While working on a SRM project for a customer, I came across a situation where the customer wanted to minimize the amount of data which we need to replicate at the storage layer for the virtual machines to be available at the DR Site. We are using Storage Array based replication and not vSphere ReplicationContinue reading “Changing Swap file Location of VMware vSphere Virtual Machines”
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Oracle Licensing & Support in VMware vSphere Environments
I believe this is one of the most controversial and confusing topic when it comes to licensing of Oracle Applications/Databases on a Virtual Machine running on VMware vSphere platform. During discussions with my colleagues and customers, we debated on some excellent points on this topic. I thought it would be worth blogging about this to spread the correctContinue reading “Oracle Licensing & Support in VMware vSphere Environments”
Using vSphere Replication with VMware Site Recovery Manager !!
Today was the SRM day at office, so I thought lets get all the discussions together and put them in an article which would help others as well. I will do it in a question and answer format to make it easier for the audiences of this article… Note: – This is primarily focused onContinue reading “Using vSphere Replication with VMware Site Recovery Manager !!”
vSphere 5.1 – The ROOT access is no longer COMMON
Just wanted to give you a bite into the new and enhanced ESXi 5.1 feature which improves the way Administrators access the Shell of ESXi. The traditional way of accessing the highest privileges on an ESXi shell was to use the “root” account. Even if you are a LDAP user or a locally added user on theContinue reading “vSphere 5.1 – The ROOT access is no longer COMMON”
VMworld 2012 Highlights (playlist)
VMware vSphere 5.1 – What’s new with this version?
As promised, a quick post to see whats changed after 1st day of VMworld 2012.Well I hope I can keep up with the word QUICK, because of the number of new things VMware has announced in a single day. I will give you the highlights and then some interesting links to follow which will give you tonsContinue reading “VMware vSphere 5.1 – What’s new with this version?”
VMworld 2012 – The countdown begins!!
10 days to VMworld 2012 and I thought I will write about the excitement I see in the x86 Virtualization market. The market is hot as ever and this time the theme is Who is better and Who can fulfill what the customer needs with the most efficient and cost effective solution. I have been working withContinue reading “VMworld 2012 – The countdown begins!!”
My VCAP 4 – DCA Exam Experience – Better late than NEVER!!
I know there are a number of blogs out there which speak about this topic, however I still face this question as soon as I meet an aspirant for this certification. A recent inquiry about this urged me to write a quick note on this which I can share with everyone. I am sure people who wouldContinue reading “My VCAP 4 – DCA Exam Experience – Better late than NEVER!!”
VMware vSphere – What is the correct way to right size a virtual machine? (Situation 2: Sizing using Virtualization Assessment Tools)
VMware vSphere – What is the correct way to right size a virtual machine? (Situation 2: Sizing using Virtualization Assessment Tools) I got some great feedback on my last post (Situation 1: Sizing for an RFP Response), so here I am continuing with the part 2 of this post. Now, if you are facing this situation,Continue reading “VMware vSphere – What is the correct way to right size a virtual machine? (Situation 2: Sizing using Virtualization Assessment Tools)”
VMware vSphere – What is the correct way to right size a virtual machine?? (Situation 1: Sizing for an RFP Response)
VMware vSphere – What is the correct way to right size a virtual machine?? (Situation 1: Sizing for an RFP Response) Being in the field and working with a lot of VMware customers and partners, I often get questions about how to size my virtual machines. I often answer this question in different ways asContinue reading “VMware vSphere – What is the correct way to right size a virtual machine?? (Situation 1: Sizing for an RFP Response)”
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