Design Tip: Switching in a VMware Environment
Switching is the backbone of every network, without it, you really don’t even have a network. In a VMware environment, it can be twice as crucial because iSCSI also depends…
Author: Justin Paul
vSphere 5 Redo Log Warnings + Veeam Issues
I found a new error in vSphere 5 today that I haven’t seen in previous versions of vSphere purely by accident. I set up a Veeam Backup and Replication VM…
New VMware Workstation 8 Features
Yesterday VMware released Workstation version 8 officially and touts over 50 new features. Naturally, I had to check it out, and I must say that version 8 is pretty impressive.…
HP NIC Teaming on 2008 Server Core
As part of an upcoming HyperV project, I was tasked with installing 2008 R2 Server Core with the HyperV role on an HP DL360 G7 server. So I started out…
HP ESXi Hosts continually disconnect from vCenter
Today I set up three new ESXi 5.0 hosts with the HP Branded ESXi media, all went well until I joined the hosts to vCenter. After joining and registering with…
Building a vCloud Lab Part 5: vCD Installation
Now that we have our hardware all in place, vSphere 5 Installed, our database configured and running, and vShield deployed we are ready to build our vCloud Director virtual machine,…
What is “the Cloud”?
If you’re a regular reader you have probably seen a lot of vCloud related posts on my site as I explore VMware’s vCloud Director Product, but if you are a…
Building a vCloud Lab Part 4: vCD Database Prep
One part that I forgot to mention that is in the vCloud Installation Guide is preparing your database server for use with vCloud Director. This isn’t a difficult process if…
HP P2000 G3 – Upgrading to get VAAI Support
I just wanted to give all of the Hp P2000 G3 owners a heads up that there is an updated firmware version available that adds VAAI support to your SAN.…
Stromasys, Alpha and VAX Virtualization
One of the really cool VMworld finds I made this year has to be Stromasys. They do hardware virtualization of various old hardware platforms including the VAX, DEC Alpha, and…