Installing OpenStack CLI clients on Mac OSX
I usually have a Linux VM that I use to perform some of my remote management tasks, such a OpenStack CLI commands. But since I now have a Mac (and yes I am in enjoying it!!) I thought why not do it …
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Subscribe via RSS →Deploying the VCSA 6.0 Appliance directly into vCenter
Hey… Is that even possible? It seems that it is not – at least that is what I heard this week over Twitter. The documentation also says the same thing. When trying to put in a vCenter as the target …
vSphere 6.0 Release Notes - Part 2
This is the second half of my thoughts on the vSphere 6.0 release notes. Part 1 can be found here Disclaimer: These are my own thought and ramblings. I think they should be questions you should be …
vSphere 6.0 is here. Read the Release Notes!!
I make the time whenever a product is released to go over the release notes – because there are always tidbits of information there that you should know about and usually it will save you time in the …
vCenter is Still a Single Point of Failure - An Update
My previous post vCenter is Still a Single Point of Failure caused a decent amount of discussion on Twitter and comments on the blog. I am actually glad about that because it raised a point that I …
Is SMP Fault Tolerance Even Useful?
Last week I got into a very interesting Twitter conversation regarding whether FT is a solution worth using and why. The short version of this post – in my honest opinion the answer is a definite NO! …
VMware Integrated OpenStack - Cost Analysis
VMware announced last week the launch of VIO and there are a number of things that I think people are missing and should be pointed out. The information I have taken is from the Datasheet and publicly …
The OpenStack Elections - Another Look
The Board of directors and the bylaws were approved. Summary posts can be found here (2015 Individual Director Election results) and here (Bylaws amendments approved). Individual Directors Tim Bell …
The OpenStack Foundation – 2015 Individual Director Election
Well I am happy to say that the election is underway and I have already voted. Kenneth Hui had an interesting post about how OpenStack Is A Social Contract and how people in the OpenStack community …
Recording of DevOpsDays TLV 2014 Presentation
I would like to share with you the recording of the presentation I gave at DevOpsDays Israel – more information about the presentation can be found here. It was interesting to hear the feedback from …