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AFC-Holcroft of Wixom, Michigan announces the dates for the 14th Aluminum Brazing Invitational Seminar. The dates for the event will be October 27 to 29, 2010, and will be held at the Sheraton in Novi, Michigan (metropolitan Detroit, USA.

Previous seminars have had up to 185 attendees from 55 locations in 10 countries.

As in the past, the seminar will focus on controlled atmosphere brazing of aluminum heat exchangers with non-corrosive flux. This invitational seminar is useful for users or prospective users of the non-corrosive flux brazing process.

Day 1 will teach the fundamentals of each step of controlled atmosphere brazing of aluminum heat exchangers with non-corrosive flux, as well as the basics of aluminum alloy metallurgy and corrosion resistance. Day 1 is ideal for those who need to be trained on controlled atmosphere aluminum brazing or need a refresher course. The course is also useful for those who wish to broaden their knowledge of other aspects of process, equipment or materials. Prior attendees have included process and product engineers, production and maintenance personnel, operations managers and corporate staff.

Day 2 and 3 will feature invited speakers who will review state-of-the-art technology in their specialized field on materials, processes and equipment.

More information about the seminar will be posted on the company website, and we invite nterested parties to place their names on a mailing list by sending an email to the organizers at [email protected].

A full program and agenda is expected to be available mid-Summer 2010, and will be sent by email to those on the mailing list. Updates will be posted to the company website. Cost for the seminar will be $325 for Day 1, $550 for Days 2 and 3, or $550 for the entire 3 days of program.

About AFC-Holcroft

AFC-Holcroft has more than 90 years of thermal processing experience. The company manufactures turn-key heat treating systems for applications including commercial heat treating, bearings, automotive, aerospace, military, aluminum heat treatment, gear manufacturing, fastener manufacturing, and alternative energy industries.

AFC-Holcroft is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of heat treating furnaces. The company has a global reach, with organizations in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Spain and Turkey, and including manufacturing means in many of these countries.

TTN Lubricators are ideally suited for both on-road transport vehicles and off-road mobile machinery such as loaders, excavators, articulated trucks, graders, etc.

These lubricators are designed to work in hostile conditions found on remote sections of highways and in industries, such as construction, mining and forestry.

A unique reservoir design keeps out contamination and prevents condensation from forming, thus assuring reliable automatic lubrication of critical wear points such as bearings, bushings and pins.

Features:
Large reservoir capacities allow for extended times between refills
Low grease level and system monitoring capabilities
Designed to handle a wide range of lubricants
Unique reservoir design keeps grease free from contaminants
Integral controller option facilitates quick install

Primary industries: Mobile, Wind Power

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for maximizing programming efficiency of CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, announced today the availability of GibbsCAM VoluMillTM Solids, a new option for the high-speed- machining (HSM) of solid models directly within GibbsCAM. The VoluMill Solids option, an incremental enhancement to the GibbsCAM VoluMill Wireframe option, is fully integrated within GibbsCAM. As such, it allows GibbsCAM users to select solids, surfaces and facet bodies, to quickly and easily generate HSM toolpaths with ultra-high performance and efficiency. Typically, traditional roughing toolpaths are generated as parallel offsets (with sharp corners and transitions), which require stops, starts and variable speeds for optimizing motion to reduce tool wear and excessive tool loading. In contrast, VoluMill develops toolpaths optimized for volumetric material removal, based upon desirable material removal rates, by using continuous tangential motion, specialized contour ramping and adaptive feed rates to achieve the highest feeds and speeds possible. By leveling tool load, maintaining constant machine-tool motion and using high-speed-repositioning, the software produces more efficient toolpaths, extends tool life and significantly reduces cycle times. The GibbsCAM VoluMill Solids option provides users the ability to directly machine solid models, whether they are created in GibbsCAM, SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, Siemens NX or almost any other CAD system. VoluMill Solids is available immediately for the GibbsCAM 2010 and subsequent releases.

“We are quite pleased to be adding yet another tool to help our users increase efficiency and profits,” said Bill Gibbs, Gibbs and Associates company founder and president. “This new option is a testament to our commitment to our customers and their productivity.”

The GibbsCAM VoluMill Wireframe and Solids Package provides users volumetric material removal on solid, surface and wireframe models, and on any combination of part and stock boundaries. It supports an unlimited number of islands, tapered walls, variable pocket depths and variable island heights.

