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I guess I'm vSphere 6.0 now....
So I swear I asked Dell to send me the licensing for VMware 5.5 but in normal fashion they sent me Enterprise Plus 6.0 licensing. I was waiting and waiting for the keys and then I screamed at them for it. I was using my VMUG keys since Dell was slow with the e-licensing. ....the things I do so the project wasn't delayed!…
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So im a VCP-DCV5 now
Hi guys, Passed my exam a few weeks back, My job has Vsphere in place but not on a large enough scale that it requires any real time or skill to manage, So in light of that and until i find a job with a larger Vsphere enviroment....How do i keep my knowledge up to scratch? I done Hyper V over a year ago and havent touched…
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Just wanted to say...
I just wanted to say special thanks to: Essendon, dave330i, jibbajabba, kj0, tomtom1, and azjag for all of the support and to everyone else I might have forgotten for your feedback the past few months thru my VCP training and then onto the exam and now into my 1st fully deployed ESXi 5.5 cluster of my own at my place of…
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VCA-DCV vs VCA6-DCV Exam
I have been studying for the VCA-DCV Exam and was going to take it this week but see the VCA6-DCV test is now out. Am I wasting my time taking the VCA-DCV and should go for the VCA6-DCV?
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Stanly Edu Re-newing vSphere license
Hi all, I done the online course through Stanly Edu last year and was able to get licenses for test labbing. The license was good for 2 years, 1 year initially with optio to re-new 12 months later for free. I've been sent the renewal email from @kivuto.com, with links to login-however cant login to site as re-directs to…
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How the *bleep* am I going to pass the test?!
So I took the Stanly class about a year ago, and about 8 months ago attempted the exam and failed with a score of 286. I tried to continue to study and prep, but I changed jobs during that time and had to figure out how to do my job rather than spend that time studying. And after I got home, the last thing I wanted to do…
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Stanly College: ICM Course Students - Software discounts
Hey guys, So something new it appears on the Stanly portal if your an active student, these is university-scale pricing for software on the college website. If your enroll in the course you can follow this link and login:…
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Equalogic Management: iSCSI Connector via a VM Port Group
Hey guys, So I'm wanting to make a VM have access to our Equalogic SAN. However if any of you know Dell Recommends only using the eth0-4 on the controllers. So with that being said instead of normally just doing a VMkernel port (for iSCSI traffic from the ESXi host to the SAN only) I'm adding a VM Port Group to the iSCSI…
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Vcap5-dca
I am actually studying 2 certs. VCP5-DT and VCAP5-DCA. I am going to take the desktop first to get it out of the way. I work in Horizon View as part of my job. Anyways, I am wanting to study for the VCAP5-DCA. I have a lab server at home to study on, but it's 4 years old. It's a dual quad core optron with 32 gigs of ram. I…
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which VMware cert to get first?
i was thinking about getting vmware cert. i was thinking vcp5-dt desktop or vcp550 vsphere 5.5. was looking at system admin job and they are looking for vmware and powershell. oops meant to post in Virtualization forum.
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What happens if my internet get disconnected in the middle of doing VCA-DCV exam?
Hello guys How does the online exam work? What happens if I my internet get disconnected in the middle of the exam? Does it pause / can I resume it later? Or is it gone forever and I am considered as "failed" ?
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VMware Learning Zone
Thoughts on VMware's new subscription based video training? They now have it for 500.00 I know there was a lot of buzz on their blog over the 1000.00 price tag. https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=51506
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Vmware VM not able to resolve names
Hi experts, I have make a Windows 7 VM and it natted it in the VMware workstation I am getting the correct Private IP and also able to ping the 8.8.8.8 but not able to resolve the name google.com . I have statically assigned the dns server address in the VM to open DNS but still no luck, I also tried to put the dns sever…
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what are my option to run vmotion on home lab
what are my optionw to run vmotion on home lab? I have 1 physical server,local storage, running two nexted ESXI and vSphere5.5, Vcenter Should I use FreeNAS? SCSI setup virtual disks can be shared between virtual machines?
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VCP class besides Stanly Community College?
I am on the waiting list for Stanly Community College but while wondering are there any other online schools that offer the class? The vmware on demand class is out of my price range.
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Host maintence - how often
How often do you update your hosts (esxi or hyper v) either with patches or rebooting?
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VCAP-DCA: Will I ever get it done...
