Earlier today I had the pleasure of interviewing Gregg Robertson, aka TheSaffaGeek, about his newly attained VMware VCDX certification.
Gregg is a fellow virtualization geek based in the UK but works here in The Netherlands for his current project. Continue reading
A common challenge facing enterprise deployments of vSphere is configuration drift. When the hardware or software configuration changes, manageability becomes increasingly difficult. This in turn results in higher support costs. Continue reading
In vCenter, I’ve always found it strange that by default if an ESXi host deviates from its host profile, then the only notification an administrator would receive is a red cross in the GUI. I don’t know about you, but we regard that as a serious issue, as any deviation could lead to unplanned downtime. Continue reading
Recently I revamped my lab storage with the addition of a HP Microserver Gen8 and a dual-port Emulex OCe10102 10GbE card. After some initial struggles with Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3, I decided to go back to FreeNAS 9.3. Continue reading
Last Saturday I sat the VMware VCAP5 Datacenter Design exam.
And failed.
Whilst it wasn’t a particularly pleasant experience, I feel it’s important to document it all the same. Continue reading
Despite the majority of my day-to-day work being centred around the VMware platform and Microsoft Exchange, I often have to work with other technologies. One example are F5 appliances, as these often provide the load-balancing to View and Exchange installations. Continue reading
Recently I had an issue with vRealize Automation communicating with my SQL Server. Unfortunately, the IaaS database plays a fundamental part in any vRA installation, so any problem with it will severely limit your deployment. Continue reading
