What if you Start Over and Build it Again??
There are several environments (at least in the beginning) that their initial infrastructure was not designed with virtualization in mind. When they started out - virtualization was something that you …
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Subscribe via RSS →NetApp Virtual Storage Console 2.1 released
NetApp has quietly released an updated version of their Virtual Storage Console Software (you will need a NetApp Now account to access). Here is the announcement: The Virtual Storage Console software …
VMware Horizon App Manager
VMware has launched Project Horizon !! Here is the VMware Horizon App Manager landing page Datasheet - FAQ - News Release Q. What Is VMware Horizon App Manager? A. VMware Horizon App Manager is a …
10 Things That are on my Mind
I was recently asked what are the things that I currently working on and what is occupying my time. I thought I would share that list with you - as it holds a list of things that you should have on …
Access ESX Host When Root Login is Disabled
VMware Security best practices are to not allow PermitRootLogin to an ESX host. Enabling root SSH login on an ESX host. I could not SSH into a newly provisioned host. The server would not allow root …
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 …
Do You Really Need the vMA?
This post was triggered by a very informative conversation I had with William Lam this week. Thanks William! vMA - vSphere Management Assistant, is a virtual machine that includes prepackaged software …
Windows 7/2008 Deployment - KMS and MAK Keys pt. 2
Continuing the problem from part 1. Over the past 8 months this template has been updated with Microsoft security patches (released once a month) and during that time the template OS was activated - …
Windows 7/2008 Deployment - KMS and MAK Keys pt. 3
I would close up what we have learned from part 1 and part 2. During my work with the VMware Support on this case, one of the questions I asked, was is it possible to to inject a parameter into the …
Unsupported Hardware - Would You?
Today I came across two different products that could provide a large amount of benefit to any organization. But there is an issue with both of them. The first one is Nexenta NexentaStor**™** is a …