The Trouble With SSL Certificates and Upgrading to VMware SSO 5.5
If you’re upgrading from vSphere 5.1 to vSphere 5.5 and you ARE NOT using Custom CA SSL Certificates…
VMware Products Not Supported with SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups
Recently I posted some updates to the supportability of Windows Server 2012 Clustering and SQL Server in particular…
VMware vSphere 5.1 Now Appears on the Microsoft SVVP List
This is just a quick article to let you know that VMware vSphere 5.1 now appears on the…
Is Now The Best Time To Upgrade To vSphere 5.1?
Upgrading to vSphere 5.1 has been a bit of a hot topic ever since it became a GA…
Important! Default HBA Device Queue Depth Changes Between vSphere Versions
A little while ago I wrote an article titled 5 Tips to Prevent 80% of Virtualization Problems. This…
vSphere 5.1 Hardening Guide Official Release
One of the most important documents for any vSphere administrator or architect has been released. The vSphere 5.1…
The Status of Microsoft Failover Clustering Support on VMware vSphere 5.1
The number of enquiries I’ve been receiving regarding Microsoft Failover Clustering, especially for Microsoft SQL Server Databases has…
Disabling vSphere 5.1 Single Sign-on (SSO) – Don’t do it!
I’ve been getting feedback and questions from a number of different places of people wanting to disable Single…
vCenter Server Heartbeat Installation and Validation
vCenter Heartbeat is the only supported and validated solution for providing high availability to vCenter Server, and can…
Peak Performance – The VMware vSphere 5.1 CPU Scheduler Explained
The people in VMware Technical Marketing and Engineering have been very busy as usual and have recently published…