VMWARE Keyboard Shortcuts

VMware Keyboard Shortcuts you should know
There are some required keyboard shortcuts you need to know just to use VMware. Then there are other keyboard shortcuts that you must know. Here's our list:

F11 switches to full-screen mode and back to normal mode
Ctrl-Alt-Insert sends a Ctrl-Alt-Delete to the VMware Guest OS
Ctrl-Alt is also used for - exiting full screen mode
Ctrl-Alt-Enter Expands the current VM into full-screen. If you have a number of VMs, this sequence will also move you between virtual machines
Ctrl-Alt-Tab switch between VMs when the mouse is grabbed
Ctrl-Tab switch between VMs when the mouse is not grabbed but VMware is the active window
Ctrl-Alt is used to exit a Virtual machine from having control of your mouse and return your mouse control to the host machine
Ctrl-Alt-Space will allow you to send a keyboard sequence usually used with VMware server to the VMware guest without VMware Server recognizing it

Now, here are some more that are used just within the VMware Server application to perform certain functions:

Ctrl-N create a new VM
Ctrl-O open a new VM
Ctrl-F4 remove the tab for a VM
Ctrl-D edit the config for a VM
Ctrl-G grab the input from your mouse/keyboard on the current VM (same as clicking on the console of the VM with your mouse)
Ctrl-P edit VMware Preferences
Ctrl-B power on a VM
Ctrl-E power off a VM
Ctrl-R reset power on a VM
Ctrl-Z suspend a VM

Source: http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_vmware_keyboard_shortcuts.htm

Benefits of stacking switches

I was looking for a clear benefit of stacking switches and I believe this guy from the forum techguy.org put it so clear

http://forums.techguy.org/networking/755867-solved-benefits-stacking-switches.html


You are correct about the concept of stacking switches. The reason stacking switches is better than just doing link aggregation/Etherchannel is because of what you said. There is a specific type of cable used to link the switches together. The link is always greater than throughput of a LAG group to connect the switches. Many switches I've worked with have a limitation of 8 ports in a LAG group. So that means you're limited to 8 Gbps. Also, it's a bit unwieldy to have 8 cables coming off a switch connecting to another device. To illustrate the speed difference with a stacking bus on a stackable switch, I dug up specs on two stackable switches from two different manufacturers.

Cisco's 3750 switch is stackable and has a 32 Gbps bus. I've used these switches at work before. The cabling is included and linking switches is pretty straight forward.

Netgear's GS748TS has a stacking bus capable of 20 Gbps.

So as you can see, there is a significant advantage in using a stacking bus when available. Why is this a nice feature if you can spring for it? Well, you can add additional switches to your stackable switch(es) and still be able to manage them as one single switch. Let me say this feature is extremely useful when you have to manage a few switches in a business environment. Stackable switches also allow you to have the expansion capability of a chassis based switch solution like a Cisco Catalyst 4500/6500 switch without having to pay the higher premium to get into one.

Menu Bar missing from Outlook 2007

I have a user martialn who has the menu bar(file, edit, tools..) missing from his outlook 2007.

I tried to reset it by using customize toolbar but nothing worked.

So, to fixed it, I renamed the file outcmd.dat to old_outcmd.dat and reboot the computer. It is not easy to find that file.

so,here is the exact location (make sure show hidden folder is enable)

C:\Documents and Settings\martialn\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\

Please replace the user martialn by your customer user name.

VTP password mismatch

I found 2 ways to check the vtp password mismatch problem. The first method is to check the md5 digest line in the result of show vtp status

here an example;
swpoe has a vtp password of P@ssw0rd
sw2950_12 has a vtp password of P@ss

SW2950_12#
SW2950_12#sh vtp status
VTP Version : 2
Configuration Revision : 4
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 128
Number of existing VLANs : 9
VTP Operating Mode : Server
VTP Domain Name : titi
VTP Pruning Mode : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation : Disabled
MD5 digest : 0xD1 0x81 0xD8 0xF8 0xF9 0x26 0x99 0xBE
Configuration last modified by 192.168.1.30 at 9-9-09 18:57:29
Local updater ID is 0.0.0.0 (no valid interface found)
SW2950_12#
access_server#1
[Resuming connection 1 to swpoe ... ]

