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.
My Own VS Code
Summary: I use VS Code in my day to day life for a lot. It took me a while to get to know it but it made my (work) life a lot easier. Each time I get a new computer or workplace I follow these steps. And as automation should make everyone's life a lot easier, I made a settings and extension file so I don't have to do a lot of settings manually anymore.
Date: Around 2020
Refactor: 2 January 2025: Checked links and formatting. Added new notes, extensions, profiles.
Virtual Storage Console
Summary: The Virtual Storage Console is the connection between vCenter and NetApp. It gives VMware administrators an insight in the storage provided by NetApp Filers.
Date: Around 2012
Refactor: 4 January 2025: Checked links and formatting.
- This article is based on the installation edition “Virtual Storage Console 2.0.1 win 64 bits”.
- Update: this article is now also based on the installation of “Virtual Storage Console 2.1 win 64 bits”.
Script: ESX: Grep Info From All VMX Files
Summary: I used this small command/script to grep all nic devices from all the virtual devices that are registered on the host
Date: Around 2014
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
for vm in `vmware-cmd -l`; do grep -i displayname "$vm"; grep -i 'ethernet..virtualdev' "$vm" ; done
This could also be implemented in a script to make it more readable:
for vm in `vmware-cmd -l`; do grep -i displayname "$vm"; grep -i 'ethernet..virtualdev' "$vm" ; done
This will give you an output like this:
displayName = "SLES11-PROXY" ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3" ethernet1.virtualDev = "vmxnet3" ethernet2.virtualDev = "vmxnet3" displayName = "W2K8-Template" ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3" displayName = "W2K3-REPORTS" ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000" displayName = "WINXP-RDP-SJOERD" displayName = "SLES11-REVPROXY" ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3" ethernet1.virtualDev = "vmxnet3" ethernet2.virtualDev = "vmxnet3"
Note: The Windows XP box listed does have a network card, being the “flexible” adapter. This card however is not listed in the VMX file.
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VMWare VLAN
Summary: This is a small howto on adding a VLAN to your VMWare ESX environment. In this example we add VLAN 20.
Date: Around 2012
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
VLANs are added through the host, so in your VirtualCenter select a host, click on the tab 'Configuration', and from the Hardware part select 'Networking':
To add a VLAN you first have to go into the properties of the Virtual Switch, so click on 'Properties', which will give you this window:
After clicking 'Add' you'll get this Wizard. Select 'Virtual Machine' as connection type and click next:
Give the new network a logical name, for example: 'VLAN 20' and add the VLAN ID:
When you're done with the wizard you have to do this for every host in your environment:
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