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Iomega IX4-200d

Jase — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:58:23 +0000

I received a package on Friday from Chad Sakac and EMC. I’d like to start by saying Thank You for the most excellent piece of equipment. I didn’t have much time to work with it this weekend, given that I was floating around the Gulf of Mexico when my IX4-200d arrived. Couple the cruise with some [...]

Remotely set ESX Guest OS I/O Timeout Settings (for NetApp Storage Systems)

Jase — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:01:44 +0000

Jason Boche has a post titled VMware ESX Guest OS I/O Timeout Settings (for NetApp Storage Systems) where he talks about some NetApp settings for VM’s running with a NetApp backend. Anyone with Windows guests knows that these changes can be made remotely. This command will remotely change the setting: reg.exe add \\TARGETSERVER\HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Disk /v TimeoutValue /t REG_DWORD /d [...]

vSphere Enterprise Edition – Maybe not dead yet

Jase — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:01:30 +0000

Well, it seems that vSphere Enterprise Edition may not be dead just yet. Dave Lawrence has reported that Enterprise Edition will be available after 2009. This is a complete reversal of what VMware stated during the vSphere launch. So anyone that wanted features like SVMotion or DRS (after December 15, 2009), would have to purchase the [...]

VMware Go, free, but not really vCenter

Jase — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:30:47 +0000

I wrote an article a few weeks ago after VMware introduced VMware Go at VMworld 2009. It just got published today. The Article Basically, I talk about how VMware Go, may not be the answer in fighting the free offerings of Microsoft and Citrix, but it could be. I know that VMware Go isn’t being [...]

Steve Herrod Talks about VMware Go

Jase — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:27:30 +0000

Steve Herrod took some time to talk to the VMware vExperts at VMworld 2009 about the VMware Go offering. In this video, Simon Seagrave of Techhead asks Steve Herrod about VMware Go, and how VMware sees it as a tool for SMB’s to manage ESXi. Note: The audio is quite low. I have had a little opportunity to [...]