install JRE as MSI package

To find the install for tweaking:

1. Run the exe, that is it, do not click accept!

2. look in %APPDATA%\Sun\Java\jre1.6.0_11

3. Copy the files to where ever.

4. Cancel the install

5. run the newly discovered msi.

6. Test Java

7. Enjoy!

How to Manually Remove VMware Tools

Even an uninstall doesn’t always work so unfortunately you’ll have to revert to to manually removing the items from the registry and file system that are stopping a new install from taking place.

The process to resolve this is simple and the following has been taken from VMware’s Knowledge Base article here. I found that performing these steps helped resolve this problem for me.

Open the Windows Registry editor. Click Start > Run.
Type regedit press Enter.
Browse to HKLM \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall. Search for the branch with a key named DisplayName and has a value of VMware Tools . Delete the branch associated with that entry. Do not delete the entire uninstall branch.
Browse to HKLM\Software\Classes\Installer\Products . Search for the branch with the key named ProductName and has a value of VMware Tools . Delete the branch associated with that entry.
Browse to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products . Search for the branch with the key named ProductName and has a value of VMware Tools . Delete the branch associated with that entry.
Browse to HKLM \Software\VMware. Delete the branch called VMware Tools .
Ensure the folder located in %ProgramFiles%\VMware\VMware Tools is deleted.
Attempt to install the new version of VMware Tools, if applicable

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1001354

UPS Powerware 5125 na linuxie - problem z instalacją.

podczas instalacji klienta UPSa powerware netwatch
instalator zgłaszał błąd wersji libc - „Your Libc version is not supported.”

Rozwiązanie
w skrypcie install.sh zmieniłem

case $7 in
2.3.)
case $7 in
2.3.0)
system=linux_i386
os_type=Linux (x86), Libc 2.3.x
;;
2.3.1)
system=linux_i386
os_type=Linux (x86), Libc 2.3.x
;;
2.3.2)
system=linux_i386
os_type=Linux (x86), Libc 2.3.x
;;
2.3.3)
system=linux_i386
os_type=Linux (x86), Libc 2.3.x
;;
)
os_type=Linux (x86), Libc 2.3.4 or higher
system=linux_el4
;;
esac
;;
2.4.)
os_type=Linux (x86), Libc 2.3.4 or higher
system=linux_el4
;;
2.4)
os_type=Linux (x86), Libc 2.3.4 or higher
system=linux_el4
;;
2.5)
os_type=Linux (x86), Libc 2.3.4 or higher
system=linux_el4
;;
2.9)
os_type=Linux (x86), Libc 2.3.4 or higher
system=linux_el4
;;
)
INSTALL_ERR_MSG=
INSTALL_ERR_MSG= Your Libc version is not supported.
;;
esac
Po dodaniu weryfikacji biblioteki w wersji 2.9* - instalator poprawnie przechodzi dalej.

Jak wyświetlić ukryte/usunięte urządzenia systemowe w windows

W cmd wpisujemy zmienną DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
Następnie w menarzerze urządzeń usuwamy wyszarzone nieistniejące już urządzenia.

vSphere 4.0 skrypty administracyjne

Wiele ciekawych skryptów pomagających w administracji środowiskiem vmware można zlaleźć tu:
http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/