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Install vCenter as a VM on ESXi 4.1?
Has anyone tried to install vCenter server as a virtual machine running on a ESXi? This is for a lab environment and instead of adding a 3rd computer to the mix, wanted to just run vCenter as a VM if possible.
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VMWorld 2011 - Qualifying VCP courses?
I've just found out that I will be attending VMWorld 2011 on the company's dime (yay!). I'd really like to look into getting certified since this may be the only year this company sends me to VMWorld before I leave. I was wondering if I can avoid having to take the expensive VMWare authorized courses by attending specific…
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Having an Issue with connecting a Virtual Machine Windows 7 to Windows Server 2008
So here goes. I am trying to connect a virtual machine Windows 7 machine to a virtual machine Windows Server 2008 machine. I want to be able to connect it to the domain I have made. Problems thus far: - When I enter the Domain name in the Domain box of the Windows 7 machine, it does not connect. Statements: Both machines…
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VCP4 self pay? Am I crazy?
I'm a contractor and considering going after VCP4. I use ESX 4.1/VMWare on a daily basis, and I've historically done well on exams. That being said, my parent company does essentially nothing for me, and if I want this cert, I'm on my own. Considering a course is required for this cert, I don't know if I'm crazy thinking…
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vcp studying
I am having difficulty differentiating vswitches, nexus1000v, and distributed switches can anyone really clarify how or when to use each? Thanks!
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Any lower end powerful cheap server that supports virtualization
I'm looking for a cheap server which is cable of vitalization... any ideas?
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P2V vConverter error
Ive been trying for a couple of days now to convert a W7 32-bit machine from P2V using vConverter 4.3.0 (newest DL). The conversion fails every time at 98% and says " An error occurred during reconfiguration". I have googled it to death and it seems W7 has a seperate boot partition that VMware wants to have a driver…
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Hyper-V Replica Feature in Windows Server 8
Fast-forward to 36 minutes in this video to see the first public demonstration of Windows Server 8 and Hyper-V replicas. WPC 2011 - Worldwide Partner Conference - July 10-14, 2011 Between MS closing the functionality gap by adding (needed) features to Hyper-V and VMWare's punishing new licensing model, we may start to see…
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Do vcp 4 course or vcp5?
Does it make sense to hold off doing the vcp 4.1 course now that vcp5 is here? I was contacted today with a reduced rate for the vcp 4.1 five day course... Should i hold out for the new vcp5 course starting in september? Thanks
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Review of VCAP-DCA exam
Here's my review of the VCAP-DCA exam: VMware Training and Certification: VCAP-DCA exam review I can't wait to get my result! Scott.
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Worth it to get into Virtualization??
I am really intrigued and really want to get into virtualization. But the thing is that I would hate to do all of the studying and put in the time to get the certs and then find out that it is a passing fad. Do you all think that virtualization is a thing that will be here for a long time? Also what would be the best cert…
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Will a vcp open any doors to someone with no exp?
Just wondering would i be wasting my time and money doing the vcp course if i dont have any experience,could it open any doors for me? I would ideally like to travel with this cert.
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When do you think companies will start using vsphere5?
Hi, When do you think companies will start using vsphere5?
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VCP5 Exam Blueprint
VCP511 Exam Exam Blueprint Version 1.2 VMware Certified Professional Exam Blueprint 7 July 2011 Disclaimer: This blueprint is intended to provide information about the objectives covered by this exam, related resources, and recommended courses. The material contained within this blueprint is not intended to guarantee that…
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Vcp4?
