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--- admin:esxi [2023/03/21 09:18]
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   vmware_guestd_enable="YES"
-==== dl380ws lab 24h clones ====
+==== DL380ws lab 24h clones ====
 - Create VM
-  - OS Version: Linux/Ubuntu Linux 64-bit
+  - Name: dl380wsXX
+  - Compatibility: ESXI 5.1 and later (VM version 9)
+  - Guest OS family: Linux
+  - Guest OS Version: Ubuntu Linux 64-bit
+  - Storage: 600GB datastore
+  - CPUs: 4
   - RAM: 2GB
   - HDD: 128GB thin provisioned
+  - Network: VLAN74 Network
 - Setup drbl, scylla, uranus for boot/usage (see other guide)
 - Boot from network (PXE) and restore ubuntu image
+    - Copy MAC address (Edit settings->Network Adapter 1->MAC Address)
+    - Add to drbl dhcpd.conf
+    - service isc-dhcp-server restart
 - Install open-vm-tools (instead of vmware tools)
   apt -y install open-vm-tools
+- Stop and disable lightdm (gui not needed)
+  service lightdm stop
+  systemctl disable lightdm.service
+- Enable VM autostart (ESXi->VM->Autostart->Enable)
+- Set noshutdown flag
+  touch /etc/cse_updates/noshutdown
+Install cse updates (last update in ubuntu22.04-hp705ws02-2022-10-10-12-img = openjdk8)\\
+\\
+- Include updates:
+  python3-mysql-connector.sh cache-download.sh turnin-suid.sh ncal.sh nam-fixed.sh 2204extras.sh etc.
+- Exclude gui based/VM updates:
+  orcad-quartus.sh gns3lab.sh chrome.sh unity3d.sh texstudio.sh
+==== Convert thick vmdk disk files to thin ====
+  vmkfstools -i vm01.vmdk -d thin thin-vm01.vmdk
+==== Punchzero ("defrag") vmdk files ====
+  vmkfstools -K <name>.vmdk

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