Posts tagged "vmware-2"

231 posts

SRM for free with PowerCLI & DataONTAP– Part 1: NFS

Aug 16, 2011

I've blogged ( "SRM for free with PowerCLI – Part 1: NFS") on how you can use PowerCLI to replicate some of the functionality of VMware's SRM to easily recover VMs in a business recovery site with replicated storage. In my ( "SRM for free with PowerCLI – Part 1: NFS") I had only looked at the VMware side of the automation and so it's time for an update to include the important part of handling...

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Adding .VMX Files to vCenter Inventory with PowerCLI gets even easier

Aug 11, 2011

Update: I've since found out that ( actually found out about this before me and posted something on the ( which I missed. Well found Matt. A fairly common request is to be able to register existing VMs in a datastore in the vCenter inventory. This can be a life saver if you have had storage issues and have had to present a backup copy of a datastore which has a different name and need to add th...

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New Broadcom bnx2x 1.64 driver released for ESX(i) 4.1 but it's not supported with HP Flex-10

Aug 10, 2011

VMware has released a new Broadcom bnx2x Nic Driver for ESX(i) 4.1 which is used in HP blades for the HP NC532 Nics. ( The new version is 1.64.32.v41.1 I've had confirmation from Rotem Agmon, a VMware Technical Consultant at HP that this new driver is not supported by HP. The currently supported Update Manager driver friendly versions are: ESX(i) 4.0 - 1.62.11.v40.1 ( ESX(i) 4.1 - 1.62.15.v41.2 (

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Thinking, Building and Scripting Globally - a London VMUG presentation.

Jul 14, 2011

I have the privilege today of presenting at the ( My presentation is split into two parts, first of all looking at why setting standards, creating processes and adding automation is now more important than ever as we work towards building an infrastructure for cloud computing. I go through how "cloud thinking" is not just about the cloud being used to solve an IT problem but rather the cloud be...

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VMworld Europe 2011 Session Content Breakdown

Jun 17, 2011

After my ( "VMworld US 2011 Session Content Breakdown"), looking through the ( "VMworld US 2011 Session Content Breakdown"), I've done the same for the ( There are 116 Breakout Sessions, 3 Panel Sessions and 23 Hands-on Labs. As a summary it looks like there are a lot more sessions presented by VMware employees: Looking at the 3 Panel Sessions, there are a total of 11 panel members. For the 116 B...

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VMworld US 2011 Session Content Breakdown

Jun 9, 2011

I've been looking through the ( which has recently been posted to get an understanding of what sessions, companies and presenters have been selected for the ( US conference in Las Vegas. ( "Want to see HP Flex-10 and ESX(i) at VMWorld? Vote for session 3005!") was rejected so I thought it would be useful to see what kinds of sessions VMware is looking for. There are 124 Breakout Sessions, 8 Pan...

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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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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 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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