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Switch vSphere Client language on Windows 7

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I installed the VMware vSphere 5 Client in French on my Windows 7 virtual machine. Since I wanted to take screenshots, I had to start it in English. Even when not installed in English, you can still run the English version.

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Running Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V inside ESXi 5.1

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It is possible to run Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V inside a VMware ESXi 5.1, free edition. Using a “nested” hypervisor is not straight forward. Still it is quite simple.

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Upgrade ESXi from 5.0 to 5.1 without vCenter or Update Manager

       198 words, 1 minutes

Following the idea that ESXi can be updated without vCenter or Update Manager , I upgraded my ESXi from 5.0 to 5.1. As I don’t own a vCenter, I did it using the console and esxcli.

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Monitoring VMware vCenter Appliance with SNMP

       227 words, 2 minutes

VMware provides a vCenter (Linux) Appliance since vSphere 5. Unfortunately, the one shipping with 5.0 was a bit low on features. I am giving a try on v5.1 and it is far better. Except that SNMP in not enabled… I’ll keep the quick&dirty directions here. The source link is already quite complete.

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Update ESXi v5 without vCenter or Update Manager

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This is just a quick note so that I can remember later on how to update my standalone ESXi v5 from the CLI.

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