vSphere filling up SQL Express Database

Have you installed vSphere with SQL Express and found that the database is nearly full?  Did you think using SQL Express 2008 R2 would be fine because it has a 10GB database size limit, but found out it wasn’t?

Well you have come to the right place.

Let me show you how you can get

Continue reading vSphere filling up SQL Express Database

ESXi 4.1 U1 Host Configuration Script

Update: 2011-08-14 – I’ve corrected some issues that crop up when this script is run on the second and subsequent hosts.

It was time to upgrade to ESXi 4.1 U1 and I didn’t want to run through configuring all the VM Hosts manually.

This script will need to be customized for your environment.

It prompts

Continue reading ESXi 4.1 U1 Host Configuration Script

ESX 4 and iSCSI – Networking Setup

My quick and dirty notes on how to setup iSCSI for ESX with Jumbo Frames.

Continue reading ESX 4 and iSCSI – Networking Setup

VMware Hardending Guide

Public Draft for now.

http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/general/security?view=documents