SHIFT-WIKI - Sjoerd Hooft's InFormation Technology
This WIKI is my personal documentation blog. Please enjoy it and feel free to reach out through blue sky if you have a question, remark, improvement or observation. See below for the latest additions, or use the search or tags to browse for content.
vCenter 5.1 Installation
Summary: How to do a vCenter 5.1 Simple Install.
Date: Around 2012
Refactor: 29 April 2025: Checked links and formatting.
This is a report of a vCenter 5.1 simple install. There is nothing wrong with that, except when you need to do a linked mode setup later on. This will not work. You'll need a SSO multisite setup, which is only possible when installing all components one by one. If you do not need that, you can follow this page, otherwise you'll have to think with all the extra questions.
Upgrade Windows Server 2008 Virtual Hardware
Summary: Use this checklist when upgrading Windows Server 2008 VMs from hardware version 4 to hardware version 7 on vmware.
Date: Around 2010
Refactor: 29 April 2025: Checked links and formatting.
This is a manual and checklist to be used when upgrading Windows Server 2008 VMs from hardware version 4 to hardware version 7 including the newest paravirtual SCSI adapter and VMXNET3 network card.
Script: PowerCLI: Automatically Upgrade Hardware VMXNET3 and Paravirtual SCSI Controller for vSphere 4
Summary: How to automatically upgrade the VMXNET3 and Paravirtual SCSI Controller for vSphere 4.
Date: Around 2009
Refactor: 29 April 2025: Checked links and formatting.
Terminal Server Installation
Summary: This is how terminal services was installed back in 2010. It's just so simple 
. Enjoy.
Date: Around 2010
Refactor: 31 December 2024: Checked links and formatting.
This is the installation of Windows 2008R2 Enterprise Edition 64 bits, in a VMWare environment. Installed like Windows Server 2008.