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New VMware LABS – NSX for App Volumes

Summary NSX for App Volumes offers the ability to manage network policies associated with an application in App Volumes. More specifically, this Fling gives App Volumes the ability to publish applications to desktops with associated network policies in real-time. The associated network policies will be effective when applications are attached to desktops and deactivated when applications detached. Thus, this Fling enables a per-app network management solution.  

QEMU disk image utility for Windows 0

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QEMU disk image utility for Windows

QEMU disk image utility for Windows. It is used for converting, creating and consistency checking of various virtual disk formats. It’s compatible with Hyper-V, KVM, VMware, VirtualBox and Xen virtualization solutions.This build has been optimized for Windows Server (x64), including Windows Nano Server. Warning: Never use qemu-img to modify images in use by a running virtual machine or any other process; this may destroy the image. Also, be aware that querying an image that is being modified by another process may encounter inconsistent state Supported formats Image format Argument for -f and -O options VMDK (VMware) vmdk QCOW2 (KVM, Xen) qcow2 VHD (Hyper-V) vpc VHDX (Hyper-V) vhdx RAW raw VDI (VirtualBox) vdi You can download this utility from this link: https://cloudbase.it/downloads/qemu-img-win-x64-2_3_0.zip You can find more information and example of usage in the manual page.

Replication Bandwidth Calculator 0

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Replication Bandwidth Calculator

I want to introduce two tools for Veeam Backup & Replication sizing when your virtual machines are hosting by vSphere or Hyper-V: Replication Bandwidth Calculator The above link contains a desktop application for calculating replication bandwidth and replication time. Also there is an online calculator that you can find it on this link: Online Bandwidth Calculator [quotes_and_tips]

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Webmin – System Configuration Tool

Webmin is a web-based interface for administration tasks on Unix-like systems such as popular Linux distributions. Also recent version will be installed and run on Windows and just you need to install some prerequisites such as ActiveState Perl. You can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely. See the standard modules page for a list of all the functions built into Webmin. This tool is very useful for remote administration and GUI deliver better experiences to administrators. You can download the proper version for your distribution form the Webmin web site and or install it from Webmin’s repository: Webmin Download Page

OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter Server 0

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OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter Server

OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter Server is a software plug-in that integrates real-time lifecycle management of adapters provided by Emulex into the VMware vCenter console, using the desktop client or the vSphere 5.1 Web Client. This tight integration centralizes and simplifies virtualization management. OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter Server builds on Emulex Common Information Model (CIM) providers and established OneCommand Manager features to proactively address key data center issues and improve operational efficiency across VMware hosts and clusters. The core functionality delivered includes multiprotocol management (Fibre Channel (FC), FC over Ethernet (FCoE), iSCSI, Network Interface Card (NIC)), online firmware flashing, configuration updates, adapter diagnostics, plus flexible graphical and command line interfaces. Key Benefits Centrally manage adapters provided by Emulex from the VMware vCenter console using either the desktop client or vSphere Web Client Simplify adapter administration with centralized cross platform / cross-protocol management Respond quickly to infrastructure changes Streamline and automate network adapter deployment and updates Increase systems availability with online update, configuration and diagnostic tools Key Features Runs with either the vCenter desktop client or the vSphere Web Client Real-time lifecycle management of adapters provided by Emulex and ports via host, VMware cluster and fabric-centric views Update HBA firmware...

HP Scripting Toolkit for Windows and 0

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HP Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux

The Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux is a server deployment solution that deliver unattended automated installation for high-volume server and BladeSystem infrastructure deployments. You need to the below requirements for deploy OS on your servers by the tools: Scripting Toolkit for Linux or Windows A Linux workstation (any Linux distribution) Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 8. 1 and Server 20 1 2 R2 (for the creation of Windows PE 5.0) or Microsoft Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 8 and Windows Server 20 1 2 (for the creation of Windows PE 4.0). The Scripting Tools can deploy Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2 and most of Linux Server distributions. The deployment steps for Linux and Windows are as follows: Linux: Create a network share. Prepare the bootable media (CD/DVD, USB drive key , or PXE). Configure the system and storage hardware on the target server . Perform the operating system installation. Windows: Create a network share. Prepare the bootable media (CD/DVD, USB drive key , or PXE). Configure the system and storage hardware on the target server . Install the operating system. Update the drivers and agents as needed. You can download the Scripting Tools...

