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Start/stop a VM from the CLI.
Follow these steps to start or stop a VM from the CLI of your ESX server: First, find the full path to your virtual machine by typing: #vmware-cmd -l To […]
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Grant the Root user SSH access.
Granting SSH access to the Root user is not recommended from the security point of view. But, when you are in a secured environment you can safely enable the SSH […]
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Create and start a data collector from command line using LogMan.exe.
Regarding to my previous post about “List all performance counters on a Windows computer and export it to a file”, I wanted to automate the process of creating a basic […]
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Manage a Windows Machine using Windows Remote Management.
With Windows Remote Management (WinRM) you can remotely (duh! 🙂 ) manage hardware and software on your Windows machines. It’s installed by default on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. I […]
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Create your own custom events in the event log.
Did you ever wonder how to add some custom events to your computer system or application log? I always have but never really had the time to look it up. […]
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Troubleshooting the Security-Licensing-SLC Event ID 12293.
I discovered this error message on several servers in a new Windows 2008 domain. This issue occurs because you have more than one KMS hosts in your organization, which is the […]
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List all performance counters on a Windows computer and export it to a file.
Have you ever wondered how to list all performance counters that are present on your computer? Well, I have and after some research I discovered the TypePerf.exe command. Believe it […]
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Unhide the Recovery Partition on a Basic Disk with DiskPart.
This quick step guide describes how to unhide recovery partition on your hard drive. It was tested on a Windows Vista machine with a Basic disk. DiskPart command line syntax […]