Reviewing and Auditing User Connections in VMware View 5 Logs
I wanted to find out what sort of data was tracked on the local logs…
NetApp FlashCache Considerations in a VMware View Environment
I’ve worked with NetApp storage for a decent amount of time now, and have historically…
How To Change SCSI Controller Type on a VMware VM
While working on a View 5 install, I was asked to install the Transfer server…
First Impressions: VCP5-DT Beta Exam
VMware recently announced availability of the VCP5-DT (View 5) beta exam, with invitations being mailed…
Using PowerShell to Clear Disk Space Inside VMs
Since it’s fairly common to find VMs utilizing shared storage space that has a relatively…
HP Steps Up Their Game: ExpertOne Certification Improvements
I’m a certification junkie (a self imposed label, I assure you). I find them valuable…
Quiet Before the Storm: HP DISCOVER in Vienna
Today I leave for Vienna, Austria, to attend the HP DISCOVER event, which takes place…
A New Career Direction
It’s hard for me to believe that I’ve been writing on this blog for over…
Upgrading VMs within VMware Workstation 8
One of the fun perks of being a VMware Certified Professional (VCP) is the free…
Dynamic VM Provisioning using PowerCLI and vSphere Customization Specifications
The Customization Specifications Manager in VMware vSphere provides a powerful tool for tweaking a newly…
Extracting VMware Tools ISOs for Fun and Profit
So you’ve probably done a VMware tools install by using the GUI feature within VMware…
The Future of Architecting Infrastructure: Cloud Maps
HP recently hosted a Cloud Tech Day event down at their campus in Houston, Texas,…
Removing Tech Support & ESXi Shell Host Warnings on vSphere 4.1u2 or Later
Now that ESX 4.1 update 2 is out, I’d imagine a number of people are…
WahlNetwork Domain DNS Changes
A quick post regarding the state of the WahlNetwork blog. I’ve gone ahead and migrated…
Explicit Failover Shenanigans when Upgrading to ESXi 5.X
Found an issue when upgrading my lab hosts to ESXi 5 using VUM and thought…
Has Affordable All-Flash Storage for Virtualization Arrived?
I saw some pretty crazy presentations while at Tech Field Day 8 in Silicon Valley,…
NUMA Woes – Battling High CPU %RDY on vSphere 4
I recently started seeing a number of alerts on one of my clusters that many…
VM-Aware Storage Arrays – The Next Step in the Virtualization Journey?
That fun game changer in the room (I’m looking at you, x86 Virtualization) has really…
Using PowerShell to Manage NetApp NFS Export Permissions (ACLs)
Although I have a relatively small number of NFS exports to manage, I still dislike…
Identifying and Resolving NetXen nx_nic (Qlogic) NIC Failures
I’ve had the worst luck with NetXen NICs, specifically the HP branded NC375 quad port…