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Using Cron to automate reboot/shutdown of ESX

How to shutdown/reboot the ESX server at designated time. Continue Reading
Bash Script to Shutdown all your VMs

This script allows you to manually shutdown the VMs and then reboot using vmware-cmd and the trysoft command Continue Reading
Is ESX based on Linux?

A number of people do ask if vmkernel in ESX is Linux based. The answer is no, but it’s frequently mistook for the Service Console, as this interface is what most people see. A quick look at the founders of VMware will give you an idea of where the ... Continue Reading
Creating your own Certificates for the MUI

These are the instructions on how to use your own certificates with the MUI – rather than the self-generated ones from the installation of ESX. Continue Reading

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A VDI deployment is tricky enough without worrying about having the right VDI licensing. Stay one step ahead of the problems by ...

VDI monitoring helps IT pros get to the bottom of end-user experience issues. Understand what to monitor, and review some of the ...

Whether IT is running VDI for the first time or simply tweaking the back-end hardware, admins should follow a VDI testing ...

Cloud reporting helps admins address capacity issues and reduce outages. Effective tools should include role-based dashboards and...

As data center rack densities increase, liquid cooling's benefits are becoming more apparent. Before purchasing, IT teams must ...

The quest to maintain operating temperatures for increasing computing densities has firms transitioning from air cooling to ...

The shared responsibility model defines cloud security, but it changes for IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. Get to know the ins and outs of ...

Microsoft has delivered a key component of Azure Arc -- the ability to manage Windows and Linux-based virtual and physical ...

It's not unusual for enterprises to scale their applications to meet demand, but they need to be aware of the associated cloud ...