Author: Philip McKraken

Win a 1 month premium subscription to the Cisco Learning Network #vBrownBag #TheCiscoLearningNetwork

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Join the professionalvmware.com #vBrownBag on the Cisco Learning Network and you could win a 1 month premium subscription.  Once each month until they reach their goal of 900,000 users the #vBrownBag crew will give one lucky Tweeter a one month premium subscription code to the Cisco Learning Network.  To enter all you have to do is tweet that
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Cisco CCNA DC with Tom Hollingsworth (@networkingnerd)

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Tom Hollingsworth joins the #vBrownBag for part one of the Cisco Certified Network Associate for Data Center (CCNA DC) podcast. Video You can follow Tom on Twitter @networkingnerd and his blog networkingnerd.net Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can get updates on upcoming Cisco certification track episodes as well
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VMware VCP-DCV with Sean Massey (@seanpmassey)

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Sean Massey covers section 3 of the ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag VCP5-DCV track which includes: – Introduction to vCenter: What is is, what are the requirements (Windows, SQL, DNS, AD etc..) and components – Installation of vCenter and vCenter components (SQL, SSO, etc) – Setup permissions, review and add new roles – Installation of the VCSA Video
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VMware VCP-DCV with Simon Eady (@simoneady)

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Simon Eady presents the first session on the VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV) certification which covers: – Introduction to vSphere components: hosts, vCenter, datastores, virtual switches – Introduction/Navigation to the vSphere C# and Web Client – Introduction to virtual machines, VM hardware versions and review of virtual machine files You can find
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Tweet your CCNA R&S Question for a chance to win thanks to @scottm32768 #vBrownBag

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Scott McDermott, who recently presented two sessions to help you prepare for the CCNA Routing and Switching exams is running a contest on Twitter and his blog.  Tweet your CCNA R&S related question to @scottm32768 with the #vBrownBag hashtag for a chance to win Networking for VMware Administrators or the CCNA Official Cert Library courtest of VMware
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Cisco CCNA R&S Part 2 with Scott McDermott (@scottm32768) and contest!

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On part 2 of the Cisco Certified Network Associate for Routing and Switching Scott McDermott discusses common pitfalls people encounter such as the difference between frames and packets, subnet masks and wild card masks and BPDU. Still have CCNA R&S questions? Tweet your question to Scott @scottm32768 with the #vBrownBag hashtag for a chance to
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VMware VCP-DCV with David Stamen (@davidstamen)

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David Stamen presents the second session on the VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV) certification which covers: – ESXi requirements (HCL review), installation, configure management interface, setup ESXi AD auth – Review ESXi services, what they are used for (FDM, SSH, etc…) – Configure ESXi firewall – Install common add-ons; dump collector, syslog
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Cisco CCNA R&S with Scott McDermott (@scottm32768)

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Part 1 of the Cisco Certified Network Associate for Routing and Switching with Scott McDermott. Video You can find on Scott on Twitter @scottm32768 Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can get updates on upcoming Cisco certification track episodes as well as follow some of our past series such
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Cisco CCENT with Daniel Bogda (@dabogda)

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Daniel Bogda, a Cisco technical lead for EMC, covers the Cisco CCENT IP Networking blueprint to help you prepare for the exam. Video You can find on Daniel on Twitter @dabogda. Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can get updates on upcoming Cisco certification track episodes as well as
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Cisco Nexus 1000v Virtual Switch with Josh Coen (@joshcoen)

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Josh Coen reviews the installation and configuration of the Cisco Nexus 1000v virtual switch.  This is a third part virtual switch provided directly from Cisco to provide enhanced functionality compared to the VDS in vSphere. Video Slides You can find on Twitter @joshcoen and his blog http://www.valcolabs.com/ Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Virtual Network Lab Setup with Byron Schaller (@byronschaller)

