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vcp5 Blue Print Objective
One of the objectives listed is to determine appropriate set of privileges for common tasks in vcenter. From 5.0 to 5.1 the roles have changed. In the Vsphere Security for 5.1 documentation section 'Required Privileges for Common tasks' it still uses 5.0 Applicable Roles. What's the equivalent 5.1 role for VM…
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Mix Intel and AMD hosts in HA cluster
We were having this discussion at work about mixing hosts with different chipsets in a HA cluster (not EVC cluster). While I haven't tried this myself, but I reckon you can add them to a cluster. Whether or not VM's will be able to vMotion around is the other thing. So, - Will Windows BSOD when it realizes it's on…
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Turning a Physical Win 2008 R2 into a Virtual Appliance
I'm using VMware workstation Stand-Alone package to turn a physical Win Server 2008 R2 into a usable VM appliance. The source and destination part is getting me here. It seems using keyword "localhost" doesn't cut all the way through. Does the shared folder have to be in my local drive for that matter? For ip, am I using…
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Passed VCA-DCV!
I received an email from VMware saying that they were offering this test for free (shown below) - so I thought what the hay?! Viewed the online training video (also free), took the test and passed! I figured it can't hurt anything... Here's the email I received: "As you may know, VMware recently launched a promotion to…
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Need help setting up a virtual lab using VMWare ESXi
Hello i have experience creating virtual machines and allocating resources etc with vmware. I wanted to take that knowledge a little further and start setting up a home lab building a server environment using vmware esxi (trial). Pretty much i was trying to figure out what all will i need to manage the virtual machines…
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Trying to install VCP 5
Hello, I'm new to VMware and happen to have some license for VCP5 Essential Kits. (UPDATE: not VCP, but VSphere 5 Essential Kits). On my Win Serv 2008 R2, I'm trying to start by installing Operations Server. But the setup is failing despite all the hardware requirements. Any advice? Thanks.
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vCloud Director 5.1 - Snapshot Support
Ok, it is nice to have this as a feature now - but I cannot find any ways to actually disable this. Giving all customers / org vdcs the option to create snapshots seems mental ... Granted, they are overwritten (you cannot have multiple snapshots), but surely there MUST be a way to disable them altogether ?
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VCAP5-DCA now or later that is the question
I got laid off on August 30th because of budget cuts (the story of my life) from my dream job after being there for only six months. I’ve been looking for a new job; but sadly there isn’t much out there. I don’t want to just sit around and do nothing. I want to advance my career. So I am debating about going for the…
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Is Virtualization going the way of the dinasaur?
Gentlemen, we are on the verge of huge never ending black holes of data retention. I know its a cool trick to partition the hard drive, hell, even I have virtualbox, but lets be honest. Its a cute trick but its wearing thin. People don't need virtualization, what they need is dropbox to store their films on. Is your…
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Vm Software?
I've been using oracle virtualbox and it works ok. I am curious if it is worth the investment to move to VMware workstation or Fusion? I use virtualbox to create linux and xp labs for my CEH studies and SQL studies. Thoughts?
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New to virtualization
Hey all, I'm new to virtualization so I have just been googling around to see how i can get my feet wet. My friend suggested that I get a VTSP first to familiarize myself with the terms, which I did. And now I want to start learning VCP. Could somebody suggest how i should approach this? I know most people here started out…
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Pearson
Anyone been able to schedule an exam today with pearson? Says the site was undergoing maintenance yesterday. Also, I took the vcp this past Wednesday and wanting to go ahead and schedule a 2nd attempt, do I have to wait 7 days and request authorization again or can I go ahead and reschedule as long as my scheduled test…
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vca-vm online exam. **** pearson vue
Hi all, I'm not in a very good right now. First I couldn't register for the online exam because Pearson Vue has issues with the VMware exams and now I called in to register online (yesterday) and I did get the confirmation email. But I'm still not able to log in to that **** site. I'm getting tired of Pearson Vue... did…
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vDS health check
Anyone play around with vDS health check in 5.1 or 5.5? Pretty cool stuff. I had a suspicion VCD-NI wasn't working due to MTU mismatch. Enabled the health check and sure enough I get bunch of MTU mismatch alarms. For anyone interested, here's the VMware KB: VMware KB: Enabling vSphere Distributed Switch health check in the…
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vCloud Director: No routing when Edge and VM are on separate hosts.
