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Hi Everyone, I hope your week has been productive. I have been spending some more time on ITBM and really trying to get as much knowledge as I can in this area. I wrote a short blog post on LinkedIn a while back specifically on this subject as it is something I am passionate about.
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- Popular tweets (https://blogs.vmware.com/kb/?p=6228)Here’s an interesting top 20 list. In the last 30 days, these were the tweets form our @vmwarekb account that got the most sharing from our customers. Perhaps you missed something on our list you’d be interested in. Oh, and if you don’t follow us on Twitter, why not? How to restart the Management agents […]
- How to restart the Management agents on a VMware vSphere ESXi or ESX host (http://blogs.vmware.com/kb/?p=6225)
In this video we demonstrate how to restart the management agents running on a VMware vSphere ESXi or ESX host. For troubleshooting purposes, it may be necessary to restart the management agents on your ESXi or ESX host. This video tutorial goes through the steps that you will need to take in order to restart […]
- Weekly News Recap, July 11, 2014 (http://blogs.vmware.com/vmware/?p=2672)VMware News This week in VMware news, VMware and Box announced integration between AirWatch by VMware and Box to enhance secure access to enterprise content for organizations leveraging AirWatch EMM. The new framework for how the integration was done is an industry first and will launch the industry into a new direction regarding how ISVs and EMM solutions integrate together. […]
- VMware in Leaders Quadrant of 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure (http://blogs.vmware.com/vmware/?p=2666)Today, we are thrilled to share that VMware – for a fifth consecutive year – is placed in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure”. (1) (Read press release) We believe the recognition of VMware as a leader by Gartner validates VMware’s vision, strategy and offerings to help customers achieve […]
- Virtual Volumes (VVols) vSphere APIs & Cloning Operation Scenarios (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13206)Now with Virtual Volumes officially in beta, I’ve been getting a number of questions around vSphere Storage APIs (VAAI and VASA) and Virtual Volumes and how they would interact with arrays that are compliant with both vSphere APIs (VAAI and VASA). So, instead of providing an individual answer to the question I figured it would be […]
- New Virtual SAN Ready Nodes from Cisco and Hitachi! (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13187)What is the VMware Virtual SAN team announcing today? Further to the initial launch of the new Virtual SAN Ready Nodes two weeks back, the VMware Virtual SAN product team is launching more Virtual SAN Ready Nodes today, this time from leading OEM vendors, Cisco (4 Ready Nodes) and Hitachi (1 Ready Node). We now have a total […]
- Virtual SAN Data Management Operations (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13174)Since the release of Virtual SAN one of the most popular topics of discussion about Virtual SAN revolves around solution sizing and performance capabilities. For the most part, the majority of guidance around Virtual SAN designs has been focused on capacity sizing and performance characteristics of virtual machine workloads. However, there are other aspects of […]
- Official VMware Virtual SAN Blog Index (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13158)Introducing the OFFICIAL VMware Virtual SAN Blog Index page. This page will server as the centralized repository for all official VMware Virtual SAN related and supported information on for the following topics and more: Official Announcements Technical Information Interoperability Hardware Performance Benchmark The page will be frequently updated with all the content being released by the Virtual […]
- A Big Welcome to the Newest VCDXs (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=4390)Please join us in giving a warm welcome and tall order of congratulations to the newest members to our VCDX community! VCDX–Desktop Joe Clarke, VCDX 138 VCDX–DCV Harsha Hosur, VCDX 135 Safouh Kharrat, VCDX 136 Robert Quast, VCDX 137 Andrew Brydon, VCDX 139 Magnus Edh, VCDX 140 Agustin Malanco, VCDX 141 Niran Even Chen, VCDX 142 Joseph Griffiths, VCDX 143 VCDX is […]
- Next Up in our Free Webinar Series: Storage Policy Based Management with Virtual SAN (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=4374)This Spring, we added a new webinar series to our free training library that aims to help you get the most out of VMware’s products, including data center virtualization, hybrid cloud and the software defined data center. The webinar series kicked off with Troubleshooting VMware vSphere 5.5 which is now available on-demand. Next up in […]
- Americas: July Issue of VMware Education ViewPoint Just Released (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=4370)The VMware Education ViewPoint Interactive Magazine is available for your reading pleasure. What you’ll find in the July 2014 Issue (now available in English): Optimize Training with Onsite Classes Why VMware Recertification FREE Libraries What’s New Training & Certification Opportunities Abound at VMworld US Skills = Advantage VMUG Advantage And don’t miss out on another […]
