It has been a while since I have posted on here but I thought this would be a good time to return. I have successfully passed the VCP exam for vSphere 5.0, I was able to take the beta exam which was exciting. I have updated my VCP Page with information on the exam and [...]
Passed the VCAP-DCD!
I have now successfully passed both VCAP exams on my way to the VCDX 4. I have updated my post about the exams for some guidance for people trying to pass the exam. I have also started an ama post on reddit about these exams so please post any questions you have there and I [...]
Myths about ESXi
I have found through many conversations that many people are just moving to ESXi as of the 4.1 version of vSphere, even though the platform has been available since the 3.5 days. The ESX vs ESXi debate has been raging for a long time, and it seems like there are some misconceptions about the platform. [...]
VMware Refrence Cards
I just found these today. They are not new, but they are very useful and I wanted to share them: VI3 Refrence Card vSphere Refrence Card They are basically an all-in-one reference cheat sheets for managing both VI3 and vSphere. I plan on getting one laminated for myself to keep around for a while. These [...]
First Look: VCP 4 (vSphere) Exam
As anyone that has taken any type of IT certification test knows, I cannot quote actual questions, but I wanted to write a post about what I used to prepare for the exam and offer some post exam guidance. This exam differs from the VI3 test in a few ways. First off, it is now 85 questions [...]
Tutorial: ESX 4.0 Syslog Configuration
This tutorial is intended to explain how to configure syslog on both ESX and ESXi to point to a remote syslog server (for this tutorial I will be using vSphere, but the concepts apply to earlier versions as well as many*nix distros). In both cases the configuration is fairly simple, but can be confusing. I [...]
Microsoft Strikes Again
Today I was setting up Exchange 2007 on a VM in a test lab and I came across this when I was running the Best Practices Analyzer. The bit outlined in red shows a warning stating that “VMware Detected” which is ironic since VMware is a supported platform for exchange to run on and there [...]
Considering Nehalem
Audience: Seasoned IT ProfessionalsRead Time: 10 Min There has been a lot of buzz about the new Nehalem processor and chipset family from Intel and how to optimize memory configuration for speed. I had quite a lengthy discussion with some colleagues at work on how to best organize the RAM to gain the most performance [...]
Tutorial: 802.3ad Port Configuration with ESX
Just wanted to post a quick post about how to configure 802.3ad port consolidation with a Cisco switch and VMware ESX (vSphere was used for this example). I was using an HP DL380 with 2 onboard NIC and 2 24 port Cisco 3750G connected with stackwise cables. Switch Configuration: …interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 description ESX NIC 2 switchport [...]
Weighing The Scale
Much of the time in class today was spent talking about scalability. Scalability is an interesting game because there are many ways to build scale into an infrastructure. One approach is to build fewer, higher powered hosts. This is known as “scale up” architecture. With this architecture there are fewer hosts to manage and a [...]
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