A general system error occurred: unable to save the snapshot file
For the last hour or so I have been attempting to take a VM snapshot on my ESXi 5 host at home but keep encountering the f0llowing error: A general system error occurred: unable to save the snapshot file I have…
Using ManageEngine OpManager to monitor a VMware ESX server
OpManager is a fantastic product by ManageEngine that offers complete, end-to-end monitoring for routers, switches, servers, printers and so much more. Today I am adding some new ESX hosts that require monitoring. Before adding ESX or ESXi hosts I have…
Using ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver
While trying to recover a virtual server that wouldn’t boot (NTLDR missing) I came across a wonderful tool called ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver. It allowed me to mount a VMDK file on my Windows 7 workstation and access it like…
Presenting a physical USB hard drive to a virtual machine
I have decided to attach a USB hard drive to my ESXi server at home to store backups. This only involves a few configuration steps to add the USB controller first, then the drive itself. Here’s how: 1. Plug the…