- New Book Release: VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=4286)Preparing to take your VMware Certified Advance Professional 5 – Data Center Administration (VCAP5-DCA) Exam? The VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide focuses specifically on the objectives for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 — Data Center Administration. VMware Certified Instructors (VCIs) Steve Baca and John Davis share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of […]
- EMC VMAX3, XtremIO and VMware Solutions: Helping Solve IT’s Biggest Challenges (http://blogs.vmware.com/rethinkit/?p=471)By Loretta Brown, vice president, OEM Alliances, VMware The mobile cloud era (cloud, mobile, social, big data) is driving structural change across many industries. Organizations that are able to take advantage of this by delivering workloads to any device, across any cloud, on demand and securely, can gain a competitive advantage. In order to accomplish […]
- End User Computing: An Enterprise Solution Perspective (http://cto.vmware.com/?p=2775)
TJ Vatsa is a Principal Architect and a CTO Ambassador at VMware representing Professional Services organization. He has worked at VMware for the past 4 years with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. During this time he has focused on enterprise architecture and applied his extensive experience in professional services and R&D to Cloud Computing, VDI infrastructure, SOA architecture planning and implementation, functional/solution architecture, enterprise data services and technical project…
- Why Financial and Business Knowledge Matters in IT (http://cto.vmware.com/?p=2767)
Frank Wegner is a Physicist and IT industry veteran with over 18 years of experience in software development, IT architecture, project management, and consulting, and mentoring. He joined VMware in 2006 as Technical Account Manager helping large customers transforming their IT into a more agile and cost efficient IT service delivery. A key element of this work is to link business needs to IT architectures, and helping customers using advanced concepts like software defined datacenter elements to drive the…
- Getting Started with VMware NSX Part II – Building Virtual Networks (http://blogs.vmware.com/networkvirtualization/?p=1425)In the previous post we took a look at the simplicity of deploying VMware NSX into a new or existing VMware environment. This post looks to develop upon our existing infrastructure and build out a three-tier application with a Web, App and Database tier. Application Topology This application displayed above highlights what this blog seeks to build out. Note that there are […]
- Top Five Reasons Why Your Organization Should Consider Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=3730)Few organizations can afford the downtime caused by a disaster. Those capable of weathering such events usually have the datacenters, internal expertise and budget to do so — options that aren’t available for most mid-market organizations. However the tides are changing, as many organizations look away from traditional disaster recovery solutions and to the cloud. […]
- Think You Know VMware vCloud Hybrid Service — Disaster Recovery? Prove It and Win a Ticket to VMworld 2014! (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=3719)Earlier this year we launched VMware vCloud Hybrid Service — Disaster Recovery. Since then, organizations and IT teams have had plenty of time to poke, prod and otherwise analyze our disaster recovery solution. To see how well you know your VMware vCloud Hybrid Service — Disaster Recovery, the vCloud team has created a few quizzes […]
- vCenter Orchestrator – The Preferred Approach for Adapting and Extending vCloud Automation Center (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=4021)by Rich Bourdeau A cloud automation solution is not a standalone application it needs to interact with existing infrastructure tools and processes. vCloud Automation Center delivers the quickest time to value, because it is a purpose built cloud automation solution with broad multi-vendor support and comprehensive capabilities built in. However vCAC is also designed to […]
- Dell’s Chapter 2 with the EqualLogic Storage Management Pack (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=3780)Dell’s first foray into operational analytics for Storage kicked off 2014 with a vCenter Operations Management Pack for Compellant Storage. Recently Dell added a similar solution for their Equalogic Storage line and this broad coverage over their storage lines puts Dell among the leaders in our partner community. The Management Pack for Dell EqualLogic storage […]
- David Davis on vCenter Operations – Post #12 – Introduction to Capacity Planning From the World View (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=3977)
In my last article in this series, Understanding and Configuring Alerts, I covered the various types of alerts and how you can respond to alerts in vCenter Operations Manager. One of the many types of alerts you could receive in vC Ops may be a capacity alert. Capacity alerts tell you that you are running low on some […]
