We have another new sponsor for the TechTalks. Solidfire has a scale out solid state storage array with QoS. The QoS part is great where a single array is being shared by lots of different workloads like in service provider or large enterprise use. The TechTalks schedule is posted here, and there is still time
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The TechTalks will, as always, be held in the Hang Space. Look for the stage at the back right as you come into the Hang Space. We couldn’t make this happen without the support of the VMware Communities team and our sponsors, listed at the bottom. […]
In part 1 of a 2 part series to discuss the blueprint for VCP6-DCV Section 2, Ariel Sanchez covers configuration of advanced policies and features for vSphere networking. VCP6-DCV Exam Section 2 – Networking Video You can find Ariel on Twitter @arielsanchezmor Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can
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If you are still looking for a hotel room then expect to pay a lot or stay a long way away, maybe both. If you will be in San Francisco on Sunday the 30th make sure to plan for the two big community events, Opening Acts and VMUnderground. Spend some time connecting with the community
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James Brown covers section of the VCP6-DCV exam on how to configure and administer vSphere Security. VCP6-DCV Exam Section 1 – Security Video You can find James on Twitter @jbcompvm and his blog http://jbcomp.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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It is three weeks today until I leave New Zealand for VMworld 2015, the excitement is building. Today I am delighted to announce that CloudPhysics has joined the sponsors for the TechTalks. Many of you will be familiar with Cloud Physics, they have a igb data analytics product to help you manage your vSphere environment.
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Walter Bentley from Rackspace presents on how you can use Ansible to fully deploy OpenStack. Deploy OpenStack with Ansible Video You can find Walter on Twitter @djstayflypro, GitHub at wbentley15, and his blog hitchnyc.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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Brian Dorsey is back for this episode on Kubernetes. Brian discusses containers and how the need arose for Kubernetes. Kubernetes Video You can follow Brian on Twitter @briandorsey 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
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The sponsors just keep coming back. We are delighted to have Coho Data stand up with us again to support the community. In case you haven’t heard of Coho, they have a nice scale-out storage solution that uses SDN to manage storage traffic. Their specialization is getting the most performance out of fast flash and
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It’s always great to welcome back our long term sponsors. The latest returning sponsor is Infinio who are supporting the #vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld USA this year. Infinio have a downloadable storage acceleration product that can breathe new life into a tired array. With a 30 day trial and no downtime to deploy it’s easy
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The following content is in Spanish, the language in which the webinar is presented. El pasado 23 de julio @jorgecabreraec presentó el tema “VCP6-DCV 2V0-621 Objetivo 5” con demo de resource pools y DRS
Peter Shepherd from VMware stops by to discuss improvements in the vSphere 6 Web Client on the What’s new in vSphere 6 #vBrownBag series. vSphere 6 Web Client Video 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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Dan Barr covers Monitoring for section 7 of the VMware Certified Professional 6 Foundation Exam. VCP6 Foundation Section 7 Video Objective 7.1 – Describe tasks, charts and events – List important metrics like esxtop counters for CPU, memory, disk, network, counters in web client monitoring, indentify common issues – Review monitor/logging options, syslog, snmp, log
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Mike Wilson is back to discuss troubleshooting in vSphere 6. VCP6 Troubleshooting Video Objective 6.1 – General troubleshooting steps, log locations – Demo includes ESXi health monitor, export information Objective 6.2 – Review common storage, network, VM issues including resource contention, identifying when virtual machines do not have access to enough resources – Demo includes
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It is a pleasure to welcome Unitrends as a sponsor of the TechTalks at VMworld USA this year. This is the first time that we’ve had Unitrends as a sponsor, however you may know that they acquired PHD Virtual a few years ago and that PHD Virtual had supported the TechTalks in the past. Unitrends
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In case you missed it, signups are open for TechTalks at VMworld 2015. These are 10 minute presentations by community members for the benefit of other communiuty members. Sign up using these links: VMworld US TechTalk signup to present in San Francisco VMworld EMEA TechTalk signup to present in Barcelona I am delighted to announce Cisco as
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Geoff Wilmington covers objective 5.6 as we continue with the #vBrownBag VCP6 Foundation Series. Section 5, Objective 5.6 Video Objective 5.6 – Describe patching requirements for ESXi hosts and VM hardware/tools – Describe host profiles, use cases – Demo includes create/export host profile, attach host profile, verify compliance – Demo includes configure VUM, patch repository,
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Geoff Wilmington covers objective 5.5 as we continue with the #vBrownBag VCP6 Foundation Series. Section 5, Objective 5.5 Video Objective 5.5 – Describe backup and recovery options – Snapshot requirements and best practices, how snapshots work, when not to use snapshots – How VDP works, requirements, sizing – How vSphere replication works, requirements, sizing –
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Sandeep Dinesh covers the use cases for NoSQL databases before diving into the features of Google Cloud Datastore and wraps up with a live Python and Datastore demo. Google Cloud Datastore Video You can find Sandeep on Twitter @sandeepdinseh and examples like the one used tonight on https://github.com/thesandlord/samples/tree/master/google-cloud-datastore/interactive-demo Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the
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Jonathan Frappier, minus an epic self muting, covers section 5 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam which includes HA, DRS, and FT. VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 5 Video Objective 5.1 – Describe DRS, Storage DRS, VMCP, and HA, use cases, configuration options – Discuss DRS thresholds and HA Admission Control – Demo includes create cluster, enable
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