Virtualization

Installing VMLite plug-in on Winodws 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Jun 22nd

Posted by Pat in Virtualization

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Ran into something interesting which allows me to take snapshots of the integrate Windows XP mode when using Windows 7 called VMLite. It’s based on Sun’s (Oracle now) VirtualBox v3.1.8 (support for the latest 3.2.x is promised for the end of June 2010).

Although when I tried to run the VMlite wizard I received this error:

VMLite.exe – Entry Point Not Found
The procedure entry point RTMemCacheDestroy could not be located in the dynamic link library VBoxRT.dll.

To resolve this issue copy the file VBoxRT.dll from “C:\Program Files\Sun\VirtualBox” and put it in “C:\Program Files\VMLite\VMLite Workstation” — easy enough? ;)

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Change VMWare vCenter SMTP port

Apr 22nd

Posted by Pat in Virtualization

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Recently I had to change the outbound SMTP connection port for my alerts on a vCenter server. The default is 25 but my customer had their Exchange 2007 relay configured for 2525.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Connect to the vCenter server with your client
2. Select Administration -> vCenter Server Settings
3. At the bottom of the left column select Advanced Settings
4. Find the value mail.smtp.port, click on 25 and type in the new value

Start VMs automatically when VMWare ESX/ESXi server reboots

Dec 11th

Posted by Pat in Virtualization

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Did you reboot your VMWare ESX/ESXi server and find out none of your VMs are running? Chances are you never set them to run automatically upon restart.

Here’s how to change that:

  1. Load the VMWare vSphere Client
  2. Connect to your ESX/ESXi box or vCenter Server
  3. Select the ESX/ESXi host from the right panel
  4. Click on the Configuration tab
  5. Under Software select Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown
  6. Click on the Properties… button located on the top right
  7. Select your VM and move it up or down into the correct order. For automatic simply move it up to Automatic or Manual Startup
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