tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34697192820671302752024-02-08T04:35:28.943-08:00Motion or vMotion?"Virtually possible" Ev’s technical notes.Evgeny Zelenovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11428960044954887322noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469719282067130275.post-57916554009207060362020-06-19T12:23:00.000-07:002020-06-19T12:23:09.454-07:00Custom screen resolution for virtual machines
My remote VM have standard (default to any VMware VMs) 4:3 resolutions (640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, etc.) and it set to 1024x768. My laptop is quite modern one and has widescreen with maximum resolution 1366x768 (Not very impressive, I know).
So when I am using LogmeIn, connection initiated within web browser and because of browser edges my 1024x768 gets squeezed and picture not always clearEvgeny Zelenovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11428960044954887322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469719282067130275.post-85604739965740344612011-02-10T06:37:00.000-08:002011-02-10T12:23:30.762-08:00VMware DRS Priority rulesI had this issue recently and want to know how VMware DRS prioritise rules. If it considering all setting in Guest VM setup? Probably yes but not in setup below, or I might be wrong.
SetupMy setup consists of two ESXi 4.1 server, one vCenter and about 10 VMs. One particular VM1 has requirements for Security USB dongle which attached to ESX01 and connected via pass-through to VM1 (No vMotion Evgeny Zelenovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11428960044954887322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469719282067130275.post-88761393874190243642011-02-06T08:48:00.000-08:002011-02-06T08:48:41.926-08:00Creating/importing multiple user accounts on Windows servers. Domains or standalone servers.Part of my day to day job is to manage and deploy cloud infrastructures. One of the probably simple tasks and time consuming is to adding new user accounts into new domains and standalone servers. When we talking about 5 -10 accounts it is easy, but when it comes to 50 and more and creating these on multiple standalone servers it become an issues which I wanted to resolve and make it as simple Evgeny Zelenovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11428960044954887322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469719282067130275.post-72632495580562721812009-09-30T06:42:00.000-07:002009-09-30T07:36:13.454-07:00Apple Mail and Exhcnage 2007 External website EWSThe following page describes how to configure Exchange 2007 to accept Apple Mail connections via External WebsiteIn order to provide access for Apple mail EWS virtual directory required to be on External website. Obviously Exchange 2007 SP1 Rollup 6 and above should be applied before proceeding1. Create new EWS virtual directory in External websiteOpen “Exchange Management Shell” and verify if Evgeny Zelenovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11428960044954887322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469719282067130275.post-74829286726877193392009-09-29T08:34:00.000-07:002009-10-08T07:58:59.102-07:00Converting IDE vmdk file to SCSIRequirements:SSH access to your ESX hostEqual or more amount of space on your LUN to the size of your vmdk fileProcedure:In order to convert your vmdk file you will need to SSH to your ESX host and cd to appropriate LUN with affected vmdk file. Check content of folder by issue ll command. In this scenario we will be working with VM1_ide.vmdk file. Take a note of the size of the flat vmdk file.NowEvgeny Zelenovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11428960044954887322noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469719282067130275.post-18182749444739981062009-09-27T11:48:00.000-07:002009-09-27T14:30:38.277-07:00Test SMTPOpen Command prompt and start telnetTelnet servername 25EHLO test.comMAIL FROM:admi@test.comRCPT TO:user@dmain.comDATA.QUITEvgeny Zelenovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11428960044954887322noreply@blogger.com0