VMware ESX – When Deploying a Template ‘Network interface {name} uses network {name} which is not accessible’
Nov17

VMware ESX – When Deploying a Template ‘Network interface {name} uses network {name} which is not accessible’

KB ID 0000846  Problem I tried to deploy a VM Template today and was greeted with this error, I had renamed all the networks in this environment since I created this template, so I know why I was getting this error. But there seems to be no way to edit the template itself to change the value to the correct network. Solution In the procedure below I will be jumping backwards and forwards between Hosts and Clusters view and VMs and...

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Stop EditPlus  Creating .bak files
Nov17

Stop EditPlus Creating .bak files

KB ID 0000825  Problem I use EditPlus 3 a lot for editing firewall configs, and just taking notes. But freshly installed it has the annoying habit of creating .bak (backup) files for every file you work on. I tend to keep the notes I’m working on on my desktop, so this can clutter it up with annoying icons. Solution 1. Launch EditPlus > Tools > Preferences > Files. 2. Untick ‘Create backup file when saving’...

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