Windows,AWS and Vmware Insight

This post describes how to build server on AWS Step 1: Login to AWS console Step 2: Click on EC2   Step 3: It will open EC2 dashboard, Click on Launch Instance  Step 4:  It will take you to step of selecting AMI AMI is Golden Image of server You can select your own AMI (Created by you)/Market place AMI(Created by vendors and sold)/Community AMI(created by users in community) Step 5:  Select AMI Step 6:  Select Instance type Refer link http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/ for current instance types with features and resources. Step 7:  Select number of instances Step 8: Select your VPC or create your new VPC Step 9: Select subnet in which you want to deploy the server or create your subnet Step 10: Click on add storage Step 11: Select size of storage of C drive or root volume and attach more volumes if required  Step 12: Select your TAG e.g. Name...

                         This post describes how to install ESXi 6.0 on bare metal   Step 1: Connect to the ILO(HP)/IMM(IBM)/CIMC(Cisco)/DRAC(Dell) console of the host. Step 2: Mount the ESXi 6.0 ISO image to the host Step 3: Power-On the host hardware and allow the host to boot from the ISO image.   Step 4: The boot process will begin with the Boot Menu and progress to the Loading ESXi screen. Step 5: Wait for the “Welcome to VMware ESXi 6.0.0 Installation” message to appear. Press “Enter” to continue.             Step 6: Press “F11” to accept the EULA.          Step 7: Select your boot “Storage Device” and press “Enter” to continue. Note :- 1. In case of boo...

                This post describes how to detach datastore/LUN from ESXi host   Step 1:- Make a note of UID/Device ID of datastore to be removed Step 2:- Select the ESXi host from Datastore needs to be removed Step 3: Go to Configuration Tab on the right side Pane Step 4: Select the storage Tab Step 5: Select the Datastore to be removed Note : -1. Ensure that Datastore getting removed is empty and no VMs/ Vmdk’s/Swap files residing on it.            2. Sometimes you would not find the VMs on datastore but if you browse the datastore you may see Orphan VMdks, Swap files/VMX files etc. Step 6: Select the datastore and do Right click. Note :- Before Unmounting check that Storage I/O is disabled on that datastore. Step 7:- Click on Unmount. You will get the following screen and click on ok. Step 8: Go to Devices Ta...

This article explains steps to migrate DHCP from windows 2003 to windows 2008 R2 1) Install DHCP role on windows 2008 R2 server (Target server where you want to migrate DHCP) 2) Go to Windows 2003 server ( Source server) and run below command to export DHCP data netsh dhcp server export "file name" all 3) Copy exported file from source server to target server 4) Import all data on target server by running below command    netsh dhcp server import "file name" all 5) After importing all data verify the scops and reservations at target server 6) Authorize new DHCP server 7) Stop DHCP service on source server