SWPOE#sh vtp stsat a atus
VTP Version : running VTP1 (VTP2 capable)
Configuration Revision : 4
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 1005
Number of existing VLANs : 9
VTP Operating Mode : Server
VTP Domain Name : titi
VTP Pruning Mode : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation : Disabled
MD5 digest : 0xB0 0x3C 0x3C 0x80 0xBF 0xF5 0x23 0x6F
Configuration last modified by 192.168.1.30 at 9-9-09 18:57:29
Local updater ID is 192.168.1.30 on interface Vl1 (lowest numbered VLAN interface found)
SWPOE#
access_server#2 3
[Resuming connection 3 to sw12 ... ]

Now I am going to change the password on sw2950_12 to the correct password of P@ssw0rd

SW2950_12#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
SW2950_12(config)#vtp password P@ssw0rd
Setting device VLAN database password to P@ssw0rd
SW2950_12(config)#^Z
SW2950_12#
01:59:08: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
SW2950_12#sh vtp status
VTP Version : 2
Configuration Revision : 4
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 128
Number of existing VLANs : 9
VTP Operating Mode : Server
VTP Domain Name : titi
VTP Pruning Mode : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation : Disabled
MD5 digest : 0xB0 0x3C 0x3C 0x80 0xBF 0xF5 0x23 0x6F
Configuration last modified by 192.168.1.30 at 9-9-09 18:57:29
Local updater ID is 0.0.0.0 (no valid interface found)

Now you see - md5 digest of swpoe and sw2950_12 are identical.


the second method is simple - run debug sw-vlan vtp events on the switch that is not receiving the update. For fast result, shut down and activate the trunk interface

SW2950_12#sh int trunk

Port Mode Encapsulation Status Native vlan
Fa0/12 desirable 802.1q trunking 1

Port Vlans allowed on trunk
Fa0/12 1-4094

Port Vlans allowed and active in management domain
Fa0/12 1-4,100

Port Vlans in spanning tree forwarding state and not pruned
Fa0/12 1-4,100
SW2950_12#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
SW2950_12(config)#int fa0/12
SW2950_12(config-if)#shut
SW2950_12(config-if)#^Z
SW2950_12#
02:09:45: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
02:09:46: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface FastEthernet0/12, changed state to administratively downshow
02:09:47: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/12, changed state to down
% Type "show ?" for a list of subcommands
SW2950_12#debug sw-vlan vtp events
vtp events debugging is on
SW2950_12#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
SW2950_12(config)#int fa0/12
SW2950_12(config-if)#no shut
SW2950_12(config-if)#^Z
SW2950_12#
02:10:34: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/12, changed state to up
02:10:34: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
02:10:37: VTP LOG RUNTIME: switchport trunk mode on Fa0/12 has changed

02:10:37: VTP LOG RUNTIME: delaying first flood on new trunk

02:10:38: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/12, changed state to up
02:10:42: VTP LOG RUNTIME: Summary packet received, domain = titi, rev = 4, followers = 0

02:10:42: VTP LOG RUNTIME: Summary packet rev 4 equal to domain titi rev 4

02:10:42: VTP LOG RUNTIME: MD5 digest checksum mismatch on receive of equal revision summary

02:10:42: VTP LOG RUNTIME: Transmit vtp summary, domain titi, rev 4, followers 0
MD5 digest calculated = D1 81 D8 F8 F9 26 99 BE 10 94 BF EA FE 3A B0 9F

SW2950_12#


DID YOU SEE THE MD5 MISMATCH?

PASSED BSCI EXAM

Yes, Glory to God, I passed the BSCI exam last friday. Now it is time for the bcmsn.

My goal is to invest 2 hours of real study (no tv, no email, no phone) monday through Friday and get done with the bcmsn by November.