Networking tips in VMWare ESX server

Posted on by David Vassallo

Two notes to make here : regarding VLANs and regarding virtual routers ################################################################################## VLANs Ran across a very useful nugget of information. VMWare ESX server allows you to define virtual switches, but it also allows you to assign a particular switch a VLAN ID. In other words, any traffic that originates from virtual machines that … Continue reading Networking tips in VMWare ESX server

Tips / programs for manual log analysis

Posted on by David Vassallo

Any troubleshooting techie will tell you that most of his / her time is spent analysing megabytes of log files trying to figure out what happened, what went wrong and so on. Log files are usually about the only thing left in the aftermath of an incident. In the mad rush to bring systems back … Continue reading Tips / programs for manual log analysis