Installs - Virtualization Software
INFOGRAPHIC: How to Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure from Disaster in Four Easy Steps
June 5, 2014 | David Davis, vExpert, VCP/VCAP, CCIE
It’s time to rethink DR. It can be much simpler and robust with the technology that is available now.
Let’s simplify things. Focus on getting the machines protected first, then do all the necessary planning after the machines are in … Read More
How To Deploy VMware Cloud Automation Center (vCAC)
January 22, 2014 | Lauren Malhoit, VCP, MCSE: Security, and CCNA
VMware’s Cloud Automation Center (vCAC) is a tool that enables end users to consume the services that reside in your company’s data center while allowing administrators to maintain control over this consumption. In other words, vCAC brings to the enterprise … Read More
Free Virtualization Admin Resources From Veeam
January 15, 2014 | David Davis, vExpert, VCP/VCAP, CCIE
Sure, most companies produce a lot of white paper and video content but much of that is self-serving as it’s only geared toward pushing you to buy their product. I have to give kudos to Veeam, on the other hand, … Read More
How to Install VMware Log Insight 1.5
January 3, 2014 | Lauren Malhoit, VCP, MCSE: Security, and CCNA
Last year VMware released their solution for log management and analytics for both hosts and guests within your environment. Log Insight collects real time log events, such as critical errors or authentication issues, from physical and virtual machines. It then … Read More
Is CloudByte Really the Future of Storage?
December 5, 2013 | Lauren Malhoit, VCP, MCSE: Security, and CCNA
A few weeks back I attended Storage Field Day 4. One of the storage vendors we heard from is CloudByte. CloudByte is a startup that has been around for about three years. They are strictly a software company that works … Read More
Calling Out the Phony War: vSphere & Hyper-V
October 22, 2013 | Paul Meehan, VCAP-DCA, CCNA 24
With the release of vSphere 5.5, it’s inevitable there will be a lot of blogging by vendors comparing their products to vSphere. That is expected and not surprising. It’s the job of vendor “Evangelists” to do this.
Apologies for the … Read More
Installing an OpenStack Private Cloud using Ubuntu 12.04
June 8, 2013 | Scott D. Lowe, vExpert, MVP Virtual Machine, MCSE 1
OpenStack is open source software that allows companies to create public or private clouds. It’s one of the most popular, if not the most popular, implementations of cloud today. To see more about the conceptual architecture, check out this page.
In … Read More
Installing vCenter SSO on a Remote Database Server
June 7, 2013 | Lauren Malhoit, VCP, MCSE: Security, and CCNA
vCenter 5.1 now comes with a Single Sign On Service that enables you to have SSO capabilities for VMware products. SSO is required for vCenter installation in version 5.1 and will probably continue to be. It’s pretty easy to install … Read More
Installing vCenter 5.1 Using the Simple Install
June 3, 2013 | Lauren Malhoit, VCP, MCSE: Security, and CCNA
There are a couple ways to install the new vCenter 5.1 update 1. You can do a simple install which installs the Single Sign On Service, Inventory Service, and vCenter itself in the simplest way. You would use this if … Read More
