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ESX Manager 2.3 by ESXGuide |
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Free Download is available
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Download ESX Manager 2.3
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Your Login Information and Name is also required to use the Custom SSH Task Forum.
(use it for free, no limitations)
Supported ESX Versions
ESX 3.5
ESX 4.0 Renamed disks have to be removed and added to the VM after renaming is completed!
ESX Xi is not supported!
Important: To use the VMware Console, it requires a Virtual Infrastructure Client or vSphere Client installation
Upgrade from older Versions:
Uninstall old Version first. In case of problems delete the program files directory and reinstall. |
Download Featurelist with screenshots
Features:
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 Virtual Center independent
Keeps track of Virtual Machine Host Registration, Migrations and Status
Manage Virtual Machine Configuration
Display and work in the Virtual Machine Console
Kill Virtual Machine Process (if the VM can't be powered off)
Rename Virtual Disks of registered Virtual Machines
Move Virtual Disks and keep the disk attached to the Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine Registration, Start , Restart , Reset, Power Off, Suspend
Extend Virtual Disks
View-Search-Filter Logfiles on the ESX Host.
Define and save custom SSH commands with Parameter handling
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Reduce Snapshot size of Virtual Machines to avoid performance problems when cloning / provisioning Virtual Machines with large Snapshots on ESX 4 Update 1
Cloning or provisioning a Virtual Machine with large Snapshots will spike up all CPU's on the ESX Host where the task is running. You have to be careful, as it might degrade the ESX performance.
Because View does automatic provisioning and snapshots are often used (Linked Clones) on this Virtual Machines, you should test your configuration to avoid problems in your Infrastructure.
The issue has been verified on all my ESX Hosts. I don't know if this problem is limited to some hardware components.
VMWare release a KB to configure vCenter to send alarms when virtual machines are running on snapshots: KB Article
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How to work in the ESX Linux console |
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vmware-cmd
Commandline tool from VMware
Manage Virtual Machines (start, stop, register, Snapshots, Configuration ... and more)
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vmkfstools
Commandline tool from VMware
Manage virtual disks and vmfs Datastores
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esxcfg
commandline tool from VMware, new in ESX 3.x
Manage virtual disks and vmfs Datastores
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Linux Commands and Configuration Files |
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Commands
The most important commands which you might need in the console
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Configuration Files
The most important Configuration Files
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Tips and Tricks |
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Extending a Cloned Windows VM's root partition
Without using any third party tools (from Jase McCarty)
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Path from the VMFS Datastore to the SAN
Sample how to identify which LUN is used by a Datastore
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Weblink Collection |
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