Datacentre Virtualisation 2012 Style vSphere 4.1 client and Microsoft Direct Access –... Update News! : a fix is on the cards - see here: http://www.justhyp.com/2011/11/01/vsphere-client-over-microsoft-direct-access-pt2/ Updated: Support have confirmed my suspicion that Direct...
Site Recovery Manager 4.1.1 error– posted on VMware... original conversation here: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/322741 All I have a problem with a test failover on a recovery plan. The job quickly fails after a few seconds on the storage setup ...
vSphere 5 now a lot more affordable! The worst secret in VMware circles is out. The much hated vTax has been amended. This will ensure that tier 1 customers with “monster” guest requirements are not so disillusioned by the additional...
vSS vs vDS vs Nexus 1000v Comparison Originally found this via the twitter account @Official_1000V This PDF compares the three vSwitch Choices including Cisco Nexus 1000v 1.4a. Enjoy. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9902/solution_overview_c22-526262.pdf Technorati...
On time, pre Xmas i have just passed the VCP5 !
Tough exam. Each question felt ambiguous at first but made sense on the 3rd or 4th read through…
Proper post on this to follow.
Image Builder
Provides an interface for managing and modifying image profiles and VIB packages, and for exporting to ISO and Zip containers. Image builder is a PowerCLI tool.
Notes taken from installation and setup doc for further review. Its a big document so i’ll bite off a small chunk and come back to it 
No Service console anymore!
The vihostupdate and esxupdate utilities are not supported for ESXi 5.0. You cannot upgrade or migrate to ESXi 5.0 by using any command-line utility.
In an effort to get my VCP5 study momentum going i need to set a target to sit and pass the VCP5. To that end i will set myself the target of sitting it before Xmas. No revising over turkey and christmas cake, just a few concentrated weeks of lab install, document review and practice. This will of course mean giving something up, and that will have to be Gears of War3 and Modern Warfare 3 before the 10:30 – 12pm “funtime” window!
So in an effort to get my life in order i will start by listing sites and resources i have found useful along the way. The post will grow as i actually get my ar$e in gear. Feel free to comment or suggest resources as they present themselves.
The worst secret in VMware circles is out. The much hated vTax has been amended. This will ensure that tier 1 customers with “monster” guest requirements are not so disillusioned by the additional license costs of using the best in class hypervisor that they will look elsewhere!
Instead of 32GB limit per socket with Enterprise and 48GB per socket with Enterprise + now you get 64GB and 96GB respectively.