Hey gents, quick question for ya all. Now that vSphere 5 is out and so is the exam, is it worth it to do the VCP4 now and perhaps upgrade to the VCP5 later? I am not new to Virtualisation, I have used Workstation at home for a couple of years, we run vSphere 4 at work, and I have built VM's and troubleshot issues with…
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Join Hyper-v host to guest DC
I have a Hyper-v server that hosts a Web, Exchange, WDS, and Domain controller (along with a few other guests). My question is; do you think it is a good idea to join my hyper-v server to the domain that it hosts? Thanks,
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High CPU usage with RHEL VM with VirtualBox
I've had this issue with for quite some time. CPU usage when the RHEL5 VM is idle is 30-60%. I have tried things like adding "divider=10" parameter to GRUB that alot of people suggested on some forums but that made CPU usage go to 70-80%. I would just use VMware Workstation on my laptop but it interferes with my touchpad…
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Confused about VMware
Im just getting into the VM world and am t-totally overwhelmed by all the products, so i have no idea even where to start...but assume i'll start with vmware as opposed to the other vendors. The last time i looked into this BESR baremetal restore was a hot technology...but i assume vmware has something better or at least…
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would i be mad to do vcp4 without any vsphere experience?
Hello, I am thinking of doing this course,realistically how hard will it be for me to pass without working with vsphere on a daily basis? I plan to watch the cbt/trainsignal videos before doing the course and also reading up on as much documentation as i can...i am also going to install vsphere and start playing around…
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VMware vSphere 5 is official
well, it's official :D Wonder if all my hardware will work with it VMware vSphere Upgrade Center: Private Cloud Computing
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XenDesktop 5 Woes
I was recently put in charge of updating a small Xendesktop 4 Proof of Concept to a full Xendesktop 5 infrastructure. The project didn't go smoothly and there are a few significant problems that I don't know where else to turn on. Our consultants can't figure it out, they've had 3 support instances with Citrix and they…
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Hyper-V 3.0 to be included in Windows 8
Hyper-V 3.0 Confirmed for Windows 8 Client - Robert McLaws: Windows Edition Pretty cool... Of course anything might change for the RTM or even the first beta.
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Avance
Anyone here ever v2v an Avance VM to an ESXi server? Any gotchas that I should be aware of?
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gns3 + virtualbox
I found this screenshot http://www.gns3.net/phpBB/download/file.php?id=827&sid=a6057b1d4fd2da14dc714f7b14c652dc&mode=view I'm at work right now and can't try and test this, but can anyone confirm this is how it was done? 1. have gns3 installed 2. have virtualbox installed 3. create virtualbox VMs 4. assign virtualbox VM…
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sitting vcp4 tomorrow
Any last minute words of wisdom
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Which book is a better read for VCP?
Hi, Along with the other usual study materials, which at this point would be considered a better supplement: Mastering VMware vSphere 4 by Scott Lowe, or VMware vSphere 4 Implementation by Mike Laverick? Thanks! I realize this is a subjective question.....
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Which first: VCP4 or MCITP: VA?
Well, I'm just finishing up my MCITP: EA and considering the next step. So, are there any advantages to doing either VCP4 or MCITP: VA first? Just to give some background... Basically, I know VCP will be a requirement for work. It's definitely the big thing that everyone seems to take note of or really even care about. As…
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Poweredge R510 and ESXi 4.1
Hey guys. Ok in need of some help here. We just purchased/received a new PE R510 that we are/were planning to install VMWare ESXi (free) version on. Well come to find out when we ordered it, we configured it to include the PERC s300 SAS controller. Come to find out now, Linux kernel OS' don't recognize software based…
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CBT Nuggets VCP4?
