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Tech Short: Enable SNMP on ESXi 6

Now that you are on or you have just started using VMware ESXi 6 and would like to do some monitoring via SNMP here is a way to enable this and set the community string in the process. By default, remote clients are prevented from accessing services on host, unless configured to start automatically. While […]

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Back on vCenter in my home lab

Oh yeah; anyone else have the warm fuzzy feeling right now; Hashtags: #‎VMware‬ ‪#‎vCenter‬ ‪#‎ESXi‬   All in my home lab. Once again I have the management capabilities over systems that I prefer. VMware vCenter 6 is awesome and I am in love with the web interface Next — Storage upgrade 3.0. That will be 16TB […]

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VMware vSphere PowerCLI – Power Off & On Guests

Looking for a method to restart a non-persistent environment in ESXi or vCenter, I was able to use PowerCLI to issue the commands needed. Originally I was looking to automate the recovery of a snapshot when it dawned on me that a non-persistent disk would facilitate the same thing.  However I would need to power off the server […]

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Importing Virtual Machine Templates: vCenter

Note: In most cases, only system administrators can import virtual machines from vCenter To import a virtual machine template from vCenter In the left pane, select VM Templates. Click Import VM Template. Type a name. (Optional) Type a description. Select vCenter and select a virtual machine that is not managed by Lab Manager. Click Next. […]