Chapter 8

Other Cool Tools and Tricks

Introduction

In this chapter, I’ll explain how to do a couple of cool things to VMware ESX Server to make your life as an administrator easier. First, I’ll show you how to install APC PowerChute Network Shutdown, also known as PCNS, on VMware ESX Server.

Servers nowadays come with more than one power supply. In some remote offices where I once installed VMware ESX, there was a separate UPS for each power supply—and yet there’s only one way for VMware ESX Server to be controlled by one UPS.

Centralized user management for VMware ESX Server ...

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