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VCP useful for security specialists?
Do you see the VCP as a valuable certification for security professionals? I'm going to start shifting my focus to security over the next few months, and I was wondering if this would be a worthwhile and complimentary certification for me to pursue. There are obvious uses for it, but I have absolutely no idea how many…
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God Is Good! Passed 2V0-21-23 VMware Exam
I had some headaches with On Vue on test day but glad it worked out. I passed with a score of 358...not the greatest but I'll take it. Glad to get this certification out of the way. I had some interesting questions, I hated questions which said select all that apply or choose the best 4 lol. I completed a week of online…
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VCP DCV 8.0 Practice Exams and Study Materials
I am looking to sit my VMware 8.0 VCP DCV exam and wondered if anyone has any good practice exams and study material to help me prepare. I've given myself about 45 days to prepare. any tips would be great. Thanks!
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Why am i receiving error 0x80070057 when starting the vmms service?
Okay,One day,When i opened hyper-v there was no server,When i clicked on connect to server,An error popped up saying that i should check if vmms service is running or not,When i gone to services,The vmms stopped and when i tried to start it,This error popped up saying: "Windows could not start the Hyper-V Virtual Machine…
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Virtual machines\software
What virtual machines or software are you guys running in your study lab, example plex server, sophos virtual firewall. I am curious to know because I just purchased a some parts for a ryzen study machine 3700x, 32gb ram, 1tb ssd(will expand later), asus tuf wifi motherboard. Let me know what you guys run in your Virtual…
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Masters in Virtualization
So I was thinking about getting a masters degree (my company will pay for it, I know lucky me right?) but I can't find one that specializes in only Virtualization/Cloud computing that is also an online (ie...working person) one. Anyone know of any? Or is it that really only the certs will matter in the long run along with…
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OpenVpn Vs. docker OpenVpn
I am about to setup OpenVpn but I came across the docker version of OpenVpn which apparently does not have any limitation in number of users who can connect to it, while it allows only 2 users for free in non-Docker version. I would like to know the reason as well as the difference between docker version and non-docker…
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VMware recording activity and sending usage/personal data.
Hi guys, Hope you're doing well! I installed Tails on VMware Workstation (which i like a lot) and immediately after install the OS warned me about the fact that the software is not free, and it's security implications!... Does VMware software record activity and send usage/personal data to VMware's servers? If so i'll have…
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Hypervisor and USBs (disabling them)
Looking for someone to give an authoritative answer on this. The high level question is If you are hosting a Guest OS windows server system and the windows registry key to block USB storage devices is enabled, does that prevent the Hypervisor from actually connecting a USB device to the guest OS? Thanks
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Pen-Testing Paradise? ----> Run 100 VMs with Anstle?
I came across this product called "Anstle" a while ago, forgot about it, but now seriously considering it. They claim to replace your webhosting with your own private cloud server that can run up to 100 VMs. I've been digging in and reading reviews, and so far everything seems very promising. I found myself discouraged…
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Virtualization Conference Review
Well, just finished getting back from the Virtualization Conference in Dallas. I wanted to review it for everyone. First, it was totally useless in terms of learning anything of value for a tech. The conference was clearly aimed at IT Decision makers with oogles of money. All of the company sponsors basically just asked…
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Eve-ng - pinging between devices/routers
hi all I got access to eve-ng through work , all devices from cisco to juniper nokia etc i am trying my first lab and just put 3 x vSRX juniper routers 3 x cisco switch 6 x vpcs simple build 3 x routers in a pyramid shape and a switch hanging off each and 2x pcc off each switch PCs on same switch can ping each other. I…
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home lab - nas to use as a datastore?
