Braindumps of an IT Specialist

Install as “standard system”

Default repositories:
deb http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/ lenny main
deb-src http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/ lenny main

Configure the network as static
vi /etc/network/interfaces

remove all and replace with the following:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.0.0.1
netmask 255.0.0.0
network 10.0.0.0
broadcast 10.255.255.255
gateway 10.0.0.254

Install ssh server:
apt-get install openssh-server

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With this command you will connect to virtual center and create a file-level mount over the network (no san mode, if you want this (FC or iSCSI) use the option “-m san”).

vcbmounter -h virtualcenter.domain.com -u username -p password -a name:nameofthevm -t file -r c:\mnt\nameofthevm -m nbd

To unmount

vcbmounter -h virtualcenter.domain.com -u username -p password -U c:\mnt\nameofthevm

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Enable SSH on your ESXi host and download GhettoVCB from the link at the bottom.
You will also need the Remote CLI from vmware, I use the appliance, but if you want to use it on your own Linux or Windows host, that’s fine.

Once you have SSH-enabled your ESXi host, create a hidden folder in the root.
mkdir .ssh

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-u (username)
-s (servername)
-p (password)

ie:

“C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe” -u root -s 10.0.0.10 -p password Continue reading

There is actually nothing to it, as long as you installed the C/C++ Compiler and Tools and X-Server during the installation of Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES).

Click on VM –> Install VMware Tools

in your X-session open a terminal windows and type the following:

cp /media/VMware_Tools/VMWareTools-3.5.0-103909.tar.gz /root
tar zxvf VMWareTools-3.5.0-103909.tar.gz
/root/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl
9x [ENTER]
choose video resolution (3 for 1024×768)

Reboot your server or type Continue reading