Vsphere

The Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) in VMware ESXi

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Looking for a option to replace my DS409slim, I discovered that it is possible to run the Synology system, aka DSM, on a simple VMware virtual machine. You’ll need a special boot loader from XPEnology and the stock Synology firmware.

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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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Monitoring VMware vCenter Appliance with SNMP

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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

       385 words, 2 minutes

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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Monitor VMware vSphere from OpenBSD using the Perl SDK

       345 words, 2 minutes

Last time, I had a look at how to monitor VMware vSphere from FreeBSD using the Perl SDK . Quite simple using the ports! Believe it or not, installing and running the VMware vSphere Perl SDK on OpenBSD is as simple as breathing. Here’s the POC.

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