Import an OVF from your desktop to a vCloud Org Catalog

It comes a time when you have downloaded a nice appliance in OVF and you want to upload it to your vCloud Director Org and you have encountered a problem while using the Web UI , this simple PowerCLI method will help you get your appliance from your desktop into your Org. Which to me […]

Hacking the vCloud Director browser support warning

I came upon this article where some guy was explaining how to Hacking the vCloud Director to work on other browsers like chrome. So when he ran this: Invoke-RestMethod “https://vcloud.example.com/cloud/org/jake” | Out-File C:usersjakedesktopvcloudindex.html -encoding UTF8 It dumps the HTML from the URL just like wget in linux, he then started changing out all the relative […]

Emailing vCloud Organization Users

Due to a lot of requests I found necessary to show you guys who might be having a problem using the “notify users” function in the vCloud Director web UI through the vCloud API. Even though the functionality is not in the API , PowerCLI and Powershell make work easier with the vCloud snap-in and […]

Creating new vCloud Organization users with PowerCLI

Today am going to show you how to create new cloud user with powerCLI though there is no new-CLuser cmdlet so far. We require a username , password and a role, the tough part is finding a role to assign the use, this can be done by using the Search-cloud: Search-Cloud -QueryType Role | select […]

Add vCloud Harddisks with PowerCLI

Add vCloud Harddisks with PowerCLI When it comes to adding new disks to a VM,it is a little tough and you must be careful due to the many implementation of the objects in the SDK, tasks like conversion from XML to a .NET object is very tough, mostly to the with the vCloud API’s intricate […]

VMware releases vSphere powerCLI 5.5 R2

There was some new release of vSphere PowerCLI 5.5(Build 1649237) wich was shared by Alan Renouf on facebook . The new R2 has the following features per the release notes: Access to the vCenter Server SRM public API (Connect-SRMServer and Disconnect-SRMServer cmdlets) – an exciting addition for sure Support for adding and removing tags and […]

VMTurbo’s Disruptive Software-Driven Control Expands Across Storage and Fabric To Realize Full Value of Virtualization

VMTurbo’s Disruptive Software-Driven Control Expands Across Storage and Fabric To Realize Full Value of Virtualization VMTurbo Operations Manager Enables Customers to Realize 30%Improvement in Utilization  – VMTurbo, provider of the only Software-Driven Control for virtualized environments, today announced a new version of its flagship product, VMTurbo Operations Manager, enhanced with control modules for storage and […]

WHAT ARE A, MX, CNAME, SRV, TXT, SPF AND AAAA RECORDS?

A record is the most common type of DNS resource record CNAME. It tells a DNS server what IP address to map a host name to. With an A record, you can set www.yourname.com to point a specific IP address. MX a mail exchanger is a server setup to accept mail for your domain name and […]

D-Wave quantum computer matches the tenth ranked supercomputer for speed

There have been years of controversy about whether the superconducting quantum annealing computers manufactured by D-Wave are a)s quantum computer; and b) fast enough for a) to matter. Now a test of the 512-qubit Vesuvius chip establishes at least that computing based on quantum annealing is, in the words of a computer science professor at […]

Five Reasons Why VMware Virtualization is Better than Microsoft Hyper-V

1.  Hyper-V is marketed as free but really isn’t. Yeah it’s $28 bucks but that’s on top of a Windows 2008 License paid in full.  This is nowhere near the realm of free, in fact if you take a straight Windows 2008 Standard License which is $999 and add Hyper-V you have a $1027 hypervisor […]

How to Test virtual machine storage I/O REAL performance

Doing speeds tests are always relative to the environment and hardware being used. This article cannot provide specific test result numbers to expect as every environment is unique and the total load for an array is different. To test your ESX host and virtual machines you need to determine where the slowdown is, whether it is ESX host […]

Enhanced Storage Features on 5.1

Enhanced Storage Features on 5.1 SESMATEnhanced Storage features introduced by 5.1 VMFS File Sharing Limits In previous versions of vSphere, the maximum number of hosts which could share a read-only file on a VMFS volume was 8. The primary use case for multiple hosts sharing read-only files is of course linked clones, where linked clones […]

