RealityOps… (Rational Survivability)
Posted in QuotesAsk not what your cloud can do for you, but what you can do for your cloud ~ @Beaker
View ArticleUsing GNU Screen with SSH (blog.scottlowe.org)
I'd wondered for a while how I could use the GNU screen utility to help manage SSH sessions. After some experimentation, here's what I found.This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org....
View ArticleA vCO plug-in for vCenter Update Manager example (vCenter Orchestrator Blog)
As posted in this blog vCenter Orchestrator plug-in for vCenter Update Manager is now available.The plugin comes with a set of predefined actions and workflows that abstracts the VUM API and reduce the...
View ArticleIdentifying capacity bottlenecks before and after CapacityIQ What-If scenario...
Perhaps just a coincidence, but I got this question during two customer presentations this week - is there a way in vCenter CapacityIQ what-if scenarios to point out which resource is causing the...
View ArticleTech Support Mode Warnings (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)
After enabling Local Tech Support Mode on an ESXi host via the DCUI (Direct Console User Interface), a yellow balloon styled warning will be displayed in the vSphere Client: The Local Tech Support Mode...
View ArticleMirrorView /S with CLARIION Flare 30 Gotcha (Going Virtual)
I’ve been working on a storage project over the last few months and I ran into a problem with MirrorView /S which turned out to be a bug in the CLARIION flare code. I thought id write a quick post...
View ArticleXangati beefs up free VMware monitoring tool: News in brief (VMware tips and...
Netuitive adds Hyper-V support; Syncsort offers 10 minute P2V through NetApp; Oracle releases Oracle VM for x86 version 2.2.2; HP adds VAAI support to entry-level disk array. Add to digg Add to...
View ArticleManagedObjectReference vs ManagedObject (DoubleCloud)
One of the most common confusions that a newcomer has while learning vSphere API is the ManagedObjectReference, a.k.a MOR. If you read the API Reference, you will find a lot of them. Recently there was...
View ArticleAutomate VMware LabManager with vCenter Orchestrator (vCO Team)
With the new released SOAP/REST plug-in you can automate everything you ever dreamed of! One of my favorite use cases is to automate the VMware Lab Manager operations with the SOAP plug-in. As many of...
View ArticleHow to Disable a vmnic in ESX(i) (virtuallyGhetto)
There was another interesting thread today on the VMTN community forums about disabling an unused vmnic from an ESXi host due to false alarms being generated from HP SIM. Due to the specific hardware...
View ArticleVCAP4-DCA = PASS! (The SLOG)
This morning I work up to an email from the VMware certifications team, informing me of my VCAP4-DCA result. I am happy to say, I passed! I was a little shocked, as when I left the exam room I felt...
View ArticleThe Cloud and the Sunset of the GHz-based CPU Metric (IT 2.0)
We have known this for years but it’s only when you get a slap on your face that you understand what’s going on for real: the GHz metric is useless these days. I was experimenting with vCloud Director...
View ArticleDisk Hard disk # has incorrect changed block tracking configuration...
Today another Veeam troubleshooting trick. It’s possible that you’ll receive the following error in one of your Veeam Backup Jobs: Verifying change block tracking:Disk “Hard disk 1” has incorrect...
View ArticleInterview: Q&A with VMTurbo - Real-Time Management for the Virtualized Data...
We've been virtualizing our servers now for more than a decade... well, some of us have anyway. But what we are finding as we virtualize more and... Read more at VMblog.com.<img>
View ArticleHome Lab Gear: Cisco SG300-10 Layer 3 switch gets even better (ESX...
Home Lab Gear: Cisco SG300-10 Layer 3 switch gets even better This is a guest post by Andy Grant. Vladan has previously covered this great little SMB switch from Cisco in his post My homelab – The...
View ArticleWhere are my NOC Views: Virtualization Management Vendors (Virtualization...
As a delegate for Tech Field Day 6 in Boston, I was introduced to many third party management tools. In the past I have been given briefings as well on various VMware, Hyper-V, and Citrix Xen...
View ArticlePresentation Blues (RomantT.net)
Always have a backup, especially for a presentation. A quick tale of my unfortunate experience with mobile connectivity and remote facilities.
View ArticleVMTurbo's Free Performance and Efficiency Reporter - The Results (Kendrick...
Back in May I posted an article about VMTurbo releasing a new free virtual appliance called Performance and Efficiency Reporter. Yesterday, I took the 10 minutes to actually get this puppy up and...
View ArticleVMTurbo's Free Performance and Efficiency Reporter - The Results (Kendrick...
Back in May I posted an article about VMTurbo releasing a new free virtual appliance called Performance and Efficiency Reporter. Yesterday, I took the 10 minutes to actually get this puppy up and...
View ArticleRunning Zimbra Desktop in a Web Browser (Virtual Insanity)
I came across this tip from a fellow colleague today and wanted to share it with everyone. You can run Zimbra Desktop in your default web browser. My default web browser is Chrome and I have found...
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