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Why VMware vCloud Director isn't for today's private cloud.

Jun 3, 2011

Recently I've been looking further into what the "cloud" means and how cloud computing should be understood and if/how it should be aligned with IT strategy. No cloud discussion is brief so bear with me! "Cloud" is obviously the IT buzz word of the moment and as a buzz word carries with it positives and negatives. Having a simple word like cloud is good for IT in a way that it brings with it a...

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HP, your website needs a wake-up call!

May 27, 2011

I don't normally find the need to rant too often, believing cool, calm and collected gets you through most issues but sometimes the time comes to shine the light on the things that bug you. Today, that is HP's Website Let's start with Support and Drivers: ( Let's try find the latest drivers for one of HP's Blade Servers, the BL460, not an obscure product. []( No luck...and I know this search hasn...

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Citrix XenServer's next version: \"Project Boston\"...and my wish list

May 17, 2011

Citrix has released a Beta of their next major XenServer version called "Project Boston". ( Some highlights from the new version release notes that I've spotted other than the expected performance enhancements are: I haven't had a chance to try the Beta yet but here's a quick XenServer wish list...maybe some things are already there: I'm all for further innovation with hypervisors. The more com...

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Want to see HP Flex-10 and ESX(i) at VMWorld? Vote for session 3005!

May 10, 2011

( is coming up and one of the great things about the conference is independent community members can also offer to present on any topic of interest. I've put forward a presentation proposal Designing and Building a Simple and Scalable Virtual Infrastructure with HP Flex-10 and ESX(i) which is the ONLY HP Flex-10 related presentation proposal. As there are many more presentation proposals than a...

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HP Onboard Administrator 3.30 firmware released

May 4, 2011

HP has now released their Onboard Administrator (OA) 3.30 firmware after last week's ( "HP Flex-10 firmware 3.18 has been released") release which had recommended the 3.30 OA although it hadn't been released yet. ( Looks like it is a bug fix release as there are no enhancement or new features. I've updated my (../2010/08/09/flex-10-esx-pre-requisites) post for the OA 3.30 release although I'm n...

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Configuring Cisco Ports with HP Flex-10 to avoid loops

Apr 28, 2011

When deploying HP Flex-10 switches in your racks, one of the things that is often overlooked is ensuring you have the correct upstream switch port configuration. Your Flex-10 switches make up only one half of your network topology and need to be connected to upstream switches to complete the networking design. I'm going to use the example of Cisco upstream switches. I've blogged previously on m...

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HP Flex-10 firmware 3.18 has been released

Apr 28, 2011

HP has released new Flex-10 firmware 3.18 and marked it as a \* RECOMMENDED \* update. []( Problems Fixed: • Resolved an issue where a Virtual Connect Domain with large number of networks may experience an unstable network condition when a VC Ethernet module is restarted in one of the following circumstances: \* A power-cycle (Off/On) from the Onboard Administrator \* A reset/reboot from the O...

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ESX 4.1 bnx2x 1.62.15.v41.2 driver IS now supported with HP Flex-10

Apr 13, 2011

I've had confirmation from HP that the ESX 4.1 bnx2x _1.62.15.v41.2_ driver is now officially supported with Flex-10. Although the supported driver is listed as _1.62.15.v41_, the ._2_ at the end of the driver available for download was to facilitate a small change but has been fully tested and certified_._ ( My ( "New Broadcom bnx2x drivers released for ESX but beware, not all are supported wi...

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London VMware User Group reaches for the Cloud on 12 May 2011

Apr 12, 2011

Registrations are now open for the London VMware User Group meeting on 12 May starting at the earlier time of 10am (no, we're not late sleepers in London, some people need to travel quite a distance to be able to attend!) There's also a new registration system open at ( Things are stepping up a gear for this VMUG with the theme being “Your Journey to the Cloud” featuring multiple tracks, multip...

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Citrix XenServer 5.6 Feature Pack 1 is not supported with XenDesktop 4 & 5

Apr 6, 2011

( is the latest release of XenServer but it is not supported as a hypervisor with either XenDesktop 4 or XenDesktop 5. Have a look at the Citrix eDocs for Host Requirements / Hosting Infrastructure. XenServer 5.6 Feature Pack 1 has been out since 15 December 2010 and the ( specifically mention enhancements to Provisioning Services and XenDesktop (only coming in a future release) > Provisioning...

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