Applications for the 2014 vExpert awards are now being accepted. Most people know what this is but if you don't it is recognition by VMware for the work people have done within the VMware community. This could be blogging, presenting, training, coming up with new ways to use their technology. A few people have complained... Continue Reading →
Citrix Summit 2014
While attending Citrix Summit 2014 I've seen a lot of things that will be very beneficial to my customers. It will be great when they are released. I've also learned a lot of advanced features and configurations to drive current installs and new ones as well. Can't wait for a wrap-up post. Oh yeah, it's... Continue Reading →
VMworld 2013 – What I’m Looking Forward To
I've been to VMworld five out of the past six years and every year I'm looking forward to different topics/events during the week. As I've progressed through my career the type and level of knowledge I'm looking to obtain increased and I've learned different avenues to obtain and share this knowledge with others. Here is... Continue Reading →
Upgrading Cache in Nimble Array
One great feature of Nimble arrays is being able to upgrade resources without down time. In one of our arrays the cache hit ratio was constantly below 80% and Nimble's Infosight statistics showed we needed a minimum of 10% more cache than we currently had to keep up with all activity. Fortunately we budgeted for... Continue Reading →
VCD & Storage Clusters with Fast Provisioning Enabled
There are many different design options available when deploying vCloud Director, which makes it both flexible and confusing at the same time. One topic I wanted to touch on is configuring storage for an Organization with Fast Provisioning enabled. In setting up an environment for software development the provisioning speed and repetitive build requirements made... Continue Reading →
Honored – My vExpert Selection
I was close to writing about my vExpert application and possibly being accepted for such a great award. Before filling out the application I was sure I'd be selected but as I entered information I thought I had a 60-70% chance of being selected. I never looked at the criteria before applying this year. As... Continue Reading →
Set vApp Templates to Never Expire within Organizations with VAT Storage Leases
In migrating from Lab Manager to vCloud Director one systems administration feature loss (of many) is no longer being able to set lease times for longer periods than the policy states. This is used when system administrators create library entries that shouldn't expire but any library entry a standard user creates will take on the... Continue Reading →
Scheduling ESXTOP (or other processes) on ESXi Host
I had a need to run ESXTOP at a specific time on a couple hosts but didn't want to be awake to start it. I've done this in the past on ESX and as a frequent Linux user I thought this would be quite simple. Just type "crontab -e" and add the command and proper... Continue Reading →
Tips When Choosing a Cloud Provider
I just finished a short-term project where I VM's hosted in a VCD backed cloud and ran into a few issues during the process that might help others when choosing a cloud provider. I started the project out by calculating resource needs. I then talked with numerous vendors about their clouds and if it would work with... Continue Reading →
Lab Manager to vCloud Director Import Script
One major challenge when migrating from Lab Manager to vCloud Director is getting all of your VM Templates, Library entries, and needed configurations migrated across. When I first looked at this it there was a partially scripted process using perl code that was long and very hard to understand. I found it was better to... Continue Reading →
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