Additional key features that contribute to faster material removal, extended tool life and much shorter cycle times include:

• Programmed rate of material removal to keep tool and work piece temperature consistent, and to dissipate heat with chips

• Automatic feed rate adjustment and automatic depth of cut to maintain programmed material removal rate, eliminate excessive material conditions, and minimize tool wear, heat build-up and vibration

• Intelligent side milling and slot milling (with programmer override) to provide the fastest possible cycle time, with feed rates and Z-depth automatically adjusted in slot milling for constant material removal

• Smoothing radius to maximize tool utilization, minimize cycle time and extend programming flexibility

• Contour ramping to maximize material removal in tight areas, with safe access, while minimizing cycle time

• Up to 100% step-over to ensure complete cleanup without leaving any material standing

• Automatically applied special tool motion when tight spaces are detected to ensure fast clearing of small pockets

• Clean-up milling to allow a smaller tool to clean up material left by a larger tool in a previous operation

• High-speed-repositioning, with minimal clearance and no tool drag across machined floor, to maximize machine utilization and minimize cycle time

Designed to Specification

Any size Heavy or light loads Modular design Portable or fixed Non-conductive or metal Variable speed High precision Cost effective

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Manufacturers of Positioning Equipment and Antennas for
EMC and Wireless Testing

Sherborne Sensors (www.sherbornesensors.com), an AS9100B and ISO9001:2008 global leader in the design and manufacture of inclinometers, accelerometers, force transducers, load cells, rotary encoders, instrumentation and accessories for industrial, military and aerospace customers, has introduced the T640 series, a range of high-reliability solid state tilt sensors, offering precision measurement accuracy for data acquisition systems, road bed analysis, platform and pipeline leveling, structural monitoring, ship ballast transfer systems, and other applications.

Available in ranges of ±30°, ±60° and ±90°, the Sherborne Sensors T640 series range features an advanced solid-state MEMS sensor, incorporating integral air damping. Unlike fluid-damped devices, air damping is essentially independent of temperature, which enables the tilt sensor to reliably perform over a very wide temperature range (-40° to +100°C), with essentially zero temperature coefficient of damping ratio. Units are compensated for effects of temperature on both sensitivity and zero, and incorporate positive mechanical stops, conferring excellent shock resistance.

The Sherborne Sensors T640 series range is designed to operate from an unregulated DC power source (DC-input, DC-output), and offers a high useable frequency response. A 5Hz low-pass filter is standard, with units offering simultaneous filtered and unfiltered outputs. Signal ground is isolated from power ground. Electrical terminations are either via military-style, Bayonet connector or solder pins, with optional mating connector. In addition, Sherborne Sensors can custom design and manufacture variations of these tilt sensors to conform to specific customer requirements.

The T640 series range is 100% tested and calibrated at the factory prior to shipment, and is accompanied by a two-year comprehensive warranty. Units are also included under the new Sherborne Sensors Guaranteed On-Time Delivery program. For additional details, drawings and specifications, please contact Sherborne Sensors toll-free (in the US & Canada) at 1-877-486-1766 [email protected] or on +44 (0) 870 444 0728 [email protected] (worldwide), or by visiting www.sherbornesensors.com.

Excellent mechanical properties – high shear and compression strength. Especially recommended for application with high temperatures. Excellent chemical resistance against dissolvent, benzene, light acids under regular environmental
circumstances.Closed cell structure indicated a low resin uptake.

No water absorption Good thermal insulation Thermo formable
Available 5-24 mm ( 3/16”-1”) thicknesses, cell diameter 26mm(about 1”). Sheet size 11”X47” (depending on precursor material)
Multiple layers can be stacked for greater thicknesses.

Designed for infusion, can be hand laid with NidaBond Core Bedding compound (CBC) with vacuum bagging the core or rolling the core into NidaBond. 10 mm cell side wall length 0.35 mm kerf width. Available precursors include NidaFoam PET, Polyurethane and Polyisocyanurate foams.

The Impeller is one of the most important parts of slurry pump. When impeller is rotating, the slurry pump could meet the requirements of the equipment. However, it is a component, which is worn out very easily. Therefore, for long service life of the impeller, the material plays an important role here.

Excellence pump offers the two solutions for this problem. We choose the white iron, high chrome (27%) for the strong abrasive slurries, also with the sharp particles. For the corrsive slurries with blunt particles, we recommend the natural rubber.

