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Deploy OVF Template Note: The current version of vCenter in the example below is version 5.5. To deploy an OVF template, open the vSphere Desktop Client. On the top-left, click File and select Deploy OVF Template. In the next window, browse to the path containing the OVA file. In the example shown, I am deploying VMware vShield Manager 5.5.2 Build 1912200. The OVF template details will […]
Read moreVMWare VM Server Tuning – Windows OS & VMXNet3 Network Card Optimizations In Windows, Open a command prompt window with elevated permissions and execute the following commands displayed in RED. [Display the TCP stack settings] C:> netsh int tcp show global [Disable specific TCP stack parameters] C:> netsh int tcp set global chimney=disabled C:> netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel= disabled C:> netsh int tcp set global ecncapability= disabled C:> netsh int tcp set global netdma= disabled C:> netsh int tcp set global rsc= disabled I usually put these commands […]
Read moreIn my lab, I have VMware ESXi hosts and I just want to deploy the Nano Server as a Virtual Machine so that I can play around with it, which is why the title of the article is how to install Windows Nano Server on VMware ESXi! Before we proceed further, let us look at the prerequisites required for how […]
Read moreWindows Nano Server is a super lightweight version of Windows Server that was “built for the Cloud”. When I first heard of it I immediately became curious, because it resembles VMware’s ESXi in many ways: It is an embedded-like and headless system with a very small footprint and can be managed only remotely. It has limited use cases, but two […]
Read moreOnce you’ve installed VMware ESXi Server and vSphere client, you can start creating VM instance and install a guest operating system on it ( e.g. Linux, Windows, etc.,) as explained in this article. 1. Launch Create VM Wizard Login to the ESXi server using vSphere Client. Provide the ESXi root username and password. From the vSphere client menu, select File -> New -> […]
Read moreIf you have installed VMware ESXi server, you can manage the ESXi server using vSphere client. vSphere client works only on Windows host. If you don’t have vSphere client installed, download it from your local VMware Server home page. i.e go to http://{your-vmware-server-ip} to download vSphere client. The direct url to download vSphere client from your installation of VMware server is: […]
Read moreThis is a great video to compare Hyper-V and ESXi side by side. Enjoy!!! MSGeek
Read moreIn this article, let us discuss about how to install VMware ESXi. VMware ESXi is free. However, the software comes with a 60 days evaluation mode. You should register on VMware website to get your free license key to come out of the evaluation mode. Once the ESXi is installed, you can either user vSphere Client on the Direct Console […]
Read moreIn this VMware article, let us discuss the fundamental concepts of virtualization and review the VMware virtualization implementation options. Following are few reasons why you might want to think about virtualization for your environment. Run multiple operation systems on one server. For example, instead of having development-server and QA-server, you can run both development and QA on a single server. […]
Read moreIn this article we will look at how to configure a virtual machine (VM) using VMware. This article shows how to use VMware ESX Server, the VMware Infrastructure Client (VIC) and the VirtualCenter management console to create a new VM running a host operating system of Windows XP Professional SP 3. We will look at how to plan and prepare […]
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