#vBrownBag Episodes

#vBrownBag Couch to OpenStack – Intro Follow-Up

Well, how’s that for some lessons learned! Last night we didn’t get as far as I had planned and for that, I apologize. However, we’re not going to let that stop us are we? We’ve adjusted the schedule to add a night dedicated to a Vagrant primer & Lab tools needed for the rest of
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Pre-Work: Couch to OpenStack #vBrownBag

Consider this the official announcement and 48 hour warning for those that want to dive head first into OpenStack. If don’t know about the program, or want to sign up, check here. Couch to OpenStack Materials Needed for Day 1 git (http://github.com/) vagrant (http://vagrantup.com) Internets (3 to 4 acres of internet will be fine) VirtualBox
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2013-06-27 ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM, #VCAP DCA obj.6.3 Troubleshoot redes @elnemesisdivina

The following content is in Spanish, the language in which the webinar is presented. el 27 de junio, 2013 en ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM se presentó el obj.6.3 Troubleshoot Networking Performance & Connectivity por Raymundo Escobar @elnemesisdivina   Recursos y respuestas a algunas preguntas del público durante la sesión:   Updated VMware ESXi  – reference poster
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Unsupported Database after vCenter upgrades

This week I’ve been working on an upgrade project at a small customer. Pretty routine stuff, take a vSphere 5.0 environment and upgrade to vSphere 5.1, having SRM added another step to the upgrade process.  One thing I highly recommend is that you use the vCenter 5.1 Pre-Install Check fling that Alan Renouf has published on the VMware Labs web site. I did run into a supportability issue around SQL Express.

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#vBrownBag Follow-up VMware vCloud Automation Center with Jon Harris (@Jon HarrisNM)

In this episode of the ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag, Jon Harris covers the requirements for installing VMware  vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) and also walks through a live installation ending with access to the vCAC management console. #vBrownBag Follow-up VMware vCloud Automation Center with Jon Harris (@Jon HarrisNM) from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. You can find this and other
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Upcoming VMware Log Insight Manager with Steve Flanders (@smflanders) #vBrownBag

Every application and device, whether compute, network, or storage; physical or virtual; Windows or Linux, generates log messages. Messages from any single application or device contain useful information including auditing, statistics, and errors. When messages from multiple applications and/or devices are aggregated, a large amount of knowledge can be obtained if the information can be
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2013-06-20 ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM #VCAP DCA guía de estudio y otros recursos

The following content is in Spanish, the language in which the webinar is presented. El 20 de junio 2013 en ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM se presentó el tema VCAP DCA guía de estudio y otros recursos VMware VCAP Certification Exam Prep by Andy Cary details how to prepare including exam format & resources http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4RIJf-stO0 RECURSOS MENCIONADOS:
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#vBrownBag Follow-up VMware Horizon Mirage with Chuck Mills (@vchuckmills)

In part 1 of a 2 part series Chuck Mills takes us through an overview of VMware Horizon Mirage and live demo.  Chuck will be back with us on July 24th to continue with the live demo and answer more of your questions.  Also a special thanks to Chris Halstead for support all the great
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#vBrownBag Podcast – Couch to OpenStack!

In the theme of Couch to 5k which is more or less a getting started with getting fit, I’ll be kicking off July 2013 with a “Couch to OpenStack” series of blog posts and podcasts. We’ll begin at the beginning with a quick overview of OpenStack and it’s varied projects. We will then begin a
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2013-06-13 ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM #VCAP DCA 6.2 – Troubleshoot Memory Performance @elnemesisdivina

The following content is in Spanish, the language in which the webinar is presented. El pasado 13 de junio 2013 en ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM @elnemesisdivina presentó el tema #VCAP DCA 6.2 – Troubleshoot Memory Performance Recursos y respuestas a algunas preguntas del público durante la sesión: A: Understanding Memory Resource Management in vSphere 5 http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2011/09/understanding-memory-resource-management-in-vsphere-5.html
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Upcoming vCloud Automation Center Series with Jon Harris (@jonharrisnm) #vBrownBag

Building on the great feedback from the May 29th US #vBrownBag, Jon Harris will be scheduling several more including sessions on: Basic Install and Config of vCAC Install and Config for vCAC Endpoints/Agents (vCenter and vCD) Configuring Provisioning Groups, Blue Prints (vCenter/vCD), and Build Profiles Next vCAC session is scheduled for Wednesday June 26th at
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4 Tips for Using Get-Help in PowerCLI/PowerShell

Hey EveryOne! vNoob Back to hopefully drop a couple of knowledge bombs on you. Powershell/PowerCLI is really good at giving you the information you ask for…however, it isn’t always easy to know what to ask or how to ask. Hopefully these tips will help you get more of the information you want from Powershell/PowerCLI. 1.
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#vBrownbag Follow-Up Andrea Mauro Covering VCAP5-CIA Objective 1 – Configure and Maintain vCloud Director

On the 11th of June 2013 Andrea Mauro covered VCAP5-CIA Objective 1 – Configure and Maintain vCloud Director on the EMEA vBrownbag. The slides from the session can be found here and the video from the session is below: EMEA vBrownbag with Andrea Mauro covering VCAP5-CIA Objective 1 – Configure and Maintain vCloud Director from
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#vBrownBag Presenter Spotlight: Gurusimran Khalsa

Gurusimran Khalsa is the featured vBrownBag Presenter this week. Gurusimran, aka GS, is a Senior Consulting Engineer for Presidio. He has presented multiple times for the vBrownBag podcasts on the topics of Security as well as VCAP Exam experiences. In his free time, GS is one of the leaders of the New Mexico VMUG, and
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2013-06-06 ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM #VCAP DCA 6.2 – Troubleshoot CPU Performance @elnemesisdivina

The following content is in Spanish, the language in which the webinar is presented. El pasado 6 de junio 2013 en ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM @elnemesisdivina presentó el tema #VCAP DCA6.2 Troubleshoot CPU & Memory Performance