Run the following command in a windows prompt: SYSTEMINFO If the machine is virtual, you'll see references to either Microsoft Hyper-V or VMware, Inc. If it is physical you'll see references to popular manufacturers. See in the screenshot below how the System Model specifically says "Virtual Machine" in the details: … [Read more...] about How to tell if a machine is physical or virtual
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Adding Copy and Paste Functions to vSphere VMs or in vCenter
By default, being able to copy and paste items from your machine through the console of a VM is disabled. This makes sense, there are security implications here. However, if you're in an environment where you trust your users and you're constantly moving files or managing VMs, having the ability to copy and paste is huge. So here's how to enable it: To enable Copy & Paste on one machine Log in to a vCenter Server system using the vSphere Client and power off the virtual machine. … [Read more...] about Adding Copy and Paste Functions to vSphere VMs or in vCenter
VEEAM 7 Patch 3 Released
VEEAM 7 Patch 3 is here, fully supporting vSphere 5.5 and much more. Here's a link to KB1854, giving you everything you need to know about the release. You can download Veeam 7 Patch 3 here: http://www.veeam.com/download_add_packs/vmware-esx-backup/7.0patch3 Some quick details from the KB Article: KB ID: 1854 Product: Veeam Backup & Replication Version: 7.0.0.839 Published: 2014-02-13 Created: 2014-02-11 Last Modified: 2014-02-28 There are some updates that are really … [Read more...] about VEEAM 7 Patch 3 Released
VMware – how to see all snapshots taken using vSphere
vSphere Client Version: 4.0.0 vCenter Version: 4.0.0 TL:DR - Highlight your Cluster > Storage Views Tab > Reports button > Check the snapshot space. You can't. You can't just get a nice map or an overview of every snapshot listed for every VM. vSphere just doesn't have the capability to do that for you, no matter how convenient it would be for you. If you're doing anything like our ideal environment, we backup our VMs at a vmdk level using snapshot technology through VEEAM. It's … [Read more...] about VMware – how to see all snapshots taken using vSphere
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