Ham-Let is proud to introduce its new High Performance Needle Valve for Easy Mounting – H-99M and H-99HPM (Patent Pending No. 61/259,175).

The H-99HPM was designed for high performance applications up to 10,000 psi (690 bar), where easy panel mounting is needed. Compact packing bolt allows easy removal of the panel nuts, with no need of packing load release. Two panel nuts enable easy and “adjustable height” installation of the valve to the system.

Features
• Safety blow-out proof stem
• Back-seal stem-tip protects stem
threads in open position.
• Easy panel mounting design.
• Flexible mounting with 2 panel nuts.
• Robust Valve for severe applications up
to 10,000 psi (690 bar) and 600°C (1112°F)

Benefits

1. Safety – Compact packing bolt design guarantees high safety after
installation.

2. Factory assembly and testing guarantee – All valve components remain
intact as mounting the valve requires handle removal only.

3. Time-saving – Significantly reduced mounting time due to simplicity of
assembly process.

In determining the best choice of coupling for your robotics applications, there are several key factors to consider. Backlash is the clearance between mating components and is sometimes described as the amount of lost motion. Backlash is not acceptable in robotics or other motion-control applications because as it interrupts the transfer of power, it dramatically decreases positioning accuracy. It also presents timing problems which cause unnecessary coupling movement and stresses which contribute to early failure. In selecting a coupling for robotics applications, choose one with zero-backlash.

The coupling selected should not contribute to vibration in robotics applications and ought to deliver the required damping. Vibration wastes energy and stresses system components. Damping would help minimize the transfer of shock and vibration across a coupling.

Robotics and other motion-control applications are typically designed with intermittent starts and stops. Couplings with a low moment of inertia do not have as much of an effect on the natural frequency of the system and thus allow engineers to fine-tune their systems for optimized performance.

Quick failure is in store when safe operating speed of the chosen coupling has not been taken into consideration. A coupling’s stiffness and its ability to accommodate shaft misalignment are two sometimes overlooked factors to consider when determining the coupling’s safe operating speed.

Electrical and mechanical isolation are two more selection constraints to consider. Using nonmetallic or polymer inserts will maintain mechanical energy transfer while also preventing the flow of electrical current between functional components. Deciding whether to use a coupling that acts as a mechanical fuse versus fail-safe coupling is dependent upon issues such as whether the interruption of material flow would cause safety concerns.

Choosing the correct coupling for robotics and motion-control applications is simplified when you consider OEP Couplings’ exclusive line of high performance Oldham/Universal couplings, which are precision machined from high strength materials. Each of OEP’s Oldham/Universal variations (types UA, UI and UC) deliver the low rotational inertia and zero-backlash necessary in precision positioning applications. OEP’s Oldham/Universal couplings can be customized on-site to meet your exact requirements.

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We’ve been waiting for Clay Buchholz(notes) to become a reliable fantasy starter, if not an ace, for a couple of years now. Based on what he showed us Thursday against the Rangers, he’s pretty close to putting it all together.

Buchholz didn’t get a victory against Texas – the Rangers scratched three runs across in the top of the seventh while Boston was never able to solve C.J. Wilson(notes) and friends – but let’s not get hung up on the decision right now. The exciting thing is that Buchholz had his full arsenal working in this turn and it led to a dazzling 10-strikeout performance. Here, have a look. When Elvis Andrus(notes) heads to the bench shaking his head, he’s speaking for most of the Texas batters. Buchholz has some nasty stuff. "You can’t do too much better than that," said impressed catcher Victor Martinez. "He threw the ball great."

Buchholz now has 17 whiffs in his last two turns and he picked a nice time to find his best form – the Red Sox have a logjam in the rotation now that Daisuke Matsuzaka(notes) is ready to pitch again. Buchholz probably had a spot secured before his Thursday start but this effort solidifies things (Tim Wakefield(notes) is headed to the bullpen). And who knows, maybe a strong push to the 2010 season will make Buchholz a hot trade chip again if the Red Sox decide to make another run at Adrian Gonzalez(notes).

The AL East is a hellish place for a pitcher to make his living, but if Buchholz can keep his head on straight, he’s got enough stuff to keep the ERA under 4 and make a run at 170 or more strikeouts. And if he were to get traded out of the division (or out of the league), we’re looking at a must-start pitcher in any format, even in shallow mixed groups. He’s a recommended play at Toronto next week, a team that he beat three times in four starts last season.

