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Installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview in VMware Workstation 8

Installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview in VMware Workstation 8

Today Microsoft released the new Windows 8 Preview which can be downloaded here. I decided to download it and test if it runs in VMware Workstation 8 and it does! Below are the easy steps to do so. First go to File -> New Virtual Machine Click Next. Choose “Workstation 8.0” as Hardware compatibility. Click Next. Choose “Installer disc image file (iso) and point the path out to the Windows ISO (either 32 or 64bit). Click Next. Choose “Microsoft Windows”…

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VMware Console: Disabling repeated characters

VMware Console: Disabling repeated characters

This is something that happened quite a few times to me when installing a new Linux VM. While pressing a key the character gets repeated quite some times. This is quite annoying since this will result in wrong passwords, servernames,… and a lot of frustration. To resolve this problem you can do the following (using the vSphere client): Power off the specific VM Right click the specific VM and select Edit Settings Click Options, General and finally Configuration Parameters In…

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VMware vSphere Client for iPad v1.2 is out today!

VMware vSphere Client for iPad v1.2 is out today!

A small update on the iPad vSphere Client has been released. v1.2 client includes the following new features: Migrate virtual machines without downtime using vMotion. The feature is available via Host & VM action menus. Virtual machines can also be two-finger flicked/dragged from the Host detail view to enter vMotion mode Ability to email vMotion validation error details to others View task progress reporting on VM cards Ability to refresh vCenter host list Support for ESX 3.5 Support for VMware…

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VMware Tools “Out of date” problem

VMware Tools “Out of date” problem

While doing a VMware tools check in my homelab I found a few Linux VMs with the message “Out of date“. These machines were from an old test and I recently started them again for some testing. My first idea on seeing the message was: ‘nothing wrong, I just run a PowerCLI script and everything will be updated‘. After running the script I noticed 3 test servers still being “Out of date” but in my task list the machines did…

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Combining Veeam and PowerCLI

Combining Veeam and PowerCLI

Veeam Backup & Replication is a great tool for backing up your virtual environment. U can use it to backup certain virtual machines or your whole environment by simply creating backup jobs in which u add virtual machines. Veeam has the option which sends an e-mail if a backup was successful or failed. Sadly there is one thing I couldn’t find and it’s an option to check which virtual machines are being backed up and which are not in a…

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