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Author Archives: Calvin Scoltock
Installing Group Policy Management on Windows Server 2012 R2
You can install the “Group Policy Management” feature in a Windows 2012 R2 server from “Server Manager”, select “Add roles and features” If the “Before you begin” page displays click Next, you have the option at the bottom to “Skip … Continue reading
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Veeam Recovery Plans
I am excited to see that the latest version of Veeam Backup & Replication (v8) includes “Recovery Plans” and “Failover Plans”. I’m looking forward to getting this installed within my lab to see how it compares to VMware’s Site Recovery … Continue reading
Posted in Site Recovery Manager, Veeam, VMware
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VCAP-DCD Experience
I took the VCAP-DCD exam earlier in the year and planned on posting details of my experience after taking the exam but just never got round to it. So here it finally is. As I design VMware vSphere solutions for … Continue reading
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NetApp Announce EVO:RAIL appliance
NetApp is the latest vendor to jump on the EVO:RAIL bandwagon by announcing that they will sell an EVO:RAIL appliance. They are not getting completely into the server market; they will not start selling servers alone, however you will be … Continue reading
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SRM 5.8
At VMWorld 2014 VMware announced vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.8. One of the main features this brings is full integration with the vSphere Web Client. Previous versions required the c# client. This has held people back from moving to … Continue reading
Posted in Site Recovery Manager, VMware
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Private VLAN (PVLAN)
Confused about what a Private VLAN is, as compared to a “normal” VLAN. Hopefully this article will make it all clear. Why do we need Private VLANs? VLANs are used to segregate the network. Let’s say you have a simple … Continue reading
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VMware EVO:RAIL
At VMworld 2014 in San Francisco VMware announced VMware EVO:RAIL, a hyper-converged infrastructure appliance. There had been rumours of this project over the preceding months under the code name MARVIN and many thought VMware were going to get into the … Continue reading
VCP5-DCV Recertification
Today, 1st October 2014, VMware released a cut down VCP recertification exam. As you all should know, your VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification now has an expiry of two years after you took it. You can extend its validity by … Continue reading
Posted in Certification, VMware, vSphere
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Editing vCenter VM Settings with Hardware Version 10
When using vSphere 5.5 if you upgrade your vCenter server to VM Hardware Version 10 then you will only be able to edit it via the vSphere Web Client. If the setting you are need to edit requires the VM … Continue reading
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Moving a VMFS Volume to a Different Site
Recently I wanted to copy a VMFS volume from one site to another but the VMFS volume did not automatically mount at the new site. Using my storage array’s replication technology I replicated the LUN (containing an existing VMFS Datastore) … Continue reading
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