• Carlos Guillen(notes) ran into some bad luck Thursday night – he injured his hamstring while on the way home with what should have been an easy run – and he’s headed for the disabled list. It’s not a gigantic loss for mixed leaguers, but Miguel Cabrera(notes) might feel the sting a little bit, losing some protection in the lineup. Brennan Boesch is coming up from Triple-A and will likely fall into a left-field platoon with Ryan Rayburn (Boesch gets the heavy side, Rayburn the lighter side).

Justin Verlander(notes) didn’t break out of his April slump but at least he got a victory for his mediocre effort in Orange County (5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 4 K). Verlander struggled with command for the entire night, which lead to a ton of foul balls (about a quarter of his pitches were fouled off) and a whopping 128 pitches for his short stint. The velocity is still in play and Verlander showed the same problems last April, so we’ll give him a pass for the moment. A home date with Minnesota comes next week.

• Anyone got a theory on Jake Peavy(notes)? We knew the move to the American League was going to be an added challenge for him, but he’s been anything but dominant through four starts (7.66 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 15 K, 15 BB). Peavy blames his early struggles on mechanical issues (doesn’t everybody?) and he thought he made some mild improvements in his Thursday turn, but they don’t show up in the summary. I’ll watch every one of his pitches in Texas next week and try to come up with a diagnosis for you.

• There’s not a lot to say about Milwaukee’s 20-0 tap dance at Pittsburgh; have fun with the box score if you’re tied to some Brewer bats. Pirates starting pitcher Daniel McCutchen(notes) shouldn’t be in the majors right now, obviously, though the Brewers laid the wood to four of the six guys they faced. Octavio Dotel(notes) was pressed into the dreaded "non-leverage inning of work" and made a mess (5 H, 4 R, 30 pitches).

• Mitch Talbot(notes) keeps doing his thing, shutting down the Twins over six innings Thursday (6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K). He keeps the ball on the ground and had respectable strikeout numbers back when he was in the Tampa Bay system, but it’s been a little bit of a Houdini act so far in 2010 (eight walks against six strikeouts over 20 innings). I’m not making a mixed-league pickup here, and I’m not recommending him for Tuesday’s turn at Anaheim, either. If you’re on board with Talbot, please make your best case in the comments.

• We’ve seen four starts from Scott Baker(notes) thus far; two steps forward, two steps back. The Indians kicked him around for 10 hits and six runs Thursday afternoon, pushing his ERA up to 4.81. The strikeout-to-walk rate is in place, as it always is with Baker (15 whiffs, 5 walks), but opponents are squaring up too many of his hittable pitches (line drive rate of 24.1 percent). Unfortunately he misses the Royals this weekend; he’ll work at Detroit next week.

• Dallas Braden(notes) isn’t the easiest pitcher to peg right now; he won his third game Thursday with a strong effort against the Yanks and his ERA and WHIP get your attention (2.77, 0.85), but he hasn’t struck many batters out since that 10-spot in his first turn and he’s allowed four homers in his last three outings. At his best this is probably a poor man’s Mark Buehrle(notes), not a bad place to be but not an automatic addition in every mixed league.

• Another homer and two hits for Miguel Olivo(notes), who’s off to a peppy .303 start. From an offensive standpoint, there’s not much for a reason for the Rockies to waste at-bats on Chris Iannetta(notes) (4-for-27, eight strikeouts) right now.

Not an Injury Blog: Ryan Zimmerman(notes) (calf) didn’t play Thursday and has already been ruled out for Friday. … Jacoby Ellsbury(notes) had a CT scan Thursday and it was discovered that he has hairline fractures in four of his ribs. It’s not clear what this does to his return timetable. … Brad Hawpe(notes) has a sore quad and didn’t play Thursday. Jim Tracy never seems to mind injuries in the outfield, he likes shaping things up anyway. … Manny Ramirez(notes) still has plenty of oomph in his bat but his body looks all of 38 years old. He tweaked his calf injury Thursday and had to leave early; consider him day-to-day through the weekend. Reed Johnson(notes) might be needed for 250-300 at-bats this year as the Dodgers deal with the constant need for a Manny Caddy.