I passed the VCAP-DCD in march 2014, aiming to take the DCA by summer. Then fall. Then life screwed me over (surgery) and postponed it again. I just got back in the mood for studying, having renewed my CCNP yesterday and I want to keep the momentum. Problem is, every time I get started, I get distracted by something else.…
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vSphere: Fast Track [V5.5] for guy never worked with Vmware
Hi My boss wish that I will attend training "vSphere: Fast Track [V5.5]" and pass the exam VMware Certified Professional 5 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV) on the last course day I never worked with VMware. I know only OpenStack basics. What do you think?
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Trying to administer Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 from a Windows 7 computer in a Workgroup?
Hi Everyone, I have been attempting to manager a Hyper-V 2012 R2 Server from a Windows 7 computer in a Workgroup, however as yet I have not had any luck. In order to try and configure both the Server, and the W7 boxes I have followed the tutorial below -…
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Can't talk to ESXi Host
I have one ESXi which I have no problems with. It's running one standard switch with management port @ 192.168.0.10 I'm trying to get a second ESXi up and running with an IP of .20. Standard switch as well. I can ping it fine, but when I attempt to ping from one of my virtual machines running on the first ESXi host I can't…
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Question about the network serial console
So for my CSR1000Vs (Cisco virtual routers) being run in ESXi, I had it set initially to enable network serial console, allowing me to input something in the syntax of [URL]telnet://192.168.1.15:2001[/URL], where the port number is the VM that I can remote into as if it were from the console. However, after putting in my…
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vsphere web client 5.5 "local host was rejected"
any idea why I cannot browse to my vsphere web client https://localhost:9443/vsphere-client on my local windows 8 PC using chrome? I get an error "Google Chrome's connection attempt to localhost was rejected." I tried turning off my windows 8 firewall... I have an HP Proliant HP DL380 with two ESXi host, nested setup. I…
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vExpert: 2nd quarter
Hey guys, Soooo.... the end of the 1st quarter is in two days, does VMware do the vExpert every quarter or just twice a year?
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True Story: When your bosses admit his mistake....
So as some of you know I've built out a VMware cluster at my new employer and it has the SAN, the iSCSI fabric, two Dell R720's, and new Dell N2048's switches; the works.... I told them we needed backup power for the servers. Well I got the big fat word we all know and fear "make it work" once they saw the price tag for…
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Passing the VCP5-DCV with no networking/server experience
Can I honestly pass the VCP5-DCV with no server/network experience? I have 7 years desktop experience but no high level server/network experience... I completed my VCA-DCV and stanly community college vSphere5.5 online training. I setup a nested lab on an HP Proliant server. looking at the Blueprint, it requires a lot of…
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Communicating between Hyper-V Server and a laptop guest o/s (VMware Workstation)?
Hi Everyone, I am experimenting with Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 on my personal computer. To do so I have setup Hyper-V Server in a dual boot configuration with Windows 7; this way my wife can use our PC as normal (to perform banking, look at Facebook, etc), and I can use the PC for a learning tool. At the moment whilst I have…
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Missing appropriate menu items under 'Configure for Remote Management' in Hyper-V Ser
Hi Everyone, I am using Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 in a Workgroup environment. Presently I am attempting to configure the Hyper-V Server for Remote Management. Towards this end I have attempted to follow the tutorial at Configuring Remote Management of Hyper-V Server - in a workgroup - Ben Armstrong - Site Home -…
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Unable to ping vmware guest from another vmware guest
[h=1]Unable to ping vmware guest from another vmware guest on same ESXi host. I am running nested ESXI host on HP Proliant DL380G6. [/h]I was able to before. don't know what change. Management network promiscuous is enabled. I can login in to Host 1 and ping Host2... please help
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VCP6-DCV Study center (help)
So this is a quick opening post from me. A lot are going to be sitting the Beta tests this month and next and I thought we should do a thread together that can help each other. The idea being that we post about a section we are struggling with (being specific - if required) and then as a team, we can help one another…
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About to acquire VCP5-DCV, will I have to re-take the class for VCP6-DCV?
