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Using VMware Horizon Workspace to Enable SSO in vCloud Director 5.1
I have just found this really cool whitepaper thats been released: Using VMware Horizon Workspace to Enable SSO in VMware vCloud Director 5.1. This is really useful if you are looking at an alternative...
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Peer not authenticated error in vCloud Director
Some of my colleagues and I have been presenting a vCloud training session today, and one of the students got the error “Peer not Authenticated” when deploying a vApp. To diagnose the problem, first we...
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Affected by the Allocation Pool changes in VCD 5.1.x? Change it back
Have you been affected by the Allocation Pool changes in VCD 5.1 when you upgraded? If you have been, and are looking for a way to make this allocation model the same as in VCD 1.5, VMware has included...
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vCloud PowerCLI scripts
I have started to create this page to collate the number of growing vCloud PowerCLI scripts available. It is designed to make it easy for you to find the scripts you are looking for. If you have any...
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vExpert 2013 awardees announced
Its that time of year again, its the VMware vExpert 2013 announcements, and I am proud to say that I have been awarded the vExpert Status for 2013. This is the second year in a row that I have been...
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vCloud Director training – Backup Academy
Yesterday a vCloud Director training video I produced for Veeam’s Backup Academy was released. It covers VMware vCloud Director and how it fits together. This training presentation is based upon my...
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FREE Kindle Version 4.1 HA/DRS and 5.0 Clustering Deep dive books
Today I found out that you can now get FREE (yes I said FREE) Kindle version of the popular vSphere 4.1 HA/DRS and 5.0 Clustering Deep dive books. I guess most people have already heard of Duncan...
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Florida Disney Villa 15% discount for 2013
If you want to stay in our Florida Disney Villa for a 15% discount in 2013, you have come to the right place. This is a rather unusual post for my site, and nothing virtualization related. I am...
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VMworld 2013 session accepted
Another year another VMworld. I have just received the email telling me my VMworld 2013 session was accepted. It is a crazy ride working for VMware. Session: PHC4750 – How to Build a Hybrid Cloud in...
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Failed to communicate with the vCenter Single Sign on server
Deploying a new VMware vCenter Virtual Appliance today, I received the error ” Failed to communicate with the vCenter Single Sign On server https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:7444…. ” This error has the same...
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Enumerate network adapters Powershell (PowerCLI) – VMware vmnic
This is a script I wrote a while ago to enumerate network adapters Powershell (PowerCLI) and add the total amount to a variable. I thought some people may find it useful. enumerate network adapters...
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UK National VMUG – Call for Papers
Simon Gallagher, one of the organisers of the UK VMUG sent an email out today asking for people to considering submitting “papers” for the UK National VMUG. Personally I think this is a great idea. I...
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My VMware Home lab
Here is my VMware Home Lab. People have been asking me to write about what I use in my VMware home lab that I use for a while. Finally one Saturday night, I have had the chance. Lets start off and talk...
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VMworld 2013 – My schedule and sessions
Its been a crazy couple of weeks getting prepared for VMworld 2013. I have had a session added, found out one of my sessions has been added to Barcelona, and received my booth duty schedule for US....
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Architecting the Enterprise – Beware
I don’t normally write articles discussing companies and the policies they have, (thats more Colotti’s area of expertise), however I feel very strongly about this and wanted to share my bad experience...
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BMW E46 M3 vs C32 AMG Mercedes
BMW E46 M3 vs C32 AMG Mercedes, Lets start this by pointing out this is not a virtualization post. Its about my other favourite and passionate topic, CARS. I have been wondering about which is best,...
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VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit – vCAT Book released
I am pleased to announce that my first book I co-authored has been released on Amazon. This is really exciting news, which I am extremely pleased about. The book is titled VMware vCloud Architecture...
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VMware VSAN – Virtual SAN – How to configure
This article shows how to enable a VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) cluster within VMware vSphere. If you are unfamiliar with VSAN, and what it is, I recommend reading the following articles. Duncan Epping’s...
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Configure Disk Redundancy VMware VSAN – Virtual SAN
This article demonstrates demonstrates how to configure disk redundancy VMware VSAN and is a follow on post from my How to enable VMware VSAN The previous article showed how to configure a vSphere...
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VMworld 2013 recap – Day 1
The day began with meeting up with Aidan Dalgleish and Kamau Wanguhu at the Hilton lobby, with us putting last minute changes to our slide deck for session VSVC7371. Well mainly it was Aidan being the...
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