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HP Lights-Out Stand Alone Remote Console for Windows

HP Lights-Out Stand Alone Remote Console is a tool for connecting to your iLO4 or iLO3 remote console without going through the iLO web-based user interface. This Last version (1.2.3) has been released at 24 Jul 2014. You can download it from HP site. Launching from the Command Line: During start-up, this application will pop up a dialog box asking for login information. The dialog box will be bypassed if the login information is provided on the command line as follows: HPLOCONS –addr address[:https_port] –name login_name –password password –lang language_code address DNS name or IP address https_port SSL port. Default is 443. login_name login name password Password language-code en, ja, or zh-CHS   Requirements: .NET Framework 3.5 (SP1 is recommended), 4.0 or 4.5 ProLiant or Integrity server with an iLO management processor Limitations: Older computers or computers without accelerated graphics will require significantly more CPU overhead. If a firewall is in use, shared remote console will require a firewall exception. The default ports are 17990 for KVM and 17988 for virtual media. The local and remote mouse cursors will be unsynchronized on Linux unless the HP mouse driver is installed.  

Chocolatey! 0

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Chocolatey!

Chocolatey NuGet is a Machine Package Manager, somewhat like apt-get, but built with Windows in mind. It’s awesome! Install applications automatically by running a command! Test it.

ESXi 5.0 / ESXi 5.1 Host Backup & Restore GUI Utility 1

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ESXi 5.0 / ESXi 5.1 Host Backup & Restore GUI Utility

Host configuration is important for an administrator. If you have a valid backup from your host’s configurations, you can restore that on your host or also new host in any case of issue. For example, when your upgrade process is failed or you have to replace your faulty server with new one. You can restore your backup on your server. It’s possible by use PowerCLI or vCLI but I found an utility made by Sean Duffy. What it is essentially, is a GUI that allows you to Backup ESXi 5.0 or ESXi 5.1 hosts to a destination of your choice on a local drive. You can download that from this link:http://www.shogan.co.uk/vmware/esxi-5-0-host-backup-restore-gui-utility-powercli-based/  

VMware OS Optimization Tool: Best Tool for Optimize Operationg System 0

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VMware OS Optimization Tool: Best Tool for Optimize Operationg System

Jack McMichael has released the tool that helps to optimize Windows 7 desktops for use with VMware Horizon View and VDI in general. The optimization tool includes customizable templates to enable or disable Windows system services and features, per VMware recommendations and best practices, across multiple systems. Since most Windows system services are enabled by default, the optimization tool can be used to easily disable unnecessary services and features to improve performance. What Can We Do by VMware OS Optimization Tool? You can perform the following actions using the VMware OS Optimization Tool: The tools also include a Remote OS Optimization Tool, which uses the same functionality as the Optimization Tool, but connects to a remote VMware View broker so that remote parent and template VMs can be enumerated and optimized. Check out Jack’s new tool at the VMware Labs website. Click here. Further Reading I/O Block Size (> 3 MB) Best Practice on EMC AFA/HFA and Linux (Physical and Virtual) Download and Install Windows Updates Remotely via PSWindowsUpdate PowerShell Module LINBIT (DRBD, LINSTOR): One of The Best Software Defined Storage Solutions

Delprof2 – User Profile Deletion Tool 0

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Delprof2 – User Profile Deletion Tool

Delprof2 is the inofficial successor to Microsoft’s Delprof which does not work with operating systems newer than Windows XP. Here are the main facts: Delprof2 is syntax compatible to the original Delprof, but more powerful Delprof2 lets you explicitly specify which profiles to delete Delprof2 bypasses security to delete profiles regardless of current permissions/owner Delprof2 supports very long paths Delprof2 works on nearly all versions of Windows Delprof2 is free for private use, for educational and non-profit organizations What Does it Do? Delprof2 deletes inactive user profiles. If you want to reclaim disk space just run it without parameters and it will delete all profiles except your own and some special profiles needed by the operating system (like “Default”). Delprof2 has additional filtering options: you might want to delete locally cached copies of roaming profiles only or delete only those profiles that have not been used in a specified number of days. Delprof2 does it all, both on the local system and remotely. Special Features Exclusions and Inclusions with Wildcards It is a frequent requirement to delete all profiles except one or two which should be left unchanged. With version 1.5 of Delprof2 that is easily possible: profiles can be...