I don't get it. I just setup a test environment. Two hosts, 4 NICs each, two are connected to a dvswitch, two to a standard switch used for ISCSI. Now when I create a VM (manually or from template), I am unable to actually get external connectivity unless the Edge device and VM are on the same host. It doesn't matter which…
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vForum 2013 - Sydney
Hey Guys, Just wondering if anyone here is going to vForum in Sydney this year. 21st-22nd Oct. I'm thinking about it, got my spreadsheet done up to decide if an All Access pass is going to be worth the extra money, and another spreadsheet outlining all expenses from flights to hotels and trains. My wife says she is happy…
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Failed VCP-DCV
Took my 1st attempt this morning and failed scoring a 280. I just finished the stanly ICM course and have been studying the past 6 or so months. The test was very difficult and found myself getting hung on questions regarding AutoDeploy, FibreChannel storage, resource pools, vDS's, and troubleshooting questions. Going to…
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Failed VCP-DCV
Took my 1st attempt this morning and failed scoring a 280. I just finished the stanly ICM course and have been studying the past 6 or so months. The test was very difficult and found myself getting hung on questions regarding AutoDeploy, FibreChannel storage, resource pools, vDS's, and troubleshooting questions. Going to…
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Why so much PII on Stanly CC VMWare Registration Form?
Anyone know why the VMWare Registration From from Stanly CC requires SSN, DOB, HS graduated, employment hours? Feels like I am filling out a credit application. That's a lot of personal identifiable information required.
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Organization of resources
We starting to get a lot of virtual machines in our clusters at work and I am looking for some feedback. I was wonder how everyone else groups and organizes there virtual resources in within vCenter. How big is your environment and how is it organized? Do you use resource pools within the Hosts and Clusters? Do you group…
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vSphere and MS Azure - integration?
I was just informed that I will have to implement and support VMs hosted on the Azure platform in the very near future. Although the justification supports one specific use case and a few VMs, if things go the way they typically do, I'm sure Azure usage will end up going through the roof in the next year. Anyone else out…
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VCAP-Cloud Governance
Anyone planning on taking this exam when it comes out? It looks interesting. Wonder if it's in Beta?
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Career advice?
Hi all. I have worked in IT helpdesk and have recently been doing datacenter and server administration (including virtualization administration) for a little over 6 years. Can anyone assist me in providing advice regarding a career in virtualization. I am planning to give my VCP510-DCV in a few weeks. Specifically I would…
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50% off VCA?
Hi guys, Im currently studying my MCSE2012 however i was 50/50 in my mind if i should wait for the R2 exams to come out first. I have been on the VSphere 5 course. and have always wanted to do the VCP exam. I have seen the below offer online Certified Associate Exams Promo So, What use is a VCA? Can it be used towards…
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Sat the VCAP5-DCA on Tuesday at VMworld
As the title implies I took the VCAP5-DCA on Tuesday at VMworld. At 75% off the $400 exam fee I couldn't resist the temptation. There was a VMware education center that had computer pods setup for test preparation and offered simulation questions. I spent a good amount of time in these pods on Monday after registering for…
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Failed VCP-DCV...... 240 AFGGGHGHGGGREGR
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Get ready to break your production systems: vSphere 5.5 available to download
Given VMWare's track record I'll wait for 5.5.1 but you can download the GA release now on vmware.com.
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Change domain (vCenter / vCloud Director - the whole shebang)
For PCI-DSS compliance we need to rebuild our whole domain infrastructure. One part will be putting the virtual infrastructure in its own / new domain. Has anyone been through that sort of exercise before ? I just cannot even begin to imagine what sort of trouble I will be facing as our environment has not just a single…
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VCP Lab, could I virtualize it on an iMac?
