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Enable Clipboard Copy and Paste in vSphere Client 4.1

First enable local or remote TSM from the vSphere Client on every ESXi host:

  1. Select the host and click the Configuration tab.
  2. Click Security profile > Properties.
  3. Click Local Tech Support or Remote Tech Support (SSH) and click Options.
  4. Choose the desired startup policy and click Start, then click OK.
  5. Verify that the daemon selected in step 3 shows as running in the Services Properties window

Next enable Clipboard Copy and Paste on every ESXi host:

Log in to the ESX/ESXi host as a root user and open the /etc/vmware/config file using a text editor.
Add these entries to the file:

isolation.tools.copy.disable="FALSE"
isolation.tools.paste.disable="FALSE"

Save and close the file. The Copy and Paste options are only enabled when the virtual machines restart or resume the next time.

Source: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1026437

Source: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1017910

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Ejecting USB drives takes two tries with CleanMyMac

Some time ago I found that when I tried to eject any external drives  from my Mac it always failed on the first try, but succeeded on the second.

This is very annoying, as I’m using alfred to speed up pretty much every command on my Mac. So basically I had to type “eje” (the start of the Eject command) two times instead of one..

It turned out that CleanMyMac checked the drives as they where being unmounted, thereby locking the drive. So I disabled these settings and voila, everything worked.

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Linked: How to Ensure Ethernet Connects Before AirPort on Your Mac

Some time ago I found this great blog-post about how to prioritize the Ethernet connection over Wi-Fi. In my case this is when I’m at home.

Sometimes, your Mac will connect to a janky Wi-Fi network. The connection is slow or you’re on the other side of a lead wall and you’re getting a really poor signal. When you finally find an Ethernet jack to plug into, you may notice you’re still connected to the Wi-Fi network that was giving you problems. This is because your Network Service Order list is out of its proper order to allow the Ethernet to take over when plugged in. Don’t fret, we’ll show you how to reset the Service Order list on your Mac to ensure that Ethernet takes priority over AirPort.

Read the full post at maclife.com

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SMARTReporter

A couple of months ago I found this litte app that checks all the disks on my Mac for any errors.

SMARTReporter is a free application for Mac OS X that can warn you of some hard disk drive failures before they actually happen! It does so by periodically polling the S.M.A.R.T. status of your hard disk drive. S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a technology built into most modern hard disk drives that acts as an “early warning system” for pending hard disk drive problems. SMARTReporter can notify you of impending hard disk drive failures by sending e-mails, displaying a warning dialog or executing an application. The current status of your hard disk drives is always displayed through the customizable menu item.
Because SMARTReporter relies on the S.M.A.R.T. implementation of Mac OS X, it only supports ATA, SATA or eSATA hard disk drives, if you want S.M.A.R.T. support for your SCSI or FireWire hard disk drive, send feedback to Apple.
Please note that a S.M.A.R.T. alert doesn’t mean that your HDD will completely fail for sure, nor can S.M.A.R.T. catch all possible HDD errors – it’s just a very valuable indicator. Follow this link for more information about S.M.A.R.T. technology.

corecode->SMARTReporter.

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