Author: Philip McKraken

#vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6 VVols Part 1 w Rawlinson Rivera (@punchingclouds)

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Rawlinson Rivera covers VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) on part 1 of a 2 part VVols series. VVols Video You can find Rawlinson on Twitter @punchingclouds and his blog http://www.punchingclouds.com/, in addition to regular posts on http://blogs.vmware.com Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6 Availability w Gurusimran Khalsa (@gurusimran)

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GS shows you what’s new with vSphere 6 availability features such as the new multi-vCPU FT/SMP-FT support, high availability, storage HA, vSphere Replication, and Site Recovery Manager (SRM). vSphere 6 Availability Features Video You can find GS on Twitter @gurusimran Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6 vCenter Server Appliance w Emad Younis (@emad_younis)

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Emad Younis covers the new features, functions, and installation options for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) including updates such as IPv6 support, feature parity with the Windows vCenter, and scripted versus manual installation. What’s new with the VCSA 6 You can follow Emad on Twitter @emad_younis and his blog http://emadyounis.com Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up – What’s New in vSphere 6 with Nick Marshall (@nickmarshall9)

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Nick Marshall, author of Mastering vSphere 6 and long time #vBrownBag’er kicks off our What’s New in vSphere 6 series with an overview of the enhancements and features new in vSphere 6 such as the Platform Services Controller, VVOLs, VSAN, NIOC, and more. What’s New in vSphere 6 Video You can follow Nick on Twitter
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up OpenCrowbar with Rob Hirschfeld (@zehicle)

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Rob Hirschfeld, founder of RackN, talks about using OpenCrowbar for system deployments. OpenCrowbar Video You can follow Rob on Twitter @zehicle and his blog http://robhirschfeld.com.  To find out more about OpenCrowbar go to http://crowbar.github.io/home.html Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get updates and
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up Continuous Integration for Networking with Matt Oswalt (@Mierdin)

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Matt Oswalt explains how Continuous Integration can be used beyond traditional development purposes, to support changes in configurations for network equipment leveraging tools like Ansible. Continuous Integration for Networking Video You can find Matt on Twitter @Mierdin and his blog http://keepingitclassless.net. Examples and presentation materials from this episode can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/Mierdin/ci-networks
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up ELK with Larry Smith (@mrlesmithjr)

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Larry Smith shows you how to leverage elastisearch, logstash, and kibana to create a robust syslog solution. ELK Video You can find Larry on Twitter @mrlesmithjr and his blog http://everythingshouldbevirtual.com/ Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get updates and view our past series
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up Provision VM’s in vCenter using Ansible w Jonathan Frappier (@jfrappier)

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#vBrownBag crew member Jonathan Frappier demos using Ansible to provision virtual machines to vCenter. Ansible supports creating, cloning, and reconfiguring virtual machines in vCenter. Example playbooks can be found at www.virtxpert.com & github. Note that this demo was done with Ansible 1.9 prior to its official release. Ansible & vCenter Video You can follow Jonathan on
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#vBrownBag vRealize Automation Custom Properties with Brian Ragazzi (@brianragazzi)

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Brian Ragazzi talks how you can use custom properties in VMware vRealize Automation vRealize Automation Custom Properties Video You can follow Brian on Twitter @brianragazzi and his blog http://brianragazzi.com/ where he blogs about vRealize Automation, vRealize Orchestrator, and many other VMware related topics. Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you
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#vBrownBag vSphere 6 Introduction to VVOLs with Howard Marks (@DeepStorageNet)

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Howard Marks joins the #vBrownBag podcast on the heals of the vSphere 6 announcement to talk about a new feature in vSphere 6 – Virtual Volumes or VVOLs. VVOLs Video #vBrownBag vSphere 6 Introduction to VVOLs with Howard Marks (@DeepStorageNet) from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. VVOLs Slides You can follow Howard on Twitter @DeepStorageNet and his
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up Docker and Friends with Scott Lowe (@scott_lowe)

