Reset the administrator@vsphere.local password

http://vinfrastructure.it/2014/05/reset-the-vmware-sso-password/ VMware Single Sign On is a new VMware vCenter Server components, introduced for the first time in vSphere 5.1, that manage the authentication across different VMware components both for services and users. It is not just an authentication broker but also a security token exchange providing a more secure way of accessing your vSphere … Read more

Add vCenter Single Sign-On Users

Log in to the vSphere Web Client as administrator@vsphere.local The password is what you defined for your original user. http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.security.doc%2FGUID-72BFF98C-C530-4C50-BF31-B5779D2A4BBB.html  

VMware Default Username and Passwords

http://www.vtagion.com/vmware-default-username-passwords/ vCenter Appliance Configuration Default Username and Password https://(SERVER_IP):5480 username: root password: vmware vCenter Application Discovery Manager Default Username and Password http://(SERVER_IP) username: root password: 123456 vCenter Chargeback Default Username and Password http://(SERVER_IP):8080/cbmui/ username: root password: vmware vCenter Infrastructure Navigator Default Username and Password https://(SERVER_IP):5480 username: root password: Given when deploying OVA vCenter Web Client … Read more

Changing the language used by vSphere Client

SO you have French windows and want and English vSphere Client ? Here is what you do : http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1020512 To force vSphere Client to use English: Ensure that the operating system running the vSphere Client has the English language pack installed. Right-click the vSphere Client icon on your desktop and click Properties. Click the Shortcut tab … Read more

Exchange 2010 load generators

Microsoft Exchange Server Jetstress 2010 (64 bit) Simulate disk I/O load on a test server running Exchange to verify the performance and stability of your disk subsystem before putting your server into a production environment. http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=4167http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff706601 Exchange Load Generator 2010 (64 bit) Exchange Load Generator is a simulation tool to measure the impact of MAPI, … Read more

Certifications

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VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.0

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=PCLI50&productId=229 Here is a great book : VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference: Automating vSphere Administration http://www.amazon.com/VMware-vSphere-PowerCLI-Reference-Administration/dp/0470890797