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Tweaking Java.exe memory usage on vCenter Server 5.1
During the upgrade of my home lab from vSphere 5.0 to vSphere 5.1 I have noticed that there is more memory consumption on my vCenter Server than before the upgrade. […]
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Upgrade vCenter Server 5.x to vCenter Server 5.1
As you probably all know, the vSphere 5.1 and vCloud Suite binaries have been made available for download yesterday. The vCenter Server ISO is now about 3,4 GB in size […]
Dell
How to install Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in.
The Dell Modular Disk Storage Array vCenter Management Plug-in is a plug-in for your vCenter (doh! 🙂 ) that provides integrated management of Dell MD series of storage arrays through […]
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How to: Install & configure VMware vCenter Server Appliance
The VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) is a new product from VMware which enables you to run a preconfigured vCenter Server as an appliance in your vSphere environment. The appliance […]
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Assign a static MAC Address to a Virtual Machine on VMware infrastructure.
A few days ago I was P2V’ing some servers for a customer. The servers had application license bound to the MAC address of the NIC adapter so I had to […]
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“Unable to retrieve health data from https” alert displayed in the vCenter Service Status.
I recently saw this error occur on a Windows Server 2008 R2 running VMware vCenter Server 4.1.0 (Build 258902) after changing the name of the server. Apparently, changes made to […]