HomeLab Part 4: Summary and Final decision
This is now the forth part of the design process and now you can imagine why it took me so long to choose an adequate design for my new homelab. All of the presented design have there advantages and...
View ArticleTime to participate in the Project VRC “State of the VDI and SBC union 2015″...
The independent R&D project ‘Virtual Reality Check’ (VRC) (www.projectvrc.com) was started in early 2009 by Ruben Spruijt (@rspruijt) and Jeroen van de Kamp (@thejeroen) and focuses on research in...
View ArticleFarewell PernixPros….
Since the day I joined VMware in September I knew that this day will come sooner or later. In December it happened then. I got a mail from Jeff Aaron, who is Vice President Marketing at PernixData,...
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That was 2014 and 2015 will be even better!
It’s still January 2015 so it’s not to late for a 2014 review. I was busy the last few weeks so I had only time for some quick posts. That’s why I haven’t done a review before the end of 2014. Reading...
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Top vBlog Voting 2015 – Please VOTE
It’s February and if you are an virtualization blogger you know what that means. Correct it’s time for Eric Siebert’s annual Top vBlog voting contest presented by vSphere-land.com. Infinio is the...
View ArticleBackup Interoperability Matrix Update for vSphere 6.0
After reading a post from Andrea Mauro I thought that I’m little behind with my update cycle on my Backup Interoperability Matrix. I wanted to update it since vSphere 6 was GA but I didn’t find the...
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Things you should know (TYSK) – vSphere 5.5 and VMDKs larger than 2TB
I had a recent conversation with one of my ex-colleague discussing about a problem he saw on a NFS datastore with VMDKs when he tries to extend it online beyond 2TB. I told him that this should work...
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Things you should know (TYSK) – VCSA and AD Authentication
Since I started using the Virtual Center Server Appliance (VCSA) I noticed a strange behaviour which I didn’t understand in the beginning. When using the WebClient or the C# Client and selected “Use...
View ArticleVMware Certified Professional 6 Datacenter (VCP6-DCV) Delta Beta Exam Experience
On March 31, 2015 VMware announced the availability of VMware Certified Professional 6 – Datacenter Virtualization exam. This announcement was for the Beta version of the exam. Because I would never do...
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PernixData stops working after upgrade to vSphere 5.5 U2 Patch ESXi550-201505002
During a hardware maintenance task I decided to do update my ESXi hosts to the newest available patch. In my case it was patch ESXi550-201505002 which is the replacement for Patch 5...
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Cisco Nexus 1000V – What should you know before an Update/Upgrade
As a Technical Account Manager, in my case at VMware, you came across a variety of customers and 3 of my 5 current customers running Cisco Nexus 1000V. Because two of my previous customers, when I was...
View ArticleThings you should know (TYSK) – VMware Backup & VDDK
During my inquires which backup software will support vSphere 6.0 I came across BackupExec 2015 where I saw that vSphere 5.0 was no longer supported. This made me little bit confused because vSphere...
View ArticleBackup Interoperability Matrix Major Update
Yesterday I did a major update of my Backup Interoperability Matrix including the following backup software: VMware vSphere Data Protection Symantec BackupExec 15 Symantec NetBackup HP Data Protector...
View ArticleHomeLab Part 7: SuperMicro X9SRH-7TF & 10Gbit onboard NIC Problem
After running the new homelab for several month now I encounter a really annoying problem with the onboard 10GBit NICs (TX540-A2). I had the problem that an application was not correctly syncing across...
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HomeLab Part 8: Cooling and AirFlow
In my last post I had a problem with the onboard 10GBit NICs. My assumption is that they were overheated and therefor failed. I read some blog posts of other blogger and some of them experienced the...
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What’s new in Virtual SAN (VSAN) 6.1
Virtual SAN 6.1 was announced today at VMworld US. Starting with VSAN 6.1 the product cycle is decoupled from the vSphere release cycle. This means, as with VSAN 6.1, a new VSAN version was released...
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VMworld EMEA 2015 Tips & Tricks
VMworld US has come to an end but wait VMworld EMEA is around the corner. Ok it’s approx 1.5 month away but preparations already has started. This is the perfect time to give some advice or tips &...
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VMworld EMEA 2015 – My favorite T-Shirts from previous VMworlds
Everytime I need a T-shirt from my closet I took one of the VMworld shirts because some of them are really cool. Therefor I thought I do a short post about my currently all-time favorite T-Shirts of...
View ArticleVMworld EMEA 2015 – Parties, Gatherings, Events and more
Attending VMworld is not only attending an IT conference it is also a big networking event where you can talk to vendors, tweeps or bloggers. What will be better for socialising than parties and...
View ArticleVMworld EMEA 2015 – #vBreakfast
At VMworld US there is always a traditional vBreakfast at Mel’s Diner invented by Shane Williford. Last year some people tried to do the same (incl. me) and it went not so good. Our only guest at...
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