Last updated by Thomas Maurer at April 10, 2015.

Apr102015April 10, 2015April 10, 20150 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 6.0 via vSphere Client

Posted in IT, Virtualization, VMware, Web, Work

In another blog post I wrote how you can enable SSH on a VMware ESXi 6.0 host directly on the host it self. In this blog post I show you how you can enable SSH on your VMware ESXi 6.0 host via the VMware vSphere Client.

Open the VMware vSphere client and connected to your ESXi server and open the Configurations tab.

On the Configurations tab choose Security Profile.

Open the Properties tab so you cen see the Security Profile properties and the Remote Access services. Here you can enable the SSH Server on the VMware ESXi host.

If you have some issues check the firewall settings on your VMware ESXi host.

If you want to enable SSH on directly on your VMware ESXi host check out the following post: Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 6.0

Apr092015April 9, 2015April 10, 20150 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 6.0

Posted in IT, Virtualization, VMware, Web, Work

I already wrote some blog posts how you can enable SSH access for older VMware ESXi versions such as VMware ESXi 4.1, VMware ESXi 5.0, VMware ESXi 5.1 and VMware ESXi 5.5. This post now shows you how you can enable SSH on the VMware ESXi 6.0 host. As in the other versions this is pretty simple. By enabling SSH allows you to remote troubleshoot your VMware ESXi host and also coping files on your server.

On the Login screen of your VMware ESXi host press “F2”

It will ask you about username and password to login to the VMware ESXi server:

After the login go to the Troubleshooting Options on the System Customization page.

You can now enable SSH on your VMware ESXi 6.0 host. After you have enabled SSH you can connect to the ESXi host via your favorite SSH client.

If you want to enable SSH on your VMware ESXi host directly from the VMware vSphere Client you should have a look at the following post: Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 6.0 via VMware vSphere Client

Jan112014January 11, 2014January 11, 20148 Commentsby Thomas Maurer

VMware ESXi vSphere Client Start SSH Service

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 5.5 via vSphere Client

Posted in IT, Virtualization, VMware, Work

For remote troubleshooting or other stuff, you can enable SSH on your VMware ESXi 5.5 host. You can do this on the VMware ESXi host itself or you can do this directly from the VMware vSphere Client.

On the vSphere Client click on the configuration tab

Click on Security Profile

Now open the Properties tab so you cen see the Security Profile properties and the Remote Access services.

Select the SSH Service and click on Options. This will open up a new Windows where you can start the SSH service for your VMware ESXi 5.5 host and also set the startup properties for the service.

Now you should be able to access your VMware vSphere ESXi host via SSH. If you have any problems to connect you should also check out the firewall of your ESXi server.

If you want to enable SSH on directly on your VMware ESXi host check out the following post: Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 5.5

Jan112014January 11, 2014January 11, 20142 Commentsby Thomas Maurer

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 5.5

Posted in IT, Virtualization, VMware, Web, Work

I already wrote how you can enable SSH on a VMware ESXi 5.1, VMware ESXi 5.0 and VMware ESXi 4.1. This little guide shows you how you can enable on a VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 box. As before for the other version it is pretty easy. This allows you to remote troubleshoot your VMware ESXi host and also coping files on your server.

On the start screen press F2 to “Customize System” and login with your administrator or root account.

After the login select Troubleshooting Options on the System Customization page.

Now you can enable SSH on your ESXi 5.5 server, and you can connect via your favorite SSH client.

If you want to enable SSH on your VMware ESXi host directly from the vSphere client you should have a look at the following post: Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 5.5 via vSphere Client.

Nov272013November 27, 2013November 27, 20132 Commentsby Thomas Maurer

TechNet Switzerland Event: From VMware to Hyper-V

Posted in Cloud, Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Powershell, Private Cloud, System Center, Virtual Machine Manager, Virtualization, VMware, Web, Windows Server, Windows Server 2012 R2, Work

On Tuesday, December 03 I will present together with Markus Erlacher, former Microsoft Switzerland TSP and now Managing Director at itnetx gmbh, on a free Microsoft Switzerland TechNet event. The topic this time will be why and how you migrate from VMware to a Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center environment. The event will cover an overview about Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and System Center 2012 R2 and all the Virtualization features you need in your environment. At the afternoon session we will also cover how you can migrate from VMware to Hyper-V so you can quickly enjoy the new Private Cloud solutions from Microsoft.

