IMPORTANT: One thing I learned after my setting up my storage is that disks that wind-up using the Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) type must be […]
Schotland Bound – Thursday, 7 November
In just over weeks time I will be off to Schotland, Edinburrrr (I’m trying my best to sound like Sean Connery) for the Edinburgh, VMUG. […]
Back To Basics: Managing VMware ESXi 5.5 Direct User Interface (DCUI)
The Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) is the front-end management system that allows for some basic configuration changes and troubleshooting options should the VMware ESXi […]
I can’t get no validation: Windows Hyper-V R2eality – #Fail Over Clustering
Microsoft’s new clustering technology is taking the industry by storm — NT professionals widely implementing the product into their networking environment. Clustering is an imperative […]
vSphere 5.5 Client and WindowsXP/Windows2003 – Unknown Connection Error
If you try to install the new vSphere5.5 C# Client to WindowsXP/Windows 2003, you will receive warning during the installation of possible problems. The problems […]
My VMworld 2013 EU Session List…
Well, I’m getting ready for the tip. Bags are packed, boarding passes printed etc. Heading of this year VMworld 2013 in Barcelona. Not sure if […]
Back To Basics: Install VMware ESXi 5.5
Since I stopped being an instructor in 2009, I found myself increasingly distanced from vSphere and core platform. That was partly because of circumstances. My […]
Introducing VSAN.INFO
Today my fellow vExpert Erik Bussink opens a brand new site called vsan.info (He currently blogs at http://www.bussink.ch/. No prize for guessing its all about VMware’s VSAN […]
New Release: Bitdefender GravityZone-in-a-box (GZiaB)
Note: GZiaB can protect physical, virtual and mobile devices – my focus is on virtual machines, with a particular focus on virtual desktops. For that […]
Multi-Hypervisor Management and VM Conversion – Time to stop kicking the tyres?
IMPORTANT: In the process of writing this article, I discovered that VMware MHM 1.1 is incompatible with Windows Hyper-V R2 2012. The issue seems to originate […]