I'm finally getting around to taking the VCP5 exam after passing the Stanley course a year ago. I'd like to immediately start studying for the VCIX-DCV6 but i'm confused by the roadmap of the new exams. * Will I have to go VCP5 > VCP6 > VCIX6, if so will I have to re-take a class for VCP6? * Can I go straight from VCP5 to…
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VMware Log Insight
Anyone use/implement/design this? I have a design and implement coming up for Log Insight and would like to know of any interesting points, gotchas and general ideas of this piece of code. I've got it running in the lab and it took a while to get used to but the capabilities are pretty cool - the way it ingests logs and…
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Mastering vSphere 6
Looks like an April release http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-VMware-vSphere-Nick-Marshall/dp/1118925157
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vROPS example reports
Is anyone able to share sample reports of vROPS? Any environment would be helpful, lab or otherwise.
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VMware NFS data stores
Simple question. in esxi 5.5 when you mount a NFS data store how can you tell which NIC will be used? I assume that it will use any NIC with a IP address in the same range as the storage array, but is there any way to fix this or check? its not i want to do this, jsut curious as from what I see there is nothing in the…
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ESxi Losing Connectivity
I've setup ESXi 5.5 and have one onboard NIC and one dual port physical NIC connected. I can get into the console with the onboard NIC setup to the management network, but when I try to add the other two NIC ports, I lose connection to the connection and have to remove the adapters directly from the console. The PCI NIC…
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Escalate VMware Partner Central SRs ?
Does anyone know how to escalate VMware Partner Central SRs ? I have a ticket where the only response I got is a satisfaction survey ... Which wouldn't work out too well for the particular rep :)
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Assigning static IP to Autolab's router
I'd like to assign a static IP address to "waiting for DHCPOFFER on eth0...". How do I go about doing that. Thanks.
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vCenter server is not displayed in the inventory list
I am new to virtualization. I have installed the ESXi 5.5 on a PowerEdge 2950 server. Then I installed vCenter server on a windows 2008 standard (not a domain controller) machine. I can connect to ESXi with a vsphere client. Though, when I log in to the vsphere web client, I don't see anything in the inventory list. My…
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VCA-DCV and alternatives
Dear members, I am in the process of self-studying to land any first line support job in IT. At the actual stage I finished the CCNA and the Comptia A+. Before I will start the MCSA, which seems required for any 1st Line Supporter role in UK, I was looking to have a basic introduction to virtualization. The VCP-DCV is out…
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Anyone else get a free copy of Workstation 11 when they passed VCP?
So i passed my VCP last month and the other day I got an email from VMware with a free copy of Workstation 11. Is this common?
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ESXI6 Whitebox Suggestions
Just curious what you guys would suggest from experience? 10-15 VMs, a few will be somewhat high load. No budget really. Thanks!
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Home Lab Setup
Hi all, Long time lurker who could use a little guidance, I have just start my studies for the VCP550 exam and I'm looking to setup a home lab. A server has just become available to me (for next to nothing) and wondered if it would meet the requirements for a nested setup? HP Proliant ML350 G6: 2x Xeon E5503 8GB RAM (4x2)…
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please delete
Never mind, they've already seen the problem and are fixing it. You can delete this post.
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Stanly Vsphere class expiration?
Hello everyone. I originally took the Vsphere class last spring. It was the 5.0 version. Life ended up getting in the way and I never sat for the exam. Am I pretty much out of luck and would need to retake the class in order to take the updated exam?
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VCP exams
Hello All I been searching the topping for a while but could not get an answer. I am new to VMware process on how and where to take exam. For COMPTIA exams ..i just logon to PearsonVue/Comptia to schedule for exam. BUT how do i do it for VMWare? i registered at VMware.com but i dont see my ID under my profile? Also does…
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Practice Tests for VCP-DCV??
Hi, Can anyone recommend good practice exams for VCP 5.5 exam in Data Centre Virtualisation? Thanks.
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Failed delta exam
I just took the delta exam and failed horribly, 270. Lots of stuff on DVS. I originally passed the 5.1 exam and work frequently in single and dual host environments. I thought I went through the blue print enough but obviously I didn't. This the first cert I failed and it sucks.
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The days of a nested lab on a 16GB RAM laptop are over I guess
I mean yes, you can put vCenter and VUM on the same sever and you may not need a virtual router or SQL box, but still.
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Complimentary VMware Workstation
Um, I've been all over the VCP Portal and I swear you can get a legit copy of VMware Workstation after getting the VCP, anyone know how you procure this? - email VMware?
