October 2009

ESX4 host won't update using vSphere Update Manager

I orignally posted this to VMWare communites at: http://communities.vmware.com/message/1401012#1401012

I'm trying to do the initial updates on an ESX4 host using Update Manger.

Multi-threaded or virtual? Press any key to continue

I've been aware of the trend of super multi-tasking for many years now, but today for some reason it just really begged for attention. We are ourselves becoming multi-threaded creatures in a virtual world.

When I was a kid it would drive my parents crazy for me to attempt to watch more than one TV show at a time.

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James Dyson on Learning from failure

I "discovered" one of these hand dryers in person while visiting Universal Studios in Hollywood over the summer. They work incredibly well.

What does this have to do with VMWare?  Plenty!

Generate a Visio map of your VMWare network using PowerGUI automatically

*Updated* 16 Oct 2009

Mapping your network manually using Visio can be a time consuming affair on all but the smallest of networks.

After going in-depth into many different articles already on the web, I decided to pull together the pieces I found and drop it into a list to make it easier for you to find and install also.

Step 1: Download and install the Microsoft Windows Powershell 1.0 .

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