Speed Round: Ubaldo Jimenez(notes) mowed down the Nationals, as you’d expect (7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K), running his record to 4-0. … Does anyone believe that Livan Hernandez(notes) is only 35? Does anyone believe how well he’s pitched through three starts (0.75 ERA, 0.83 WHIP)? It’s been mostly a pitch-to-contact miracle, the type of thing you don’t bet on long term, but for the moment, it’s a cute story. … Another hitless day for Clint Barmes(notes), pushing his average down to .205. He should be thankful that Eric Young is off to an even worse start in Triple-A (.163/.255/.245). … Ike Davis(notes) led the way for the Mets (3-for-4, two runs) helping Johan Santana(notes) secure his second win. Tom Gorzelanny(notes) picked up seven strikeouts on the other side, but he also ran up the pitches quickly and couldn’t get out of the sixth (two unearned runs didn’t help. … Anibal Sanchez(notes) got through 6.2 innings at Houston with just one run, but with only one strikeout for the night, I’m not overly impressed. The free-swinging Astros did their best to help (another zero-walk game for those hackers). … Two more steals for Nelson Cruz(notes), who’s starting to have that 30-30 glow about him. … Neftali Feliz(notes) needed the night off for the Rangers so Darren Oliver(notes) got a working man’s save. No need to react to it, gamers . . . If triple plays are your thing, the Yankees defense made your day Thursday. They’re no big deal to me, just an example of what happens when some bad timing hits for the offense.

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Just as Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein tells people they’re going to go it alone, and will survive just fine thankyouverymuch, we discover HTC has pulled out of the bidding race. How very convenient. Now, it’s up to Lenovo, claims Reuters. More »

With the launch of the new iPhone 4.0 Operating System (OS) scheduled for release, there is already excited speculation. IPhone manufacturer, Apple, is keeping tight-lipped about many of the alleged new features and has only gone into detail about a few, but they have claimed recently that the new 4.0 version will contain over 100 new end-user features. So what are these new features that Apple has disclosed?

What Apple has revealed about the iPhone 4.0 OS

This will not come as a shock, but Apple has boldly claimed that this new upgrade will be a big deal. A few months before the proposed release, it is time to bash the promotion drum and start dangling the carrot.

Apple is stating that the new 4.0 OS will offer more that 1500 new APIs for developers. The most interesting of these seems to be a new ability from the iPhone 4.0, for some apps to allow multitasking – albeit for specific purposes.

Multitasking with the iPhone 4.0 OS

Double-tapping the home button on the iPhone 4.0 will bring up an application switching tray. This tray shows active programs – like a dock for multitasking applications.

So you can now switch quickly between apps and not have to close one first, before opening another. The old app is simply suspended and waits silently in the background, ready to be used again. It is essentially frozen and therefore does not consume any valuable CPU power.

Other new features from the 4.0

• The new OS will now include folders, allowing a user to arrange applications into ordered files, by means of a simple drag-and-drop operation.
• Support for Bluetooth keyboards.
• Apple is making the e-reader application and iPad online bookstore available to the iPhone via the 4.0 OS. This will be scaled to fit the smaller screens.
• The ability to have mail from different email accounts dropped into one universal inbox.

As mentioned, Apple is not revealing too much right now but expect more “feature-leaks” as the release date approaches.

Some features that may not be so popular

• Adverts in applications – Apple has stated that the new OS will feature adverts in applications. These will be similar to those found in various web pages and search engine results. The likelihood is that they will take the form of apps within apps. This is great news for developers, who can agree to include these adverts within their apps and receive 60% of the revenue, but not necessarily good news for users.
• Backwards compatibility issues – If you own an iPhone 3G that was produced in 2009 and later then you will be fine. The iPhone 3G from 2008 can run the new 4.0 OS but will not be able to harness the new multitasking features. As of yet, there has been no official declaration as to whether non-3G, or previous, iPhones will be able to run the new OS, but it is doubtful.

More news to follow…

There are pros and cons to the new features of the 4.0 OS. Apple has so far only hinted at great things, but revealed very little. There is likely to be more announcements as the new OS nears its implementation date and though that has not been officially specified, it is thought to be in the coming months, as Apple usually brings out any new OS in June.