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Someone in the QA department was asleep me thinks
Like the last sentence
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NSX - L3 between Controller nodes
I am watching the Pluralsight course on NSX and a colleague of mine, who is VCIX-NV, warned me that there are some problems in both courses. For example, in the first one, Jason Nash says that "VMware told him that you cannot do L3 between Controller Nodes and that you need to do a stretched L2 if the controller nodes are…
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Sybex - Mastering vSphere 6 // Oh Oh
Sybex: Mastering VMware vSphere 6 - Nick Marshall, Scott Lowe Takes a moment to realize they display page numbers and not just rubbish / miss-information
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VCP6-Cloud
VCP6-Cloud is out. It's based on vCAC: (VCP6-Cloud) VCP6-Cloud
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VMware Design: SQL on it's own Datastore or Shared with dependant VM's
Hey all, So I'm now at the point to do the last 3 of our primary physical servers, our SQL, Application, and Web Server's. Right now we only have a need for 3.5 TB's of space between the three physical servers but our Equalogic has 21.6 TB's total and we haven't even used 8 TB's yet. I'll need about 5 TB's of space for a 2…
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Does VMware send certificates when you pass?
I jsut got my VCP at the start of the month and was wondering if VMware sends you a nice certificate or not. If they dont I will print it on some card stock but I just wanted to see if I should be expecting it in the mail or not.
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vmware workstation? connect host only to internet?
I was wondering if its possible to connect host only in vmware workstation to the internet? Can this be done via pfsense or similar firewall utility? Does anyone have a possible guide? Or is there another way I can use DHCP in vmware workstation and still connect to the internet for my guests
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Question for those who've passed the 74-409 Exam
I plan on taking the 74-409 Hyper V exam sometime this year but I am new to the world of virtualization. Would you say I need to master Active Directory before taking this exam or does the exam focus strictly on Hyper V 2012? Any tips would be great.
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Anyone here use or trialed PureStorage/XtremIO/SolidFire?
I've had the good fortune to be able to work on and migrate (this is a work in progress) a large number of users to XtremIO's all flash arrays. Loved the simple interface (though I loathed the initial Java issues with it), ease of administration and top support from VCE for the product. But man the gear's expensive, cost…
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Who here worked on large-scale vCloud Director implementations ?
Just looking for someone to have a quick chat / bounce ideas off :)
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Storage API - VAAI, VASA
Hi guys, Im looking for some good information videos really on the above subject. im doing the 5.1 exam soon and have the transignal and CBT nuggets videos and i cant really seem to find good info on this, I have read it in the Scott Lowe book but sometimes you just need to hear someone say it you know? Any help…
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vmware training/education
I took on a new role recently as a system engineer and have been tasked with digging into a vmware role more and more (which I want). I have basic experience with administering esxi 5.5 like creating machines and basic performance trouble shooting. With this change I need to get more in depth knowledge like optimizing what…
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windows iSCSI application
Is there a good software to create a iSCSi shared storage? I currently use Windows 8.1 with a m5015 as a home file server. Is there a good piece of software to create a iSCSI shared storage form my esxi home lab?
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Do you agree with this?
They list the top certifications for 2015 and salaries corresponding to them...obviously, it will vary from region to region and individual to individual... VCP-DCV ranks 15 Top-Paying Certifications for 2015 [h=3]1. Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)[/h] [h=3]$119,227[/h] [h=3]2. Certified…
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new ESXi/Netapp rollout. What am I missing?
Hey guys. We're rolling out a new stack of ESXi servers & Netapps here and our server admin doesn't know how to perform the initial setups of either, so has asked me to help (read: do it for) them. I've gotten them to the point of connecting them over iSCSI, but the ESXi boxes won't 'see' the Netapps unless I specifically…
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vCloud Director Design LoE
Does anyone know if VMware has an LoE calculator for vCloud Director ? I am trying to find some online estimates for time it takes to design and implement vCloud Director but I am drawing blanks ...
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vShield usage ?
How many of you use or setup vShield in your environment. I don't mean just setup the App and Endpoint with SVM and forget, but rather the whole vShield Edge setup. Do you make use of the vShield Edge's (not vShield App's) firewall, DHCP, NAT and other features ? To which extent do you make use of it ?
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Hyper-V RDP on different subnet
Just wondering if anyone can help me out. I have multiple VM's that I use for studying to my MCSE SharePoint exams. As of now I am about to hit the 70-411 with about 3 VM's. I really want to use Remote Desktop Management tool so I can just flick between them all and not have to load each VM up in a different window. I can…
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VCP recertification deadline extended, VCP6 discount if you've already recertified
The title says a lot, here's more of the detail: VMware Training and Certification: VCP recertification deadline extended, VCP6 discount for those who've already recertified
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Passed VCP5 - DCV yesterday
Whew! So glad that it over. I got a 385/500 which was pretty good in my opinion. I have been studying for 2 months straight and there was still a few things on there that I had never even seen/heard before. Just thought I would come and share.