Quad core 16 gig of memory?
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Passed VCA-DCV!
Woot! Was not a difficult test (as others have mentioned). Did the 3 hour free training, took notes, scheduled the test. As others experienced, had problems scheduling the test, so called them and had to deal with a rep who could barely speak english. Got it scheduled, took test, passed without issue. No proctoring and you…
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vSphere 5.5 is released, and vSphere Replication 5.5 can break everything
Looking forward to giving it a spin this weekend - if you're using replication though (not SRM), don't upgrade to 5.5 yet.
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Thoughts on VCA
Does anyone take these exams really serious? IMO any exam you can take at home is not worth even going after. I keep seeing people compare it to CCENT and MCP and I don't even think its in the same league as them. I know CCENT is entry level, but I still had to study a bit to pass that exam. MCP was quite a while ago but I…
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Basic Virtualization Certifications?
Hello! I am currently in school studying to be a Systems Administrator, and I'm very interested in expanding my virtualization knowledge. What are some certifications I could pursue to both increase employability, as well as expand my general knowledge? Vendor-neutral certs are fine with me, because they tend to talk about…
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THE WORD FROM GOSTEV // Veeam regarding AppHA
Nice Gostev, build your business on a relationship with vmware but tell it like it is. Love it.
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Reserved resources not released?
Odd one this guys, so I thought I'd hit up the wise folks at TE. I had 9 VM's - 4 vCPU's and 32 GB RAM - all Citrix ones with Windows OS - 32GB RAM reserved (equal to the configured memory). Dont ask why, this was set by another admin. - some amount of reserved CPU (dont remember the exact figure, but about 3 Ghz) Cluster:…
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VMware virtual networking and security
Hi folds, I have been studying for my CCNA Security for quite a while now. I don't think I'll get it done this year anymore.. because...I get more and more sidetracked by network and security visualization topics. Since I was given the opportunity to work on VMware related work in my job, I started to love the work. I…
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Free VMWare VSAN online Labs
Thought I'd share this Check out VMware VSAN Through HOL - Free Online Labs - ESX Virtualization
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Passed VCA-DCV!!!
After seeing that notquitecertifiable (Original Thread) passed the test and that it was fairly cheap ($120 but I got half off due to a code that was provided so I paid $60). I figured I would give it a try. I sat down at about 11am today for an hour and a half and went through the free study material. It is now 1:00 pm and…
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Exam Discounts
It looks as though they extended the deadline for the exams. •The new VMware Certified Associate (VCA) exams are 50% off through the end of the year. This discount is applied automatically - no code to remember! •VMware Certified Professional (VCP) exams are 50% off when you register with discount code VWSF50 by September…
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VMware nested lab hardware specs
Hey, I am looking build a nested VMware environment to aid in my studies to become VCP5 certified. However, we dont have any spare kit at work i can use so i will either need to use hardware i have at home or look to buy some. I know someone who is getting rid of some Dell precision T3400 workstations and i can get my…
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Vmware workstation 10.0 help
hey guys, I'm trying to run the vmware workstation 10.0 simulator for a class and i'm not able to run the virtual machine. My error says: This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is not possible. This host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled. Intel VT-x…
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Affordable VMware Training Options For Vets.
So long story short, my CEO wanted me to find a suitable (Cheap) VMware Academy so we could all get certified, after taking calls endlessly from different training academies and Community Colleges I came here and found CCC&TI. Not only was it the cheapest but they have a great program for veterans, normally the classes…
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Free copy of the vSphere Design book
Havent see this posted, so here ya go. Sign up in the link below to get your free copy of the Design book. Excellent read. Want a free digital copy of the vSphere Design Pocketbook? - Yellow Bricks
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Looking for a NAS for shared storage for home lab
I am looking for a NAS for shared storage for home lab. The Synology DS112 looks good. I just need the enclosure, I have tons of extra hard drives.
