March 11, 2015

Device eth0 does not seem to be present

VMware,

After restoring a VM from datastore or after cloning a centos VM on Vsphere, we see the following error during network restart "Device eth0 does not seem to be present"

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March 10, 2015

Vmware – Unable to operate a ESX host with locked disk

VMware,

Background No operation can be performed on an ESX host and you may see files are locked by other processes.

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February 10, 2015

Integrating Parallels Virtuozzo container in Citrix Xen server

Linux General,

We are trying to install virtuozzo 4.7 in a virtual Machine that has got centos running on it. Virtuozzo installation in this VM goes fine and the VM prompts for...

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February 10, 2015

Change VLAN ID using VMware Infra Client or Vsphere client

VMware,

This guide will help you to change the VLAN ID using the VMware Infra Client or Vsphere client. Below are the information that relates to adding and removing VLAN IDs...

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February 10, 2015

Fixing a corrupt VHD file

Virtualization,

There could be many possible causes why your VHD may become corrupted. More often administrators tend to restore the backup from the snapshot catalog. This is to ensure an uptime...

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November 7, 2014

Virtual Machine Cannot Start (Vmware) – ESX/ESXi – 5.0

VMware,

There will be situations where the VM on a host fails to start without showing any progress when the power state is reset. This can be caused by a hung...

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November 5, 2014

Increase VMware VM performance by placing the Swap file in an alternate location – ESX/ESXi 5.0

VMware,

n this post you will see how to Increase VMware VM performance by placing the Swap file. By default, a swap file is created when a virtual machine is powered...

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October 3, 2014

Preventing WordPress XML-RPC DDOS Attack

Content management system,

WordPress XML-RPC pingback exploits are used in a number of DDoS attacks in the recent times. WordPress is widely used by many websites that uses a content management system, any...

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July 4, 2014

How to Change the Pool Master in Citrix Xenserver

Cloud Infrastructure,

In Xenserver pooled environment, if the pool master node goes unresponsive due to some reason. We will not be able to access the slave nodes and its corresponding VM's from...

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June 10, 2014

Steps to Fix VDI Not Available Error in Citrix Xenserver

Cloud Infrastructure,

During a Reboot of a VM at some unavoidable circumstances, the Startup logs might end up with "VDI not available" error. Follow the below steps to fix this: Determine the...

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