Category: vBrownBag

BrownBag Follow-Up – VCP5 Objective 7 with @btobia

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Video Slides Links http://www.vhersey.com/2011/08/access-the-esxi-direct-console-user-interface-dcui-over-ssh/ http://www.lucd.info/category/vsphere/event/ http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/08/10/vcenter-appliance/ http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2011/07/new-vsphere-5-cli-utilitiestricks.html http://www.vbeers.org/2012/02/21/vbeers-seattle-wa-wednesday-march-7th-2012/ http://www.yellow-bricks.com/esxtop/ http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-50-monitoring-performance-guide.pdf http://www.amazon.com/Storage-Design-Implementation-vSphere-VMware/dp/0321799933/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1329962282&sr=8-11 http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/automationtools/vima  

[APAC] BrownBag Follow-Up – VCAP-DCD Networking Design

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Last night’s (Early morning maybe?) APAC BrownBag covered the VCAP5-DCD Networking topic. VCAP-DCD Networking Video ProfessionalVMware BrownBag VCAP-DCD – Network Design Part 1 from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. Notes Kendrick Coleman & Spanning Tree – http://kendrickcoleman.com/index.php?/Tech-Blog/vmware-networking-dont-forget-stp.html Cisco Networking Forums on RSTP – https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/thread/5691 Brad Hedlund on UCS & vSphere – http://bradhedlund.com/2010/09/15/vmware-10ge-qos-designs-cisco-ucs-nexus/ The vSphere Design book –
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BrownBag Follow-Up – VCP5 Objective 4 with Jason Boche

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The Video: Some Notes (From #BrownBag on twitter) @DuncanYB: New Article: Creating an IP-Pool for VC Ops – http://bit.ly/yKSLdM If you’re up in 6 hours, join @DemitasseNZ for an APAC version http://t.co/ZSCLaX9O Another great VCP5 resource can be found on @mwpreston’s blog: http://bit.ly/wAh5aU Synch MSCS/AD with common NTP server, and disable host based time synchronization
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BrownBag Follow-Up – VCP5 Obj. 2 Networking w/ Scott Lowe

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Long at last, the follow-up post. Sorry it took so long this time, I was traveling and on a crummy connection, and then well, family first. That said, to the folks in the BrownBag family, here is the VCP5 Objective 2, Networking BrownBag video featuring Scott Lowe (blog) along side our own Damian Karlson. Video
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BrownBag Follow-Up – VCP5 Objective 3: Storage

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Video Slides ProfessionalVMware BrownBag VCP5 Section3: Storage View more presentations from ProfessionalVMware Notes Thin on Thin? Where should you do Thin Provisioning ñ vSphere 4.0 or Array-Level? http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2009/04/thin-on-thin-where-should-you-do-thin-provisioning-vsphere-40-or-array-level.html Calculating Capacity of a VSA Cluster with RAID10 Configuration http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.vsa.doc_10/GUID-8941D7EA-A876-4630-A165-80C46D81E219.html http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/02/18/blocksize-impact/ vStorage APIs for Array Integration FAQ http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1021976

BrownBag Follow-Up: VCP5 Objective 1

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This week Damian kicked off the VCP5 BrownBag series with Blueprint objective 1. What follows are the video, slides and notes: VCP5 Objective 1 – BrownBag Video ProfessionalVMware BrownBag – VCP5 Objective 1 from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. Slides ProfessionalVMware Brownbag VCP5 Section1 View more presentations from ProfessionalVMware. Notes Auto-deploy:http://vmwaretips.com/wp/2011/12/27/vsphere-5-video-series-vmware-vsphere-50-auto-deployhttp://www.virtualnetworkdesign.com/2011/11/20/vmware-auto-deploy/http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/08/25/using-vsphere-5-auto-deploy-in-your-home-lab/ VMFS3 & VMFS5:http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2011/07/21/vmfs-5-vmfs-3-whats-the-deal/[ Virtual machine hardware
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BrownBag Follow-Up – Storage Smackdown 2011

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This time around, it’s audio only, so either view/listen below, or pick us up on iTunes. Recording Follow-Up Questions There is one round of questions that made it’s way on to the web:http://virtualistmanifesto.com/2011/12/06/storage-smackdown-brownbag-127-a-call-for-questions/ There may yet be more. If anyone feels like transcribing, drop me a line.

BrownBag Follow-Up – vCloud Architecture

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Yesterday we dove deep into VMware’s vCloud and it’s associated architecture. Check out the video here: vCloud Architecture Video Slides vCloud Architecture BrownBag View more presentations from ProfessionalVMware. iTunes We’re now on iTunes too! http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/professionalvmware-brownbags/id468638808 Links! Sysprep KB’s: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026614http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026317http://4sysops.com/archives/skiprearm-use-vista-indefinitely-long-without-activation/ Maximums: http://www.virtual-blog.com/2011/08/vmware-vcloud-director-1-5-config-maximums/http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r50/vsphere-50-configuration-maximums.pdf vCloud Cloning series: http://www.chriscolotti.us/vmware/vcloud/gotcha-vcloud-director-clone-wars-part-1-overview/http://www.chriscolotti.us/vmware/vcloud/gotcha-vcloud-director-clone-wars-part-2-deep-dive/http://www.chriscolotti.us/vmware/vcloud/vcloud-director-clone-wars-part-3-design-considerations/ vCloud “Eco-System” http://www.virtual-blog.com/2011/10/vcloud-ecosystem-components-explained/http://www.chriscolotti.us/vmware/vcloud/components-for-a-vcloud-deployment/  (A bit older was my original cut
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