We may have an impromptu call between now and then, but I am in the midst of getting some good things prepared for the next one, like a conference platform that works… mostly. That said, if you have any specific topics you would like covered during the next session, drop a line in the comments
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Like the last several posts, this one hails from the storage section of the Enterprise Admin Blueprint. The Enterprise Admin exam is one of the several requirements to becoming a VCDX. As I go down this path, I hope to share with you some of my exam prep in the hope that it will help
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Seems this is becoming part of a series. Like the last few posts, this one was also produced from objective 1.1 of the VCDX Blueprint, and is part of my exam prep. Task: Manage VMFS file systems using command line tools. Solution: [root@ProfessionalVMware root]# vmkfstools No valid command specified OPTIONS FOR FILE SYSTEMS: vmkfstools -C
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Like the last post, this one also hails from objective 1.1 of the VCDX Blueprint, and is part of my exam prep. Task: Configure an NFS Datastore using command line tools. Solution: [root@ProfessionalVMware root]# esxcfg-nas esxcfg-nas <options> [<label>] -a|–add Add a new NASc filesystem to /vmfs volumes. Requires –host and –share options. Use
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This one is taken from the first objective in the VMware Enterprise Admin Exam Blueprint. Specifically from the skills section: – Perform advanced multi-pathing configuration — Configure multi-pathing policy — Configure round-robin behavior using command-line tools After logging into the host via SSH, and getting to root, this can be done with the “esxcfg-mpath” command.
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While this actually requires no special settings, I figure it’s worth noting, if for nothing more than to state that in VMware Fusion 3, ESX 3.5 requires no additional settings to be operational. Basically it works as follows: Download the ESX ISO (vmware.com/download/vi) In VMware Fusion create a new virtual machine, choosing said ISO: The
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Following up on the interest from our last post, Tom Howarth and I will be running the first of what should become a series of VCDX Enterprise Admin Brown Bag sessions. The topic this week will be the CLI. We’re going to give this a shot with DimDim, and can accept a total of 25
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Some folks in the community have expressed an interest in expanding my quazi regular VCP brown bags into some additional brown bags to support those seeking their VCDX, starting with the Enterprise Admin exam. This post then, is to serve two functions: 1) Is there interest? – Basically, If I built it, would y’all come?
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This came up recently on the VMware Virtualization group on LinkedIn. The question was essentially: “In the event of a host hardware issue, can I VMotion my VMs off the host and send a notification?” The answer is: “Most Certainly!” This can be done by setting up a vSphere vCenter Alarm and corresponding action. Let’s
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Perhaps they’re not new, exactly. They are new to me, however. They’re also good enough that you should be reading them as well! With that said, onto the blogs! VMDEV.info – http://www.vmdev.info/ This is put together by Keshav Attrey, a software dev with VMware. The blog concentrates on the vSphere APIs and automation around virtual
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When was the last time you found yourself configuring VMware tools on Linux? Did having to incessantly press enter accepting the defaults drive you nuts too? I think I might be the last one to the game on this, but today I was stumbling through configuring VMware tools on a few Linux VMs. Stumbling, over
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As promised, here is the follow-up post from yesterdays VCP4 Brown Bag. First, thanks Y’all for coming, as otherwise a single person conference call is no fun. Honestly, thanks for your participation! Now for the notes: Simon Long’s invaluable VCP4 study notes & practice exams: http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/vcp-vsphere-upgrade-study-notes/ NFS Datastores (this came up discussing exclusivity for NFS):
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Since the deadline for the VCP4 upgrade has been extended, I figure I’d extend another online study group / exam brown bag. Bring your questions and your lunch (or dinner, or breakfast) and we’ll talk about the VCP exam. Already taken the exam? Well, come on anyways and share your experience and expertise! Details… Date:
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Along with the last Fusion related post, this post also takes a slight tangent from our normal ESX/vSphere centric coverage to document something for myself that others may indeed also find useful. Setting the story: Thanks to some awesome folks at work, I recently acquired a MacBook Pro with VMware Fusion installed. While awesome (Both
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I had been meaning to give HyTrust some more love. After winning the Best of Show & Gold award at VMworld 2009, it is more than worth checking out. (Note: I generally try to shy away from writing “promo” type posts and the like, however I strongly believe in HyTrust, and what they provide in
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I’ve been reluctant to post anything on this thus far, as well… I’m included in the list, and feel honored just being mentioned amongst some of the other names listed there. That said, I feel that with the bits of pure, unadulterated awesome each of the folks listed there contribute to the virtualization community, it
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Having just pulled down and installed ESXi, I figured that now is a good time to see what all of the noise around VMware Go was about. Well, perhaps not what it is about, there is plenty of marketing literature for that. Rather, how it works. Time to dig in: What is VMware Go? While
-> Continue reading Using ESXi & VMware Go – Part 1 Download & Install
Thanks to the generosity of some really cool folks at work I am now a MacBook Pro believer. That said, one of my tasks over the holidays was to get things migrated from my old Ubuntu install and into OSX. The first place to start was with my Virtual Machines. The first one over was
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As promised, here is the follow-up post with the bits and links that we discussed during the study group. We had also discussed doing this again next week Wednesday at 3P CST (12/23/09) as a last bit of prep before the year end deadline for VCP upgrades. This will likely occur just after the VMTN
-> Continue reading VCP4 Online Study Group Follow-Up
"Sokath, his eyes opened" or roughly “Understanding”. So what does the Tamarian language have to do with PSODs or Machine Check Exceptions (MCEs)? Well, neither one of them make much sense, and need some understanding in order to translate them appropriately. What is an MCE (Machine Check Exception) A machine check exception, or MCE is
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