Hi Everyone, Can anyone recommend a free/opensource solution to use as a datastore as NAS for a VMware lab? I just discovered Samba is not usable. Please correct me if im wrong. Thanks! Node
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Test Center lost results
Welp, just got this email ... Dear Mr. TPrice5 Thank you for choosing Prometric to schedule an exam. We have to apologize for the inconvenience, but we have a few questions about your booking for the exam 074-409 with the confirmation number *******. This exam was scheduled in the test center KW67 for March 22nd 2014.…
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Refurbished T5500 for Virtualization Lab
Hi, I was looking at this T5500 to use for installing a few vms. I have a copy of Server 2016 Essentials I would like to vm if possible but also an instance or 2 of Linux, Ubuntu etc... I am looking to increase the memory size but my budget is limited to under $500. Anything cheaper I should look for to support what I…
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VMware courses at Stanly Community College
We are thrilled to announce that the state-to-state restrictions have been lifted, and we can now teach online classes to students anywhere in the U.S.!! Please be sure to visit our IT Academy at https://www.stanly.edu/it-academy.
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Help me with proposal for VCP5 lab computer
First I'll give a little background on my problem. I got hooked up with a Veteran Affairs program that will provide training towards IT certifications which should lead to employment. They've paid for my classes and exams for certifications. They also got me a part time job under a six month contract doing web development…
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vSphere 6 Foundations Exam "PSE" version
A bit confused. I completed the ICM VMware 6 from Stanly in October 2018. Trying to schedule the vSphere 6 Foundations Exam "PSE" version of the exam, but it's not listed on the Online Exams list. This is only one listed - 2V0--620 vSphere 6 Foundations Exam. There is no PSE version. But as per an email I received from…
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Eve-ng cluster
Hey guys, I was wondering if some one ever built a cluster of multiple servers running eve-ng that can be controlled from a single interface, meaning spreading computing resources across multiple servers to emulate networking equipment in virtual environment..? Any help would be appreciated..
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Free copy of Clustering Deep Dive
Free copy of vSphere 6.7 Clustering Deep Dive: http://pages.rubrik.com/clustering-deep-dive-ebook.html?utm_campaign=authors Found the link while visiting Duncan's site.
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Vlan's and Virtual Servers
So my sysadmin told me there's not enough usable IP's in VLAN 209 for about 40 virtual servers. The host machine is in Vlan 209. Vlan 210 is empty, so he wants me to put Vlan 210 on the same access port so he can have more Ip's to use. If I put another Vlan on the same port, wouldn't that make it a trunk port? Is there a…
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Suggestions
I need to build a lab and I figure you guys will be a good resource. I'd like to setup VMWare (Workstation) on a system and setup different networks with the same VM's in each. Any simple guides that would allow me to do this easily? I think I have an idea of what needs to be done, but i'm not sure.
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Boss is asking for specs for a VM - Need guidance
Hey everyone, So I'm starting to pentest web applications and my boss and I thought it would be a good idea to get a VM up and running for these tests as I would really like to utilize Kali for these tests. I'm stumped as to how much memory is really required for a Kali box that will be used for this purpose. We will also…
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DBT vs Foundation
I just finished the Stanly course and I wanna know if I can take the DBT exam and then the VCP? Or you recommend taking the Foundations? Regards,
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ISO files
Hi guys, Can anyone point me to where i can find Operating System ISO files for virtualisation studies? Thanks all
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Linux Based Virtualization (HPE ProLiant Gen9 Server) Using Docker + LXC
Hi everyone I have a HPE ProLiant Gen9 Server (wich would be the core piece of my Information System) and want to run multiple applications on it like: ECM, VoIP, Owncloud, pfsense, Zentyal and maybe others for an organization of like 100 to 1000 users. I have choosed to use Canonical Ubuntu for Core OS (supported for…
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Home lab server -- which would you choose?