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Scott Lowe follows up on the Introduction to Docker by James Turnbull (@kartar http://bit.ly/vbbKartar) and shows how to use Docker on CoreOS, Docker with Heat used in OpenStack based cloud providers and wraps up using Docker on CoreOS with fleet. Docker Video You can follow Scott on Twitter @scott_lowe, and his blog http://blog.scottlowe.org/ where he
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up Introduction to Docker with James Turnbull (@kartar)

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James Turnbull, author of The Docker Book, joins the #vBrownBag DevOps series to provide an introduction to Docker. Docker Video You can follow James on Twitter @kartar and his blog kartar.net Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get updates and view our past
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up Setting up network services using Puppet with Rob Nelson (@rnelson0)

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Rob Nelson joins the #vBrownBag DevOps series to talk about his PuppetInABox project, a curated collection of forge modules and user repositories. This solution includes everything required to provide puppet, puppetdb, r10k, dns, dhcp, a yum repository, and a build server. The only thing you need to provide is a gateway device and you have
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#vBrownBag VCP-NV Follow-Up Objective 6 with Paul McSharry (@pmcsharry)

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Paul McSharry joins the #vBrownBag EMEA crew to cover Objective 6 in the VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization (VCP-NV) exam. Exam objectives include: Objective 6.1 – Configure and Manage Logical Load Balancing Objective 6.2 – Configure and Manage Logical Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Objective 6.3 – Configure and Manage DHCP/DNS/NAT Objective 6.4 – Configure
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#vBrownBag VCP-NV Follow-Up Objective 5 with Todd Simmons (@trainingrev)

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Todd Simmons, VCDX 184, joins the #vBrownBag podcast to cover objective 5 of the VCP-NV exam blueprint. Objectives include: Objective 5.1 – Create and Administer Logical Switches Objective 5.2 – Configure VXLAN Objective 5.3 – Configure and Manage Layer 2 Bridging Objective 5.4 – Configure and Manage Logical Routers VCP-NV Objective 4 Video You can
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up Continuous Integration using Jenkins with Mike Marseglia (@mmars)

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Mike Marseglia hops on the #vBrownBag DevOps series to kick start your continuous integration journey with an overview and demo of Jenkins. Continuous Integration with Jenkins Video You can find Mike on Twitter @mmars Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get updates and
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up CFEngine with Nick Anderson (@cmdln_)

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Nick Anderson introduces CFEngine, a configuration management tool so powerful it manages underwater robots! Files and homework from the CFEngine session can be found on Nick’s #vBrownBag repository on GitHub. CF Engine Video You can follow Nick on Twitter @cmdln_ Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up VMware AppVolumes with Chris Halstead (@chrisdhalstead)

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Chris Halstead demos the just released VMware AppVolumes (via the CloudVolumes acquisition). VMware AppVolumes Video You can follow Chris on Twitter @chrisdhalstead Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get updates and view our past series such as the Automate All The Things series
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#vBrownBag VCP-NV Follow-Up Objective 8 with Lawrence Kohan (@lawrencekohan)

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Lawrence Kohan covers objective 8 of the VMware VCP-NV exam. Objectives include 8.1 – Configure Roles, Permissions, and Scopes 8.2 – Describe NSX Automation 8.3 – Monitor a VMware NSX Implementation 8.4 – Perform Auditing and Compliance 8.5 – Administer Logging 8.6 – Backup and Recover Configurations VCP-NV Objective 8 Video You can follow Lawrence
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up VMware Application Services with Jonathan Frappier (@jfrappier)

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Jonathan Frappier provides an overview of VMware Application Services (formerly Application Director or AppD) and does a live demo.  A follow-up recording can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sXlZrr8jWw which was done after the show to demonstrate an application blueprint deployment. Video Homework You can follow Jonathan on Twitter @jfrappier and his blog http://www.virtxpert.com Originally published at
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