Today we are going to use sysprep to prepare a Windows workstation for deployment and create an Open Virtualization Format Appliance. Then we are going to upload that OVA to the VMWare ESX datastore and deploy the image using the vSphere client. Step-by-step instructions follow the video below. Let’s start by logging into the workstation’s console…
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Today we are going to install VMWare Hypervisor on our late 2012 Mac Mini that has been upgraded to 16GB of memory and a second hard drive. For this installation I’ve picked up two of the Verbatim 16 GB Store ‘n’ Stay Nano USB 3.0 Flash Drives, but we will be using only one for…
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[nextpage title=”Page 1″]Today we are going to convert last years Mac Mini from desktop-computer duties to a powerful VMWare ESXi Hypervisor lab server. To upgrade this Mac for ESXi we will add a second hard disk, (we still want the ability to dual-boot back into Mac OS X). Using the OWC Data Doubler SSD/2.5″ Hard Drive Installation…
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[nextpage title=”Setup File Source”] In this video tutorial we are going to install the 1Channel add-on, (and some others), in our KODI/XBMC installation. First, add a source to the KODI file manager with the path: http://fusion.xbmchub.com. [/nextpage][nextpage title=”Install Wizard”]Then go to add ons and install from zip file and browse to your newly created “fusion”…
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[nextpage title=”Setup Ports”] Today we are going to setup MAMP Pro to use the default http/https/MySQL ports, (80, 443 and 3306), and install WordPress in our development environment on our MAC OS-X Yosemite machine. Start by launching MAMP Pro: Click on “Set ports to 80, 443 and 3306” [/nextpage][nextpage title=”Configure MAMP”] Confirm that your PHP…
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