- VMware and Box Partner to Bring New Framework for Integrating EMMs and ISVs (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=6107)By Blake Brannon, AirWatch VMware and Box today announced integration between AirWatch by VMware and Box to enhance secure access to enterprise content for organizations leveraging AirWatch EMM. While on the surface the announcement appears to be a simple product integration between AirWatch and Box, the new framework for how the integration was done is […]
- Get started with the VMware Horizon 6 Bootcamp! (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=6101)Now that Horizon 6 is generally available, watch this bootcamp series to learn how to get started and successfully roll out and deploy your virtual desktops and applications. We have sessions covering deployment best practices multiple components of Horizon 6 including: Desktop and Applications Virtualization Best Practices Image Management Architecture Guide with Mirage Workspace Portal […]
- VMware Horizon Is the Leading Virtual Desktop Platform, According to Gigaom Research (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=6089)By Dave Grant, Sr. Director of Product Marketing, End-User Computing, VMware As you already know, VMware Horizon 6 was made generally available about two weeks ago so anyone interested should download the solution and try it for free, or they can demo it live using the Horizon 6 Hands-On Lab. But for a customer searching […]
- Enterprise mobility news recap: July 7 – 11 (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=30278)Mobile technology is changing by the minute; sometimes you just can’t catch it all. Here’s what you might have missed this week: The internet of things (IoT) is getting new things every day. And this week three companies – Samsung, Intel and Dell – have announced they will be teaming up on new IoT connectivity […]
- AirWatch announces Secure Content Locker enhancements and debuts on inaugural Gartner EFSS Magic Quadrant (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=30152)Recently positioned as a Leader in the 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management, AirWatch has been included in another Gartner magic quadrant report from the analyst firm. The inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing (EFSS) evaluated a select group of 19 vendors, based on their completeness of vision and […]
- Why AirWatch is poised for EFSS dominance (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=30263)This week, AirWatch by VMware debuted on the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing (EFSS). Out of the hundreds of vendors in the space, AirWatch has earned a place in the research firm’s quadrant, alongside other companies who specialize in EFSS. Our secure file sharing and collaboration solution, AirWatch Secure Content […]
- VMware and Box partner to bring new framework for integrating EMMs and ISVs (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=30248)By Blake Brannon, AirWatch Sales Engineer
- Radicati Group names AirWatch a ‘Top Player,’ reveals market insights in latest EMM report (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=30191)AirWatch leads the booming growth in the enterprise mobility management market, according to a report released this week by the Radicati Group. The market researcher rated AirWatch highest overall in its “Enterprise Mobility Management Market Quadrant – 2014.” The report rates vendors along two axis: market share and functionality. Notable in the report: Worldwide revenues […]
- Empowering schools with mobility: Education IT best practices (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=30200)Mobile devices provide educators with unique opportunities to improve the learning experience, inside and outside the classroom. However, for all of mobility’s benefits, introducing mobile devices presents risks that school IT staff must deter. Below are three common challenges school IT staff must overcome. Meeting and Maintaining CIPA Compliance: Mobile devices provide unique access to […]
- AirWatch Partners: Gain a competitive advantage with AirWatch Partner University (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=30173)
In a press release today, AirWatch revealed details about AirWatch Partner University, a new educational program uniquely tailored for partners. AirWatch Partner University courses provide AirWatch channel partners with valuable insights and information to achieve their EMM sales and support goals. Courses will be available at AirWatch Connect this fall – register today! AirWatch Partner […]
- VMware vCenter Log Insight 2.0 is Now Available to Sell (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1222)VMware vCenter Log Insight 2.0 delivers the best log management solution for your customers’ vSphere-based environments, with up to 6x faster query performance than the leading solution. Download the Partner Playbook and be sure to leverage the latest on-demand videos and presentations from the Quarterly Partner Briefing portal.
