Most people are doing some form of cloud computing already, from email to application hosting. A growing number of people are learning about and looking to adopt a Bimodal IT design. So what is Bimodal IT? Well, as Gartner would put it, Bimodal IT consists of two Modes. Mode 1 is the classic legacy IT that provides stability… This is […]
So the time has come for another VMworld. I’m writing this as I sit in an airport on my way off to Barcelona. I feel like this VMworld could be different to ones that I’ve been to previously. I think that VMware will be making some big announcements at the European conference this week… Most notably could be the announcement […]
I’m hoping to provide a possible option to an issue that some people may come across in their environments. Creating a workable Disaster Recovery solution without utilising SRM… but the scenario I’m working through this solution for is a little more complex. So, with a normal vSphere environment there are a number of ways to provide a Disaster Recovery solution… […]
Here is a relatively simple PowerCli one liner that will list the virtual machines based on a VM Tag assigned to them, along with the Datastore(s) that the VM is on and the Host that the VM is currently on. The example below assumes that there is a tag with ‘Test/Dev’ in it assigned to the VMs (but this can […]
I’ve been in the IT industry for what seems like an eternity sometimes, and I have seen many changes occur with technology and how data/technology is used throughout everyones daily life. With the emergence of cloud technologies and data being consumed in different ways, we are beginning to see a real shift in IT and one that could see the […]
It has been on the cards for a long time and a previous statement made it sound like it was likely to happen but the vSphere C# client is nearing the end of its life. The vSphere C# client is the tool that any VMware administrator would recognise if they have been in the business for a number of years. […]
The VMware vExpert 2016 announcement has now been made, check out the list of vExperts on the blog page here: http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2016/02/vexpert-2016-award-announcement.html I’m pleased to say that I have been recognised as a vExpert for the third year running. As they say in the announcement, the vExpert status is not a technical qualification but instead shows that the person has been […]
I thought that I would just post this up to let anyone know that the Express Patch to help fix the ESXi 6.0 CBT issue has now been released and is available under the following KB numbers: 2137546 & 213&545 Summary of the fix is enclosed below: Solution Summaries and Symptoms This patch updates the esx-base VIB to resolve an […]
VMUG Website: www.vmug.com Most people involved in virtualisation and especially VMware already know about the VMware User Group (VMUG) but for anyone else I would encourage you all to get involved. VMUG was started in 2010 as an independent, global, customer-led organization, created to maximize members’ use of VMware and partner solutions. This is done mainly by members sharing knowledge […]
So, whilst attending some training on VMware NSX, I stumbled on a concept that I could see being the future of virtualisation. The concept revolved around a similar concept to the slicing that occurs in NSX to share the responsibilities of the network across the NSX controllers. If you were to take this up to the highest level and truly […]