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The Fire Returned! VMworld 2015 Tuesday General Session #GS-TUE
I am so excited to launch this post and give two enthusiastic thumbs up to VMware on the second general session! They brought the fire with the speakers, the concrete concepts & tech, and the Pat...
View ArticleVMworld 2015: VMware Validated Designs for the SDDC #SDDC5440
The VMware Validated Designs (V2D) session was much like a preface to a book, the book being VMware’s new compilations of proven designs. It lacked a specific design-implementation example (i.e. with...
View ArticleVMworld 2015: Flash Storage Best Practices #STO6326-SPO
Cody & Ravi from Pure Storage brought a good deep-dive of all-flash storage in a virtual (VMware) world. Major emphasis on “deep-dive” as they went into the nitty-gritty of VAAI primitives and...
View ArticleVMworld 2015: DRS Advancements in vSphere 6 #INF5306
This was by far my longest session as Naveen let the clock fly by–I guess that’s the benefit of being the last session of the day! He definitely made the mode of it, though, and crammed a ton of great...
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VMworld 2015: Putting Virtual Volumes to Work #STO5822
This was my first experience with Howard Marks, and I would say his reputation accurately precedes him. He’s an eccentric and unabashedly arrogant technologist who calls it as he sees it. While I might...
View ArticleVMworld 2015: Managing vSphere 6.0 Deployments & Upgrades, Part 2 #INF5123
Excellent presentation by Brian and Salil! They did a great job laying out the upgrade paths, caveats, as well as legacy references for folks coming from ESXi 4.x and early 5.x. The biggest takeaways...
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VMworld 2015: Virtual SAN – Technical Deep Dive & What’s New #STO5906
This session is/was true to its title and definitely dove deep into Virtual SAN (VSAN). Due to the extreme nature of details, requirements, parameters, etc, I decided to conclude the live notes about...
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VMworld 2015: Managing vSphere 6.0 Deployments & Upgrades, Part 1 #INF4944
Dilpreet & Mohan did a great job laying out the install and upgrade paths to reach vCenter 6.0, whether in Appliance or Windows mode. As I mentioned yesterday, the VMware team is encouraging...
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How To Upgrade to ESXi 6.0 And Overcome “Incompatible” Status
With the release of ESXi 6.0 Update 1a, which fixed the network connectivity issue that plagued all ESXi 6.0 releases until October 6, I have begun my own journey from 5.5 to 6.0. I’m taking a new...
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From The Other Side
It’s been far too long since I’ve posted content of significant substance, but it isn’t for lack of experiences. At a week out from 6 months on the vendor side and start-up life, in particular, I’ve...
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