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Fall 2013 Ohlone CC Vmware course
I am signed up for this course, is anyone else ? Cost was $94 for california residents, as it falls under the california community college pricing.
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VDI: Citrix or VMware?
For those of you who are working with companies who have already begun to invest in desktop infrastructure, what you are you seeing out there? When I was at VMworld I tried to attend as many of the VDI sessions as I could. Particularly for companies that need 3D rendering and video streaming, it seems that Citrix is the…
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vCenter 5.5 appliance
Has anybody given any thought to deploying the new appliance. I like how it can handle a larger environment. vCenter Server Appliance The popularity of vCenter Server Appliance has grown over the course of its previous releases. Although it offers matched functionality to the installable vCenter Server version on Windows,…
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VCP-Desktop Exam
Has anyone taken this exam yet (not the View exam). I see that this covers not only View, but also a good amount of vSphere. I am actually not as comfortable with vSphere as I am with View Admin. I was wondering how far it actually dives into vSphere or if it just brushes over the vSphere part and focuses more on View. I…
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Vca-wm
Bombed on the exam. Didn't give me a final score. We are deploying VDI here and I thought it'd be a nice thing to have, especially since I don't have the VCP yet. Any books to recommend for Horizon, Mirage, etc?
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Starting on the VM path
Hi guys, I would like to learn more about visualization and sometime down the line after my second SQL exam look into getting a VCA for the cloud. Thing is I'm not sure where to start, can anyone give me a hand?
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vSphere 5.5
Didnt see this posted, so here it is - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Platform-Whats-New.pdf vSphere 5.5 nuggets: vCenter Server Appliance limitations lifted! The book's on pre-order at Amazon > Announcing Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5 Some decent enhancements, and much greater in number than what…
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VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale 5.1 Course Review
In summary, myself and @slinuxuzer are taking the vSphere Optimize & Scale 5.1 course through Global Knowledge this week and wanted to post up some daily summaries about the course to document the highs and lows for anyone else interested. Since this is a new class that VMware is offering, there isn't much peer reviewed…
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vCloud MTU mismatch
How sensitive is vCD 5.1 to MTU mismatch? I've been troubleshooting vCD network problem and the problem seems to be either vShield or MTU (1600 on vCD, 1500 on physical switch).
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Limits on Simultaneous Migrations
I'm trying to understand this article, and I'm not understanding the host limits, datastore limits, etc.. I know vMotion will use a link detection method and depending on your link it will adjust the max amount of vmotions but how does all these limits work together. Example: 1GB link - max vmotions is set to 4 so am I…
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Tricky vShield Manager Situation
We have an environment which we need to clear up. We have one vCenter Server which is used to manage three sites. Each site has a vCloud infrastructure. Now the problem we have now is that the infrastructure is not really supported. Each vCenter should only have one vShield Manager - we got three. So vCenter - Site 1 --…
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VM's cannot ping across network but the switch the VM's sit on can
So I'm bumping into an interesting issue. I will post more configs in a bit but below is my problem. I have two hosts on a totally different network which is connected to a switch (SWITCH B lets call it) that is connected to the core switch (SWITCH A). Both switches are using RIPV2 to talk to each other. I can ping any…
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VCAP5-DCA Questions
I just got my my VCP5-DCV over the weekend, and I am tossing around the idea of going for the VCAP5-DCA next. I have a few questions about the VCAP5-DCA exam. 1. Can you use notes on the exam? If so, do you have to turn them in when your done? 2. Is each of the 26 objectives timed? 3. Is the exam more about setting things…
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Upgrade e1000 to vmxnet3
Folks, I have about 200 VM's that need their NIC's upgraded. Keeping in mind the number of VM's that need to be worked on, what's the best way to do this job? Removing the old NIC, adding the new one and configuring it is the only way to go or is there a line I can inject into the VM's .vmx files? Anyone have any tricks?…
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VMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization (VCA-DCV)
A lot of them have posted regarding their passing the examination but there seems to be a question of what this cert is all about. This cert is an Associate Level Exam ( First Level ) to the Data Center Virtualization Track from VMWare. Exam Blueprint :…
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Linux Appliance vCSA?