The event is free and in will be in the Microsoft Conference Center in Wallisellen Zürich. To join that event register on the Microsoft Event Website. The event will be in German and will no be streamed to the web.

Agenda

Tuesday, December 03

08:30 – Coffee
09:00 – Session 1 – Hyper-V Overview (Virtual Machines, Hyper-V Manager, Virtual Switch, VHDX format)
10:30 – Coffee Break
10:45 – Session 2 – Hyper-V Advanced Features (Hyper-V Networking and Storage, Hyper-V over SMB, Network Virtualization)
12:00 – Lunch
13:00 – Session 3 – Management (VM and Fabric Management with System Center Virtual Machine Manager, PowerShell and more…)
14:30 – Coffee Break
14:45 – Session 4 – VMware Migration (Migration from VMware to Hyper-V, Tools, Best practices, automation, real world example)
16:15 – End

More Information and registration

More information and registration on the Microsoft Event Website.

Aug202013August 20, 2013August 20, 20130 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Veeam Backup & Replication v7 is Here!

Posted in Cloud, Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Private Cloud, Virtualization, VMware, Web, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Work

Veeam just released their new flagship product Veeam Backup & Replication v7. The first release of the Veeam Backup & Replication was 5 years ago and Veeam did a lot of updates and improvements to their suite.

Innovation

v7 brings two innovations: Built-In WAN Acceleration and Backup from Storage Snapshots. While the “labels” of these features may not seem innovative, the technology behind them is. Our Built-In WAN Acceleration was developed from the ground up to work specifically with our backup file and data format. Our WAN acceleration is designed to help you save time and money when you need to get your backups offsite. Additionally, we’ll be bringing our WAN acceleration to replication jobs in a future release.

Backup from Storage Snapshots may seem like an “easy” task but once you take a look at what’s required in vSphere, you know it’s not. A standard approach to using storage snapshots on vSphere is to promote the snapshot to a LUN and temporarily attach it to a dedicated host…this operation alone can take up to 5 minutes and your backup hasn’t even started yet. Our engineers were able to get around this time-consuming task and further accelerate the backup by being able to leverage some key technology in vSphere and we know you’ll be impressed once you see it in action.

Features

v7 is packed full of features. We’ve already announced seven of the most disruptive features but the What’s New document contains many more. It seems that everyone has their “favorite” new feature in v7 although tape support seems to be close to the top for everyone. Personally, I’m excited about our vCloud Director support. We’ve been working on vCD support for a while but it was “not quite good enough” to make it into a previous release. I’m confident that our vCD support is second to none and when you see how easy it is to use, I’m sure you’ll agree. A big feature for our Hyper-V customers is the inclusion of Virtual Labs for Hyper-V. Now Hyper-V customers have access to SureBackup Recovery Verification, U-AIR and the On-Demand Sandbox capability that our VMware users have enjoyed for 3 years. There are a lot of other features and I’d love to hear what your favorite new feature is in the comments section.

Get more information about the Veeam Backup & Replication v7 on the Veeam Blog or on the product page.

Apr112013April 11, 2013April 11, 20133 Commentsby Thomas Maurer

System Center 2012 SP1 – Virtual Machine Manager support for VMware vSphere ESX Hosts

Posted in Cloud, Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Private Cloud, System Center, Virtual Machine Manager, Virtualization, VMware, Windows Server, Windows Server 2012, Work

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As System Center 2012 SP1 was released, it officially supported VMware vSphere 4.1 and 5.1, there was no support for vSphere 5.0 in SCVMM 2012 SP1. Now since a lot of customer have requested this feature, Microsoft added VMware vSphere 5.0 to the supported list of vSphere versions. For those who didn’t know that, to manage VMware ESX Hosts you need a version of vCenter. Some months ago I made a blog post about how you can add your VMware infrastructure to Virtual Machine Manager.

Virtual Machine Manager now supports the following versions of VMware vSphere:

vCenter Server:

For System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager:

VMware vCenter Server 4.1

For VMM in System Center 2012 SP1:

VMware vCenter Server 4.1
VMware vCenter Server 5.0
VMware vCenter Server 5.1

Virtual machine hosts and host clusters that run any of the following versions of VMware:

For System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager:

ESXi 4.1
ESX 4.1
ESXi 3.5
ESX 3.5

For VMM in System Center 2012 SP1:

ESXi 5.0
ESXi 5.1
ESXi 4.1
ESX 4.1

Get more information here: System Requirements: VMware ESX Hosts and here: System Requirements for System Center 2012 SP1.

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