HTML5 GUI management for KVM hosts

I came across this cool HTML5-based management interface for KVM hosts. Its called kimchi-project (https://github.com/kimchi-project/kimchi/). In this guide, i’ll show you how to install it on an Ubuntu 16.04 host and manage your guest VMs. Pre-installation steps If you haven’t installed quemu, go ahead and do that now. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y … Read more

Enabling VNC for ESXi

Sometimes in home lab environments you don’t have access to resources like vCenter to look at the guest VM status via console. Fortunately, you can modify ESX to enable VNC to a guest VM and use any computer to get KVM access. Pre-requisites: Network connectivity from your client to the ESXi host Root SSH access … Read more

Raspberry pi Console Server

Do you work with networking devices but don’t have the money to shell out for a Opengear, Pele, or Tripplite serial console server? Fear not, Raspberry Pi is here! Home lab users and budget constrained Network Admins will enjoy this. For those who are unfamiliar with the Raspberry Pi (RPi for short), its a credit … Read more