I have been meaning to write this up for a while; Scott Drummonds' 'Love Your Balloon Driver' post today at his Virtual Performance blog gave me a nice reminder. I actually caught a sneak peak at the graphs with an explanation from Scott at his … [Continue reading] about Balloon Driver Problems with SQL
VMworld 2009 Sponsor and Exhibitor List
The VMware ecosystem is rich and thriving, with partners, vendors, and the virtualization community at large continuing to drive innovation and producing complementary products. VMworld is where this ecosystem comes together to show the latest and … [Continue reading] about VMworld 2009 Sponsor and Exhibitor List
Virtualization Bookmarks for August 28th
Here are some bookmarks for resources that I have recently referenced: vCenter 4 and ESX 4 Now Use 10 Year Default SSL Certificate | VM /ETC - Rich Brambly has some guidance on installing a new SSL certificate on vCenter, with very useful links … [Continue reading] about Virtualization Bookmarks for August 28th
Virtual Infrastructure Client Opens Off Screen
A user reported an issue with one of the VM's in my environment this morning. It seems that an automated process had spun up the CPU to 100% in the Windows guest and the system was deadlocked. I was still at home when I received the message on my … [Continue reading] about Virtual Infrastructure Client Opens Off Screen
Joining a Mac to a Windows Active Directory
We picked up a few new 17" MacBook Pro's at work. We're a Microsoft shop, so Mac's aren't part of the basic knowledge for our IT staff, myself included. I don't want to be the Windows guy who says "I don't do Macs" - part of being a technologist is … [Continue reading] about Joining a Mac to a Windows Active Directory