PDF of ESX short cuts (all this can be found at www.vmware.com) This is just my shortcut to the pages I need.

When using VMware, “near native” means just what it says.  Most Servers are less than 10% CPU and RAM usage.  So, VMware would be in most cases a good replacement for hardware.  However, Disk I/O and other factors may make VMware not a choice for some applications.

Symantec System Recover 7.0 and VMWare Converter not working
Put a case in with VMWare Tech support. There is a problem with a DLL file.

ESX Command Line
helps when Servers have large snapshots. The VI3 may time out but the command line will not.

VI3-Storage Maximums
helps with know what size disk drive one needs. Example, 1MB = 256GB, 2MB = 512GB and so on.

ESX Backup Guide
What works and does not work with ESX for backingup Servers.

Templates for VMWare VI3
How to use Sysprep for image creation.

vum_10_performance
VMware Update Manager Best Pratice

iSCSI CLI (only if you feel like good about Linux)
esxcfg-swiscsi –d disables Software iSCSI
esxcfg-swiscsi –k kills any iSCSI connections
then
vmkiscsi-tool –D –a x.x.x.x vmhba32 (where x.x.x.x is the IP address of your target).
After this returns to the prompt force a rescan with esxcfg-swiscsi –s
You should see a LUN get added. Confirm this with the command vmkiscsi-tool –l –T vmhba32