When should N+1 not Equal 1 Host with VMware HA?
High Availability is a key consideration for any VMware vSphere Design. VMware HA is a very easy and…
Meet the new VMware vExperts for 2012
All the submissions are in and have been processed and the new vExperts of 2012 have been announced.…
An Unbroken Chain of Trust is of Paramount Importance
There has been a lot of coverage over the past week about Anonymous’ Hardcore Charlie releasing some old…
vSphere 5 Security Hardening Guide – Public Draft
The vSphere 5 Security Guide has been released publicly in draft form for comment. There are a number…
Problem with vSphere 5 HA and Storage vMotion when VM on vDS
There is (was) a problem with svMotion in vSphere 5 when the VM is on a vDS that…
vSphere Security Hardening Policy and SRM 5
VMware is in the process of working on the vSphere 5 edition of the Security Hardening Guide and…
Blueprint for Successful Large Scale Oracle Virtualization on vSphere
I recently attended a Webinar on the topic of Virtualizing Business Critical Oracle systems presented by a very…
Etherchannel and IP Hash or Load Based Teaming?
Etherchannel or Load Based Teaming has been a popular topic of conversation ever since Load Based Teaming was…
Updating SSL Certificate in vShield Manager Made Easy
I was contacted recently by Maish Saidel-Keesing (@maishsk), who is a vExpert, fellow tweeter and top 50 virtualization…
Using vCenter Heartbeat to Protect Non-vCenter SQL DB? Think Again!
I’ve been doing a lot of work with vCenter Heartbeat recently, which is a product I really like…