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vSphere 6 released!
vSphere 6 went GA today! Who of you already has the GA running in the lab? I do for sure! Now we wait and ready ourselves for the new series of exams, starting with VCP6.
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vSphere 6.0 ready for download
Source: HERE 'Bought time... Just hope partner keys are being updated soon ish ....
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Has anyone taken a VMware On-Demand Class recently?
I just got the green light to take the ICM class for v5.5. I saw that they are offering it in a "on-demand" way that still satisfies the course requirement for taking the VCP-DCV exam AND includes a exam voucher. I have been doing lots of labs,etc. on the Cloudcred.com site for team techexams, so I am familiar with how the…
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Just starting with VCP550-DCV
I am just starting my journey to get my first VMWare certification. I have loads of MS certifications, including one on MS Hyper-V 2008 R2. Still, getting started with stuff that I need to get through to be able to pass this exam is daunting right now. Maybe its just that I am trying something new. I am always a little…
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Vmware class that meets requirements. Link inside.
Official VMWare VCP5-DCV online training class via CPCC for $300
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Issues installing vmware tools from vSphere
We just upgraded from vSphere 5.5.0 I'm having to upgrade vmware tools for all of the current RHEL 5/6 servers and currently can't do this from our RH Satellite, so I'm doing this from vSphere by right clicking on the VM > Guest > Install/Upgrade VMWare Tools. One of the issues that we are having is that when installing…
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VCAP-DCA Prep Lab Tasks
As I'm studying for the VCAP-DCA, I'd like to prepare a lab guide / set of tasks for each topic on the objectives list. If you're interested in contributing, post "DCA Tasks" (no solution - just the task description). Basically, scenario questions that will enable the future certified pro to practice for the exam.
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Test taking guidance
Hello, I run VMWare Vsphere 5.5 at work and on a home lab setup. I have taken the Stanley Course, And I'm about ready to test but don't have the confidence. I hear all these things about the questions. When I took my CCNA I used brain **** got my confidence up, passed and am a Network Admin Today. That said, I know people…
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VCAP Prerequisites dropped for VCDX-DT and VCDX-Cloud
https://communities.vmware.com/thread/504038#.VPiBatfUNX8.twitter
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vmware cloud
Hi, all. I was wondering what a successful vmware cloud guy looked like. After mcsa win 7 I now have to now branch out and I am one who likes to really explore all options before making a decision. For the cloud through vmware is it recommended to have extensive datacenter experience. If so, I was thinking of doing the…
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Need help to build virtualization lab
So I am looking at getting a used server off ebay to learn some virtualization. I need to test out ESXi for work purposes, but I'm also looking to test and lab with Hyper-V for certification purposes. I see some great prices on servers with 48g and 72g of RAM for various Dell PowerEdge C1100 and HP ProLiant servers. I'm…
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What is the 'desired' VCP cert I keep seeing in job postings?
I always keep an eye out on job boards to keep up with what employers are looking for and I keep seeing VCP cert desirable for networking roles but nothing specific like VCP-DCV, VCP-NV, etc. There are a few different tracks in VCP would anyone know or have an idea what skill the average employer is looking for?
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VCAP Desktop and Cloud retired as of ............ yesterday
Feels a bit sudden, but there we go ... (VCAP-DTD) VCAP-Desktop Design
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vROps 6.0.x migration project
Hi guys, has anyone done a migration or a fresh install of vROps 6.0.x yet? I have a pretty complex migration at hand with multiple vCenter Server machines spread across continents. Nice project for sure but a huge headache too. I'm looking into the use of Remote Collectors to send data to the Master Node: 1. One 5.8.3…
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VCP Training
Does anyone know how long VCP training is good for? I took a class and was just curious how long the training is actually valid for you to receive your vcp. I am at WGU and I would hate to lose the value of that class because I am working on WGU classes. I appreciate any help!
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VCA-DCV as easy as it looks?
From what I've seen on VMWare's website and their training page it seems like all you would need to study to pass this exam would be to study up on DCV Fundamentals course and I should be good. Or is there more to it than that? Any help is appreciated.
