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5 Steps to Setup User and Group Disk Quota on UNIX / Linux

On Linux, you can setup disk quota using one of the following methods: File system base disk quota allocation User or group based disk quota allocation On the user or group based quota, following are three important factors to consider: Hard limit – For example, if you specify 2GB as hard limit, user will not [...]

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Question: When I’m trying to ssh to a remote server, after I enter the username, it takes a lot of time before it displays the password prompt. Basically, my SSH ( openSSH ) is slow during authentication process. How do I solve this problem? Answer: If your ssh login from localhost to remotehost is slow, [...]

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Once you’ve installed VMware ESXi Server and vSphere client, you can start creating VM instance and install a guest operating system on it ( e.g. Linux, Windows, etc.,) as explained in this article. 1. Launch Create VM Wizard Login to the ESXi server using vSphere Client. Provide the ESXi root username and password. From the [...]

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How to Install VMware vSphere Client 4

If you have installed VMware ESXi server, you can manage the ESXi server using vSphere client. vSphere client works only on Windows host. If you don’t have vSphere client installed, download it from your local VMware Server home page. i.e go to http://{your-vmware-server-ip} to download vSphere client. The direct url to download vSphere client from [...]

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Geeky Wrap-up: Week of Jun 21, 2010

No words can explain the epic Wimbledon 1st round tennis match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. Final score: 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (9-7), 7-6 (7-3), 70-68. It was simply brilliant. If you are a sports fan (doesn’t matter what kind of sport you love), this is a match that you’ll never forget in your life [...]

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How to Change Root password on VMware ESXi

Question: How do I change root password on my VMware ESXi server? Answer: Go to the server console and do the following to set root password for your VMware ESX. 1. Start ESXi Configuration Menu To configure the ESXi, press F2 from the ESXi initial screen shown below. 2. ESXi System Configuration Menu Items From [...]

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How to Assign IP Address to VMware ESXi

Question: How do I perform network configuration on my new VMware ESXi installation? Answer: To set the ip-address, subnet mask and default gateway of your new VMware ESXi installation, follow the steps mentioned below. 1. Launch ESXi Console To configure the ESXi, press F2 from the ESXi initial screen shown below. 2. Go to Network [...]

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As part of the on-going VMware article series, earlier we discussed about VMware virtualization fundamentals, and how to install VMware Server 2. In this article, let us discuss about how to install VMware ESXi. VMware ESXi is free. However, the software comes with a 60 days evaluation mode. You should register on VMware website to [...]

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