Is my Server 64 Bit Compatible?
While doing some recent beta testing (shhh), I realized that my lab is NOT 64 bit compatible. :( I will have to do some searching around to find…
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First Look : BlueBear’s Kodiak Virtual Machine Manager
I was recently sent a private Beta code for the new BlueBear Kodiak Manager. Kodiak is an all in one Virtual Machine manager that currently supports VMware with…
Be there VIRTUALLY with TOKBOX!
With many of us traveling to VMworld this week, I figured a quick write up on a great little video conferencing tool would be appropriate! Check out the…
Network Beaconing for switch failure detection
If you are like me, you probably have had most of your networking setups with the typical and reliable Link Status for failure detection. Link status is…
First Look : vKernel SearchMyVM Appliance Beta 1.0
You may have heard about the new search based appliance by vKernel for your VI3 environment, but have you seen it? I had a chance over the weekend…
OVF – Open Virtualization Format
So what is an OVF and why is it neat? You can read the official scribe here, but basically the neatest part about it is the way developers…
HA and DRS behavior in a 2 node Cluster.
An interesting new DRS behavior was introduced with the latest Update 2 patch that I recently became aware of at a client. If you have a 2 node…
Backing up Virtual Machines using Vizioncore’s vRanger to a Data Domain
Here is a quick little comparison of the options available to implement Vizioncore’s vRanger product for backing up Virtual Machines to a Data Domain device. I am sure…
ESX Console Tab in VirtualCenter
Have you seen the Console Tab in VirtualCenter? This is a great little plug in by the folks who brought you Storage vMotion GUI. You can find the…