New Scheduled Task to Delete Snapshots in vSphere 8.0 Update 3
In case you have not seen as of yet, one of the new features that is a welcomed addition to vSphere 8.0 Update 3 is a new built-in scheduled task…
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KVM Cheat Sheet of virsh commands
Let’s look at a KVM cheat sheet of virsh commands to manage KVM from the command line as a management tool as this is often the best way for automation,…
How VMware Backup Uses Snapshots
All who have been vSphere administrators for any amount of time will tell you, snapshots for the most part are evil! However, snapshots play a vital role in most vSphere infrastructures.…
VMware Horizon Toolbox Fling Installation
VMware Flings are a great resource to obtain tools to augment functionality or interaction with existing vSphere infrastructure. Often they are a preview of functionlity that will make it into…
Snapshot The features supported by the processors in this machine are different
Recently, I ran into a catch 22 of sorts with a VM that was running a snapshot in a development environment. The VM had a snapshot created for a quick…
VMware create and restore group snapshots multiple VMs at once
If you have a lab environment or other “application stack” specific multiple VMs, there can arise the need to create and restore snapshots in unison or in a “group” fashion.…
Installing a LEMP server with WordPress and Google Pagespeed
If you are looking to host a webserver and want a really reliable, stable platform that has excellent performance, a LEMP server using the latest flavor of Ubuntu – 14.04…