Virtualization Toolbox
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iPhone Tools
- TouchTerm SSH Client[3]
- Files Lite for the ability to access and read the VMware ESX Publications in PDF form. [2] As well as the following White Papers:
- Shared Disk Clusters ala MSCS, RedHat Clustering, etc.
- Guest Operating System Installation Guide.
- Using IP Multicast with VMware ESX 3.5
- Implementing Microsoft Network Load Balancing (NLB) in a Virtualized Environment
- Interpreting esxtop Statistics. You will need to save this as a Word or PDF document
- VMware Virtual Networking Concepts
- VMware ESX Server 3: 802.1Q VLAN Solutions
- VMware VI3 in a Cisco Environment
- http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/how-traffic-routes-between-vms-on-esx-hosts/ How Traffic Routes between VMs on ESX Hosts] Save as Word or PDF document
- Security Design of the VMware 3 Architecture
- DMZ Virtualization with VMware Infrastructure
- Tripwire Whitepaper: Virtualization Security Risks (note: requires registration to access)
- VMware Infrastructure 3 Hardening
- CISecurity VMware ESX Security Benchmark followed by the CISecurity Linux Benchmark
- UNIX STIG Unzip first.
- ESX STIG Unzip first
- Proven Practice: VI3 Security Risk Assessment - Xtravirt.com
- Remote Authentication - Full/Partial AD Integration, Secure LDAP, NIS, ..., Save as a Word or PDF document.
Administration Tools [1]
- VMware’s VI Toolkit w/[http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/pages/download-windows-powershell.aspx Microsoft PowerShell
- VMware’s VI Perl Toolkit
- VMware’s Remote CLI
- VMware Update Manager Plug-in for VMware Infrastructure Client which is a part of VMware vCenter Server.
- Andrew Kutz’s Storage VMotion VMware Infrastructure Client Plug-in
- Hyper9’s Search Toolbar VMware Infrastructure Client Plug-in
- Tripwire Opscheck (a must for solving VMware VMotion issues)
- PuTTY (a must for accessing host via secure shell (SSH) from Window’s systems)
- PowerGUI w/Active Directory Cmdlets (GUI for PowerShell and VI Toolkit)
- Snaphunter (hunt for and destroy snapshots)
- Snapalert (find and commit snapshots with Remote CLI support)
- Adobe Acrobat (for reading VMware whitepapers, hardware compatibility lists and other documents)
- Twhirl (for Twitter access)
- Firefox for access to the VMware Communities Forums and Google Search
Performance/Monitoring Tools [1]
- VMware Infrastructure Client [2] which is part of VMware ESX, ESXi or vCenter for real time performance graphs
- VMware’s esxtop which is available from the RCLI or VMware ESX service console for details on server utilization also have on hand the Interpreting esxtop Statistics document.
- vmktree
- Vizioncore’s vFoglight
- Nagios for service monitoring
Reporting [1]
- VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client Mapping capability which is part of VMware ESX, ESXi, and vCenter
- Veeam Reporter
- Alan Renouf’s vDiagram
Backup Tools [1]
- VMware Consolidated Backup
- VMware Converter
- One of either Vizioncore vRangerPro, PHD Technologies’ esXpress, or Veeam Backup
P2V Tools [1]
- VMware Capacity Planner - VAC access only
- VMware Converter 4.0
Security Tools [1]
- Ultimate Boot CD for Darik’s Boot and Nuke utility (in ISO form)
- Tripwire ConfigCheck
- My own Virtual Security Management Suite (still in pre-beta with a hope to get it out soon!)
- Hardening Script from VMware Virtual Infrastructure Security: Securing ESX and the Virtual Environment, available first half of 2009.
- DISA STIG for ESX SRR
- Nessus
- Nmap
- Backtrack for Penetration Testing (in ISO form)
- Helix for Forensics (in ISO form)
- Nucleus Kernel Linux for Data Recovery
- Virtual Firewall (smoothwall, IPcop, etc.)
General Tool [1]
- Ulli Hankeln’s MOA
[1] Unless otherwise mentioned this is from the blog My Virtualization Toolbox
[2] From the blog Three New Tools for the VMware VI Toolbox
small typo
Nuclues Kernel Linux for Data Recovery => Nucleus Kernel Linux for Data Recovery
--kris carlier 12:25, 16 April 2009 (EDT)