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Use Powercli to check the build number of your host
So you want to check your host's version number via powercli?Use this:This is setup for a single host****************************************#thanks ict-freak.nl#adapted from...
View Articleiscsi conenctions in guest vs esxi host
Dave.Mishchenko wrote a nice post on the advantages and disadvantages of using in guest iscsi connections vs having your esxi host handle it.http://communities.vmware.com/message/2206774 Advantages-...
View ArticleConvert : V2v Amazon EC2 instance to Vmware
http://communities.vmware.com/message/2207331User Fred Weston had a error when he tried converting his amazon ec2 windows 2008 boxes to Vmware workstation vms. He experienced a BSOD that pointed to...
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Access the DCUI console from the via shell ssh
Did you know you can call up a graphical dcui while you are ssh'd into your host?Just type DCUINow you can access a black and white shell
View ArticleError while sysprep a template after doing updates
Fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine Looks like I ran out of resets.Microsoft's answer is to reinstall from iso.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929828Vmware...
View Articlepowershell quick note: export-csv append and notype information
quick note for powercli scripts:if you want to append to a csv between scripts or commands, upgrade to powershell 3then use this:export-csv NAMEOFFILE.csv -append -force...
View ArticleVMUG NYC was a great show
Learned about several new things and met some cool guys.It was great to meet Aaron again , and the rest of the NYNJ Vmug guys.definitely have to check out puppetlabs.
View Articlevcloud : thought on the vcloud and SDDC
So I am partaking on vmware's cloud credibility site.Its pretty cool, the vcloud offerings are an interesting take on taking on the other cloud vendors.One thing I noticed that was being pushed was the...
View Articlevcloud : thoughts on the vcloud service
what vmware is offeringVmware seems to be offering a good service that should be able to leverage it's existing end user customer base. With ec2 and azure already in the market, vmware coming in and...
View Articlewhite paper review: VMware vSphere Vs. Microsoft Hyper-V: A Technical Analysis
here is a review of the paper I did while doing some cloud credits.Its worth reading the original as the fundamentals are always strong even if the technology might be a little dated here.VMware...
View Articlewhite paper review : Hyper-V vs. vSphere Understanding the differences by...
http://solarwinds-marketing.s3.amazonaws.com/solarwinds/PDFs/1204_sw_vmvspherehyperv_whitepaper.pdf*excuse the grammatical mistakes, this is more of a cluster of notes I wrote for myself. Feel free to...
View Articlevideo: : VMware’s “Virtualize Everything” video
"How do you virutalize the entire datacenter?"That’s a question that I think a lot of people have, and though the material is out there, vmware is going to need ot push the software defined data center...
View Articlevideo : vmware commercial Maximum Uptime vs Microsoft
This video isn't really highlighting anything that a sys admin doesn't know, but vmware would like to remind everyone of certain flaws with it's competitor's system...
View ArticleVideo : vmware commercial VMware’s “Built for the Future” video
More video of someone grilling a actor playing a MS employee on their company's producthttp://vimeo.com/channels/polygraphtest/67457048 Built for the Future from Polygraph Test on Vimeo.
View Articlevideo : vmware commercial : Total Cost of Ownership of hyper-v
http://vimeo.com/channels/polygraphtest/67456994 one interesting point brought up is that you have to remember patch Tuesday when considering hosting vms. Total Cost of Ownership from Polygraph Test on...
View ArticleVmware commercial : virutalze the datacenter
Virutalizing servers , storage , networking , and security is something that I find interesting and very relevant to my situation. I believe that understanding and bring forth these changes should be a...
View Articlewhitepaper summary: SAN Conceptual and Design Basics from Vmware
This is my summary notes of the paper SAN Conceptual and Design Basics from Vmwarehttp://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_san_cfg_technote.pdfThese are things that I wanted to write down for quick review.SAN...
View ArticlePersonal : Whats next in IT for me
Interesting question, with the scope of work ever changing and tech rapidly racing ahead its time to kick start some new ideas to play with to get a foot in the future trends that are coming. I think...
View ArticleWhite paper summary : DMZ Virtualization Using VMware vSphere 4 and the Cisco...
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/dmz-vsphere-nexus-wp.pdfMy notes on the white paper above: using it for review and jotting down things I find important.Please read the white paper for concepts I may...
View ArticleWhite paper summary :: Deploying 10 Gigabit Ethernet on VMware vSphere 4.0...
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/WP-VMW-Nexus1000v-vSphere4-Deployment.pdfMy notes on the white paper above: using it for review and jotting down things I find important.Please read the white...
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