New vSphere 5 HA, DRS and SDRS Advanced/Hidden Options (virtuallyGhetto)
While testing the new HA (FDM) in vSphere 5 during the beta, I had noticed a new warning message on one of the ESXi 5.0 hosts "The number of heartbeat datastores for host is 1, which is less than...
View ArticleHP’s new acquisition: Eric Siebert (vSphere-land)
It’s time to start a new chapter in my life. I’ve been at my current job since Sept. of 1993, almost 18 years. My job is at a small restaurant company (Boston Market) as a senior systems admin who has...
View ArticleWorking in the cloud for a week – On a Fujitsu Q550 tablet (That's My View)
Back in April I’ve published a post about VMware View on a brand new Fujitsu Q550 tablet PC. At this time the device was a prototype and I had the chance to test it. It was great to work with it event...
View ArticleVIDEO: Interview of Justin Lauer from Tintri (@Justin_Lauer @TintriInc)...
In a recent interview at the Chicago vForum, I interviewed vExpert (and former vSpecialist), Justin Lauer (@Justin_Lauer) about his new company, Tintri (www.Tintri.com). In the video, Justin explains...
View ArticleBrilliant post on Microsoft licensing in View environments (That's My View)
The VMguru.nl guys have published a brilliant article about Windows 7 licensing in a VMware View infrastructure. The article covers SA, VDA, RUR, KMS and loads more. Check this article to get more...
View ArticleNew vSphere 5 CLI Utilities/Tricks Marketing Did Not Tell You About Part 1...
With the new release of vSphere 5, there are lot of changes including some new CLI utilities that have not made it into the official documentation for whatever reason. Here are some handy tools that...
View ArticleVMware Horizon App Manager Feature Update – What's New for July 2011? (VMware...
It’s that time again! With laser focus, our mission is to empower you to create your cloud with the best possible user experience and flexibility in management. This month's update centers on improving...
View ArticleWin a Free VMworld Pass with StarWind Software (ESX Virtualization)
The new offer comes from Starwind Software. You can win a free VMworld 2011 pass (value $2195). To participate, it’s easy. One e-mail to Starwind software telling a success story about implementing...
View ArticleApple Mac OS X Lion Upgrade Experiences (RTFM Education)
Well, I’m one of those stupid Apple Fanbios who upgrades the day a new version of something comes out from Apple. No I’m not. Not really. But I thought having such a brutal statement at the head of a...
View ArticleSynology DS1511+ NAS Review (virtualfuture.info)
This is the sixth post in the SMB/LAB NAS review. The entire review compares the following products on features and performance: - Cisco NSS324 - Iomega IX4-200d - Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 6 - QNAP...
View ArticleCitrix Provisioning Services Error : Unexpected MAPI error Occurred...
Citrix Provisioning Server 5.6 SP1. While changing the Mode on a vDisk, I received the dubious ‘An unexpected MAPI error occurred” error shown below. The details show information related to an...
View ArticleVMware Boot Camp Day 3 - Networking (VMware End User Computing)
Day three of our FREE 9-part boot camp training series takes a deep dive into your network... Network Considerations and Best Practices Join Shannon McFarland from Cisco's Office of the CTO for a look...
View ArticleESXTOP to the rescue - VM latency (Virtual Infrastructure Tips)
Earlier on I have mostly used ESXTOP for basic troubleshooting reasons such as CPU ready and the like. Last weekend we had a major incident which was caused by a power outage which affected a whole...
View ArticleSRM 5 and Scripts (Uptime)
In SRM 5 we have the same scripting capability we have had in the past – the ability to execute a script on the SRM console. Check out the blog about it here. It is still useful and correct...
View ArticleSystem Administrator Appreciation Day is One Week Away (The Lone Sysadmin)
I have to thank the SolarWinds crew for reminding me that we, as system administrators, have a holiday coming up. And in particular, bosses, managers, and other herders of nerds should be aware that...
View ArticleSo I am coming to VMworld - On with the Show! (Technodrone)
First let me say - Yes!!!!!!!! After a back and forth - and some uncertainty - I can finally say that I am going to be at VMworld next month. Copenhagen was out of the question for me this year because...
View ArticleVSphere 5 licensing furor calms down, but problems remain (VMware tips and...
Most users now realize that the new VMware vSphere 5 licensing model won’t cost them more money, but it will affect how they use some of vSphere’s beneficial features. Add to digg Add to StumbleUpon...
View ArticleCisco Live Q&A – Cisco’s David Antkowiak on Putting the Flex in FlexPod (The...
In November of 2010, Cisco and NetApp along with VMware launched the FlexPod, our pre-validated, cloud platform. Since it's release 8 months ago, the FlexPod program has been an overwhelming success....
View ArticleVMFS-5 VMFS-3, What’s the Deal? (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)
New in vSphere 5 is the VMFS-5 file system for block storage. VMware customers who upgraded from VMFS-2 to VMFS-3 will likely remember the shell game which had to be played in order to migrate VMs...
View ArticleUpdate build numbers (VMGuru.nl)
With everyone being busy it has been some time since the last update of the build numbers, but now I found the time and the sheet is updated. Apart from some updates on products that where there...
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