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
VMTN: I/O Performance in vSphere, Block Sizes and Disk Alignment
Yes folks, it rears its ugly head again...Disk Alignment... If you have not read it yet, check out the whitepaper on disk alignment from VMware . First, ch
Differences between vSwitches and dvSwitches
There are not huge differences between a vNetwork Standard Switch (vSwitch, vSS) and a vNetwork Distributed Switch (dvSwitch, vDS). The big thing is the co
VMware ESX Configuration Maximums Comparison Matrix
Have you ever needed an easy to reference way to see what the configuration maximums are for different versions of VMware ESX. I know I seem to need this a
vSphere Install and Upgrade Best Practices KB Articles and Links
So, I use NewsGator to aggregate a BAZILLION feeds from several sources, blogs, like this one, actual news feeds and a bunch of VMware feeds. The VMware fe
SPLUNK! Goes the Syslog Server...
The use of a “syslog” server is important in today''s data center. Most network and SAN switches, along with Unix and Linux servers are capable of sending
Go Virtual, Get Green, Save Money, & Be a Hero!
In this tough economy many companies are scrambling to virtualize to cut costs and promote a green environment. Others would like to but with budgetary con
Setitng up Hyper-V Linux Integration Components on SLES 10
After finally setting up a SLES 10 server on Hyper-V I thought I write a little how to on getting the Linux Integration components working. Microsoft inclu
Microsoft Hyper-V and Linux…is it a match made in heaven?
Microsoft has recently launched an initiative through it''s interoperability division to prove Hyper-V can compete in the Linux realm. Microsoft has partne
VMware vSphere Upgrade Path Overview
Many of you are wonder how you will go about upgrading to VMware vSphere when it is release. Well I''m here to say don''t worry. The upgrade path from ESX
Just some more vSphere information
Here is some information about vSphere that I thought would be good to share with the world. As with everything else this is just a drop in the bucket. I''