I think I'm down to the following two servers for my home VMware lab. There are just a few difference between them. Which of the two would you pick if it were up to you? I think I'm leaning towards the first link. Dell PowerEdge 2950 II Server Quad Core X5355 2x2 66GHz 32GB 6X300GB PERC5i 2U | eBay or Dell PowerEdge 2950 8…
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Resources for Stanly CC ICM course
Hello, I hope this is allowed to be asked but i know many of you have gone through the Stanly CC course for ICM. I am in the class starting at the end of this month. I wanted to ask, is buying the book is mandatory? I know it's not really expensive but i have access to books 24x7 and safari and if the book is there i can…
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Portquery show filtered but no firewall block
Hi There are multiple VLAN's trunked to an ESXi host. In one VLAN, all the Windows servers hosted in that ESXi cluster are getting connected through RDP. We are building new VM's in another VLAN newly created by Network team.We deployed VM's and assigned ip addresses to them .But we are not able to take RDP from outside…
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Question on ESXi trunking and frames details
Hi, I have posted the question from Vmware ESXi standpoint but it is more of networking stuff . That is why I posted here .Anybody please answer with the details in Cisco way Brief explanation of Above mentioned Scenario: There are three VMs connected to vSwitch. VM1 Mac Adress is AA VM2 Mac Address is BB VM3 Mac Address…
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Fun with VCAP6-DCV Deploy
Went to take the exam this afternoon. Got into the lab environment and started launching Putty, PowerCLI, etc. Noticed that the backspace key wasn't working. Got the attention of the exam proctor and she switched me to another machine. Same problem on the other machine. Told the exam proctor that there's a technical…
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issues with Advanced System Settings that are causing errors
I recently decided to upgrade vSphere to 6.5 from 6. I did vCenter first of course and now I am starting on our esxi hosts. After first esxi host upgrade to 6.5, I got an alert saying "system logs are stored on non-persistent storage". So I found the setting Advanced System Settings of the host and changed that parameter…
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Question about vSAN and data
We are standing up brand new ESXi 6.5 hosts with 4 nics (2 10gb, 2 1gb) with vCenter running vSAN. Our old equipment is running on 5.0 and connected to storage via SAN (iscsi). I'm trying to come up with a method to get the old data to the vSAN datastore. I can't add the old hosts into the cluster as vcsa 6.5 won't allow…
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ASAv
Greetings. Ive been tasked with securing some virtual systems with an ASA, and so I figured an ASAv would probably be the ideal solution due to the red tape involved with selecting certain appliances. Unfortunately virtualization is fairly new to me. I've tried reading some cisco documentation but Im not really finding the…
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HOL for VCAP?
Is it possible to use the VMware HOL to pick up the necessary skills and experience for the VCAP-Deploy exam, or would a home lab be the better option for studying for the Deploy exam? Has anyone just used the HOL for preparing for VCAP?
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VMware Workstation Pro less of a hassle than VirtualBox?
Not a virtualization cert question but a question regarding my personal home virtual lab used to obtain other kinds of certs. VirtualBox is fantastic for me when it's up to date and configured correctly. My use case is running 2-10 simultaneous virtual sandboxes that I use for labbing. The problem is whenever VirtualBox…
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Hello all. Newbie Here. Virtualization question
I'm preparing for the window 10 msca and am trying to familiarize myself with virtualization. The last time I used it was in a classroom environment but of course I get home and try to run it on my Windows 10 computer and of course I figure out there is no SLAT. I was trying to use Hyper-V Manager and was wondering if…
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Best options for multiple vendor study lab? White box or Nucs
Hoping to get a steer on how best to decide on whether to go for multiple NUCs or a single high spec white box pc for VMWARE/MS and Citrix certification. I suspect that my current lab isn't likely to cope (AMD A6 quad-core/16Gb RAM) with the below. I am currently in what I expect to be in a unique position where I can…
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A single T7500 or 3 NUCs - Which would you choose?
Hoping to get a steer, which would you choose and why between the below: T7500 with dual X5675s and 192GB of Ram 4Tb of 6Gb/S SAS and 2 x 256Gb SSDs or 3 x i3 NUCs (NUC7I3BNH) each with 32GB of Ram, Samsung Evo 850 and Samsung 961 as storage Or would you go for something else entirely? Looking for the best bang for my…
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Load Based Teaming
With 10 Gb network being the standard and NSX not supporting LBT, does anyone use LBT or just keep the default setting and call it good?
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Turbonomic ACE ?
Has anyone done the ACE course/exam? What are your thoughts? Is it worth while?
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Anyone home lab NSX
Now that VMUG Advantage includes NSX Enterprise Edition, I was wondering if anyone has it running up in their home lab? I've been running esxi on two shuttle PCs (i7, 16GB ram, intel server quad port), but not sure if NSX will run on this hardware. I know there are some strict requirements
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HOL for CMA and NV?
Is it possible to just use the VMware HOL to study for the VCP-NV or VCP-CMA objectives, or would a combination of home lab and HOL be more advisable?