- Tools to Close Horizon 6 and DaaS Deals (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1220)On July 23rd, plan to join Frank Rauch, VP Americas Partner Organization, and other special guests for an executive-focused vmLIVE session on our alliance with Google. Plus, learn about the tools that you can use today to help you sell VMware Horizon 6 (with View) and Horizon DaaS. Register today.
- VMware Horizon 6 is Now Available to Sell (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1218)Built to help our customers embrace the mobile cloud era, Horizon 6 delivers virtualized desktops or just applications through a single platform to end users. Be sure to leverage the latest on-demand videos and presentations from the Quarterly Partner Briefing portal to get the info you need to begin selling today.
- VMware on HP ConvergedSystem Delivers Virtualization Simplicity (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1215)Just announced at HP Discover: HP ConvergedSystem for Virtualization with VMware is making the vision of the software-defined data center a reality, by delivering virtualization, automation, and supporting infrastructure as complete, extremely efficient, all-in-one systems that are quick and easy to buy, deploy, support, and manage. Download this new sales brochure to learn more.
- VMworld 2014: No Limits! (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1213)Join us at VMworld 2014, August 24-28th, in San Francisco. Be sure to select Partner Day (Aug. 24th) when registering to confirm your attendance. View the Content Catalog now to get a comprehensive overview of the breakout sessions, labs, and group discussions of interest so that you’re ready to customize your own agenda when Schedule Builder […]
- Show Off Your ‘Expertise’ Lines This Summer (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1211)It’s time to learn and earn… Visit Partner University this summer and within 2 hours you can get your vSphere with Operations Management sales and technical badges for free through online modular training. And, don’t forget to obtain/update your Server Virtualization Competency to earn 10% back-end rebate on every vSphere with Operations Management SKU sold […]
- AirWatch SKUs in VMware Price Book (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1209)Effective July 1, 2014, AirWatch Cloud Subscription (SaaS) SKUs will be available on the VMware price book. You can now provide subscription-based AirWatch products deployed in the cloud to your customers. The AirWatch Partner Sales Training must be completed before you can sell. Refer to the AirWatch FAQ to learn more.
- AirWatch’s Effect on VMware’s End-User Computing Strategy (http://blogs.vmware.com/partner/?p=2074)This year VMware continued its charter towards the new reality of the software-defined enterprise, built on the pillars of the software-defined data center, hybrid cloud and end-user computing. It has already been an exciting first half of the year, especially with our acquisition of AirWatch. With this acquisition, your customers can simplify information technology with […]
- Back To Basics: Common Virtual Machine Settings (Part 3) (http://blogs.vmware.com/smb/?p=2904)Post by Mike Laverick, Senior Cloud Infrastructure Evangelist, Competitive Team This post originally appeared on Mike Laverick’s blog This section covers common virtual machine settings and options that every administrator should be aware of. This is by no means exhaustive – but it should be good starting point to learn about alternative configurations. So it […]
- VMware July Online Webcast Schedule for SMB IT Pros Now Available (http://blogs.vmware.com/smb/?p=2897)Join VMware for our upcoming live and on-demand online webcasts in July. Make the business case for Virtual SAN by exploring the features that enable lower TCO, and learn how to outline a framework for cost comparison. Move beyond the basics of virtualization with a technical deep-dive into vSphere with Operations Management. Explore hybrid cloud […]
- vExpert 2014 Q2 Announcement (http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/?p=8452)First we would like to say thank you to everyone who applied for the 2014 Q2 vExpert program. I’m pleased to announce the list 2014 Q2 vExperts. We have a total of 892 vExperts this year, which is impressive! Each of these vExperts have demonstrated significant contributions to the community and a willingness to share […]
- All wrapped up – VMware vForum Manchester 2014 (http://vmwareemeablog.com/uk/?p=953)“Be part of the future, not the furniture! The mobile … Read More
- It’s time- vForum Manchester 2014 is here! (http://vmwareemeablog.com/uk/?p=946)The time has arrived: rounding off the 2014 vForum events, … Read More
- If we change what value can we add? (http://vmwareemeablog.com/uk/?p=940)
For problem, read opportunity. Desktop transformation is a movement gaining considerable … Read More
External Bloggers
- Summer Gift Part 6 – VSI 6.2 is out! (http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2014/07/summer-gift-part-6-vsi-62-is-out.html)As part of the “Summer Gift” series (cool things that don’t cost a penny), here’s the next one! BTW - you can see earlier ones here: Summer Gift Part 1 – Project Mercury Beta Open! CLOSED- Summer Gift Part 2...