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For years, there’s been conflicting research on the health risks posed by mobile phones. For every study that found a link between the radiation from phones and cancer, there was another that didn’t. Part of the problem is that the health issues that could be caused by phones can take years to emerge, and since mobile phones are relatively new — and have changed significantly over the past 10 or 15 years — so definitive research is a long and difficult task. But now, some researchers in Europe are embarking on a large-scale, 20- to 30-year study to examine just how phones affect people’s health. They’re looking at cancer, but also other issues commonly tied to phones, such as brain diseases, headaches, tinnitus, depression and sleep disorders, and will also be examining radiation emitted by other devices, like baby monitors and cordless phones. It will be great to have some more definitive answers as to exactly what risks we’re subjecting ourselves to by putting mobile phones up against our heads, so be sure to check back in a few decades.

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The Accu-Chek Active test strips are part of a system designed for people on the go. With a tiny blood sample, the fast five-second test allows people with diabetes to get quick and accurate results. Easy Blood Application Touchable test strips with capillary action require a very small blood sample (1 microliter). It’s Your Choice You can apply blood to the test strip in or out of the meter. Choose what works best for you. Alternative Site Testing Option Test your blood sugar from your palm, forearm, upper arm, thigh, or calf. Supply box of 50 or 100 available.

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Researchers estimate that a typical gas-powered lawnmower running for half an hour produces the same emissions as a car driving 200km. In addition to emissions, the noise produced by conventional lawnmowers has made eco-conscious manufacturers figure out ways to make these machines clean. Just like electric cars are made to lower emissions on the road, designers are envisioning electric engines for lawnmowers as well that can reduce both noise and emissions. Here is a list of 12 such lawnmowers that are designed to clean the greens in a green way:

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Here’s the first pic of the Zagato Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa which will be presented at the Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance (or Concorso di Eleganza). The vehicle has been designed as part of Alfa Romeo’s 100th anniversary celebrations and clearly refers to the TZ1 and TZ2 in a history of Alfa Romeo Zagato’s. Below we give you a few pics of some of the original Zagato models.

The TZ3 will be a coupé model, although details are still scarse. It should have a carbon monoshell chassis and hand-made aluminium bodywork. It has been commissioned as a one-off and should house the 4.7-litre V8 from the Alfa 8C Competizione. Technical collaboration comes from OMP and Pirelli – we’ll be looking out for more pics of this when they emerge.

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VMWare ESXi is running on a proprietary version of Linux. This is a fact. Another fact is that in order to do Linux type stuff in VMWare you need access to the console. Now, I know what you are thinking, there is no console in VMWare ESXi. Well my firend, that is simply not true. How the hell do you think VMWare tech support will get in to fix it when you blow it up? If you guessed console, then give yourself a pat on the back.

There is a secret access into the ESXi console, that is only officially supported if tech support needs to whip out some VM kung fu. Doesn’t mean you and I can’t access it, it just isn’t supported. To access the consol, at the Administration Window press ALT + F2. You will get a black screen, type the word unsupported and press enter. You will not be able to see yourself type. After you hit enter, you will be prompted for the root password. Enter your root password and bammo! You will now have a prompt!

Well that is cool and all, but we as IT guys want remote console access right? How do you go that in Linux? SSH right? I know what you are thinking, SSH is disabled in ESXi too. Well, now that we have console access, we have a lot of possibilities. One of those is to enable SSH. To do that just follow these steps.

1. Change directory into /etc

   #cd /etc

2. Open inetd.conf in vi (I know vi sucks, deal with it!)

   #vi inetd.conf

3. arrow down until you see #ssh stream tcp…
4. With the curser on the # type x to delete the #
5. Type :wq! to exit vi and save your changes
6. Now we need to find the process running inetd. To do that run the following command

   #ps -a | grep inetd

7. Find the process number, lets pretend it is 1234. Run the following command to kill the inetd process

   #kill 1234

8. Now we need to start inetd again

   #inetd

9. Bam! SSH into your ESXi box!

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Know of any other cool hacks to get additional functionality out of ESXi? Hit us up in the comments!

In an ideal world we would all access the Internet over fiber optic cables that reach right up to the front door to deliver blisteringly fast transmission speeds. Unfortunately, we don’t live in an ideal world and many of us are forced to rely on aging copper network infrastructure. Now, Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs has demonstrated technology that boosts the transmission speeds over two copper pairs to 100Mbps over a distance of 1km. This could see such infrastructure given a new lease of life, satisfying consumer’s need for speed for some time to come…
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