vmware esx update command

0.1. Suppose ssh is ready; patch is download from http://www.vmware.com/patch/download/

0.2 Upload patch file to esx server with scp or using viclient browse datastore and upload

1. Enter maintain mode
ESX:
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
ESXi:
vim-cmd /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

2. Execute update
esxcli software vib intall -d /path/to/patch/esxi_update_patch.zip

3. Exit maintenance mode
ESX:
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
ESXi:
vim-cmd /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit

4. System reboot

Using Local Group Policy Editor for security issue

ref.: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-ways-to-tweak-windows-7-using-the-local-group-policy-editor/1014

Improve VMware Console Mouse Experience with Windows Server 2008

ref.: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1011709
ref.: http://vm-pro.com/improve-vmware-console-mouse-experience-with-windows-server-2008/

vmware-vmrc example

Directly connect to ESX

vmware-vmrc -h 192.168.1.123 -m "[datastore1] rayvm/rayvm.vmx"

or

vmware-vmrc -h 192.168.1.123 -u "administrator" -p "yourpassword" -m "[datastore1] rayvm/rayvm.vmx"

Directly connect to VMware Server

vmware-vmrc.exe -h 192.168.1.246:8333 -m "[datastore1] rayvm/rayvm.vmx"

VM migrate with vSphere client

ref:http://blog.infinity.idv.tw/

Creating a DVD Slideshow Using Imagination

The name of the program is Imagination which is available in repository
Export video format: VOB, FLV, 3GP, OGV

Windows Server Domain and Forest Functional Levels

ref.: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/datacenter/?p=308

	2000 native	2003 native	2008 native
DCs allowed	W2K, W2K3, W2K8	W2K3, W2K8	W2K8 only
Domain features	Universal groups, Group nesting, Group conversions, Security identifier (SID) history	Ability to rename domain controllers via netdom.exe, Logon time stamp dates, Redirect Users and Computers, Authorization Manager policies in AD, Constrained delegation, Selective authentication	Distributed File System replication support for SYSVOL, Advanced encryption, Last Interactive Logon information, Fine-grained password policies
Forest features	All default AD features	Forest trust, domain rename, linked-value replication, Read-only domain controller deployment, instances of the dynamic auxiliary class named dynamicObject in a domain directory partition, convert inetOrgPerson object instance into a User object instance, create instances of new group types to support role-based authorization, deactivation and redefinition of attributes and classes in the schema	No new additional forest-level features