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VMware vExpert – Nominations for 2012 now open
It’s been almost been one year since VMware made a call to nominate folks for the VMware vExpert title, and now it’s time to nominate folks once again. To blatantly quote some figures, here are the...
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Enabling nested 64-bit virtual hosts on vCloud Director 1.5 using MSSQL
After a crash of the database inside of my lab, I was forced to setup my vCloud Director environment once more. Before you ask, yes, I did have a backup of my database. But as Murphy would have it, it...
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VMware HA demo using vMSC with EMC VPLEX Metro
That’s a mouth full of abbreviations for a title, isn’t it? So, let me give you some background info. VMware introduced something called the vSphere Metro Storage Cluster, and Duncan Epping talks about...
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vExpert 2012 – And the award goes to…..
A while ago, I created a post about the vExpert nominations for 2012. Well, in the meantime people were nominated, or nominated themselves, and the resulting list of folks was posted here. And the...
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VMworld 2012 – Call for voting and a jiffy?!
The Twitter world has been slightly abuzz. The reason? Well, a couple of weeks ago people were allowed to submit session proposals on VMworld.com. Basically, the call for papers is a way for folks to...
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Setting up the EMC Symmetrix adapter on the vCenter Operations Manager 5 vApp
I present a lot on vCenter Operations Manager, a pretty neat monitoring tool from VMware. I like this tool a lot, because getting started with it is easy enough, and you have a plethora of features...
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VMware releases Fusion 5
Some folks on Twitter already spotted it: It seems like along with the release of VMware Workstation 9, the guys and girls over at VMware also released Fusion 5. And with this new release come some...
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VCAP5-DCA – My test experience
I took the VCAP5-DCA this morning, and let me start off with one thing that is key to this exam: time management! On July 19th, VMware released the VCAP5-DCA exam. Unlike the VCAP5-DCD, this is an exam...
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VMUG for Germany west (Frankfurt)
Just a small reminder for the people that live in my area. On Tuesday, December 4th, the German VMware User Group (VMUG) west will be meeting up in Frankfurt. In case you don’t know what the VMUG is...
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vSphere Design: CARR – How do you know if you have them correct?
I’m a techie. I like technology, and ask me to solve a problem that involves something with a computer, and usually I’ll get it solved. My boss seems to know that, and it’s one of the reasons why I get...
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VMUG for Germany west (Schwalbach am Taunus)
Just a small reminder for the people that live in my area. On Friday, June 7th, the German VMware User Group (VMUG) west will be meeting up at the EMC office in Schwalbach (click here for a PDF with...
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Upgrading your Nutanix NX-2400 block from ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.1 using a USB...
At the moment, I’m lucky enough to have a Nutanix block at home that I use for demos (it’s coming along to Switzerland with me tomorrow). It’s not the model with the highest specs, but it helps in...
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Nutanix – What do you mean: “You are not a storage company”…?
Image copyright of the Davis Museum“You are a black guy, you must be great at dancing and basketball”. “You’re a blonde? Let me explain that joke to you once more”. Stereotypes. We all know them, we...
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Shorts: discount codes for VMware certifications
I just received word that because of VMworld, there are some discount codes for the VCP and VCAP certifications. To use the discount, you need to register for the exam at the Pearson VUE website. Don’t...
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