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STANLY ICM - wait list
I signed up on the wait list for the ICM course and received an email on Friday for the May 31st class. I acknowledged the email within minutes of receiving it. How log does it normally take to get the response email with registration information?
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Free VMs
I currently use Comodo Internet Security 'Virtual Desktop'. When I load it, my desktop and OS is already there ready to use, so there's no installing OS and other things from scratch in the VM. However, there is no 'reset' function to erase things done though. I would like to use a better VM. Any free VMs that you guys…
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Perc 6/i SSD Compatible
Hy guys, Anybody know if controller is compatible whit SSD's? I have a Dell T410 Thanks for your advice!
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play game in horizon
hi every body I want to put some games on Vmware horizon so that users can play online.is it possible?
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Installing GNS3 on a dedicated server
I have an unused server at my house, and I'm thinking of turning it into a dedicated GNS3 machine, which would be accessed remotely from my other computers. I'm not very familiar with the program. Is this a realistic idea, and if so, what OS and/or hypervisor should I run under it? The hard drive is empty now.
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Having fun (not really) with ESXi PCI passthrough
I'll start with my questions then add some background. Has anyone been successful in passing through a video card (with sound) to a Linux guest? Regardless of the OS how do you handle sound on a guest that has a passthrough video card? It started the day a Dell PowerEdge T710 followed me home. I had seen people do PCI…
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Which drive(s) are best for installing VM's, hypervisor, native OS?
I'm taking a hands-on lab course for information security. It requires VMware player and I have to create one virtual machine each for CentOS and Windows 8. The software applications are all free licenses. My native OS is Linux Mint 18. I have an Intel Core i3 with 3.7 Ghz dual core 7200 rpm 500 GB SATA drive 16GB RAM…
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Offline a Server 2003 Disk
I am preparing to move my primary storage infrastructure to a Nimble all flash array, and I cant wait. However, I have several servers that have inguest iscsi mappings and I want them all on vmfs datastores so I can storage vmotion. I have been offlining disks, removing the target, unpresenting from server and presenting…
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A Dell PowerEdge T710 followed me home, now what?
I got a call last week from my older brother that he got a job cleaning out a medical clinic, the clinic found a new location but left a lot of hardware behind in the old place. He told me I could pick through what I wanted because all of it was going in the trash otherwise. Much of it was truly trash but I found some…
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Question regarding disks in Windows VM's
This came up at work the other day. Say I have 3 disks in a 2012 VM, each with a fixed size of 100GB. Now if I need to add space to ONLY 1 of the disks, how would I go about finding the SPECIFIC one I want to add space to? Hope this makes sense and thanks guys.
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Enterprise Chromebook
Haven't seen this posted here: https://www.blog.google/topics/connected-workspaces/chrome-os-joins-forces-vmware-accelerate-adoption-chromebooks-enterprise/ Always argued against Windows desktop in the enterprise. Nice to see a VDI that makes sense.
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VMware NSX on desktop
Hi guys, I am still considering to obtain VCP-DCV (I think the aim would be 6.5 instead of initial 6.0) through VCP-NV as I CCNP holder. I know that NSX software is hardware greedy and for this reason I am going to build Core i7-6800K / 128GB DDR4 / 2TB SSD desktop. However, I am still unsure if at least 60-70% of what I…
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Can't ssh to vm over wifi - vmware
My host is on wifi and I'm not able to connect to the virtual machine (vmware) at all. I looked up on how to make the changes with the ip addressing on the virtual interface but I still can't connect. What could I do to help me along with solving the issue?
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Workstation Recommendation
Boss gave me the task (ie - no one else wants to do this) of re-doing a vm workstation here at work for testing purposes. So, I'm looking for some good hw recommendations. What they want to do is have one computer that we can run many vm's - so for Win 7, 8/8.1 and 10. This will be used for testing various customer…
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LinkedIn Group giving away a VMUG subscription
Over! Search for "VMware Certified Professional (VCP)" on LinkedIn if this link doesn't work. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/51214/51214-6278604166176792577 Text of the post: VMUG Advantage 1 year membership giveaway [COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)][FONT=&]I recently snagged a VMUG Advantage membership voucher and will be…
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Best study guide with online labs?