- Summer Gift Part 5 – vLab Updates (http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2014/07/summer-gift-part-5-vlab-updates.html)As part of the “Summer Gift” series (cool things that don’t cost a penny), here’s the next one! BTW - you can see earlier ones here: Summer Gift Part 1 – Project Mercury Beta Open! CLOSED- Summer Gift Part 2...
- Summer Gift Part 4 – Backup Automation APIs (http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2014/07/summer-gift-part-4-backup-automation-apis.html)As part of the “Summer Gift” series (cool things that don’t cost a penny), here’s the next one! BTW - you can see earlier ones here: Summer Gift Part 1 – Project Mercury Beta Open! CLOSED- Summer Gift Part 2...
- Box IPO – seriously? Don’t be lazy with your info. (http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2014/07/box-ipo-seriously-dont-be-lazy-with-your-info.html)“omm – never go negative, Chad, never go negative… ah screw it…” Intellectual laziness is dangerous. When you’re talking about your information (which along with insight, intelligence – is frankly what powers productivity) – intellectual laziness can be downright dangerous....
- A lot of new software (and one SW+COTS appliance) goodies! (http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2014/07/a-lot-of-new-software-and-one-swcots-appliance-goodies.html)June was a huge month of software releases from the Advanced Software Division… Since it was the end of June, I thought I would wait until after Canada Day (July 1st – Oh Canada!)… Here’s the scoop (and I would...
- Essential Virtual SAN book available as of today! (ebook first) (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=15131)Yes, the day has finally come… Our pet project, the Essential Virtual SAN book is finally out! Cormac and I decided to take the “e-book first” route which enables us to have it out weeks before the printed copy. Before doing the thank you’s and provide you with some details on what the book is about, I want […] " Essential Virtual SAN book available as of today! (ebook first) " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB. Pre-order my upcoming book…
- das.maskCleanShutdownEnabled is set to true by default (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=15116)I had a couple of questions on the topic of das.maskCleanShutdownEnabled today. For those who have not read the other articles I wrote about this topic, this is in short what it does and why it was introduced and how I explained it in an email today: When a virtual machine is powered off (or shut […] " das.maskCleanShutdownEnabled is set to true by default " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB. Pre-order my upcoming book Essential Virtual SAN via Pearson…
- Disk Controllers removed from VSAN HCL (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=15112)For those who are running VSAN in their environment, I would urge you to have a look at this KB article: Storage Controllers previously supported for VSAN that are no longer supported (2081431). This KB article describes a list of disk controllers which have been removed from the VSAN HCL because of the shallow queue depth. […] " Disk Controllers removed from VSAN HCL " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB. Pre-order my upcoming book Essential Virtual SAN…
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Essentials (http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=4959)A new vSphere book has just arrived and has been added to my library. The book’s title is VMware vCenter Operations Manager Essentials which was authored by Technical Virtualization Architect and vExpert Lauren Malhoit (@malhoit) with reviews from Michael Poore, Mike Preston, and Chris Wahl. I ordered this book while attending Dell User Forum a few weeks ago […] Post from: boche.net - VMware Virtualization Evangelist Copyright (c) 2010 Jason Boche. The contents of this post may not be reproduced or…
