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Installing windows 7 from USB key

March 20th, 2010 mmjp No comments
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Get Cisco Multilayer Switch on ESX

March 14th, 2010 mmjp No comments
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ASA on GNS3

March 6th, 2010 mmjp No comments
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Customizing your ESXi install with oem.tgz

March 4th, 2010 mmjp No comments
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Access the ESXi Service Console

March 3rd, 2010 mmjp No comments

Access the ESXi Service Console

Here is a brief write-up on how to access the Service Console of VMware ESXi. As a disclaimer, this should only be done under the direct supervision of a VMware Support Engineer.

1.From the ESXi console summary screen hit ALT-F1.

2.Enter the word “unsupported” (without quotes).

3.Enter in the root password for your system.

4.Be careful Now edit the inetd.conf file to enable remote SSH into this console;

1.Edit /etc/inetd.conf (vi /etc/inetd.conf).

2.Remove the # sign in front of the SSH line.

3.Kill and restart the inetd process.

1.) ps -ef |grep inetd

2.) kill -HUP # pid is the Process ID, the first number displayed from ps -ef

 4.SSH into the IP of your ESXi server, using your root login/password.

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Change Domain Admin Password in Windows Server 2008 AD

March 1st, 2010 mmjp No comments
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