VMware PowerCLI script to set the Memory Resources limit on your VMs to Unlimited in bulk
If you need to reset memory limits to Unlimited on all your VMs during a migration, this PowerCLI one-liner does it in bulk.
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If you need to reset memory limits to Unlimited on all your VMs during a migration, this PowerCLI one-liner does it in bulk.
If your vMotion and Management VMkernel ports get swapped when you apply a Host Profile, you need to reorder the kernel port entries in the profile first. Here's the fix.
If vMotion fails with 'The operation is not allowed in the current state', your ESX host is stuck in phantom maintenance mode. Restart mgmt-vmware and vmware-vpxa to clear it.
You don't need a dedicated web server to install PowerPath/VE via VMware Update Manager. Host the patch repository on your existing vCenter Tomcat instance instead.
Got an IP conflict and traced it to a MAC address in your VMware cluster? This PowerCLI one-liner finds the exact VM and NIC causing it across all your ESX hosts.
Here's how I build a clean VMware vSphere VM template for Server 2008 R2. Covers hardware config, OS settings, and the steps to get a reusable base image right.
If your P2V migration gets stuck in an endless 'PCI to PCI Bridge Detected' install loop, version 7 VMs create 32 bridges and you have to install them all. Or just disable pciBridge in the VMX.
Here are my favorite PowerCLI scripts for ESX admins. Start with vCheck, which emails you an automated daily health report every morning before you even sit down.
After VMware dropped ESXi Free support from Veeam and other backup tools, GhettoVCB became the way to get free image-level VM backups. Here's how to set it up.