Does Vmware have Microsoft Vista properties? You know, we’ll just chuck it in at the end and pray it works. (more…)
October 28, 2009
September 28, 2009
Vmware ESX3.5 Templates
Templates and their usage are one of the big time savers in ESX. The ability to setup a “perfect” vritual machine and then deploy multiple copies of it allows us to minimise the risk of deployment errors. However, there are a few limits around what can be achieved. (more…)
August 27, 2009
Minor Deviations
Okay, more than once I have deviated madly off topic in this blog, but this one is special, I promise. (more…)
August 25, 2009
vSphere multi-pathing failover
Whilst researching some storage options for a client, I stumbled across this pretty useful information (more…)
July 5, 2009
Vmware File Manager
There are a number of ways to upload and download files to and from the actual ESX server in my environment. The least favourite one I have would have to be browsing the datastore via VI Client! (more…)
June 29, 2009
Distributed File Server (DFS) Reporting
Well, haven’t I been out of the loop for a while?! Thankfully, my unemployment lasted nowhere near as long as I would have expected in the harsh economic climate and I am adjusting brilliantly to corporate/enterprise life once again (like there would be any doubt!) (more…)
May 27, 2009
The HA “split brain” problem
This ISN’T something that occurs frequently, but it is something that I would want to test in HA (High Availabilty) before I went to production! (more…)
May 25, 2009
New Vmware Convertor 4.0.1
Vmware Convertor allows us to P2V (Physical to Virtual) migrations. That is, taking (potentially) a running machine on my network and importing it directly into my virtual infrastructure. (more…)
May 22, 2009
Vmware vSphere (ESX 4) Virtual Motherboard
As we all know, it’s a 440BX based mother board being fed into our virtual machines. The advantage? It’s sooooooooo generic that every operation system should be able to recognise and use it.
Has that changed in vSphere (ESX 4)? (more…)
April 29, 2009
Kevin Rudd’s $900
Welcome to Australia where the government, in a effort to forestall a recession, decided to give everyone who paid their taxes last year up to AU$900.
So, let’s all say, “Thanks KRudd!!!” Email me your pictures (krudd@invurted.com) of what you spent your KRudd money on!
Yay, KRudd!!!