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Single iSCSI initiator
Can anyone think of a good reason to have only 1 iSCSI initiator setup per ESXi host in production? The environment has multiple physical paths and multiple storage controllers. Just trying to see if I'm missing something obvious.
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vExpert 2015
And the list is up: vExpert 2015. Congrats to my buddies Essendon and kj0!
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Array Design question
Hey guys, So I kind of know for a fact this array on our current Dell server is just not provision correctly; we have faster 10k 1.2 TB drives on order (9 count) but our current array has 2 TB's in a RAID 5 on a 7.2k drives. With this being said, is this graph below normal for a array that uses 880 GB's of 1.8 TB's. To me…
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vCops: Does it really need X amount of RAM to run?
Hey guys, So I've scaled back our vCops vApp on our cluster to 6 GB's of each since I really can't grasp why a application NEEDS that much resources but after reading an article on Manny' blog from Jan 17th; I'm kind of curious if vROps/vCOPS should be sized correctly as in IE it's own datastore and sufficient memory. I'm…
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vExpert sub: Pluralsight now Annual Plus
It looks like the free annual subscription you get as vExpert is now a plus sub, so it should include offline viewing. If that was always the case, ignore me lol, but I thought it was the regular before.
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Setup Linux Partitions onto single VMWare Hard Disks
Right now I'm running a proof of concpet of a RHEL 5 on a VM in VMWare/vSphere, with an onboard Oracle 11gR2 database. Reading thru a number of Oracle Whitepapers, their best pratice states that, say for example, where the database gets installed, /opt, should have its own hard disk under the vm in vSphere. Along with say…
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Create an isolated network in Vsphere ESXI 5.5 for training lab
Can someone please provide some advice on how to Create an isolated network in Vsphere ESXI 5.5 for training lab? nested ESXi inside ESXi host with window server 2012 and DHCP, DNS DC... keep home network home router dhcp for personal computer and devices.... thanks
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selling ESXi 5.5 as a solution....
So I'm up against tough critics at my new gig and I'm curious if anyone knows a good white paper on the benefits of VMWare, like my boss wants to see in black-n-white the memory/resource management that ESXi provides a host with VM's inside of it vs just having a Windows OS with a hypervisor installed over it like…
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Installing ESXi 5.5 question
Hi, I am trying to install ESXi 5.5 on a VM workstation. The workstation is installed on a secondary hard disk. I have all my docs and files on my primary hard disk (C:). It goes through the installation process of checking everything and then asks that the disk will be repartitioned. So my question is, will the secondary…
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vCloud to support DOD/Fed
So, hypothetically speaking if I were designing a cloud(s) to support 50 or more tenants and potentially several thousand VM's and needed to meet very stringent FIPS standards, where would be the best place to get started researching the nitty gritty security pieces? Are there reference architectures out there? I am pretty…
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Lab building...
My head is somewhat spinning a little this evening. VCP-NV is my current goal. I've got an ESX Server. It has an i5 (Quad Core) and 32GB RAM, and 9 Physical network ports. I've got a 500GB SSD and 4x2TB RAID10 (passed through to a VM so it is not directly available to ESX - only to a VM). Is this sufficient to basically…
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VCP550 exam advice........
Hi there, I am confused how it works the VMware exams, this is going to be my first exam, I have been taken dozens of Microsoft exams, no issue what is so ever, VMware exam seems a bit complicated. I would like to take vSphere 5.5 exam I believe the exam code is VCP550, I am planning to take this course online “…
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Opinions on learning VMW first
Just looking for some general input here... I think i'm in a bit unique situation as compared to most. Aside from a short lived (5 months) helpdesk gig, my first "real" it job since graduating with a BS in MIS has been in a pre-sales engineering role. This role is primarily involved with virtualization/vmware…
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vSphere Client: Session Windows won't open....
Hey guys, So I'm sure some of you know what I mean when you have a open console to about 20 or some VM's and you minimize them and you come back to them in X amount of time and you click on them and they don't maximize. Has anyone ever found a trick or setting so they don't seem to get locked in minimized mode until you…
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Pros/Cons: vSAN vs SAN
Hey All, So I was talking with a VMware regional sales rep that I had come out to the location today to discuss my future plans for VMware and the solutions I need now and I got to talking about SAN storage is about 10 months and my biggest reason for holding off the SAN to last was the $25k entry-level cost of a SAN, the…