential problem when using ESX Server 3.0.x with VirtualCenter 2.5. Quoting from this VMware KB article:
ESX Server 3.0.x hosts managed by VirtualCenter 2.5 must have their Host Agent (hostd) specially configured to work with VirtualCenter 2.5. This configuration is done automatically during the initial installation of the VirtualCenter Agent (vpxa). If an ESX Server patch is subsequently applied that includes the esx-hostd RPM package, like ESX Server patch 1002435, the patch replaces the existing Host Agent (hostd) configuration file (/etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml) and undoes vpxa’s changes. This reverting of the Host Agent configuration file breaks connectivity with VirtualCenter 2.5.
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Free utility: MC-WOL
Very nice, this tool will be a great addition for our Altiris admin. Now we just have to make sure WOL is enabled in the bios of our Dell machines.
This small command line utility makes possible to switch on a computer from a second one by sending a "Magic Packet". Both of computers can be located on the same LAN or on the different LAN segments.
http://www.matcode.com/wol.htm
Free utility: MC-WOL
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December 17, 2007 No Comments
Twitter Updates for 2007-11-06
- BenwayNet: Links for 2007-11-05 [del.icio.us]:
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November 6, 2007 No Comments
Twitter Updates for 2007-08-07
- my plan to post about each days events in Shanghai has been delayed by the need for sleep and time out of the office! #
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Twitter Updates for 2007-07-31
- sitting in the airport waiting for the plane #
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July 31, 2007 No Comments
Fun week
Last weekend we rented Ghost Rider. It was bad, corny, and boring. The fights were lame. I normally like Nicolas Cage but he wasn’t any good in this movie.
Thursday we went and saw “Weird Al” Yankovic at summer celebrations in Muskegon. It was a good time. It wasn’t the best concert I’ve ever seen, but it was a lot of fun!
This weekend we took Grace to the John Ball Zoo. We all had a great time, I’ll be posting a few pictures on flickr this evening.
later,jb
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July 1, 2007 No Comments
Twitter Updates for 2007-05-24
- We are now in daytona beach. I’m visiting one of our sister companies tomorrow then back to orlando for our flight home #
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May 24, 2007 No Comments
Do you store PST files on file servers?
You probably shouldn’t – you’ll eventually see I/O problems (hang’s and general slowness) on the file servers. I see this occasionally with new clients that we bring on, and not surprisingly it’s the IT organizations (or HR) that often institutesthe policy of having users store their .PST files on the file server. It’s hard to argue with the logic – PST files stored on a file server can get backed-up. Further, on smaller networks you can often get by with doing this for quite a while – until growth and higher I/O utilization cause the issue to manifest itself.
KB article 297019 hits the highlights, and there’s an excellent post on TechNet as well.
So you can either store the PST files locally and risk them being lost or destroyed - or, put them on files servers and risk having the I/O problems. If you’re looking for a compromise, check out the Outlook Add-In Personal Folders Backup tool. There are also some other third-party tools like Genie Outlook Backup, and Mobiliti Outlook Backup. The downside of course is that these are all compromise solutions in that they don’t’ just work. In each case, it’s another layer of complexity – deployment, management, and user training to consider.
Source: Do you store PST files on file servers?
Originally published on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:35:00 GMT by Nick
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May 6, 2007 No Comments
Star Wars Personality Test
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Windows Admin Script: Defrag Drives Based on Threshold
you should setup this script as a scheduled job to run after hours.
I’m going to start sharing some useful scripts that I use to automate many processes. Most of the ones I will share, I have gathered from the Internet and edited. Who knows just what I will share, but I can guarantee they can help you out with many system admin tasks!
The first one I will share is a Defragment script I have implemented to run every day on many of the XP workstations I manage. Defragmentation is a big problem if not taken care of every once in a while.
What is defragmentation? When a file is saved to the hard drive, it tries to keep everything in the same location (or cluster) Over the course of time files will be deleted, leaving blank areas between files. If you install another large program, the hard drive tries to fill the holes, thus breaking up the program storage block. This effects your system performance by as much as 200% since programs have to access more areas of the hard drive, just to run.
The script I will show below is based on a threshold of fragmentation. A drive will be defragmented only if it’s fragmentation percentage is determined to be equal to or greater than the FragThreshold value. You can edit to whatever you want.
REQUIREMENTS: The script has to be executed locally on only XP or Server 2003 systems and under account with permissions to defragment local fixed drives.
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Originally published on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:05:08 GMT by bcarderma
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April 28, 2007 No Comments
