November 13, 2012
vSphere 5.1 SSO issues
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been hearing a lot of customers having issues logging into vCenter after upgrading to…
November 5, 2012
HP Insight Control for vCenter
I recently tried out the HP Insight Control plugin for vCenter and was very pleased about the added functionality that…
October 30, 2012
VMware Path Masking
I’ve written posts in the past regarding LUN masking on a storage array, but it is possible to mask…
October 22, 2012
Updating HP ESXi Hosts with VUM
As you may well know, when installing VMware ESXi on an HP server, it is best practice to get a…
October 15, 2012
PHD Virtual Review
I’d been hearing a lot of buzz about PHD Virtual after seeing them at VMworld and the Chicago VMUG Conference and…
October 8, 2012
Microsoft Licensing with VMware View Composer
I know the subject of Microsoft licensing makes most administrators want to crawl under a desk and hide when the…
October 2, 2012
Chicago VMUG Conference 2012 Presentations
Recently my friend Raj (@rajtech) and I presented two sessions at the Chicago VMware Users Conference in Schaumburg, IL. I’ve…
September 22, 2012
VMUG Benefits
I signed up for the VMware Users Group last year at VMworld. I don’t remember, why I decided to do…
September 16, 2012
Network RAID Penalty
I recently got my hands on a pair of HP P4300s in the lab and wanted to see how the…
September 10, 2012
HP Storage Comparisons (Sept. 2012)
I have been recently thrown into the world of HP Storage, and have been trying to learn all of the…