Hi, I was wondering if the CBT Nuggets videos for the VCP4.1 track are any good? I am not talking about as a sole source but will they get you comfortable enough on the material initially, or not really worth it? I already have access to them but wanted to see if it is worth my time versus just jumping into the textual…
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Virtualization Security training
I'm looking at attending one of the two training classes below and was curious if anybody had any experience with them. VMware vSphere: Manage and Design for Security [V4.1] VMware vSphere: Manage and Design for Security [V4.1] Virtualization Security Fundamentals SANS Network Security 2011 - Virtualization Security…
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ESXi and SAN failure question
Hi guys, hoping one of you VCP Experts can help me out here... I have a few ESXi 3.5 servers and 2 Openfiler SANS. The issue is if you have a VM on a local disk, and 2 other discs connected (1 from each san) either mirrored up or seperate and lose connection to a san (unplug the network cable or shutdown the san) the VM's…
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May as well go for the VCAP4-DCD ey ... even though I didn't want to
The design exams never really interested me and one of my end goals was to get the VCAP4-DCA .. Now we got the requirement to send someone to the Design Workshop and since I have multiple VCPs it was clear who they will send eventually. Now I thought - "while I am at it" I may as well shoot for the DCD ... are there, apart…
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vSphere 5 Beta testing
Looks like I'm going to be leaning very hard on our account managers to get the beta version in house. VMware Certified Professional (VCP) group | LinkedIn
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Anyone here setup ASA Smart Tunnels to XenDesktop?
Maybe this belongs in the security section, but since this is in regards to virtualization I figured I'de give it a shot. I'm astounded at the lack of documentation in regards to this subject. What I am trying to do is setup smart tunnels, so when a user logs into the WebVPN it autolaunches the smart tunnel so the ICA…
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VCP second chance offering
Came across this and wanted to share.
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Woot! VCP!
Completed my VCP requirement today. Passed the exam back in March. Finished the VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V4.x] class today. Just need to wait for VMware to update their database. Lots of stuff you need to know for the VCP exam was covered in this class.
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boot cd for converter to usb drive?
hell guys. I tried to convert our 300 GB file server this last weekend and it failed it 95% got to love it. but I originally wanted to convert it to usb and and then trasfer it to datastore.. my question is this: does the usb boot converter allow to usb? because on the installed version of the converter it did not give me…
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NAS for home lab use
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as far as what to use for NAS in my home lab. I'm trying to save as much money as possible, yet I do not want to limit myself as far as being able to test some advanced features of VMware. My main goal is to achieve MCITP SA and probably EA beyond that, however I'm…
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veeam fast scp is awesome
wow this has been a life saver wow! thanks guys for recommending it
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Recommend me a switch for ESXi
hi guys, i've been searching for a good 24 ports switch for my ESXi lab (expanding my lab with 3 i7-2600 system in the up coming weeks. Currently using 2 AMD quads). I've been reading up and narrowed it down to the HP 1810 and the DELL 2824 HP : Newegg.com - HP ProCurve J9450A#ABA 10/100/1000Mbps Switch 24 x RJ45 + 2 x SFP…
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GLBIT question
hey guys this is what I am doing. I have a vmware server esxi 4.1 hypervisor that I am using. I configured the Gi0/4 port to handle the vlans (same config as our other vmware server) and I see the Gi link light flash on both ends (server side and switch side. but nothing no connection. what else do I have to do on the…
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Virtualbox: fatal error..no bootable medium found
I downloaded virtualbox through the ubuntu software center..now when I try to create a windows 7 OS and click start...the black screen comes up but then says " fatal error: no bootable medium found" I found this through google #495 (Fatal: no bootable medium found! System Halted) - VirtualBox its someone asking the same…
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Block Size resize?
hey guys lie to me and tell me there is an easy way to change block size in a data store. I have a vm I am creating and well it is 300 GB and the block size for my datastore is only 1MB wow nooob huh! I have Esxi 4.1 hypervisor isnt there a way to increase the datastore that I have to a different block size. I only have 2…
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Creating a virtual network in VMWare?
Hi everyone, I use VMWare workstation to do all my labbing but I feel I'm doing my self a disservice by not replicating a real world environment. Is there away to make a virtual network so I can put different locations on different subnets and still have them talk to each other? I've read about VMware infrastructure but I…
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VMWare Server \ Direct Attached Storage Disk Array
I just set up a VMware Server and seem to have an issue. I have a few Virtualized servers up and running so far. I have used VMware Vcenter Converter. Here is the issue. One of the servers that I want to convert has a Direct Attached Storage Disk Array attached to it. The conversion seems to go fine but when the conversion…
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Cheapest path to VCP?
