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This document provides tips and tricks for using VMware ESX Server. It includes instructions for: 1. Ripping a CD-ROM from the Console OS and adding a new user or group. 2. Checking available disk space, listing processes, and monitoring top CPU consumers. 3. Importing virtual disks, securely copying disks between systems, and viewing registered VMs. 4. Creating a new VMware partition while VMs are running and viewing or modifying device allocation. 5. Creating a new disk partition for Console OS files on an SCSI disk and building/mounting a file system in the new partition.

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TipsAndTricks VMWare

This document provides tips and tricks for using VMware ESX Server. It includes instructions for: 1. Ripping a CD-ROM from the Console OS and adding a new user or group. 2. Checking available disk space, listing processes, and monitoring top CPU consumers. 3. Importing virtual disks, securely copying disks between systems, and viewing registered VMs. 4. Creating a new VMware partition while VMs are running and viewing or modifying device allocation. 5. Creating a new disk partition for Console OS files on an SCSI disk and building/mounting a file system in the new partition.

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VMware ESX Server December 26, 2002

Tips and Tricks


To rip a CD-ROM from the Console OS (assuming that track 0 is data):
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=path/installdisk.iso bs=32k
To add a ne user on the Console OS:
!e logged in as root"
adduser c "Jane Doe" jdoe
passwd jdoe
To add a ne group on the Console OS# then add user $craig% to the group:
!e logged in as root"
groupadd esadmins
usermod ! esadmins craig
To displa& ho much space is a'aila(le in each mounted file s&stem:
df k
To list all running processes:
ps ef
To continuousl& displa& running processes that are top consumers of C)*:
top
To import a +Mare ,orkstation or -S. Ser'er 'irtual disk:
!e logged in as root"
vmkfstools i /native/path/foo.vmdk VMFS"foo.dsk
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To securel& and safel& cop& a 'irtual disk from one s&stem to another:
!e logged in as root"
vmkfstools #$ # VMFS"vmfile.dsk % ss& user'2ndESXserver (
"vmkfstools #) # VMFS"vmfile.dsk"
To 'ie a list of all registered +Ms:
cat /etc/vmware/vm#list
To run a command that is stored in the current director&:
./filename
To 'ie or modif& the allocation of de'ices to the Console OS or the +Ms# or (oth:
!e logged in as root"
vmkpcidiv* )
To create a ne +M4S partition hile 'irtual machines are running:
2" !e logged in as root"
1" *se the vmkfstools command to create# and print the name of# a ne de'ice
file that points to the entire disk or 5*0" /6ample: /dev/vsd+
vmkfstools , vm&bac"t"l"+
7" *se the fdisk command to modif& its partition ta(le"
fdisk /dev/vsd+
a" /nter p to print the present partition ta(le
(" /nter n to create a ne partition
c" 4or e6ample# let us assume that e are creating a ne partition num(er 2"
d" /nter t to change the partition t&pe to --# the t&pe for a +M4S
e" /nter w to sa'e the partition to disk
3" *se the vmkfstools command to (uild a +M4S in the designated partition"
(Specif& the partition num(er &ou 8ust created in place of .")
vmkfstools #/ vm&bac"t"l".
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To create a ne partition for Console OS files on a SCS9 disk:
2" :ccess the Console OS;s command line" 9f &ou are ph&sicall& present at the /S.
Ser'er;s console# press :lt-41 to (ring up a 'irtual terminal# and log in as user
root" Otherise# &ou ma& use ssh to log in to the Console OS as root< or# if
&ou do not ha'e an ssh client for &our desktop machine# and if &ou ha'e selected
Medium securit&# &ou ma& telnet to the Console OS as an ordinar& user# and then
use the command
su
to (ecome root"
1" *se the fdisk command to displa& the partition ta(le of &our disk dri'es"
fdisk l /dev/sda
fdisk l /dev/sdb
7" Select a disk dri'e ith unallocated space" /nter the interacti'e fdisk
command (& omitting the l flag" 4or e6ample:
fdisk /dev/sdb
,hile inside this tool# &ou ma& gi'e the m command to displa& a menu of
a'aila(le commands" =ou ma& also gi'e the p command to print the current disk
partition la&out" 9f &ou make changes and ish to discard them# re'erting to the
disk;s pre'ious la&out# 8ust use 0 to >uit ithout sa'ing"
3" /nter the n command to (uild a ne partition"
9f &ou are offered a choice (eteen (uilding a primar& or an e6tended partition#
choose the latter (& entering e " =our e6tended partition ill allo &ou to create
as man& logical partitions as &ou ish inside it" Therefore# (uild an e6tended
partition that co'ers all the unallocated space on the disk" :ccept the default for
(oth the first c&linder and the last c&linder"
9f &ou are not offered the choice of making an e6tended partition# or if &ou ha'e
made one# enter n to (uild another ne partition and proceed to the ne6t step"
?" :ccept the default for starting c&linder"
@" The ne6t prompt ill re>uest the ending c&linder" Specif& the desired siAe of the
partition (& preceding a num(er of mega(&tes ith a B " 4or e6ample# to re>uest
a 2 -! partition# &ou ould enter the folloing at this prompt:
1.+223
C" *se the n command as man& times as &ou ish to (uild partitions on this disk"
*se the p command to check &our ork as &ou go" Don;t forget that &ou can
a(andon &our changes and start o'er at an& time (& entering >"
D" ,hen &ou are satisfied ith the partition ta(le# enter to rite &our changes to
disk and e6it the program"
9mportant: =ou ma& see a arning message that ad'ises &ou to re(oot in order to
make sure that &our ne partition ta(le is re-read into memor&" 9f &ou see this
arning# heed itE Re(oot (efore proceeding to the ne6t step"
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To (uild and mount a Console OS ($e6t7%) file s&stem in that partition:
2" !uild a (asic ($e6t1%) 5inu6 file s&stem in the ne partition ith this command:
mke2fs /dev/sda3
1" Con'ert the file s&stem to a 8ournaled ($e6t7%) file s&stem ith this command:
tune2fs j /dev/sda3
7" Make an empt& director& on hich to mount the ne file s&stem:
mkdir /etra
3" Mount the ne file s&stem:
mount t et3 /dev/sda3 /etra
?" /dit /etc/fstab< add a line for /etra so that it is remounted upon re(oot:
/dev/sda3 /etra et3 defaults . 2
/S. Ser'er Tips and Tricks 0o'em(er 10# 1001 3 of 3

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