> grub-md5-crypt
Password:
Retype password:
$1$KnYGn/$wOAmKuQH3KP35XRjWiUpX/

Copy and paste to “rootpw –iscrypted” as appropriate.

# sysctl kern.cam.da.default_timeout=190

This can be set permanently in /etc/sysctl.conf:

kern.cam.da.default_timeout=190

Elsewhere, I have seen a recommendation for FreeBSD on ESX that kern.cam.da.retry_count be set to 120.

In the host OS for Server, and in the , edit the ‘.vmx’ file for the FreeBSD host, adding the following line::

ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"

Then, in the FreeBSD guest, change all references to le0 to em0 (such as in ‘/etc/rc.conf’ and ‘/etc/rc.conf.local’). Do the same thing for ethernet1, le1 and em1, etc.

Once you’ve saved changes to the .vmx file, re-register the VM with an ESX host (e.g. use “vmware-cmd -s register …”).

• Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery Solutions for PostgreSQL Database on NetApp Storage Systems – "This document describes the operation of PostgreSQL on NetApp® storage systems. This report serves as a guide to get a PostgreSQL database up and running on NetApp. This guide assumes a basic knowledge of both NetApp and PostgreSQL and the underlying systems."
• Tripwire ConfigCheck – Configuration Control for Virtual and Physical Infrastructures – "Tripwire® ConfigCheckTM is a free utility that rapidly assesses the security of VMware ESX 3.0 and 3.5 hypervisor configurations compared to the VMware Infrastructure 3 Security Hardening guidelines."
• SourceForge.net: ESX Healthcheck Script – "A script to automatically create documentation for ESX hosts. The output is in HTML format and can be emailed to you directly."
• Main Page – mRemote – "mRemote is a full-featured, multi-tab remote connections manager."

(Link here is pretty much solely for my ease of later retrieval.)

• Introduction to Solaris CIFS VSCAN (Cardiff presentation) – everyone has a shangri-la to find – Blog post linking to slides, references and notes for a presentation given about Solaris’ CIFS and VSCAN.
• Gabes Virtual World Blog Archive Deploying ESX3.5 using EDA v0.85 inside VMware Workstation 6.5 – Overview of installing and using ESX Deployment Appliance.
• Solaris Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning – “The purpose of these pages is to provide a summary of tools and techniques available to troubleshoot problems on the Solaris platform. This collection reflects publicly-available information from Sun documentation, books on Solaris administration, web-based resources and magazine articles. Source documents are referenced on several of the included pages.”

• Eavesdrop your VI-Client traffic – NTPRO.NL – Mentions a new verbose logging option which enables you to intercept the soap traffic between you VI-Client and the vCenter server.
• VMware KnowledgeBase Article – ESX Server host or virtual machines have intermittent or no network connectivity – "This article provides a series of steps to help verify the proper configuration of the network and correct any issues that may be causing the lack of network connectivity."