I was planning on taking the VCP exam in February but after doing some quick research it looks like I'll need to take an instructor led class. According the VMware EDU website I might be spending in excess of $3K to get this party started. I was hoping to do this all self-study. Am I reading everything correctly or is…
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Orphaned VMknic
~ # esxcfg-vmknic -l Interface Port Group/DVPort IP Family IP Address Netmask Broadcast MAC Address MTU TSO MSS Enabled Type vmk0 293 IPv4 170.191.97.247 255.255.255.240 170.191.97.255 1c:c1:de:07:47:48 1500 65535 true STATIC vmk2 322 IPv4 170.191.96.245 255.255.255.240 170.191.96.255 00:50:56:7d:47:78 1500 65535 true…
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vm command line - giving back
here you go guys. here is for all the times you help me out. wow I found this link and it shows you how to build a vlan and vswitch etc..from command line. awesome... video too. enjoy dudes! VMware KB: Configuring networking from the ESX service console command line
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vFoglight vs vCenter Operations manager
Has anybody had any experience with either of these products. My company is doing a POC and has narrowed down the finalists to these two. I'm leaning towards vFoglight but found that creating dashboards has a steep learning curve. Whereas vCenter Ops (formally Integrien Alive) is easier to use, but doesn't feel like an…
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VMWare Home Lab for MCITP, testing
Hey guys, I am trying to build a relatively cheap server that I wish to eventually use to install VMWare ESXi in order to practice for MCITP:SA. I am a complete noob to virtualization, though I've been reading up on it. I suppose I could use VMWare Workstation for this, but I would like to have a physical machine as a…
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resized vm
hey guys I want to resize the vm..here is my plan. 1. power off vm 2. edit size of vm D drive from 40 GB to 100GB 3. power on vm 4. install a partition manager on it 5. increase size of D drive with this. sound good of is there something I am missing? thanks
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Cheap Dual Port Intel NIC for ESXi
Just give you guys a head up, I bought 6 of these and they all work fine with ESXi 4.1 in a regular PCI slot. Just watch out for clearance on the southbridge/northbridge heatsinks on your motherboard Looks like i have to trim mine before I can populate all 2 PCI slots -So far I have 1 in my Openfiler server, wanted 2 but…
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Passed 70-693, Now MCITP:VA
Passed it this morning with an 820. My goal is an 850, but I am happy with this score as I thought I was going to fail not long after I started the exam. I hit a patch of tough management questions that I either hadn't studied during prep for this exam or last studied when I took the SCVMM exam over a year ago. I thought…
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Clustered vCenter?
Is anybody running vCenter in a physical cluster. My next task is to get this setup and am running into some conflicting stories. The three support people at VMWare I have talked to say it's not supported, the consultant who is a VCDX says it can be done and the google searches I have done are hit and miss. Bottom line I…
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Intel VT, AMD-V, VMware and KVM... confused!
Dear all, while preparing for the RHCSA exam I also wanted to play with KVM virtualization. I have only been working with VMware ESX/Fusion and VirtualBox so far so this is pretty much new territory for me. Since KVM seems to take a different approach I understand that it is dependent on the CPU's support for either Intel…
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VMware aquires Shavlik
Just received this bit of information. Curious to see what comes of the acquisition.
