Aloha ALUA (DeinosCloud)
This is the second part of my deep dive into a bunch of storage acronyms, concepts and terminology we all have read at some points. Perhaps you’d prefer start by reading part one before going on with...
View ArticleHitchhiker’s Guide to Get-EsxTop – Part 2 – The wrapper (LucD notes)
In an earlier post, see Hitchhiker’s Guide to Get-EsxTop – Part 1, I described my first experiences with the new Get-EsxTop cmdlet. While the use of the cmdlet is rather straightforward, the data it...
View ArticleHDS and VAAI Integration (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)
On day 1 of Hitachi Data Systems Geek Day 2.0, we met with Michael Heffernan, Global Product Manager – Virtualization. You might know him as @virtualheff on Twitter. I was pleased to listen to Heff...
View ArticleAttaching NFS storage to a VMware ESXi host (VMware tips and tricks)
NFS storage provides a cheap and effective way to centrally store disk images in VMware ESXi. It takes only a few clicks to attach NFS storage to an ESXi host. Add to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to...
View ArticleThe Cloudcast (.NET) (By the Bell)
On The Cloudcast (www.cloudcast.net) last week I spoke about ROI for Private Cloud, VMstall (giving credit to Computer Associate’s Andi Mann for coining the term), the future VDI convergence with...
View ArticleShould You Invent a New Wheel? (DoubleCloud)
It has become a conventional wisdom in software development that you should NOT re-invent a new wheel – reuse an existing one instead. There are many compelling cases in which re-inventing wheels had...
View ArticleRelease: Citrix XenConvert 2.3.1 (virtualization.info)
Citrix has released version 2.3.1. of its physical-to-virtual (P2V) and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) conversion tool: XenConvert. XenConvert is capable of converting a physical server or desktop running...
View ArticleUsing DSquery to Find LDAP Paths – vCO (Professional VMware)
When you are configuring vCO, one of the requisite steps is to configure LDAP. While vCO has some pretty nifty search buttons, you can still get this info and more using DSquery. Here’s a few examples:...
View ArticleVDI Down Under @ InfoSmack (myvirtualcloud.net)
Last week I had an awesome time being the special guest at the InfoSmack podcast. If you haven’t heard of the InfoSmack podcast you can go to their webpage here. The show is hosted by Greg Knieriemen,...
View ArticleWizard to Unlock SuSE from Microsoft patent Dungeon (Virtualization Practice)
The Novell Sale is being positioned to go ahead before the resolution of the Patent issue with the Department of Justice.Related posts:Will VMware acquire SUSE to build a clone of Microsoft Azure?KVM...
View ArticleOpSource Cloud Experience — Introduction (VCritical)
OpSource Cloud is a public IaaS cloud built on VMware vSphere 4.1. Take a look at some of the features in this multi-part series.
View ArticlevSphere tip: Don’t forget to set the hostname (VirtualizationAdmin Blogs)
After you apply a host profile to a new member of an HA cluster on vSphere, you may receive an error indicating that HA could not be made active on the new host. more...
View ArticleOn the Road Again: San Diego VMUG Regional User Conference (RTFM Education)
To register click the big graphic above…. It’s my extreme pleasure to say that the agenda for the San Diego VMUG Regional User Conferrence has opened. Of course I will be there delivering the industry...
View ArticleNew Cloudcast with Steve Kaplan (blog.aarondelp.com)
Quick post this morning, I'm running late today. Episode Five of the Cloudcast (.net) is out with special guest Steve Kaplan from INX. The show is a little longer than normal but I think it turned...
View ArticleOn the Road Again: Charlotte, North Carolina Summit (RTFM Education)
To register click the big graphic above…. Well, its that time again. I think this might be my 4th User Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina. Last year I was there on a panel with Chad Sakac, Vaughn...
View ArticleNew Articles Published for week ending 4/1/11 (VMware Knowledge Base Weekly...
VMware Capacity Planner The Capacity Planner 2.8 dashboard does not display the Logical Drive information (1036304) Date Published: 3/29/2011 VMware ESX Changes to columns displayed in the vSphere...
View Articledas.failuredetection time and the isolation response (Yellow Bricks)
I had a discussion on the VMTN forums about this last week and the question basically was, what should my das.failuredetection time be set to when the isolation response is set to “Shut down”. Lets...
View ArticleTop 20 KB articles for March 2011 at VMware (ESX Virtualization)
What was the most demanding in March 2011? VMware Website is full of resources. That’s not new. But what’s interesting for example is that every month, there is a compilation of the most popular – TOP...
View ArticleBudget Icebergs, Fiscal Anchors and a Boat (Fed)RAMP to Nowhere? (Rational...
It’s often said that in order to make money, you have to spend money; invest in order to succeed. However, when faced with the realities of budget shortfalls and unsavory economic pressure, it seems...
View ArticleNew Mind Map - Troubleshooting vSphere Network Issues (VMware Support Insider)
Today the Support Insider brings you another new Mind Map we expect to be popular— vSphere Troubleshooting Network Issues! These new, Flash-embedded PDFs are clickable so that you can expand sections...
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