This is on Trainsignal Video 7. Is the Linux Appliance (vCSA) on the VCP510 Exam? Thanks
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VCP-Desktop (VCPD510) Exam vs VMware View (VCP510-DT) Exam
I had taken the VMware View: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.1] course a couple months ago for training. It was my understanding (through my instructor) that the only way I could get certified was if I were to take the VCP5-DCV training course and exam first. Looking at the website again it shows differently. Could someone…
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50% off voucher, must register by 8/29/13
Discount Code: VWSF50 Works for the following exams. VCP-DCV VCP-DT VCP-Cloud VMware IAAS VMware View Discount Code: VWSFADV50 Works for the following exams. VCAP-DCD VCAP-DCA VCAP-CID VCAP-CIA VCAP-DTD Exams must be scheduled by August 29, 2013 and taken by October 31, 2013
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Virtualistion and where to start?
Hi All, We have lots of sites that run Vsphere and pretty much all our clients are going virtual these days - probably the most is 5-6 servers within Vsphere even for the largest clients. I was just wondering which exam is best to look into? The VCA-Cloud or VCA-DCV? To me data centers have always been huge like 100's of…
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URGENT - inaccessible datastore
I have a 3 node cluster located at a remote site. Last evening, all of a sudden, one vol changed its partition type from VMFS to Win95 FAT32. You'd think this was signatured by a Windows server, but this environment has been untouched. This is out of the blue. The VM's are still running and are accessible. But I cannot…
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Autodeploy server
Wondered if anyone has setup an autodeploy server in a lab using a DD-WRT router, believe there are dhcp-options that need to be entered within 'Additional DNSMasq Options' in the router but unsure of the correct entries.
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Fall 2013 VMware classes at Stanly Comm. College
We are currently in the process of setting up our Fall 2013 sections of VMware. You can add your name to the wait-list at https://vmware.stanly.edu/waitlist.php Once the classes are on our web schedule you will be contacted. However, the list is getting full.
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Spring 2013 Stanly CC vSphere 5 ICM Class Thread
Since I know there are several people here on TE that are taking one of the ICM classes through Stanly this spring I've decided to go ahead and open a thread for all of us. Here we can exchange ideas, questions, comments, and other contact info in case we want to study together outside TE. My book is scheduled to arrive…
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VCP4 from a Time/Value standpoint
My situation is that work paid for "Install, Configure, and Manage [4.1]" back in 2010 but I didn't pass the exam on my free attempt, howvere, my study habits are far better now and I'm motivated to get my VCP5. My options are to study for and pass VCP4. Pay $1695 for the "What's New? [5.1]" online course out of pocket.…
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VCP-Cloud
I'm finally setup to take the VCP-IaaS exam on Wednesday. It has been one of the certs I would come back and then leave while studying. We are not using the product at work so I worked at home in my lab, used trainsignal videos and read the white papers. I decided to go after it mainly to help my end of the year review.…
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VMware Player and VirtualBox which is better to learn ?
VMware Player and VirtualBox which is better to use an learn. On Wednesday of last week i took the plunge and installed VM ware on my Laptop so I could install Ubuntu 13.04. I wanted to check out this Virtualzation thing as well as try to learn Linux. VMware player would not work with my Windows 8 media pro system no mater…
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Upgrade vCenter 5.0.0U1 to 5.0.0U2 with vCloud Director 1.5.1 / 5.1.1
We got a vCenter 5.0 U1 and hit a bug which seems to be fixed in U2 (according to the release notes, still don't find a KB explaining it). Basically vCenter consumes 100% Memory within an hour and the only way to fix this is stopping vCenter (if you are able to), delete the log folder and restarted (or reset the VM).…
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VMWorld 2013
Anyone going? I'll be there again this year, if anyone wants to meet up!
