VMware has recently launched a contest for customers who have been using vSphere Data Protection. For those who are not aware of VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP). Here is a quick overview:- VMware vSphere® Data Protection™ is a backup and recovery solution for VMware® virtual machines. It is fully integrated with VMware vCenter Server™ andContinue reading “Using vSphere Data Protection – Tell your story to win an iPAD MINI !”
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Part 6 (Final) – Architecting vSphere for Business Critical Apps – A Scoop From my vForum Prezo!
This article throws light on Architecting vSphere Infrastructure for running workloads which are critical to your business. With this article I will end this series which I have been writing on Architecting vSphere Infrastructure. I thought I would conclude this with something which I am interested in evangelizing in the days to come as IContinue reading “Part 6 (Final) – Architecting vSphere for Business Critical Apps – A Scoop From my vForum Prezo!”
VMworld 2013 – Call for Papers Voting is Now Open. Cast your vote to see your favorite sessions!!
Time of the year when VMware has opened the flood gates for votes on sessions you would like to see at VMworld – The flagship industry event by VMware. Its been 10 long years that VMware has been running the show and this year its gonna be as big as always. It is a greatContinue reading “VMworld 2013 – Call for Papers Voting is Now Open. Cast your vote to see your favorite sessions!!”
Passed my VCAP5-DCD – The Experience Does Count!
Can’t express how happy I was when I saw the message on the screen – “Congratulations- You have Passed the VCAP5-DCD.”. I waited for an excruciating 225 minutes looking at the 26 inches monitor and going through 100 questions to finally get the result which I wanted and I am extremely happy. The happiness is actuallyContinue reading “Passed my VCAP5-DCD – The Experience Does Count!”
Dividing Bandwidth of a 10 GB CNA Adapter for ESXi Networking and Storage using Network I/O Control (NIOC)
This post circles back to an article which I wrote in the month of January 2013, about Dividing Bandwidth of a 10 GB CNA Adapter for ESXi Networking and Storage!! In that article, I gave you an overview of how you can divide the available bandwidth on a 10 GB CNA card at the hardware level toContinue reading “Dividing Bandwidth of a 10 GB CNA Adapter for ESXi Networking and Storage using Network I/O Control (NIOC)”
vSphere Architecture Design Review Process – Things to do!!
In my current project I am roped in to work on reviewing the existing architecture of a client with a large install base of vSphere. In the process I developed a small review process which I have represented in a form of a flowchart. I thought it would be helpful for VMware consultants and customersContinue reading “vSphere Architecture Design Review Process – Things to do!!”
Using the VMware Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)!!
With each project kick-off or a knowledge transfer session, I emphasize on the importance of VMware Hardware Compatibility List as being the bible for making procurement and implementation decisions for any piece of hardware for your VMware environment. The Hardware Compatibility List, more popularly known as VMware HCL within VMware, is a single point ofContinue reading “Using the VMware Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)!!”
Dividing Bandwidth of a 10 GB CNA Adapter for ESXi Networking andStorage!!
With most of my recent projects customers are moving towards the 10G converged adapters to achieve the benefits of consolidation of network and storage especially on Blade Server Architecture. I am writing this post to provide you guidelines on how you can divide a 10GB CNA card on your ESXi server to meet all the network andContinue reading “Dividing Bandwidth of a 10 GB CNA Adapter for ESXi Networking andStorage!!”
A blog series on "Basics of VMware Virtualization" – Share your opinion!!
The idea about this small survey came out of some numerous instances where, college freshers, people in the industry, professionals from other technology sectors etc. have asked me about learning VMware technology. I have answered these questions in a different way every-time. For someone who was not as lucky as me to join VMware and learnContinue reading “A blog series on "Basics of VMware Virtualization" – Share your opinion!!”
VMware Site Recovery Manager – Accessing Test Network during Disaster Recovery Drills!
Like most of my blog posts, this topic was also a question which was raised by one of my customer during an SRM Plan & Design engagement. I did not find a blog or a document which speaks about this topic and hence I thought of documenting this on vXpress and help the community useContinue reading “VMware Site Recovery Manager – Accessing Test Network during Disaster Recovery Drills!”
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