In this post, I will describe the storage design I use for my virtual infrastructure lab. I have been using the Community Edition of NexentaStor for the past two and a half year already. And I can tell already in the first paragraph of this post, that it’s a...
Yesterday, while upgrading a new vCenter virtual machine that was created on an ESX 3.5 host, to a new ESXi 5.0 host, we found ourself with a VM that was refusing to start any services. The virtual machine is running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 vCenter 5.0 Update 1 SQL...
I finished the migration from an iPad 3G to the iPad3 4G using iTunes. Everything worked great. I only had to re-enter my passwords for the email accounts, WiFi, and other online services credentials. But this morning, once I was out of range of my house, the WiFi...
With the release of vCloud Director 1.5.1 last night, the operating system for the vCloud Director Cell now supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 (x86_64). If you are running your current cell with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6, and you want to upgrade to the most...
When you deploy the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 vApp in a vSphere 5 Cluster, the vApp import creates a few settings. Here is the screenshot of the default start order. I’m adding this post, because in the past few days I have had to do a Storage vMotion of...
I’ve spend a frustrating day with Workstation Tech Preview 2012 and with Windows Server 8 Beta en_windows_server_8_beta_x64_dvd_810648.iso I’ve create numerous virtual machines named DC1, as I’m trying to use the Microsoft Windows Server “8” Beta...
The VMware vCloud Director 1.5 runs on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 platform. It is supported by VMware only on version 5.6 of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux. If you are not careful and try to patch the operating system on the vCloud Director 1.5 system, you could...
I shall start by saying that I’m by no way a Database Administrator, but over the years I have picked up some knowledge and I have talked to a few guys that have more Knowledge on the topic to learn small tips & tricks. I have created in previous posts how...
Generating SSL Certificates for usage with vCenter, Update Manager and the ESXi host is one of those tasks that keeps being push away. Accepting the self-signed certificates is fine in most situation, but getting validated certificates means a whole lot of pop-ups...
I’ve had quiet a few questions over the past days about the HP ProLiant ML110 G7. And here are some screenshots aboutabout using Intel VT-d or DirectPath I/O and VMware FT. To use the Intel VT-d DirectPath I/O you need to make sure that Intel VT-d is enabled in...
