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Satyam Vaghani – VMware Storage – Yesterday and Tomorrow

Brandon Riley — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:37:59 +0000

Yesterday, I attended the Carolina VMware Users Summit in Charlotte. The morning keynote speaker was Satyam Vaghani, who is really the father of VMFS. He walked the VMUG attendees through the history of VMFS, and VMware storage as a whole. [...]

Bring on the Socialcast at VMworld 2012

Scott Sauer — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:01:32 +0000

VMworld 2012 is rapidly approaching, and believe it or not, it will be here before we know it! Call for papers is open now, and you have till May 18th to submit your idea to the VMworld team. Just in case you missed some of the details, VMworld US is to be hosted [...]

VDR Drama – Host Losing Connectivity to vCenter

Brandon Riley — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:42:13 +0000

This is a problem I have seen now in two different environments, at two different companies. Both happened to be using VMware Data Recovery for backups. The problem starts like this. You lose a host from vCenter, and you cannot get it to reconnect. You do a /sbin/services.sh restart, and still you cannot get connected [...]

Don’t forget to pickup your free copy of the VMware vNews for April

Scott Sauer — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:23:14 +0000

Just a friendly reminder to pickup (virtually) your free copy of the VMware vNews for the month of April. Make sure to sign up for e-mail alerts as we publish this monthly customer focused newsletter! -Happy reading. Scott Related Posts:Sign up for the VMware vNews Newsletter!VMware Newsletter for April 2011VMware vExpert 2012!!!VMware Newsletter [...]

VMware vExpert 2012!!!

Brandon Riley — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:22:10 +0000

Virtual Insanity has two vExperts on staff now! Myself and Scott Sauer were both chosen vExpert for 2012. What is a vExpert? The program was started by VMware in 2009 and is driven by VMware community mavens Alex Maier and John Troyer. The title is awarded to individuals who have [...]

Installing EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance

Brandon Riley — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:44:23 +0000

If you’re using a Symmetrix array in your VMware environment, the Solutions Enabler virtual appliance is a must. It’s perfect for SRM, or the EMC VSI plugins in vCenter. Here’s how to get it setup and running. 1. Download the virtual appliance from Powerlink. 2. Deploy the template. [...]

Updating vShield App to 5.0.1

Brandon Riley — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:21:51 +0000

This week was the 5.0.1 update of vShield App. I did run into some quirkyness installing, so here’s my quick rundown on how to upgrade vShield App to 5.0.1. Step 1 Download the update from VMware’s site. Step 2 Launch the vShield Manager home page and login. Step 3 Click on [...]

Pure Storage – Pure Genius

Brandon Riley — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:26:12 +0000

With the right software, even a technology as old as the disk drive can overcome some of its own limitations. We can see many examples of this in the storage world these days. XIO is a great example of a company taking the same disk drives we’ve been struggling with for decades, and making them [...]

So What IS it Really Like to be a Lab Captain for VMWorld???

Thomas Mackay — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:27:23 +0000

I have recently completed one of the most difficult (yet rewarding) portions of work that I have ever been challenged with at my 6 year tenure at VMware. That is, serving as a Lab Captain for the VMWorld Hands-On-Labs at both the US & European conferences as well as the recent Partner Exchange (PEX) event [...]

Triage Requires Live Data – Xangati Delivers

Brandon Riley — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:03:14 +0000

Close your eyes for a moment and . . . . Wait. . don’t do that. . . But imagine for a moment your CEO calls your desk directly and is in a huge panic because one of his reports is taking way too long to run, and he needs it for the board meeting [...]