List of Free Tools

[dmn0211]

Complied this list the other day, thought it might be useful.

The VMware Free Tools List

eda-v0.81.zip (ESX Deployment Appliance)

VMmark-1.1-20080520.zip (Benchmark Software)

SVMotionClientSetup-0.4.4.msi (SVmotion Plugin)

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ITQ-VI-Setup.msi (Copies All PortGroups and VLANS)

RVTools.msi (RVTools is a small .NET 2.0 application which uses the VI SDK to display information about your virtual machines)

configcheck.zip (assesses the security of VMware ESX)

icomasoft_PowerScripter_setup-v1.1.zip (Not Free but a cool tool)

vmjuggler.zip(Moves a VM between 2 hosts every 10 secs)

vima-124830.zip (Virtual Appliance to perform most of the tasks commonly performed in the ESX service console)

veeam_stencil.zip (Visio Stencils)

and some additional stencils

opscheck.zip(OpsCheck discovers any configuration discrepancies that affect VMotion)

VMWareComplianceChecker.msi(checks the compliance of VMware ESX hosts against VMware hardening guidelines)

ksquickconfig.zip (Builds KickStart Files)

Resource Pool Calculator.zip (The Dynamic Resource Pool Calculator recalculates all your resource pools)

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-6970

vmPerfmon.zip(Measure real Usage within a VM)

vmtime.zip(Measures the time within a Virtual Machine and the time of the Host it is running on)

xvs.rar(Xtravirt Virtual SAN appliance)

XVS_Installation_Guide.zip

SolarWinds-VMMonitor.zip(Continuously monitors a VMware ESX Server and its virtual machines)

[donnach]

excellent resouce. Thank you for taking the time and for the posting. Found a couple of them useful on a HA issue.

[jflisher]

Thank you!:^0

[dmn0211]

This was just published

Have a great day!

[azn2kew]

Nice list bro, you can also get more descriptions and links to the tools on this site too and it has collected all the best for vmware tools.

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Stefan Nguyen

VMware vExpert 2009

iGeek Systems Inc.

VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Consultant

[petedr]

Excellent list of free tools.

We are now offering a suite of free products ( former xtravirt products including the virtual SAN ) on our web site now.

Pete@esXpress

www.phdvirtual.com, makers of esXpress

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[Alp1]

Found two more from VKernel:

SearchMyVM, which is a query tool for the VI & SnapshotMyVM.

You can find them towards the bottom of:

[lamw]

Here's some more tools: http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9852

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VMware vExpert 2009

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[AlbertWT]

Wow, what a list.

Thanks for sharing that tools, however most of them is for ESX not ESXi though.

I've also tested VIMA and VKCA they both didn;t work without the vCentre server.

Kind Regards,

AWT

[Alp1]

Hi Albert,

JFYI: The VKernel stuff will work with ESXi. In the shops that I've consulted at, we had to leverage Virtual Center to get metrics out of it, but it was pretty useful. Hope this helps.

[dmn0211]

Albert,

There is a great page for ESXi resources located here , check out the ESXi Tips and Tricks section.

[AlbertWT]

OK, thanks for the resources guys.

Cheers.

Kind Regards,

AWT

[Steve_Jin]

Excellent list!

Here is one more I just released: DoubleCloud Proxy, which can intercept messages between vSphere Client and vCenter/ESX, and generate code (Java for the moment and more coming) for you. It's a great tool for your automating your vSphere infrastructure.

http://www.doublecloud.org/2012/02/announcing-code-generator-for-vsphere-java-api/

Steve Jin, Author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK, creator of de factor vSphere Java API, blogger at doublecloud.org

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[joeshestak]

In free VMware tools you can use very limited features, to use advanced and extra ordinary features you have to purchase paid tools. Many company provides paid tools with trial version for testing purpose.