- Drive-through Automation with PowerGUI (http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=4944)One of the interesting aspects of shared infrastructure is stumbling across configuration changes made by others who share responsibility in managing the shared environment. This is often the case in the lab but I’ve also seen it in every production environment I’ve supported to date as well. I’m not pointing any fingers – my back […] Post from: boche.net - VMware Virtualization Evangelist Copyright (c) 2010 Jason Boche. The contents of this post may not be reproduced or republished on another…
- TCP Delayed Ack and vSphere IP Based Storage (http://longwhiteclouds.com/?p=4157)VMware ESXi hypervisor like many systems that implements TCP/IP uses TCP Delayed Acknowledgement to try and improve network efficiency. Essentially the idea of Delayed Ack is that a system can acknowledge every other full segment received, and must acknowledge by a certain threshold. The actual threshold can vary and be up to 500ms. While this […]
- Citrix Validated Solution with Nutanix For Less Than 3W Power Consumption per Desktop (http://longwhiteclouds.com/?p=4146)Designing virtual desktop infrastructure can be complex, there are many moving parts, it’s a business critical application, especially when done at scale. In a traditional infrastructure the consequences of miscalculations can be significant. Fortunately Nutanix takes away the risk and the complications by providing a standard building block approach, pay as you grow, linear scalability and […]
- Heads Up! Purple Diagnostic Screen Due To TCP Heap Exhaustion in vSphere 5.1 Update 1 (http://longwhiteclouds.com/?p=4136)I don’t like it when I get Purple Diagnostic Screens a.k.a. Purple Screen of Death or PSOD for short. Fortunately these are fairly rare. However there is one I came across just recently with a customer running vSphere 5.1 U1 and it is quite nasty. The PSOD was caused by TCP Heap exhaustion on an […]
- Virtualizing SQL Server with VMware: Doing IT Right! (http://longwhiteclouds.com/?p=4121) Very shortly the printing presses at VMware Press will be churning out copies of Virtualizing SQL Server with VMware: Doing IT Right, which I’ve co-authored with Michael Corey and Jeff Szastak. We had a great technical reviewer for this book in Mark Achtemichuk (Mark A – VCDX-050). There will be enough copies for everyone, and […]
- A Brief Look Under The Covers Of Nutanix OS 4.0.1 Release (http://longwhiteclouds.com/?p=4086)
On 2nd July Nutanix officially released the GA of their WebScale IT Operating System – NOS 4.0.1. This marks the general availability of the 4th major revision of the Nutanix OS. There have been a few articles written already about the latest Nutanix OS 4.0.1 Release, which can be found at the nutanixindex.com, nutanixbible.com and one by VCDX56 […]
- VMware – Capacity Planner error (http://www.penguinpunk.net/blog/?p=2028)
I’ve been running VMware Capacity Planner 3.0 at a site recently (I know, it’s a little bit 2009) and have been getting weird errors when I start the Collector. Turns out that, when running it on 2008, you need to run it as Administrator. Otherwise you’ll end up with cascading, Solitaire-style failures and a bunch […]
- EMC announces new VMAX range (http://www.penguinpunk.net/blog/?p=2000)
Powerful, trusted, agile. That’s how EMC is positioning the refreshed range of VMAX arrays. Note that they used to be powerful, trusted and smart. Agile is the new smart. Or maybe agile isn’t smart? In any case, I’m thinking of it more as bigger, better, more. But I guess we’re getting to the same […]
- EMC announces Isilon enhancements (http://www.penguinpunk.net/blog/?p=1998)
I sat in on a recent EMC briefing regarding some Isilon enhancements and I thought my three loyal readers might like to read through my notes. As I’ve stated before, I am literally one of the worst tech journalists on the internet, so if you’re after insight and deep analysis, you’re probably better off looking […]