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Verifying/validating VMware cert holders
Where on VMware's site is a feature for verifying that someone holds the VMware certification(s) that they claim to? I found this blog post on and this FAQ entry on verifying VMware certs, but by now VMware must have a more formal procedure than what it describes. If so, VMware sure doesn't make it easy to find. Thanks in…
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How can i get my vmware client to connect to my dhcp server?
How can i get my vmware client to connect to my dhcp server? I need to use bridge zone and I want it to be connected to my dhcp server, is this possible using bridged mode? i set up a dhcp on my windows server 2008r2 however even though my pc is on the domain it didn't get one from the server
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Advice From Virtual Jedi's Please
Kind of looking ahead here. My career goal is virtualiztion engineer or SME. Will be taking the VCP-DCV here in a few months, feel prepared now but waiting for the Stanley voucher since this is out of pocket. Anyways, most of my virtualization interviews have been wanting VDI (view) knowledge and experience which I don't…
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VMware Hands On Labs
I haven't seen this posted here, it might be useful for a few of you. VMware Hands On Labs - Labs that VMware have created and they give you the manuals and the servers to complete the task, for free. Can't get better than that. Enjoy! Edit - I had to use Firefox to get it to work for me. VMware Hands On Labs VMware Hands…
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Best tool for I/O profile collection
Up until now I have been using as script from my netapp reseller to collect IO profiles from my physical servers and then sending this to them for analysis, I would like to use something in house and am looking for suggestions. Something free would be nice. Any ideas?
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Printable and Shareable VMware Certificates
For anyone who missed it, looks like VMware updated their myLearn portal late last week. You can now log in and retrieve PDF versions of your certificates and share / verify them with others. It's on your myTranscript section right under each certification. VMware Certification
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vDS Design Considerations
After taking a quick peek at this article, I see that in certain circumstances it may be ideal to use a single VDS however; have you guys encountered situations where using multiple VDS is beneficial? I guess it would depend on the client requirements, and the back-end infrastructure but; with everything going converged…
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Cloud/Virtualization and the future
Something like this may have been asked before, but I really feel like I need to be very well versed in the technologies that are out there for virtualization of apps through Microsoft and an in depth overview of tying everything virtual together in cloud services. Is there some type of training that anyone has seen for…
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How can I open port on my 192.168.137.1
How can I open port on my 192.168.137.1? i am using "bridged mode", however since it assigned a 192.167.137 address i cannot open a port on my wireless router, is there a way i can assign my own ip address for my vmware network adapter to a 192.168.1? can this be done in vmware server?
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Can you expand a HDD on an online Linux VM?
On Windows since at least 2008, you have been able to expand a disk on a running virtual machine in VMware (or any other virtualization/SAN LUN) and then expand the disk/volume within Windows without needing downtime/maintenance. We have SLES 11 VM’s with ext3 partitions in their LUNs. I’m sure that there has to be a way…
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Starting AAS IN VMWare @ Baker College
I have not seen much attention paid to this specific program online anywhere, so i thought id answer any questions anyone might have if your thinking about attending Baker for this program. I unfortunately cant get into too much detail yet as i just started (will be starting), but i can offer my experience signing up,…
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VCAP5-DCD today - experience
Brutal! 100 questions all up, with 6 design ones thrown in, how's it humanely possible to concentrate for almost 4 long hours? Two designs just wouldnt work, I was mid way through one of them when it went out of frame and then suddenly random HBA cards showed up. I couldn't delete them, Start Over/Undo didnt help either.…
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Not able to resolve DNS in vmware
Hi all, I have a lab setup at home, i'm trying to connect my 2008r2 server thats in a vmware out to the internet I have my gateway as 192.168.1.1, this should be my forwarder right? What should be my dns server on my DC 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.206 (ip of domain controller, or 127.0.0.1?)? This is in vmware workstation, so…
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vCloud Director
Hi Anyone have any experience with vCloud Director? VMware vCloud Director: Secure Private Clouds, Infrastructure as a Service Just wondering if anyone has experience with it and can list any "gotchas", anything to look out for, etc. with it. Thanks in advance!
