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Removing large .dmp files

Removing large .dmp files

July 5, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Maintenance, Tips and Tricks, vCentre

I have noticed that the disk usage of the C: drive on my vCenter server has increased considerably recently, despite the databases being stored on a different drive.  Running TreeSize revealed large dump files in the following location: C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\CrashDumps These…

Virtual machine disks consolidation is needed

Virtual machine disks consolidation is needed

September 9, 2014 · by dave.webb · in ESX, ESXi, Maintenance, Troubleshooting

This morning one of my VMs was reporting that virtual machine disks consolidation is needed, as shown in the screenshot below: I believe this was caused by a Veeam backup job, as there was also a snapshot size warning, but…

Upgrade Virtual Hardware

Upgrade Virtual Hardware

February 22, 2014 · by dave.webb · in ESX, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks

This evening I have been upgrading the virtual hardware on some VMs.  They are running on ESX 5.1 so are currently at version 7: Upgrading the virtual hardware is a simple process that involves only a few clicks, but the…

Updating a standalone ESXi 5.1 host

Updating a standalone ESXi 5.1 host

June 26, 2013 · by dave.webb · in ESXi, Installation, Maintenance

I have just built a fresh standalone ESXi 5.1 host so naturally the first I want to do is patch it.  As it’s standalone, and not managed by a vCenter Server, I’ll need to do it using the CLI.  It…

Upgrade ESXi 5.0 to 5.1

Upgrade ESXi 5.0 to 5.1

October 14, 2012 · by dave.webb · in ESXi, Installation, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks

My home ESXi host is currently running version 5.0 but I want to create a Windows 2012 VM and this isn’t support by version 5.0.  So, it’s time to upgrade to 5.1.  I’ve downloaded the ISO for 5.1 and burned…

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