#vBrownBag Episodes

#vBrownBag Contest – Adventures in PowerShell

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Cody blogged earlier regarding his Python solution to easily and fairly identifying #vBrownBag lottery winners. I chose to go the PowerShell route, but more as a fun little thing to do than anything. Ultimately it was Cody’s code that picked the winners. So here’s my solution using PoSH. $spreadsheet = Import-Csv c:\Users\damian\Desktop\vBrownBag_Giveaway.csv $prizes = @{“Trainsignal”
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#vBrownBag Contest – Adventures in Python

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In the spirit of open kimonos and such, here are some of the gory details behind the #vBrownBag contest this year: Form: Google Docs Winner chooser: Python (https://github.com/bunchc/PyContest/blob/master/pycontest.py) Special thanks to @mjbrender for the seed code. I can’t say that my Python is pretty, but it got the job done just fine. Total Entries: 440
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VMware View Location-Based Printing Troubleshooting

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There are a lot of components to VMware View that are really cool features. One of the coolest in my opinion is the ability to set up Location-Based Printing based on where the client device is located. End users can use a workstation, thick client, or zero client Client device to connect to VM Desktops.
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Configure VM Snapshots for Crash-Consistent Quiescing with PowerCLI

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Oh man oh man oh man. vNoob is back with another post! The title though certainly has a lot of big words, so let’s break it down.   First what is crash-consistent quiescing?   There are two types of quiescing, Application-Consistent and Crash-Consistent. Awesome! That explains everything right??   Application-Consistent snapshots means that the snapshot
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#vBrownBag US View SSL Certs with Shane Williford (@coolsport00)

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The 12/12/12 #vBrownBag featured Shane Williford (@coolsport00) presenting a session on VMware View SSL Certificates.  Links to the slides and recording of the presentation for those who could not attend below. #vBrownBag US View SSL Certs with Shane Williford @coolsportoo from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.

Nesting OpenStack in OpenStack

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I heard you liked Cloud, so we put some cloud in your cloud… well, you get where that is going. Basically, nesting OpenStack inside OpenStack has some interesting use cases for development. That is, if you are running DevStack on the Rackspace OpenCloud, or if your project is a bit more sensitive and you are
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Free! Free! Free! – #vBrownBag End of the Year Blow-Out

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It’s that time of year again, where, in partnership with our amazing and ever supporting group of sponsors we line up some really cool stuff to give back to the community. This year, the list is at least as amazing as it was last year. Additionally, we’re doing this lottery style, so there are more
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#vBrownBag VCDX Boot Camp #2 with @vcdx001

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The second in the #VCDX BrownBag series with John Arrasjid (@vcdx001).  This session provided a great overview of the types of scenarios you will see when going for your VCDX. ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag VCDX – Session #2 – John Arrasjid 11/28/12 from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. #vBrownBag VCDX details Time: 7:30 PM CST The next VCDX BootCamp
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EMEA #vBrownbag Presenter Slots Available

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A very quick posting to invite all the VDI and vCloud guru’s out there to present on the EMEA #vBrownbag that is run every Tuesday at 7pm GMT. You can present on either the VCP5-DT or the VCP5-IaaS blueprint objectives and show the world your skills and give back to the community at large. We
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Installing Rackspace Private Cloud Distro in Fusion 5

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A bit different than the last time around where all manner of things needed to be adjusted to use the Rackspace Private Cloud Dsitro. Specifically, to get going, you need to follow these steps: Download the distro form here. While that take’s it’s sweet time, spend a moment to look over the getting started guides.
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