Convert A Xen Virtual Machine To VMware – Step by Step

This article explains how you can convert a Xen guest to a VMware guest. The steps descibed here assume advanced VMware and Xen knowledge. Additional software requirements: qemu VMware Server 1.xx VMware Converter Knoppix LiveCD or the distribution’s first CD Xen -> VMware VM Migration Steps (Kernel Step) The kernel on the VM to be […]

14 Tips to Secure Your Virtual Machine Environment

Secure Your Virtual Machine Safeguarding your virtual server environment is vital, even though it doesn’t have the same issues as a physical environment. Here are a few tips to keep things running smoothly: Install only what you need on the host machine. Keep your OS and applications current for both virtual and host machines. Isolate […]

Configuring SNMP Traps for ESXi/ESX 3.5, 4.x, and 5.x

Details To generate virtual machine and environmental traps from ESXi/ESX 3.5, 4.x, and 5.x hosts, you must configure and enable the embedded SNMP agent. You cannot use the Net-SNMP-based agent to generate these traps, although it can receive GET transactions and generate other types of traps.This represents a change in behavior from ESX 3.0.x, in […]

VMware vSphere 5.1 Delivers New Features for SMBs

Great effort has gone into the newly announced VMware vSphere 5.1, the foundation of the VMware vCloud Suite, to build out capabilities that help businesses of all sizes and varying IT resources and skill sets to get more out of their virtualized and cloud environments. With the blog we’re focused on how VMware vSphere 5.1 […]

vSphere 5.1 New Storage Features

VMFS File Sharing Limits In previous versions of vSphere, the maximum number of hosts which could share a read-only file on a VMFS volume was 8. The primary use case for multiple hosts sharing read-only files is of course linked clones, where linked clones located on separate hosts all shared the same base disk image. […]

Physical Memory Limits for Windows Releases

Physical Memory Limits: Windows 7 The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for Windows 7. Version Limit on X86 Limit on X64 Windows 7 Ultimate 4 GB 192 GB Windows 7 Enterprise 4 GB 192 GB Windows 7 Professional 4 GB 192 GB Windows 7 Home Premium 4 GB 16 GB Windows 7 Home Basic 4 GB 8 GB Windows 7 […]

Removing unwanted plug-ins from vCenter Server

Note: Removing unwanted plug-ins If you have vCenter Server in linked mode, perform the proceeding steps on the vCenter Server that was used to install= the plugin initially, then restart the vCenter Server services on linked vCenter Server. To remove the unwanted plug-ins from the Available Plug-ins list: In a web browser, navigate to http://vcenter server name […]

30 VMware vSphere Performance Tips

You most likely chose VMware’s vSphere as your virtualization solution due to it’s reputation as a solid and performant product; however, without proper attention and optimization you will not fully utilize the capabilities of the platform.  There’s a multitude of optimizations that can be made to make your vSphere setup perform at optimal levels .  This article […]

Working with Alarms and Email Alerts from vSphere – vCenter

As you may already know vCenter comes with a few default alarms such as ESX host connection state and usage alarms.These are useful but only are visible if you are logged into vCenter with VI Client however it can be configured so that you get email alerts when these alerts trigger between a certain status. At […]

VMware shares data on bandwidth, sync times, and RPOs with vSphere Replication

Was very interesting that I have got some data to share with you that comes from usage of Site Recovery Manager with real systems and VMs.  I often get asked to provide generic guidance on vSphere Replication and usually answers are hard to quantify as they are so specific to an individual environment.  Having success […]

What Cloud Computing Really Means

Cloud Computing 1. SaaS – Software As A Service This type of cloud computing delivers a single application through the browser to thousands of customers using a multitenant architecture. On the customer side, it means no upfront investment in servers or software licensing; on the provider side, with just one app to maintain, costs are low […]

Microsoft releases a Windows Phone 7 Performance Best Practices

This presentation discusses the best practices for developing games on Windows Phone 7. From a performance point of view, writing managed code can sometimes feel abstracted from the hardware. Learn how .NET and XNA Game Studio put your application together and what is going on between your code and the metal, how IL and the […]

Wrong Side Of The IT Ecosystem

I find it ridiculous that people are blaming Apple for job creation in China as opposed to in the US. People are also debating how US might in-source some of these manufacturing jobs to compete with China who has sophisticated manufacturing abilities and large skilled labor force supporting these operations. They are all missing the point. This […]

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