#vBrownBag Follow-Up #vCAC Architectural Decisions with Philip Monk (@phil_monk31)

Philip Monk joins the #vBrownBag to talk about vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) architectural decisions you might face with your vCAC project. Video You can find Philip on Twitter @phil_monk31 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
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VMware VCP-DCV with Mike Brown (@VirtuallyMikeB)

In the final episode of the professionalvmware.com #vBrownBag VCP-DCV series, Mike Brown provides a HA & DRS fire hose review requirements, configuration and consideration for HA and DRS. Video Slides You can find Mike on Twitter @VirtuallyMikeB and his blog at http://virtuallymikebrown.com/ 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 Follow-Up Cisco CCNP DC with Tom Hollingsworth (@networkingnerd)

Tom Hollingsworth comes back for the second of two parts cover the Cisco Certified network Professional for Data Center (CCNP DC) on the ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag 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
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Cisco CCNP DC with Dan C. Barber (@dancbarber)

Dan Barber covers the following for the Cisco Certified Network Professional Data Center 642-999 Implementing UCS (and) 642-998 Designing UCS (or) 642-035 Troubleshooting UCS You can find Dan on Twitter @dancbarber and his blog where he has provided an excellent follow up. Video Additional information from the podcast. 1. Experiment with the Cisco UCS Emulator: https://communities.cisco.com/community/technology/datacenter/ucs_management/content?filterID=contentstatus%5Bpublished%5D~category%5Bucs-platform-emulator%5D 2.
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VMware VCP-DCV with Frank Buechsel (@fbuechsel)

In part 5 of the professionalvmware.com #vBrownBag VCP-DCV series, Frank Buechsel covers the following: Virtual machine management & resource utilization: Virtual CPU and virutal memory How to configure VMs, various options, impact on VM and host performance (multi-vcpu, memory, overhead) Reservations, limits, shares, resource pools Video Slides You can find Frank on Twitter @fbuechsel and
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Cisco CCNA DC with Tom Hollingsworth (@networkingnerd)

Tom Hollingsworth joins the #vBrownBag for part two 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 Raajiv Yadav (@cloudmatador)

Part 4 of the ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag VCP5-DCV series; an Introduction to storage. Raajiv Yadav covers: – Storage protocols, RAID options, performance, considerations, configuration – Create datastores, rescan datastores, PSPs, datastore clusters Video You can follow Raajiv Yadav on Twitter @CloudMatador Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can get updates
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Cisco CCNA DC with Tom Hollingsworth (@networkingnerd)

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)

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)

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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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Cisco CCNA R&S Part 2 with Scott McDermott (@scottm32768) and contest!

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 EMEA VMware Auto Deploy with Mike Marseglia (@mmars)

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)

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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