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On this episode of the #vBrownBag, Byron Schaller shows you how to create a virtual lab to prepare for various Cisco certifications or even just to better understand network concepts. Video You can find Byron on Twitter @byronschaller, his blog http://vbyron.com/blog which includes some useful follow-up reading such as http://vbyron.com/blog/networking-virtual-cisco-juniper-routers-vsphere/ and http://vbyron.com/blog/brocade-vyatta-5400-virtual-router-vsphere/ Sign up for
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Networking for VMware Administrators with Chris Wahl (@chriswahl)

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Chris Wahl joins the #vBrownBag to cover several chapters from his new book including the differences between physical and virtual networking, the differences between VMware vSphere standard and distributed switches and some design considerations around the use of each. Video You can find Chris on Twitter @chriswahl, his blog http://www.wahlnetwork.com and his new book –
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Cisco Learning Network Tour with Matt Saunders (@citylifematt) & Brett Lovins (@brettlovins)

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Brett Lovins and Matt Saunders kick off the #vBrownBag Cisco Certification series with an overview and tour of the Cisco Learning Network – an online community to connect you with learning resources such blueprints, course details and support from others who are working on their Cisco Certifications. Video You can sign up for the Cisco
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#vBrownBag VCP-DCV Series starting June 3rd

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Starting on 6/3 we will be running a VCP-DCV series on the EMEA #vBrownBag.  If you are already registered for the EMEA show, these will run on the normal schedule and be posted along with all our other shows to the site and iTunes.  You can find more details about the series here (https://vbrownbag.comm/vbrownbag-vmware-certified-professional-data-center-virtualization-vcp-dcv-track/).  

#vBrownBag EMEA VMware Auto Deploy with Mike Marseglia (@mmars)

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Mike Marseglia stops by the EMEA #vBrownBag to talk about VMware Auto Deploy. Video You can find Mike on Twitter @mmars and his blog http://blog.mmars.org/ Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can get updates on our upcoming Cisco certification track series as well as follow some of our past
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#vBrownBag VMware vCloud Hybrid Service Disaster Recovery with Chris Colotti (@ccolotti)

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Chris Colotti stops by to introduce VMware’s vCloud Hybrid Service Disaster Recovery solution and presents an overview of the architecture, setup and configuration demo and considerations for using vCHS DR. Video You can find Chris on Twitter @ccolotti and his blog http://www.chriscolotti.us/ as well as some recent posts on his blog about vCHS DR http://www.chriscolotti.us/vmware/5-things-to-know-about-vcloud-hybrid-service-disaster-recovery/
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#vBrownBag VMware Desktop as a Service with Kris Boyd (@virtualboyd)

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Kristopher Boyd stops by to introduce VMware’s new Desktop as a Service (DaaS) offering to enable organizations to provide VDI solutions as a completely hosted solution. Video You can find Kris on Twitter @VirtualBoyd Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can get updates on our upcoming Cisco certification track
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#vBrownBag EMEA Follow-Up The vFLOWer Toolkit with Kaido Kibin

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The vFLOWer Toolkit, created by ByteLife Solutions, converts vCO packages into versionable source code (XML) and vice versa. In this form, it is more practical to manage and control the development and dissemination of vCO workflows and actions between different teams of developers using popular source control solutions such as GitHub. In this presentation, Kaido
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Deep Dive with Rob Nelson (@rnelson0)

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Rob Nelson does a deep dive into VMware vSphere Auto Deploy which facilitates the rapid deployment and provisioning of vSphere host. Rob covers the requirements including DHCP configuration options and PowerCLI image builder steps. Video Video You can find Rob on Twitter @rnelson0 and his blog http://rnelson0.com/ Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast
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#vBrownBag EMEA Follow-Up VMware Horizon View Failover (DR) using vCO with Kaido Kibin

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Kaido Kibin shows you how to use VMware vCenter Orchestrator for DR failover of your Horizon View infrastructure on the EMEA professionalvmware.com #vBrownBag. Video Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ and follow some of our past series such as the Automate All The Things series at https://vbrownbag.comm/vbrownbag-automate-all-the-things-training-schedule/ or the Couch to
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