What is the best paid study guide with online labs that I can click and learn with? I'm looking for something that will help with VCP. I'm also going to start working on an MCSA as well. I know VMWare has online learning, but its crazy expensive. Anything out there for around $500 that includes online labs?
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NSX now included with VMUG Advantage
Saw NSX Enterprise is now included with a VMUG Advantage subscription. Very cool. https://www.vmug.com/Join//EVALExperience Anyone have NSX setup in their home labs?
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vSwitch not routing within same subnet
I have a lab set up, and ESXi is on the physical machine. I'm connecting with vSphere, and when I set up the VMs, the VMs are unable to talk to each other. They can all ping ESXi, but no other VMs receive a response. The VMs are in the same subnet, and everything that I'm seeing says that the VMs should be able to talk to…
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VmWare Datastore migration
Hello folks. Looking to expand my home network out a little and have a PowerEdge 2950 with 2 1TB HDs. I just ordered and received some more drive caddys and want to move my ESXi installation to a 250GB HD and keep my datastore that is on my 1TB drive (same drive my original EXSi is installed. I don't have alot set up in…
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Setting up VLANs in VMware vSphere
Hi guys. I have distributed vSwitch Production_DSwitch with three portgroups inside. One portgroup for Management traffic and two portgroups for VLAN 11 and VLAN 12 VM traffic. Сould you please help to find out why there is no connectivity between virtual machines neither in 192.168.11.0/24 subnet nor in 192.168.12.0/24…
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Stanly CC VCP6-DCV~Is it still in demand?
I've been offered a slot in the forth coming May-July 2017 VSphere Class. My intentions are to get into sys administration. I'm currently in law enforcement. I'm currently working on the MCSA Windows 10 70-698 exam and will be sitting this Saturday. After that I'll be talking the 70-697 exam with hopes and expectations of…
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Good laptop for VMWare lab setup - Opinions?
I was trying to minimize costs on setting up a vmware lab to have a try at the VCP5-DCV, but as I will be using virtualization for UC servers into the CCNP Voice studies I want to spend closer to the $1k mark for a solid pc. Now I was looking heavily into a desktop PC to act as a home server, but I'm starting to lean…
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WMware workstation pro (college student)
Hello all, short time lurker first time poster. I'm currently about to graduate with my bachelor degree in computer networks and cyber security from UMUC this summer. While my classes have been great, I'm looking for a bit more hands on before I enter the IT field. I understand that even though I'll be graduating with my…
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VM workstation query
Hi, I have installed 2 machines on my VM workstation. I have kept both adapter as host only. One machine is checkpoint box and other is window server 2012 data center edition. Checkpoint box IP - 10.0.0.10 server IP- 10.0.0.1 from checkpoint i can ping my server but from server i can't ping checkpoint. windows firewall is…
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Stanly Community College now offers a VMware Practice Labs & Review course
Stanly Community College now offers a VMware Practice Labs & Review course for students studying to take the VCP certification exam. This course is intended only as a review course for students who have already had an official VMware training course such as the Install, Configure, & Manage or the Optimize & Scale courses…
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VCP5-DCV to VCP6-DCV - Delta exam
Hi everyone, I recently passed my VCP5-DCV and I am now looking to get it upgraded to VCP6-DCV I was wondering if anyone could recommend any study materials, books, blogs etc.. for the Delta exam content? Thanks Andy
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Use Case: vSAN vs Array-based SAN for Production
Hey all, So at home last night I was testing the piss out of the home lab. Some facts about Home-lab as of recent, I've been busy. :) =============================================1. I've setup the vSAN as a Tier 1 Storage Profile, the QNAP 6 bay NAS in RAID 10 with two 120 GB SSD's for Cache over a Dual 10G FCoE fabric as…
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vSphere CPU Ready time problem
Hello, I know that maybe this is not the place to ask such questions, but I have one that I could use some help with, and maybe it will also help you guys with CPU Ready Time problems. Let's take the following ESXi Host. 2x 12 core Intel Xeon processor and 512 GB RAM.( This doesn't really matter) CPU Usage, as reported by…
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70-246 or 70-247 - Which is easier?
