Connection problems with PowerCLI due to proxy settings (Yellow Bricks)
I was able to connect my PowerCLI instance without any problems to my vCenter, until all of a sudden I got the following error: Connect-VIServer : 8/12/2010 11:51:36 Connect-VIServer Could not connect...
View ArticleGetting SASy, the other shared storage option (Virtualization Practice)
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is better known as an interface for connecting hard disk drives (HDD) to servers and storage systems; however it is also widely used for attaching storage systems to physical...
View ArticleIP-Hash versus LBT (Frank Denneman)
vSwitch configuration and load-balancing policy selection are major parts of a virtual infrastructure design. Selecting a load-balancing policy can have impact on the performance of the virtual machine...
View ArticleWhy Virtualize Oracle? How about saving $5M and 20x faster perf? (Virtual Geek)
While there are MANY enterprise customers who are virtualizing mission critical apps, some who are virtualizing clients in all shapes and forms, some who have functioning internal self-service ITaaS...
View ArticleConfigure your VI client (ESX Virtualization)
This article is meant to be just informative for newcomers to virtualization under vSphere. I just wanted to point out this easy way to configure what do you need as an information when you fire-up...
View ArticleCold Starting a Datacenter (VCritical)
A couple of VMware vSphere features can help ensure your virtual infrastructure starts up well after a significant datacenter power event.
View ArticleUsing Outlook 2010 with More than One Exchange Account Crashes Regularly...
I quite liked the idea of a new feature in Outlook 2010, the ability to use more than one Exchange account at a time. People have been asking for this for years and it looked promising, in the past...
View ArticleOps changes part 3 - Local disk vs USB vs BFS (ESXi Chronicles)
When I was planning this series of articles one of the things that was on the top of my list was to "compare" the type of install destinations that could be used as I guess the variety of options is...
View ArticleReference – VMFS3 Block Sizes & Limits (Professional VMware)
Just putting this here for my own reference (as I often find Google indexes my site better than the VMware KB). Speaking of KB. Here is the relevant VMware KB. VMFS3 Block Size choices & Volume...
View ArticleWhat we can all learn from Teklinks, the evolution of managed......
What we can all learn from Teklinks, the evolution of managed services. Great talk by David Powell, VP of Managed Services for Teklinks, at the CRN XChange Americas event. As a customer, its important...
View ArticleStorage vMotion performance difference? (Yellow Bricks)
Last week I wrote about the different datamovers being used when a Storage vMotion is initiated and the destination VMFS volume has a different blocksize as the source VMFS volume. Not only will it...
View ArticleHow Virtual Machine Placement Can Impact Performance (Kendrick Coleman)
In a series of blog posts, I'm going to be covering some of the basics that people just happen to overlook. Let's forget about cloud and look back to the real reason why we started virtualizing in the...
View ArticleVCAP4-DCD Exam Simulation (NTPRO.NL)
VMware has released the VCAP4-DCD exam simulation. The VMware Certified Advanced Professional Datacenter Design Exam contains tree types of items. Multiple choice, drag and drop and design items...
View ArticleVMware Labs V2 (NTPRO.NL)
VMware is happy to announce an updated version of VMware Labs. As you know VMware has launched flings a few months back and their goal has been to make VMware Labs a home for collaboration by sharing...
View ArticleVirtualization certs valuable, others not so much (Server Virtualization Blog)
Virtualization skills are in high demand, and their value is only going to increase. Foote Partners’ IT Skills and Certifications Hot Lists Forecast report indicates that only 29 out of 225 certified...
View ArticleLatest fling from VMware Labs - XVP Manager and Converter (NTPRO.NL)
VMware Labs presents its latest fling XVP Manager and Converter - that helps manage non-vSphere hypervisor. VMware vCenter XVP Manager and Converter provides basic virtualization management...
View ArticleThe must have book for 2011: VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference (vSphere...
Congratulations to our PowerCLI VIP Members on latest book to be released this March 28th. VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference - Automating vSphere Administration http://powerclibook.com
View ArticleNew Book - VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference: Automating vSphere...
VMware vSphere PowerCLI is a must-have tool for any administrator managing VMware vSphere in a Windows environment. Having to repeat vSphere administrative tasks can be time consuming and error-prone,...
View ArticleVMware manages Hyper-V with new XVP ‘fling’ (Server Virtualization Blog)
Speculation that VMware will support Hyper-V has become reality. A so-called “fling” that lets vCenter manage Hyper-V hosts and virtual machines (VMs) is now available for download on the VMware Labs...
View ArticlePowerCLI Book Update 2 (LucD notes)
What started of as a very hazy concept about a year ago, now became something very concrete. Our PowerCLI book will be released from the Sybex warehouses on March 28th. About a week later you should...
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