Author Archives: Calvin Scoltock

HP DL580 Gen9 BIOS Settings for VMware ESXi

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Calvin Scoltock

These are my suggested BIOS settings for a HP DL580 Gen9 Servers running VMware ESXi. If there are no requirements for serial ports then the following can be disabled as per VMware Performance Best Practices to disabled any hardware not … Continue reading →

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Demise of vSphere C# Client

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Calvin Scoltock

We have been expecting it since vSphere 4.1; VMware announced on Wed 18th May 2016 that the current version of vSphere, 6.0, will be the last version to contain the C# Client, i.e. the full desktop client we have been … Continue reading →

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vCenter Server Storage Filters

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Calvin Scoltock

vCenter has 4 Storage Filters: – RDM Filter VMFS Filter Host Rescan Filter Same Host Transports Filter These filters affect the actions vCenter takes when scanning storage as follows:- RDM Filter When you attempt to add a RDM to a … Continue reading →

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VCAP5 Exams Retirement

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Calvin Scoltock

Those of you who have planned to take the either of the VCAP5 exams, VCAP5-DCA or VCAP5-DCD, need to get in quick as VMware have announced the retirement of these two exams as follows: – VCAP5-DCA – Data Center Administrator … Continue reading →

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vSphere Beta

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Calvin Scoltock

There is a new vSphere Beta Program starting soon. I don’t know the exact date but I would suspect that it will be in time for the upcoming release (v6.5 maybe) to be ready for VMware at the end of … Continue reading →

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Migrating Windows 2008 SQL Cluster to New Windows Domain

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Calvin Scoltock

This procedure is unsupported and Microsoft recommends deleting the cluster and rebuilding it from scratch if you want to migrate it from one Windows Domain to another Windows Domain. However, I have had some success migrating a clustered SQL 2008 … Continue reading →

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What is a SAN?

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Calvin Scoltock

A pet hate of mine is when people refer to a Storage Device, such as a Fibre Attached NetApp Filer, as a SAN. It is not a SAN but a storage device that connects to a SAN. I often hear … Continue reading →

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iPhone, Android or Windows Phone

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Calvin Scoltock

Should I stick with an iPhone or switch back to Android or even get a Windows Phone? Don’t swear at me and say get a Blackberry! I am currently using an iPhone 4S which I have had for just over … Continue reading →

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Build and Manage Your Hybrid Cloud with Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI)

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Calvin Scoltock

On Wednesday 10th February 2016, the day after VMware announced Workspace ONE, see Digital Workspace, they announced a new major version of Virtual SAN (vSAN) and vRealize Suite 7. A replay of the announcement can be seen in a video … Continue reading →

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