- NCC 1.1 is available for download Now and it boosts Nutanix Cluster Health (http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=6465)NCC is a framework that serves as the engine for the Nutanix Cluster Health. It consists of various modules and plugins. The modules are groups of plugins that correspond to a specific test category. NCC can be run as long as individual nodes are up, regardless of cluster state. The scripts run standard commands against the … Continue reading »
- It turns out I was wrong. Nutanix already has a Java SDK! (http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=6451)It turns out I was wrong and the Nutanix engineering team has amazed me once again. Yesterday I wrote about my efforts in creating a Java SDK based on Nutanix REST API (Nutanix Java SDK for Open-Source Community). After publishing post and making the source code available via GitHub a member of the engineering team … Continue reading »
- Nutanix Java SDK for Open-Source Community (http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=6442)I am always tinkering with new projects to keep me busy and more recently I started working on an integration between my VDI Calculator and Nutanix PRISM API. The whole idea is to be able to collect information from Nutanix and pre-fill the calculator with important data to forecast growth and run a capacity management … Continue reading »
- How-to Flash Dell Perc H310 with IT Firmware To Change Queue Depth from 25 to 600 (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=35447)Now, at first. This it totally unsupported by VMware or Dell, even if the firmware I’m flashing the card with is from Dell’s website. To tell you the whole story you should read My VSAN Journey and understand how the setup in my lab is built and why I’m doing this. I’m basically trying to […] Read the full post How-to Flash Dell Perc H310 with IT Firmware To Change Queue Depth from 25 to 600 at ESX Virtualization . Get Veeam v7 R2 Free Version! VMware vSphere Essentials: Download Here!
- VMware VSAN Resynchronization and Rebalance Operations – New PDF (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=35438)
There is new PDF from VMware targeted for VSAN users, architects and IT admins. Recent change in VMware HCL concerning the queue depth of storage adapters (now there are only the ones with queue depth 256 and higher – see the ones are concerned in this VMware KB ) brought more questions concerning availability and […] Read the full post VMware VSAN Resynchronization and Rebalance Operations – New PDF at ESX Virtualization . Get Veeam v7 R2 Free Version! VMware vSphere Essentials: Download Here!
- VMware Compliance Checker Utility – Did You Try? (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=10500)This product is a free download from VMware Website and can check your existing installation of VMware vSphere against the VMware vSphere Hardening Guidelines. Can check vSphere environment since 4.0 up to 5.5, where up to 5 ESXi hosts is checked with single pass. The results shows from within the tool but can get printed, […] Read the full post VMware Compliance Checker Utility – Did You Try? at ESX Virtualization . Get Veeam v7 R2 Free Version! VMware vSphere Essentials: Download Here!
- VMware ESXi S.M.A.R.T Health Monitoring (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=35414)With Flash storage around gaining popularity, it might be interesting to see not only if the performance is what’s should be but also the health of disks whether the’re magnetic or Flash drives. I was looking on checking somehow the S.M.A.R.T values. There are two ways to check it on VMware ESXi, and it can be […] Read the full post VMware ESXi S.M.A.R.T Health Monitoring at ESX Virtualization . Get Veeam v7 R2 Free Version! VMware vSphere Essentials: Download Here!