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Which product to buy - How to allocate Hardware
I have 2 DL380 g5's That I can use for vSphere4. So far the only plans are to host a few non-critical services. Shares, voicemail, WSUS, etc... Plus future additional systems to save us from buying new physical boxes. Id like to be able to move VM's between physical machines. For example I have WSUS on a VM and Id like to…
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Virtual Disk Performance
I want to run 4 virtual machines simultaneously. One is the domain controller consisting of 3 virtual disks. I run SQL 2005 and WSUS 3.0 and SCCM 2007 on this domain controller. The other 3 virtual machines are client computers with single disks. I have four physical disks I can dedicate to these virtual machines. Do you…
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Maintenance Mode ESX 2.5
Was this just a matter of stopping the service 'vmware' if no vcenter is available ? I just cannot remember
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ESXI vs ESX ?
dudes I have no clue what is the difference. I have an ESXI 4.1 and and ESX 3.5 both have the command line and looks the same what the difference???? VMware ESX Server 3.5.0 build-82663 VMware ESXi 4.1.0 build-348481 they look and feel the same?? both use the infrastructure client. and ofcourse the 4.1 looks more spiffy…
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ESXi, vSphere, vCenter Can you explain the correlation?
I'm very new to virtualization, just familiar with setting up basic VMWare Workstations for test labs. However at work, higher up sys admins are looking into virtualizing servers company wide where it will prove cost effective. I've been reading through setup documentation and I see common references such as ESXi, vSphere,…
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Hyper-V CPU Usage
When I am working in a VM, the VM OS's Task Manager shows heavier usage with spikes upt 45% (though usually 25%) but Hyper-V host machine's Task Manager shows CPU usage barely above 5% -- most of the time it is 2% on all 4 CPUs. Hyper-V Manager shows fluctuations for the VM's but still nothing above 15%. What gives?
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Vmworld 2011
This is coming up and I may get the chance to go through work, got some good feed back from people I know that attended in 2010. If I get to go my plan is to spend as much time trying to learn about products I don't work with everyday and see how they could be used at my company. I have done little research into whats…
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passed 70-659
If you work with hyper-V R2 and VMM 2008 you can pass the exam. I used the Sybex book recommended here in the forum and watched all the free MS videos. Make sure you know how to configure CSV cluster and work with hyper-v in clustered configuration. You will need some RDS knowledge as well. Good luck
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Books for MCITP:VA? 70-693 & 70-669
I can't find any books for these... anyone got any pointers? Anyone used any books successfully?
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Nexus 1000v question
I recently deployed the 1000v from a .ovf template as Thick, this is on a Netapp filer and NFS connection. Apparently even though you choose thick it deploys as thin, think this is an NFS thing, so I inflate it, but when it gets storage Vmotioned it goes back to thin and causes the secondary to reboot. Any else had this…
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Can Login via Hyper-V Manager Console but not RDP
I have a Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 running several VMs. There is a Server 2008 R2 VM acting as DC and a Windows 7 Enterprise VM as a member computer in the domain. I can login via RDP as well as Hyper-V console using a local system Administrator account buut not as [AD-Domain]\testuser account. That is, I can connect via…
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Docs for hardening and tuning vSphere 4.1
For those who need to learn something about security and performance in vSphere 4.1 environments: VMware Communities: vSphere 4.1 Hardening Guide (Apr 5, 2011) VMware Communities: Troubleshooting Performance Related Problems in vSphere 4.1 Environments (Feb 17, 2011)
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Anyway to make the vmware training any cheaper!?
I'm interested in doing the secure,deploy 4 day course so I can take the VCP exam, as you probably know all in all its about 2k anywhere you take. I dont suppose anyone knows of any vouchers promotions etc to make it cheaper as I going to fund the course myself. I am going to contact the place hosting the course and see…
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Hyper-v doesnt release mouse
Awright folks, I have this issue with Hyper-v (running as role on a 2008 R2 host) not auto-releasing the mouse when I try to move the mouse out of the VM, I have to hit Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow to release the mouse. This is happening only with Windows Server 2008, any other guest OS's have no issues. All integration services…
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dynamips/dynagen on top of ESXi
Anyone done this? Any hiccups? Is performance acceptable? The dynamips VM will probably be running on debian. I'm wanting the flexibility to have both host connectivity for testing VLAN and routing configurations, and the ability to tear hosts down and put them back up quickly. Planning on running Server 2008 R2 at times…
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Whats new in vSphere 5
Posted here: VMware vSphere 5 details leaked VMware vSphere 5 will support up to 1 TB of RAM and 32 virtual CPUs per VM, according to a leaked document. A posting entitled “What’s new in vSphere 5.0” appeared last Friday in a Turkish Web forum, with details on the next major release of VMware’s server virtualization…
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Virtual Enviroment Monitoring
I have recently been tasked with finding a suitable monitoring software for our virtual environment. I was wondering what products other are using to monitor their environments and if you can give me any input on the software I've found. Management Software Identified thus far: FogLight (Installed and testing) HP OM (Have…
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df -m?
