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  • How to Expand virtual disk in Vmware Server,Workstation, GSX and ESX.

    To expand / resize a virtual disk on a virtual machine (e.g C: drive) you need to use the vmware-vdiskmanager utility in Windows or in linux and 3rd party software like partition magic.  To expand / resize a virtual disk on a virtual machine (e.g C: drive) you need to use the vmware-vdiskmanager utility in…

  • 511 vmware serverd service is not running error message

    When trying to open Vmware GSX virtual machine console this error message comes up. Resolution: Stop and restart the “VMware Registration Service” from Control panel -> Administration tools -> services.

  • Expand Virtual Machine Hard Drive in Vmware GSX server and virtual server

    In order to expand virtual machine hard drive follow the steps below. Shut down virtual machine Use the Vmware expand command vmware-vdiskmanager -x 10Gb or the GUI utility of Virtual Disk Factory http://petruska.stardock.net/software/VMware.html#DiskFactory Expand disk using utility Restart virtual machine Install partition software (http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=partition+software&btnG=Google+Search&meta=) Resize partition. We used Partition Manager 8.0 from Paragon software.

  • VMware GSX error “The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file”

    Virtual machine posted dialog: E:Virtual MachinesServer_Name.vmx Operation on file “.Server_Name.vmdk.REDO_a03860” failed (The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file). Pressing Retry will attempt the operation again. Pressing Abort will terminate this session. Pressing Continue will forward the error to the guest operating system.   Error Message: Virtual…

  • Cisco Aironet AP1242 Access Point default password

    If you lost the manual for the Cisco Aironet AP1240 Cisco Aironet AP1242 Access Point default password If you lost the manual for the Cisco Aironet AP1240 series then the default password for the Cisco Aironet AP1242 is Cisco

  • Change Squid Proxy Listening Port

    When installing Squid Proxy server sometimes there is a need to change the squid server Listening proxy port number. By default Squid server listen on port 3128. When there is a need to change the listening port follow this document. Log into Squid Server Go to /etc/squid/squid.conf use Vim editor to change the port number…

  • How to change the VMware ESX server IP address

    To change the IP address of Vmware ESX server Console follow the steps: Turn on ESX server Press Alt+F1 Login to Esx server as administrator Type ifconfig to check the current IP address. esxcfg-vswif -i x.x.x.x vswif0 Example esxcfg-vswif -i 10.0.1.3 vswif0

  • Cisco Commands List Part 1

    Setting the router commands Show version – shows router version  Enable – enter privilege EXEC configuration mode. Configure terminal – enter global configuration mode Config t – enter config mode Hostname – name the device Enable secret – set password Router – tells the router which protocol to use (e.g. router  RIP – router configuration…

  • How To restore Cisco Router Config File From A TFTP Server

    After changing my Cisco IOS config file this week I received an email from a few people that they can’t access remote resources in our data centre. Then I remembered that the reason is probably the changes I made to the Cisco router (I changes the access lists and some routes). The first hot fix…

  • How To Rename A File In VMware ESX Server

    In order to rename VM file or a folder in ESX server we need to use a coomand as ESX server is builld on Linux core. To do so: Open an SSL connection to ESX server using Putty or a diffrent software. Go to the file that you want to change. Use cd foldername to…

  • How To Convert VMware GSX Server VM To ESX Server VM

    As Vmware ESX Server become more popular and VMware GSX server in no longer supported by Vmware you might going to need to upgrade your virtual environment to much robust and advanced product. Most organization today making the switch to VMware ESX server, however once making the move and installing VMware ESX server moving your…

  • How To Disable WCCP On A cisco Router interface

    In order to disable The Cisco Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) on one of your Cisco interfaces you will need to type a command on your router. To disable the WCCP protocol on your router follow the steps below : Run sh run on your router to see how the WCCP configured (is redirect in…