So, I had been prepping for 70-247 thinking it would be of more worth to me BEFORE taking 70-246, but then Microsoft reduced the MCSE requirements, so now I only have to pick one. I intend on doing the training for both but would like to take the exam that is easier. With that being said, which one is an easier intake of…
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VCP6-DCV: Study with 6.0 GA, Or One of the Updates?
Hello, all. I'm set for a VATC course in June but am wanting to be as familiar as possible with the material at the time the course begins. I deal with Hyper-V on a daily basis, so many of the concepts and operations are already familiar (vMotion == Live Migration, for example). I'm looking forward to getting to know…
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virtual removalbe drives and shell access in ESXi6
Hi, can any one tell me how from shell I can access a removable drive mounted via dell drac. I can't remember how to mount the drive up in ESXi I know the device is located at /dev/disk/mpx/vmhba32:C0:T0:L1 but forget how to access it
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Comprehensive books on Virtualization (2012)
Hi folks. Virtualization is not an easy subject. Logical networks/switches, port profiles and tunneling protocols... Could you please advice a veeeeery deep book about virtualization. Would be useful if the book already considers Windows Server 2012 r2. I'm interesting in Hyper-V solutions, rather that VMare. What I've got…
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Vdi
I have a chance to start learning and taking care of vdi desktops and deployments. Question to you is anyone that is a vdi admin now and do they like it? Would they recommend this career path? I have little to no experience with it now. I'm a help desk supervisor now I would be leaving this to go to that. Career change for…
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virtrual server training with HP laptop any good ?
hi, my employers IT purchase department apparently went from lenovo to hp- just as i have to get an server ready laptop. i am in no doubt that the lenovo P series is ready for the task. but i cant find any HP at all which meets the requirements, and my experience with HP is rubbish... The IT department gives me an offer…
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Physical Memory Exceeded Threshold Alert
Hello everyone, I am new to the IT field. Sometimes I get alert on the virtual server under tittle "Physical memory exceeded threshold". This alert may clear by itself or become a serious problem. As a beginner in IT, can someone let me know how to troubleshoot and what steps I should take to solve the alert on the virtual…
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Physical Memory Exceeded Threshold Alert
Hello everyone, I am new to the IT field. Sometimes I get alert on the virtual server under tittle "Physical memory exceeded threshold". This alert may clear by itself or become a serious problem. As a beginner in IT, can someone let me know how to troubleshoot and what steps I should take to solve the alert? ( I am a…
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ESXi 5.5 on a raid 5 volume - Disk Failure
Have an esxi5.5 install running in a raid 5 volume. A disk failure occurred in the array and caused esxi to psod. I unfortunately didn't grab a screen of the psod and im working on getting the **** file to examine. But just wanted ping you guys and see if this is normal behavior, I was able to replace the drive quickly and…
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iSCSI and NIC Teaming in VMware
Hi guys, I need your help to clarify one issue in regards to iSCSi initiator and NIC Teaming in VMware. Once I tried to configure iSCSI storage in VMware but failed on the stage of configuring iSCSi initiator. The issue was that I had two vmnics combined in NIC teaming and when trying to add adapter for VMkernel port…
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Passed the VCA-NV
Howdy, I spent 3 days watching the videos on this exam and ended up taking it. I actually didn't get too terribly great of a score but I think it partly had to do with me being REALLY tired when I took the exam and not bothering googling or looking through my notes as I answered. I passed with a 320 on the 6.2 exam so I'm…
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Stanley VMware training - How long is the wait? Alternatives?
I want to say thank you for this forum. I have had such a difficult time finding solid information on VMware training and even though I still have many questions this forum has been a big help! I am interested in getting certified VCP6-DCV ( VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization ) but cannot afford…
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20% discount voucher for VCAP and VCIX exams
Not sure how long these are valid for, but VMUGVCIX20 and VMUGVCAP20 will give you 20% off. That's a fair chunk of coin. Enjoy.
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Vcp 550pse passed !!!!!!!
