While working on the OpenStack Cookbook (buy it here), we used Vagrant (check it out here). Vagrant allowed us to specify a number of VMs in a given file, and power them all up or down as a single operation. It was extremely useful for sharing an environment between two authors. That said, there are
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It seems there is not an /etc/lsb-release (or /etc/redhat-release) for an OpenStack node. However, you can get the installed version in other ways. From a compute node, run the following commands: $ nova-manage shell python Python 2.7.3 (default, Sep 26 2013, 20:03:06) [GCC 4.6.3] on linux2 Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license” for more information.
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No show notes this time around, we’ve covered that in other posts. @VMTrooper with DevOps and Puppet-OpenStack #vBrownBag OpenStack – Intro to DevOps and Puppet from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. @cody_bunch and PuppetLabs-Grizzly #vBrownBag OpenStack – PuppetLabs Grizzly from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.
Let’s go a bit further down the PuppetLabs-Grizzly rabbit hole. We talked quite extensively about these on the #vBrownBag, but some of them need a bit further explanation here. Background PuppetLabs/Grizzly is a ‘new’ (new is a relative thing on the internets, and depending on when you find this post, it may not be so
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Today marks the official release of the second edition of the OpenStack Cloud Computing cookbook. You can buy the Kindle edition here or the Hard Copy here. What is the Cookbook? The OpenStack Cookbook is a collection of ‘recipes’ that will show you how to build, configure, manage, and maintain an OpenStack environment. This edition
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Despite my efforts to the contrary, I seem to be spending more and more time in VIM of late. Here is a little script I use to setup my environment so it handles tabs and such properly, as well as adds a thing to ensure my puppet meets the style guides:
Rather than slides tonight, since the “lab” environment is chewing all the resources available on my box, we’ll load a few blog posts and use this as the “show notes” page. At a high level, the steps are: Make a Chef Server (or have one handy anyways) Download the relevant cookbooks (https://github.com/rcbops/chef-cookbooks) Create an “environment”
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TechTalks schedule
Recently, Puppet Labs released an “Grizzly” module, based on their work with the Puppet Labs OpenStack module, that takes a more role based approach. That is, it breaks out things like controller, compute, and storage. It also combines them with Hiera in a much more elegant way than before. I covered using Puppet and Hiera
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If you attended VMworld US 2013, all of the sessions have been posted online. Many of the sessions have MP4 video, MP3 audio, and PDF copies of the presentation available for download. Instead of manually saving off the content and session materials, you can use this PowerShell script.
As I mentioned, I am not going to VMworld EMEA this year. For this quarter I must content myself with going to vForum in Sydney. This is a big vForum, two days long and over five thousand people attending making it about half the size of VMworld EMA. This year for the first time I’m
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Josh Atwell (@josh_atwell) provides an overview of PowerCLI, its capabilities and then goes into a hands on demo. Download PowerCLI https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=285&downloadGroup=VSP510-PCLI-510 Google+ Community If you need help, have other questions or want to keep the conversation going, you can join the G+ Automate All the Things community: http://bit.ly/vBBAuto Video #vBrownBag Automate ALL the things –
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I hope everyone is locked and ready to go next week, VMworld Europe is a great event and I’m personally disappointed that I’m going to be asleep in New Zealand while my buddies are having fun in Barcelona. The #vBrownBag crew will be there, Gregg has the shortest trip and will be joined by Kyle,
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The following content is in Spanish, the language in which the webinar is presented. El pasado 10 de octubre en ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM se presentó el tema Privilegios y roles en VMware vCenter por Randall Cruz Vega @ercruzv .
Below is the schedule for the #vBrownBag TechTalks in Barcelona. We are still receiving new submissions so keep an eye on it as we approach the event for updates. See you all soon! Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday 10:30 – 11:00 vExpert Hour vExpert Hour vExpert Hour 11:00 – 11:15 Joerg Lew – Make your automation stopgaps
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Todd Lewey (@tlewey) covers the installation and configuration of Autolab which will be used through out the Automate All the Things series. Getting Started with Autolab You can download Autolab here (http://www.labguides.com/) Google+ Community If you need help, have other questions or want to keep the conversation going, you can join the G+ Automate All
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Here at vBrownBag global HQ we are hard at work plotting to make vBrownBag more awesome. One thing we know is that the most awesome thing about vBrownBag is you, the community, so it’s time to ask what you think. Please take two minutes to fill in the quick survey we’ve put together and let
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This post is by Cody Bunch Well, not sure if they’re hacks, but they are some handy VMX file settings that can, at least marginally improve the performance of your VMs. VMX Settings v.vmx[“logging”] = “FALSE”v.vmx[“MemTrimRate”] = “0”v.vmx[“MemAllowAutoScaleDown”] = “FALSE”v.vmx[“mainMem.backing”] = “swap”v.vmx[“sched.mem.pshare.enable”] = “FALSE”v.vmx[“snapshot.disabled”] = “TRUE” v.vmx[“isolation.tools.unity.disable”] = “TRUE”v.vmx[“unity.allowCompostingInGuest”] = “FALSE”v.vmx[“unity.enableLaunchMenu”] = “FALSE”v.vmx[“unity.showBadges”] = “FALSE”v.vmx[“unity.showBorders”]
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Tonight we had on Josh Atwell and 50ish of our closest #vBrownBag friends to kick off our next few months of vSphere and Infrastructure automation. The video is below: Video #vBrownBag Automate ALL the things – Introduction from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.
This one is a bit outside our Couch to OpenStack series but touches on something that has been tickling the back of folks minds for a while. VMware has jumped into the OpenStack ecosystem. What does that mean? How does that work? OpenStack on vSphere This week we had on Scott Lowe from VMware to
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