Cisco Nexus 1000V v1.5 Install
The Cisco Nexus 1000V 1.5 virtual distributed switch now includes VXLAN support, and I decided to take it for a test drive before adding it to my vCloud Director deployment. I normally use the...
View ArticleVMware Workstation & Fusion Technology Previews!!!
VMware has opened up early access to future builds of its Workstation and Fusion product lines. You can find more information via the following links: VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012...
View ArticleMaking Moves (Like Jagger???)
Yeah, so it’s been a while since my last post, and the laundry list of topics I’d like to cover sort of took a backseat to some recent changes in my professional life. Cisco’s Unified Computing...
View ArticleVMworld Europe 2012: Recommendations for the Newbies
Even though I won’t be going to VMworld Europe 2012 (maybe 2013???), I’d like to share some insights on what to check out at the show… 1. Get in those Hands-On Labs! Not only do you get hands-on...
View ArticlevCloud Director: In the mix with VXLAN, Nexus 1000V, and UCS
Following up on my previous article (VXLAN on Nexus 1000V and UCS), I installed vCloud Director (vCD) v1.5 on the environment that I deployed for that blog post. Why 1.5 instead of 5.1? I’m still...
View ArticleHey! Where did my UCS & vSphere VM Consoles Go?!?
Most of our test lab environments may not have elaborate security setups, and this helps us get our work done sooner. However, if you have a security-conscious lab admin, you may find yourself unable...
View ArticlevSphere Availability: What’s Backup Got To Do, Got To Do With It?
In a recent forum discussion on the relevance of Backup Solutions, one poster asserted that backup software wasn’t that important. Having spent the majority of my career working for a Backup, Recovery,...
View ArticleCisco Nexus 1000V Security: DHCP Snooping
Later this year, I’ll be taking the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Data Center Lab Exam. As I study the exam blueprint, I’ll be posting about some of the items that I am studying. The...
View ArticleContainers: ThinApp for Linux Server Applications?
Linux Containers offer a different abstraction of the underlying infrastructure than traditional VMs: Instead of replicating an entire Operating System setup into a VM file (ex: VMDK), you merely...
View ArticleSSL Certificates for your VMware Integrated OpenStack Dev Lab
I’ve been working with secure OpenStack endpoints since VMware Integrated OpenStack prefers communication over HTTPS. If you don’t have ready access to a trusted Root CA, how are you supposed to sign...
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