hey how can I do a display partition command on my vm server esxi 3.5 and 4.1 ? I am trying to see how it is partitioned? after the install of defaults? what is a good partitioning of a esxi server ? anyone have a good volume layout?
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Is Hyper-V really on par with VMWare?
I was at an interview for a SMB consulting agency the other day where I was told that they don't use VMWare because HyperV has pretty much caught up to and is on par with VMWare feature wise and for the cost difference it didn't make sense to use VMWare. That seems a bit far fetched to me, but I haven't been keeping up…
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Vmware - vcp
Hi All, Just want to know if anyone has found a way to get this cert without sitting a full 5 day course. I am happy to pay the money for the course but want to either do it at nights or weekends or online self paced. Being a contractor its already a few grand on course cost i dont want to add to the bill by taking a week…
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Running a Virtual Network
I wanted to get more experience with servers and thought perhaps i could get a maxed out laptop load virtual box on it and run one server with a Vista and 7 Machine virtualized as well. Is this possible? Also, I understand what DNS, DHCP,exchange servers are but are they just services I can run on a server...which in this…
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Virtualization and single points of failure in small businesses
Hey guys, I was just thinking about something. I had a small business network (around 50-60 users) and they had a few servers (2 DCs [one acting as a file server also] and an Exchange server). Long story short, these machines were on their last legs and they finally got some money to go ahead and upgrade the hardware. Now,…
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Nice PowerCLI poster
Ordered the latest two Trainsignal addition for PowerCLI and Troubleshooting and it came with this : http://blogs.vmware.com/.a/6a00d8341c328153ef013486974c65970c-pi Pretty cool reference !!! (apparently they were given out at the vmworld too)
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70-659 anyone?
Hey guys! Long time no see. I've been hard at work with the new job I landed last January. I love it! Couldn't be happier. Anyway, we're a Microsoft partner. Currently at Silver and going for Gold. To help with that, I am going after a couple certs. Here are my options: Option 1 Your organization must employ or contract…
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Hyper-v issues : hypervisor is not running
So folks I had just Windows 7 running on my machine when I decided to install Windows Server 2008 R2 in a dual boot scenario. But I cannot launch any VM's, throws me an error saying hypervisor is not running. I have ensured that the hypervisor is set to autostart in the bcd store. Before I installed Server 2008 R2 I am…
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best cbts on vmware
hey guys who has the best CBTs on vmware esxi install setup etc..
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Windows 7 Installation multiple times/machines
I have 32-bit OEM (Dell) Windows 7, as well as 64-bit/32-bit Professional (from MSDNAA). I was wondering if I can install these multiple times or multiple machines and activate? I have installed Vista several times and was able to activate though had to go through the offline/manual activation using MS activation line.…
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Pre-Reqs to Learning Virtualization
Hello everyone, My background is working mostly supporting users on the desktop side (doing help desk/desktop support/Jr. to mid-level system administration). I have close to a year of system administration experience, but I was wondering if I needed to take any classes to be prepared for Virtualization or am I ok with the…
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Rename vms?
