I do not use SVN to its full potential, but that is not to say I have not run into a fair number of problems…
Sluggish Windows Console
The other day, I created a Windows 2008 VM and installed VMware Tools on it. One thing I noticed upon reboot was that the console…
VMware Update Manager Issues
For those of you who have never had the pleasure of patching ESX prior to VMware Update Manager (VUM), be thankful. Prior to its inception,…
Apache + SSL Certificates – Part 3
So, you are ready to purchase SSL certificates, did you know that not all SSL certificates are created equally? Let me start by taking a…
Apache + SSL Certificates – Part 2
The problem with supporting multiple host names over SSL on the same server is that they each require a unique, static IP address. As many…
Apache + SSL Certificates – Part 1
For those interested in using SSL certificates, I would like to bring up two very important things to keep in mind: Under most circumstances, each…
ESX + NFS Datastores
Over the last week, I have been in the process of applying the latest patches to one of the VI3 environments I manage. While looking…
Forcing VMware Update Manager to download patches
While many people may already know how to do this, I always seem to forget so I thought it was worth blogging about. VMware Update…
Using VMware Update Manager without DNS
I had an interesting challenge this past week. I had a development environment with a vCenter Server instance hosted on a private network. This private…
DCOM Error
Today, while working on a Windows jump box I received a Windows error message stating that DCOM had shutdown unexpectedly and as such the computer…