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Configuring FreeNAS 8.3 – iSCSI and NFS Storage for VMware vSphere

Simon — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:39:51 +0000

This post will guide you through the configuration of FreeNAS 8.3 for use on VMware vSphere.

It is assumed at this stage that only the installation has been completed, we still need to create and configure the storage.

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vCSA 5.1u1 Update in 7 Steps

Simon — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:49:51 +0000

In a recent post I showed you how to update your hosts from 5.1 to 5.1u1, whilst it was a nice and simple exercise you mustn’t forget that you also need to update your vCenter server (or in this case appliance).

Following the steps below you will now update your vCSA appliance from 5.1 to [...]

Upgrading SQL 2008 R2 Editions – Wizard and Command Line

Simon — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:47:31 +0000

During a recent Microsoft True-Up piece of work we were doing at work we discovered that 3 of our Microsoft SQL servers had been installed with the Developer edition of Microsoft SQL 2008 R2, this isn’t really an issue because we are licensed for the proper versions but to make life easier for us in [...]

vForum London

Simon — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:33:39 +0000

So I had the pleasure of attending the VMware vForum event at Wembley Stadium yesterday. One of the surprise finds at the event was the Condusiv Technologies stand down in the Solutions Exchange.

Now I didn’t realise it but Condusiv Technologies are a company I have had experience of before, for those of you familiar [...]

vCenter Server 5.1 – Windows 2012 Now Supported

Simon — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:01:04 +0000

With the release last week of vSphere 5.1 Update 1 one of the things that was announced was the ability to install vCenter Server on Windows 2012, as my recent overhaul of the HomeLab included an upgrade to Windows 2012 across the environment I had to use the vCSA instead of 2012 because vCenter used [...]

ESXi 5.1u1 Upgrade in 7 Steps

Simon — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:21:00 +0000

So with the release of ESXi 5.1 Update 1 last week it meant I needed to upgrade my home lab environment, using the following steps allowed me to do this really quickly and with little fuss.

1. Place the Host into Maintenance Mode and ensure that there are no running VM’s on the host.

2. [...]

VMware Cloud Credibility

Simon — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:52:42 +0000

VMware have just launched the CloudCredibility website that gives you and your team the chance to prove how good you are by awarding points for every challenge\task you complete. It’s a fairly light hearted approach to showing off you and your Teams Cloud abilities from both a technical and non-technical stand point.

It has [...]

Slipstreaming SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2

Simon — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:36:28 +0000

As I mentioned in a previous post I have decided to refresh my home lab to running Windows Server 2012, part of the installation requirements was installing SQL Server 2008 R2 into the new 2012 environment, easy you may think however it’s not as simple as that because whilst trying to install SQL 2008 R2 [...]

Installing the vCSA 5.1 Appliance

Simon — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:36:00 +0000

In my old lab I ran a lot of Windows 2008 R2 based infrastructure, not only was I running a fully deployed Active Directory Domain but I also had SQL 2008 R2 and SCCM 2007 but I was also running vCenter on 2008R2 as well, the main reason for this was due to the limitations [...]

VMware vExpert 2013 – Now extended to the 22nd April

Simon — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:25:39 +0000

John Troyer (@jtroyer) just blogged the announcement that the vExpert 2013 applications are open.

To become a vExpert you have three paths to choose from.

Evangelist Path

The Evangelist Path includes book authors, bloggers, tool builders, public speakers, VMTN contributors, and other IT professionals who share their knowledge and passion with others with the leverage [...]