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admin:esxi [2023/03/21 09:34]
peppe [DL380ws lab 24h clones]
admin:esxi [2024/03/29 11:51] (current)
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   apt -y install open-vm-tools   apt -y install open-vm-tools
  
-Disable lightdm (gui not needed)+Stop and disable lightdm (gui not needed) 
 +  service lightdm stop 
 +  systemctl disable lightdm.service
  
-- Enable VM autostart, set noshutdown flag+- Enable VM autostart (ESXi->VM->Autostart->Enable)
  
-- Install cse updates (ubuntu 22.04, last update = openjdk8)+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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