Keep it simple stupid: registering unregistered vm's
Last week my boss came to me and asked if I could write a script for a customer to register VM''s after being replicated from once VI environment to anothe
Changes to the ESX Service Console and ESX vs. ESXi...again
A whitpaper was posted in the VMTN communities Thursday outlining the differences between the ESX 3.x and ESX 4.x service console. It further offers resour
Stevie's Unified Event Management, My Cloud Shangri-La
If you know Steve Chambers you know he just moved to Cisco . Before that, he was with VMware and has been a pillar of the VI:OPS boards. He is now working
What's New with Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
As many of you know, Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 is the (soon to be released) second release of Microsoft’s free hypervisor. This is the version of Windows Serv
Discounted Exams Available at VMworld
VMware just set up some discounted certification exams at VMworld. It just gives you another reason to go! Hi all, VMware will be providing onsite exam ser
VI3 ATDG Available as a free download now!
Just like they did with the Advanced Technical Design Guide for VI2, Scott, Mike and Ron are releasing the VI3 ATDG today. I read it when it was first rele
vSphere Service Console and Disk Partitioning
Everyone at this point should be aware that the Service Console is now located in a vmdk on a VMFS partition. The Service Console vmdk must be stored on a
Setting up a Splunk Server to Monitor a VMware Environment
In a previous article , I compared syslog servers and decided to use Splunk . Splunk is easy to set up as a generic Syslog server, but it can be a pain in
How-To: Disable Debug Mode in Workstation 7.0 Beta
OK... I know the wonks at VMware will frown upon this one, but someone posted a similar hack for WS 6.5 beta, so here it is for WS 7.0 beta. I finally got
Dear VMware: Pick a Common (SUPPORTED) Virtual Appliance OS...Please....
One of my pet peeves is that each virtual appliance coming out of VMware is that each different virtual appliance released by them is based on a different
Storage Protocol Differences and FCoE Diagrams
Just thought I would share these diagrams that I used in a recent training session. I used them to explain the differences in the storage protocols that ma
VMware Capacity Planner 2.7: Lipstick on a Pig
Last week''s upgrade / outage of the VMware Capacity Planner Dashboard was a COMPLETE surprise to me. I was trying to access data on Friday with no success