Hey guys I want to rename some of our vms from inside and rename the actual server and to rename the vm so in the inventory it matches the new name of the server. Yeah in WIndows 2003 AD it renames it fine in there when you change it but what about in the Esxi itself and in the infrastructure client I have hear it messes…
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The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target is now free
This is good news for those learning virtualization or Microsoft Clustering (or other high-availability technologies), this saves the need to add a 3rd party iSCSI target like StarWind or spin up an IET or OpenFiler server just to get some shared storage in a lab/demo environment.
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Add drivers
hello guys I am installing a vmware free 4.1 esxi version. On boot up it doesnt have a place where I can add drivers on the fly like in Microsoft you can hit F6 to install 3rd party drivers. but where in the instal of ESXI 4.1 can you install drivers for the raid set on the fly?
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DELL vs HP
wow I was looking at both sites and it seems DELL blows HP away as far as cost, size and power of their servers over HP. Am I wrong. Are Dell Vm server good or bad? any opinions on Dell over HP. I mean HP is way costly and you dont get much? And is it true what I am seeing they install vwmare 4.1 Esxi on the server ready…
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Virtualization Council?
Who the heck are these people? I'm seeing more boot camps and classes offering the VC certs as opposed to the actual VMWare certification. While I'm not opposed to vendor-neutral certification, I think it should be run by a well-established organization, e.g. CompTIA. On the Virtualization Council website, I see some pages…
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proxmox
I've just discovered proxmox and I'm in love. If you don't know what it is, think ESXi, only Debian. Proxmox - Proxmox VE Only 1 - 3% overhead and you manage it via a web browser. No more Vsphere client!
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Issue with using USB devices with guest
Lately I've been having issues connecting USB devices (usb wifi card and a USB modem) to guest VM's with Virtualbox (installed on my laptop.) I'm now occasionally receiving driver error messages when trying to connect my usb wifi card to a guest VM with VMware workstation (installed on my desktop). I've never had an issue…
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PowerCLI books
Anybody know any good books on PowerCLI? I have an upgrade project coming up and would like to start practicing now. Thanks,
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Need a little assistance...
Could you guys give me a little insight on a situation? I just started a job where the previous sys admin put VMware 3.5 in production. The firm purchased 4.0 but instead of upgrading 3.5 to 4.0, he installed a separate 4.0 host system then left the company. The VMs still exist in 3.5. My question to you guys is would it…
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VMware View
Hey all, I'm currently playing around with this for a potential work project but can't seem to find any books about it ANYWHERE. I've checked barnes and noble and borders. Anyone know of any books about this product?
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Beta testing vSphere etc.
How can you participate in Beta programs which include vSphere / vCenter etc. actually ?
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Entry Level Virtualization Opportunities
Hi Guys, I've been lurking around here for a while but finally decided to post. I'm a recent Comp Sci. with 1 year experience in healthcare IT. I am looking to break into virtualization however finding entry level positions in this field has been a challenge. I've been reading Scott Lowe's Mastering vSphere book and I have…
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Damn quick way to install ESXi 'eau masse' onto USB
We deploy quite a lot of ESXi server and most of them run of USB. With this you can prepare a whole bunch of USB sticks in advance. Then if you need a deployment, grab a stick, put it in the server and done :) 1. Format the USB stick 2. Download ESX Installable (4.0u1 for example). 3. Extract iso using MagicIso / Winrar or…
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Free TechNet Sub ....
All you need is to pass and be quick Virtualization Certification.
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Blackberry syncing on VDI
I tried but wasn't able to get blackberry desktop manager to recognize my blackberry on my VDI even though on the local it was fine. Anyone know if this is a regular citrix issue or is there a way around it? Using Vmware ESXi for server and Citrix Delivery agent for the VDI. Thanks
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How Do I Uninstall Vmware Workstation
Hello guys, I used to have VMware workstation 5.5.1 on my vista laptop,I have since upgraded to Windows 7 ultimate and have tried to uninstall the VMware via add/remove in control panel and even ccleaner uninstaller but it keeps giving BSOD. Can someone tell me in non technical terms how to get rid of this application…