And Now the Second Beast was Destroyed. I took the test today....Scored a 380/500. I would like to thank *God Almighty*, also jibbajabba helped me out alot with all the Esxi and Vcenter software I needed to help me build out my lab and study. I am glad to knock this out ...did the Stanly course Oct-Dec 2015 Also used : CBT…
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VCP550 PSE Exam on the 15th of December
Heys Gat I gat that test date locked down for the 15th of December. At this point I'm all study up and am taking practice questions to the tune of 250 to 300 questions a day just trying to put all that studying to the test. Any last minute tips to help me out?
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How to use the Stanly Voucher
I completed the Stanly course for Oct-Dec 2015. I am just now looking to take the exam in 2017. Can someone give me a refresher on how to access and use the voucher? Thank you.
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VMWare Workstation setup
Hello, I have a Cisco Router and a Cisco Switch In order to setup a real life lab I would like the switch to be connected to virtualised OS's I need to decide what I need to buy and I just want to know how it can integrate with vmware workstation. So for example, if I bought a 8port switch and connected it my main desktop…
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Passed VCP6-DCV exam today
Just wanted to say thank you to this forum especially the daily vmware quiz help me to think of why you would do something one way as opposed another way. I passed my exam with 424 which i was hoping to pass with a higher score but overall happy with the results. The questions that i found the toughest was the output of…
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Passed VCP550
After many months I have passed the VCP550. I took the ICM course from Stanly back in the spring but put off studying due to other obligations. Bought the DCV study guide book and used the measureup practice test. I wouldn't necessarily recommend the measure up tests since I did feel the questions on the VCP Exam were a…
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Home lab setup feedback/suggestions
Hi everyone! I recently started a new job where i will have to deal with VMware... Because of this i would like to set up a home lab for practice purposes. So far i came up with this components and i hope to get some feedback from you guys. Case + Mobo: ASRock Deskmini 110 CPU: i3-6100 RAM: 1x 16GB DDR4 (32GB supported)…
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Stanly CC VCP Vouchers
Hoping someone can help clarify. First, how does VMWare actually verify that you have successfully completed an "accredited" course to actually obtain the VCP? I know that you can schedule the exams no problem, but I'm not sure how to actually APPLY Stanly as the accredited course anywhere? Second, how many times can you…
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VCAP5-DCA Resources
I'm going to start working through the excellent VCAP5-DCD resources thread soon, but wondering would anyone be able to post resources, articles, books, videos , exams that they found useful when studying for the VCAP5-DCA exam ? Thanks,
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VCA-DCV Course material doesn't match the exam
Has anyone here done the VCA-DCV? I'm not super new to vmware, I have a couple years experience touching it intermittently while working at an MSP, now as an onsite sysadmin I figured I may as well get atleast a basic vmware cert to verify my understanding. I don't seem to have any issues administering my host or adding a…
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CCC&TI VMware Install and Configure vSphere 6.0
I signed up for this course yesterday, I did the ICM 5.0 class with them a few years back and loved the structure of it. It's 5 weeks total, for 3 hours x 4 days a week with one week off in the middle. Personally, I find this easier to digest the information than a 5 day bootcamp. However, they're offering ICM 6.0 for $180…
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vSphere 6.5
Pretty quiet around the virtualization subforum these days... VMware vSphere 6.5 intro: https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2016/10/introducing-vsphere-6-5.html
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Stanly CC - VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V6.0] - August 2016
Just enrolled in the Optimize & Scale course that starts next week.
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Practice test discrepancy
I'm doing some free practice tests and ofcourse being free you never know the quality of them. I'm pretty sure this one is wrong; And the options are I personally think the answer is Content library and DRS, but it's saying Content library and Long Distance vMotion. I've been pouring over vMotion documentation and I don't…
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Version 6 training worth it right now?
I received an email with training for for VMware and was wondering if it was worth it to skip v5 and go v6 for training?Worth it or not? :
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Renewing certifications...
I have passed the VCP5, VCAP5-DCA/DCD and VCP-NV exams. All are due for renewal by next June. My understanding is that a single VCAP exam on vSphere 6 (design I guess) would renew the VCP and VCAPs. Would it also extend the NV? Cisco does this, no matter which "product line" you certify in, they all renew, as "continued…