HP StorageWorks IO Accelerator
In May 2010 HP introduced the new HP Storageworks IO Accelerator modules for HP Blade and ProLiant servers. So what is this IO module. It is a mezzanine card that is available for HP C-class Blades or a PCI-e I/O card for HP ProLiant servers….
VMworld 2011
OK, VMware enthusiasts all over the world, grab your schedules and write this down:
VMware View feature request
Last week I visited a new project at which the client wants to virtualize their desktops. During the kickoff the client mentioned that they use a variety of applications, clients and operating systems and want to deliver all these desktop flavors to their users. Nothing…
Revert to snapshot from within a VM
For a couple of ThinApp packaging machines I didn’t want that the packagers had access to the vCenter Client, but still let them revert to a previous snapshot. So I wrote a couple of lines to accomplish just that from within the packaging machine itself….
vSphere Licensing and Options Overview
Last week we got a question concerning the licensing options around vSphere and how to choose the correct edition and options from all the flavors and options offered by VMware. So while answering the questions concerning the licensing I thought back to a nice overview…
Scaling up/out? Or genuine performance troubleshooting?
I was reading another article about cloud computing today. Almost all articles and posts seem to focus on how easy it is to add resources to your environment when you need more power. Before you start to explain to me why this is true, yes, I…
Best of 2010
We’re less than twelve hours away from 2011 and we’re bombarded with Top 2010 rankings. And with a great 2010 behind us I can’t resist to do a VMGuru – Best of 2010. My personal highlights for 2010 are my new job at Imtech, the…
Another VMGuru.nl blogger switching sides
After 12 years it was time for something new, something exciting, something fresh. From the 1st of January 2011 I will also be working for Imtech ICT Infrastructure Services & Solutions. I will join Edwin and Erik at Imtech ICT, building the virtualization solutions they…
Dutch VMUG: PowerCLI is for administrators!
Luc Dekens and Alan Renouf did a great presentation on PowerCLI. PowerCLI is based on PowerShell. PowerShell is designed by Microsoft with the SysAdmin in mind. It’s the universal language for Windows data centers. Most of the time GUI interfaces are single purpose and rigid….
Dutch VMUG: VMware HA and DRS – Q&A
Duncan Epping, Consulting Architect, Cloud Practice Frank Denneman, Consulting Architect, PSO Duncan and Frank are the authors of the VMware vSphere 4.1 HA and DRS technical deep dive. It is available from Amazon, and from Monday it will also be available at Computer Collectief. You…
Dutch VMUG: vSphere Advanced Troubleshooting
Eric Sloof, instructor and blogger for NTPro.nl, gave a great presentation on advanced troubleshooting on vSphere. Eric shows that you can use esxtop for troubleshooting on almost every level. He said a lot about troubleshooting. Below you’ll find the things I could write down during his…
Dutch VMUG: vCloud Director presentation and demo
Willem van Engeland (VMware) and Duncan Epping (VMware, Yellow Bricks) did a presentation on vCloud Director. Paul Maritz said earlier: Cloud-based infrastructure will become the new hardware”, shifting from running your applications on HP, IBM or Dell hardware to Terremark. With vCloud Director you can create…
Dutch VMUG: Keynote
Today the 6th edition of the Dutch VMUG has started. Viktor van den Berg, Dutch VMUG leader, opened the VMUG around the 9.30 with a couple of facts and figures around the Dutch VMUG: There are more than 50.000 VMUG members in the world The…
Live from the VMUG.
Today is V-day, the day of the annual dutch VMUG and the complete VMGuru.nl will be there to report live from Nieuwegein (NL). So check out VMGuru.nl regularly today to see and hear what happens at the VMUG event. You can also follow us on…
Virtualize your remote offices using VMware Essentials RoBo
Some of you might already have been there. I know I have: You have a large organization with more than 10 remote or branch offices. You have virtualized your entire back-end but those nasty site servers still remain a physical nuisance. Some regional offices have…