Are you AWESOME! TGIF!!!
Just messing around a bit. Because FRIDAY!!! And it is keeping me from doing things I should be doing. Again,
Read MorevHersey – VCDX Two to the Seventh Power (#128)
Hyperconverged, Virtualization, VMware, Citrix, Datacenter Administration, and more…
PowerShell Basic – Quick Mass Filename Rename
Just a quick snip of PowerShell for renaming files or folders in mass.
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VM Guest Volume Blocksize Report
This is just a quick script I put together for a fellow SA to generate a HTML Report contianing details on the configured volumes for all running Windows Guest VMs. The HTML report shows the Name, Label, Filesystem Type, Allocation Unit (Blocksize), Capacity, and Free Space.
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vSphere Design Cookbook Update in Process
In January 2014 the VMware vSphere 5.x Datacenter Design Cookbook I wrote was published by Packt Publishing. Just before Christmas the publisher of the vSphere Design Cookbook contacted me about updating the book to vSphere 6. After a bit of planning what updates would be included I accepted. I started working on the update this past week and submitted the first draft of the updated Chapter 1 last night.
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Lab Deployment PowerCLI Script for TCC VMware ICM Class
Finished up another successful vSphere 6 Install Configure Manage class at Tidewater Community College last week. Time to re-provision the lab environments to get things ready for the next class.. This is a PowerCLI Script I put together to help automate the lab deployment for TCC VMware IT Academy classes.
Read MoreCouple of Handy VCSA KBs – vCenter Services and Inventory Service
Had a couple of issues in the labs for class last night. Unfortunate since these are assessment labs and the students get frustrated when there are issues. A couple of KBs which came in handy that I am going to leave right here for future reference.
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving!
Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!!! I have so much to be thankful for… A great family – My wife,
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PowerCLI: Copy a vmdk from one VM to another
This PowerCLI script copies a Virtual Machine Disk (vmdk) from one virtual machine to another.
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New Addition to the Home Lab and Office
I have had an aquarium since before I can remember. Back when I was a younger I had 10 and 20 gallon freshwater tanks. For the last 25 years or so I have maintained a 55 gallon freshwater tank. I recently decided I wanted an aquarium in my office space.
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My SimpliVity ROBO Video (along with the winning one)
A couple weeks ago SimpliVity held an internal video contest with the sales teams. The contest was held in conjunction with the launch of SimpliVity OmniStack 3.0 and the release of SimpliVity’s newest product the CN-1200.
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