vCloud Automation Center: vCAC 5.1: Amazon EC2 Configuration
Usually most people go straight for connecting vCAC to vCenter, but I have decided to connect to Amazon EC2 first. I''m doing this for a few reasons, but m
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vCloud Automation Center: vCAC 5.1: Laying the foundation
Before we really start to dig into the fun stuff we need to dig a footing and lay a foundation to build on. In this article I''m going to create an " Enter
vCloud Automation Cetner: vCAC 5.1: DEM Installation
In this article we are going to walk through the installation of both the Orchestrator DEM and the Worker DEM. Once vCAC is installed in order for it to pr
vCloud Automation Center- vCAC 5.1: DEMs Demystified
There are two types of DEMs that are used within vCAC. Those are: Orchestrator DEM Worker DEM DEMs in General You have to have at least one Orchestr
vCloud Automation Center- vCAC 5.1: vCAC Manager Installation
Before starting the installation you should login to the server using the account that you have setup with permissions to your SQL database server. If you
vCloud Automation Center- vCAC 5.1: What to know before you install!
Before you proceed to run the vCAC installation there are a few things you need to know for a smooth and successful install. vCAC has a number of prerequis
VMware Cloud Automation Center: vCAC 5.1
Many of you are already aware that in July 2012 VMware acquired DynamicOps for it''s Cloud Automation Center product. Since that time VMware released a new
ESX is Going Away: How to Migrate to ESXi
If you didn''t know it yet, VMware announced a while back that future releases of VMware will not include the "traditional" ESX Server. From their site: "V
A Few Gotchas With vSphere 4.1! Updated
Since everyone else in the world is heralding the release of vSphere 4.1, I figured I would post some bad news. The stuff you may want to know BEFORE you j
vShield Zones: Some Serious Gotchas
OK..I''ll admit it: I am spoiled by the capabilities of vSphere. What other platform lets you schedule system updates that will occur unattended and withou
ESX vs ESXi which is better(Revisited vSphere 4.0)
Back in April I wrote a blog aimed and the differences between ESX and ESXi . The original post was written for ESX 3.5 and with the introduction of vSpher
VMware SDK and Visual Studio 2008
I went to install the VMware SDK for vSphere 4.0 on to my desktop running Windows 7 64-bit, Visual Studio 2008, and .Net 3.5 SP1 and discovered the SDK set