We’ve covered snapshots here a few separate times in past. However most of these were focused on ESX classic or preforming the work using one API or another. As VMware is making the shift to ESXi, it makes sense that you will need a way to deal with snapshots from the ESXi console (aka TSM/Tech
-> Continue reading Revisiting Snapshots from ESXi (TSM) Tech Support Mode
First and foremost thanks to our three (yes THREE) guest presenters: Paul Richards – Virtualization lead on the Product Engineering team at SunGard Availability Services. His background is in virtualization, storage, and now this cloud stuff. Brian Knudtson – just a simple Systems Engineer trying to make his way through this virtual world he’s found
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Yesterday, Virtu-Al announced the demise of The VESI… or the Virtualization EcoShell, or PowerGUI with a Turtle: From now this product is no more, you can still download it at the moment but no further development time will be spent by Vizioncore or Quest on this product, but wait, do not despair, there is good
-> Continue reading No Turtles Were Harmed In The Making of This Post – Long Live PowerGUI
On the last call the crowd suggested we cover the vCenter Orchestrator bits of Section 8, and so a tweet went out: … and thus we had three folks answer the call: Paul Richards – Virtualization lead on the Product Engineering team at SunGard Availability Services. His background is in virtualization, storage, and now this
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We had a decent, if quick show last night, during with we covered VMRun/VIX, PowerCLI, and a few other things. Here are the show notes: Video: ProfessionalVMware VCAP-DCA BrownBag – Scripting & Automation from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. Flash Cards: Here they are… only 5 this time: http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/1599665 Objectives: Objective 8.1 PowerCLI Notes: Getting started with
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This post was created in response to an entry in the “Blogger Block” contest. The idea for the post came from Chad King, who now has a coffee cup in route. Thanks! NetApp DataONTAP Cmdlets NetApp has released a PowerCLI snap-in to manage their devices! It is important to know: Licensing The Data ONTAP PowerShell
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This is relevant to my interests! Specifically, TrainSignal has released a vSphere Troubleshooting course that lines up well with some of the objectives in the VCAP-DCA. Some proof-pudding: Demo 1 Demo 2 Demo 3 There is another video here. Disclosure: TrainSignal is a sponsor of this site. :
For this round, we’ll be covering the Scripting and Automation section of the VCAP-DCA Blueprint. What does that mean? It means PowerCLI, it means VMware Orchestrator and vMA. It also means some fun demo’s and interesting flash-cards. Details: Date: 1/5/2011 Time: 8PM EST Register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/594210065 About the BrownBag Series The BrownBag series are an ongoing
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What is VMTurbo? Well, before we can deploy it, we kinda need to know what it is, right? VMTurbo is a company that provides a suite of products aimed at the management, optimization, and automation of your virtual environment. Basically, they’ve got a set of tools in a vApp, designed to make your life easier.
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I had a friend ping me the other day with something along the lines of: “OMG VDI with View is hard!” For said friend, IT isn’t his day job, but alas, the business had a need and he needed an answer. Myself, I’m not as familiar with View as I could be, and thus reached
-> Continue reading VMware View for Noobs (A Collection of Resources)
ProfessionalVMware BrownBag – Jon Hall – 2010 Review from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. Other than the video above, I don’t have much in the way of links or show notes this time around. As always it was a pleasure to have Jon along. Also, a quick thanks to TrainSignal for their ongoing support.
I’ve been suffering from a bit of what I’ll call blogger block lately. In that, I’ve been having some trouble coming up with good and/or interesting posts. With that said, I know how creative y’all are as a community, and thought I’d put together a guest post contest. A contest? Sure, the contest is this:
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Instead of our usual faire of flash cards and demos, I’m going to mix it up this week by bringing in a special guest: Jon Hall of VMware Education. We’ve had Jon on a few times in the past, to talk about the certification process, the VCAP program, and the VCDX program. As we’re at
-> Continue reading BrownBag 12/08/2010 – VMware Certifications w/ Jon Hall
While this isn’t as big a problem as it used to be, Context Switches in applications can still bring a VM to it’s knees. In this post I’m going to link you to some resources as to what context switching is, how to look for it, and why excessive context switches hurts performance. What Is
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Black Friday? Nah… BrownBag Friday! Here’s the video for this weeks BrownBag: ProfessionalVMware VCAP DCA Section 2 BrownBag from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. If you like what you see… be sure to check out our other BrownBags here. If you need the full video, you can download it from the Vimeo link above.
As we’ve been progressing down the BrownBag Series, I’ve been creating flashcards along the way. Here they are so far. Section 2 – Networking Section 3 – DRS / Performance They’re hosted at Flashcard Exchange, and will work with the MentalCase App. The best part? They’re open for folks to add and edit, so feel
-> Continue reading VCAP-DCA Flash Cards – Sections 2 & 3 Available
The version of Likewise-Open that ships with VMware’s vMA is a bit old, and for one reason or another, it may need to be upgraded outside the normal window for upgrading the vMA bits. So… here goes the update: Checking the Current Install You can check the currently installed version with an rpm -qa: $
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Recently I set upon a quest, one of grand scope and sure to bring honor to my family. Well, maybe. This quest you ask? This quest was to attach the VMware vSphere Management Appliance to Active Directory. Like any good quest, this was not without it’s challenges. First, Connect vMA to Active Directory: This is
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In all things wonderful about life, scheduling is one of them. Unfortunately I’ve a conflict that cannot otherwise be avoided, and this will have to cancel the BrownBag for November 10, 2010. All is not lost however! The Fat Lady has not sung, and we will be returning to you in two weeks time (November
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As much as I loathe love VMware’s PDF documentation, I always get the warm and fuzzies when I happen upon something like this. An online reference for the vSphere CLI (vCLI) commands. Enjoy!