IBM x3650 M3 Does Not Recognize NICs
I was battling with a piece of IBM hardware last week during the install of a new ESX host. I had installed a new server, IBM x3650 M3 with 2 Intel Dual Port Server Adapters, and the damn thing would …
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Subscribe via RSS →VMware vExpert 2011 Applications Are Now Open
John Troyer has just announced that the applications for the vExpert 2011 Program is now open. vExperts are the bloggers, the book authors, the VMUG leaders, the tool builders and town criers, the …
Installing the UBER VNX (NFS) v1 - 1st Steps
Ever since EMC released the the VNX I have been itching to get my hands on a simulator to try it out. Now seeing that Chad and Nick are not ones to leave us hanging for long, I started to ask for it …
Xangati for ESX - And it's Free!!
The new version of Xangati for ESX was designed specifically to make the installation process as simple as possible and provides VI administrators with the following benefits and features: A new and …
The Datacenter - in a Few Years From Now
I recently participated in writing a short piece on the question, “Is the Hypervisor a Commodity Nowadays?” on TechTarget. The consensus there was split 50/50. I would like to explain a …
Cloud Connect - Here is your Chance!!
I received this email on Friday and just received the OK to pass this offer on. From: A. Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 21:09 To: maishsk@… Subject: Thanks for completing that survey on clouds …
Lab Manager (retired) to vCloud - Update
I received the answer back from VMware on the conversion ratio that I was waiting for from my previous post. Customers who bought LM before 9/1/2010 (Sep. 1) can exchange 1 CPU of LM for 20VMs of vCD. …
VCDX Defense - New Dates
For those of you who were waiting, the next round of VCDX Defenses will be: May 16-20, 2011 - Frimley, UK Applications due: March 21, 2011, 5:00 PM Pacific Congratulations to the new VCDX’s that …
VMware vSphere Design Book - Update
Our book page has now been updated with the following info: Table of Contents Introduction. Chapter 1 An Introduction to Designing VMware Environments. Chapter 2 ESX vs. ESXi. Chapter 3 Designing the …
Drobo - Discount Codes - Tech Field Day
Even if you might think I came down hard on Drobo earlier in the week, I really like their products. And being a Tech Field Day delegate does have it benefits, even if they are not for me. Using the …