- VMware Workstation Tech Preview July 2014 Shows Virtual Hardware 11 Possibilities (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=35402)Workstation tech preview July 2014 has been announced recently at the community site. This release brings new OS support – Ubuntu, Fedora, RHEL, OpenSUSE, but also other new enhancements. One of the most important is new virtual hardware 11 (vmx-11). As usually, VMware says that it’s not sure if those features will made it into […] Read the full post VMware Workstation Tech Preview July 2014 Shows Virtual Hardware 11 Possibilities at ESX Virtualization . Get Veeam v7 R2 Free Version! VMware vSphere…
- Unitrends (PHD) Virtual Backup 8.0 Product Review (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=35297)
I recently tested a beta version of the Unitrends Virtual Backup v 8.0 (previously PHD Virtual) product. While I have reviewed PHD products in the past, I immediately noticed the major interface re-design on this new release. In fact, this virtual backup product now has over 120 new features and enhancements according to Unitrends with […] Read the full post Unitrends (PHD) Virtual Backup 8.0 Product Review at ESX Virtualization . Get Veeam v7 R2 Free Version! VMware vSphere Essentials: Download Here!…
- Infinio is on board for #vBrownBag TechTalks and a free pass (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4607)
I’ve been working with Infinio since the day they went public, at Tech Field Day 9, and really like the people there. Infinio are the our second sponsor for the TechTalks at VMworld USA in 2014. As another helper for the community Infinio are giving away a full conference pass, follow this link to enter […]
- Upcoming #vBrownBag – Docker with Chris Sears @csears 7/23 (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4602)On 7/23, Chris Sears will be presenting on “vDocker” which will cover: An accelerated introduction to Docker and find out how to combine it with VMware technologies to enable scalable multi-cloud deployments. We will cover Docker’s origins in the world of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) infrastructure and highlight several related projects, including Vagrant, Shipyard and CoreOS. From […]
- Upcoming series on virtualizing Exchange and SQL with @mattliebowitz and @kleegeek (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4598)On 8/13 and 8/20 the #vBrownBag will be hosting Matt Liebowitz and David Klee respectivley to discuss virtualizing Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL. If you have questions you’d like to see answered, fill in the form below so we can share them with the presenters.
- #vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld USA 2014 – with Coho Data (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4593)I’m delighted to announce the first sponsor of this year’s TechTalks at VMworld USA, Coho Data. Coho have a very interesting product that combines very smart software and SDN with commodity hardware to form a high performance scale out storage array. I had the pleasure to be present at Virtualization Field Day 3 in March […]
- #vBrownBag Follow-Up VMware VCP-DCV with Frank Buechsel (@fbuechsel) (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4587)In part 5 of the professionalvmware.com #vBrownBag VCP-DCV series, Frank Buechsel covers the following: Virtual machine management & resource utilization: Virtual CPU and virutal memory How to configure VMs, various options, impact on VM and host performance (multi-vcpu, memory, overhead) Reservations, limits, shares, resource pools Video Slides You can find Frank on Twitter @fbuechsel and […]
- Happy Fourth Birthday #OpenStack (tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819640694385843490.post-3431846604995415083)Have a look at this infographic Mazel Tov #OpenStack! This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!..
- M&M's, Snickers and Security in the Cloud (tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819640694385843490.post-1503296936881373437)
I cannot take credit for this one - I heard it last week at a very interesting talk by Adrian Cockroft at the Speed and Scale Meetup last week in Herzeliya. The analogy was a very simple one, but very much to the point, and I feel that it was a... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!..
- VMware View PowerCLI Active Session Count (http://kendrickcoleman.com/index.php/Tech-Blog/vmware-view-powercli-active-session-count.html)
I'm just throwing a quickie out there... I originally wanted to create a small ruby or python script that collected the Active Number of View Sessions currently running for a small project we are running internally. Come to find out, there isn't an API available for VMware View (TBD documentation for Horizon 6) so I had to rely on Powershell to do this for me. I'm sure there are PS gurus out there that will tell me they can condense this down to a single line, but that's not how my…
- VMware KB Digest – New KB articles published for week ending 7/5/14 (http://vmwaretips.com/wp/?p=2370)
In our effort to provide our viewers with up to the minute information on VMware related news and topics, we’re posting the following list of new KB Entries for this week, direct from VMware Support. Virtual Disk Development Kit Reconfiguring and consolidation of proxy virtual machine fails after initiating a self backup using Hot Add [...]
KB Articles
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