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DNS Records in vmware?
Hi I have a question, when using DNS Records, host names and mx records, do I use my external IP address or do I use the IP address of my virtual IP?
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16gb not enough?
I am running a home lab on my main pc in a vmware, when all 5 computers are on load, it hovers at around 15gb (i have 16gb total) dual core cpu fluctuates, do I need more ram? I have an exchange box (with all 4 roles), 1 DC (really need another one), 1 edge server, and 2 windows 8 (i should turn these into windows xp to…
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failed host didn't initiate HA
So I had an interesting failure today, I have a two host cluster running 5.0 ENT+, NFS storage (Netapp), proliant DL380. I start getting alerted on failed servers, login to Vsphere and my host has lost almost all network connevtivity, all storage is showing unavailable, can't get CDP off any of my uplinks, ILO is…
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Home Lab and Eval License
I have 3 days left on my eval license. Was planning on rebuilding anyways but is that what you guys are doing? Rebuilding every 60 days?
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Besides Practice Exams.... (VCP5)
What is the best test engine to purchase in preparation for VCP5? Besides practice exams free online. I am studying Scott Lowes book now, however needed an actual practice test engine to use for my preparation.
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Why can't my win8 vm connect to my domain?
Why can't my win8 vm connect to my domain? I have another server (not domain controller that can connect) Here is my layout 192.168.1.205 Server2008r22 exchange 192.168.1.206 Server2008r21 DC/DNS 192.168.1.200 Win 8 (trying to join to domain) not in AD 192.168.1.210 Server2008r2-3 Exchange/Edge I can ping from win8 to…
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nScaled users?
Anyone using these guys? Looking for company feedback. http://nscaled.com/
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Training Camp VCP Training Boot Camp Warning - Fraud
Hello, I want to make everyone aware of what is going on with the training camp VCP training boot camp program. I was interested in attending their VMware Vsphere 5.1 VCP course because they have one local to my area and I wouldnt have to travel: VCP5-DV - VMware Certified Professional I noticed that the name of the course…
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High CPU ready and poor performance on an SQL VM
Been having performance issues with a CRM environment which is housed in 3 VM's. Application VM1: 2 vCPU's and 8GB RAM Application VM2: 2 vCPU's and 8GB RAM SQL database VM: 4 vCPU's and 12GB RAM Users are experiencing performance issues when running reports, these are run against the database as you'd imagine. They reckon…
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New VMware certification ID
I assume everyone received the email from VMware regarding the new certificaton ID. I logged into VMware's mylearn page, and sure enough all my unique cert# have been changed to the meaningless gibberish. This implies when I get my VCDX, it'll have this gibberish vs. #1xx. I just lost most of my motivation for attempting…
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pVLAN - Home lab
Haven't posted here in a while - preparing for my VCAP5-DCA and wondering what you guys have going on when trying to play around with dvSwitch & pVLANs? I have a nested ESXi setup in workstation and routing setup with vyatta and that's been working well but I'm @ the point where I'm thinking I may need some physical gear…
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vCAC
Any vCAC users on the forum? I've been working on a vCAC PoC/demo for the past month and am blown away by all the stuff you can do with it. The amazing part is that I'm just scratching the surface of what it can do. The learning curve on it is a bit steep compared to ESXi, but once you get past it, it's reasonably…
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Server 2012R2 Hyper-V
Having just deployed 2 server 2012 clusters in my environment, I was surprised to find an email from MS in my inbox this morning about Server 2012R2. On the virtualization side they have a couple of key improvements: VHD/VHDX Deduplication Live Migration Compression Live Migrations with remote direct memory access Improved…
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How to run games using a virtual machine on linux
I have been fairly successful at running some computer games on linux via Wine, however I would like to try an installed a virtual machine on my linux laptop that has a windows XP mode. I have been studying for the network+ exam and I ran into a chapter on virtualization. This is a topic I don't know much about. I have run…