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Use vmclone.pl script to clone virtual machines
December 29th, 2007 | 
Author: I stumbled across another interesting Perl script. Paul Gregg – Projects – VMware ESX vmclone.p is a web page that explains the vmclone.pl script which automates cloning a virtual machine. Not a big deal if you have Virtual Center, but for those environments where you have stand alone ESX hosts this script can make life a little easier.
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Update and Auto Patch ESX
Even though VI 3.5 is now generally available you may not be ready to upgrade from version 3 just yet. You should, however, make sure all patches and updates are applied to your VI3 infrastructure. This post explains the upgrading and patching methods I have standardized on and provides some tips for avoiding common issues like HA agent configuration and auto applying numerous ESX patches. All scripts and files referenced are linked at the bottom of this post.
Prepare
Preparing for the upgrade and patching is critical to minimizing what can go wrong.
