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
Automated Deployment
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
DynamicOps Delivers Automated, Space-Efficient Virtual Desktop Solution
“The desktop deployment productivity tools that NetApp and DynamicOps offer significantly increase the value of virtual infrastructures by improving perfor
Creating an Automated ESXi Installer
Back in the summer, I saw Stu''s Post about automating the installation of ESXi. I was reminded again by Duncan''s Post . Then, I found myself in a situati
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
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
VMware vSphere 4 (ESX 4.0, vCenter 4.0) Alarms and Host Profiles
Some are speculating that next Tuesday VMware is going to announce the release of VMware vSphere which is what essentially is Virtual Infrastructure 4.0 wh
ESX automated deployment email completion notification
How would you like to kick off your ESX installation, then go have some coffee, go for a jog, or just hang out by the water cooler until it is finished wit
Network configuration for automated ESX deployment
I have been asked this question a few times so I thought it would be wise to post an article on it. When deploying an automated build script with the kicks
Using the Ultimate Deployment Appliance to test ESX kickstart scripts: Part II
In Part 2 of this series we are going to deploy our virtual ESX host in a VMware Workstation 6.5 virtual machine. We will use the UDA setup that we cre
Using the Ultimate Deployment Appliance to test ESX kickstart scripts: Part I
In this series I am going to walk you through setting up the Ultimate Deployment Appliance (UDA) and VMware Workstation 6.5 to test Automated ESX Deploymen
Deploying Automted Kickstart Scripts Over HTTP
Originally I was going to cover all the various options for initiating your automated kickstart installation as "Automated Deployment of ESX Hosts Part IV"