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Upgrading to vCenter 5.1 Upgrading to vCenter 5.1

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Date added: 11/15/2012
Date modified: 11/16/2012
Filesize: 2.8 MB
Downloads: 741

This document addresses switching VMware vCenter™ Server from SQL Express Edition to another edition of SQL Server and upgrading to VMware vCenter™ 5.

This is a step by step guide with numerous screenshots:

  • How to back-up your existing database for upgrade or migration
  • How to upgrade from SQL Express to another edition of Microsoft SQL server
  • How to upgrade from vCenter™ 5 to vCenter™ 5.1

Changing to VMware PVSCSI Changing to VMware PVSCSI

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Date added: 10/18/2012
Date modified: 11/16/2012
Filesize: 744.08 kB
Downloads: 700
THis document provides a step-by-step procedure for replacing the default (most likely LSI) SCSI adapter in a VMware vSPhere Virtual Machine, with the better-performing pvscsi adapter.

vCenter Appliance 5.0 Quickstart Guide vCenter Appliance 5.0 Quickstart Guide

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Date added: 07/09/2012
Date modified: 11/16/2012
Filesize: 1.58 MB
Downloads: 710
A VMware Training overview and Quickstart guide to the SUSE Linux based VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.0

vSphere Web Client 5.0 vSphere Web Client 5.0

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Date added: 07/09/2012
Date modified: 11/16/2012
Filesize: 734.47 kB
Downloads: 773

Installation, initial configuration, and console use of the vSphere® Web Client (server) 5.0

 

Installing pfSense in vSphere ESXi Installing pfSense in vSphere ESXi

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Date added: 06/15/2012
Date modified: 07/09/2012
Filesize: 1.33 MB
Downloads: 1968

This document provides a VMware Training roadmap for using pfSense to create a routed/firewalled Network Bubble with VMware vSphere ESXi 5

iSCSI Storage and VMware vSphere 5 iSCSI Storage and VMware vSphere 5

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Date added: 11/06/2011
Date modified: 11/06/2011
Filesize: 10.27 MB
Downloads: 10898

Implementing multiple Storage Paths and using Jumbo Frames using both a single vSwitch and a multiple vSwitch configuration

VMware vSphere 4.X to VMware vSphere 5 Upgrade Guide VMware vSphere 4.X to VMware vSphere 5 Upgrade Guide

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Date added: 11/04/2011
Date modified: 11/04/2011
Filesize: 1.21 MB
Downloads: 1797

A complete Step by Step (SBS) Guide to performing a complete Orchestrated upgrade to your VMware vSphere Environment.

  • Upgrade vCenter Server
  • Upgrade to the vSphere Update Manager
  • Upgrade both ESX 4 and ESXi 4 hosts to ESXi 5

VMware vSphere Hypervisor4.1 VMware vSphere Hypervisor4.1

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Date added: 08/28/2011
Date modified: 08/28/2011
Filesize: 12.94 MB
Downloads: 2946

VMsources is pleased to announce a FREE online course in the VMware vSphere Hypervisor™, also known as ESXi. Watch video demonstrations and follow along with the included PDF course compendium as we install ESXi, build Virtual Machines and do a P2V migration!

In this course, follow along with noted instructor John Borhek   as we install and configure the free edition of the VMware vSphere Hypervisor, build a Virtual Machine, do a P2V migration and then create a Virtual Router appliance so our ESXi can function as an all-in-one device for both networking and Virtual Machine operations.

Performance tips and techniques NTFS Performance tips and techniques NTFS

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Date added: 08/12/2011
Date modified: 08/12/2011
Filesize: 495.03 kB
Downloads: 2630

Many VMware vSphere users don't realize what a few simple performance-tuning tips can do for NTFS virtual machines!

Installing and using openfiler 2.3 iSCSI NFS Installing and using openfiler 2.3 iSCSI NFS

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Date added: 08/12/2011
Date modified: 08/12/2011
Filesize: 1.45 MB
Downloads: 3453

A detailed installation guide for the famed Openfiler SAN which converts just about any hardware, including Virtual Machines running on local ESX storage, into an iSCSI SAN

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