ESX(i) Build List
The first thing i check on every vSphere environment is the version or build number which is currently installed. It is always good to know… Read More »ESX(i) Build List
The first thing i check on every vSphere environment is the version or build number which is currently installed. It is always good to know… Read More »ESX(i) Build List
This objective talks about service dependencies in your design and how to document them. Services could be everything that matters the design, DNS, databases or… Read More »VDCD510 Objective 2.2 – Map Service Dependencies
Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview is now available to download. I will show how to install the current release inside VMware Workstation 8 1. Get… Read More »Howto install Windows 8 Release Preview with VMware Workstation
Microsoft marketing has recently released a Competitive Advantages document which focuses against VMware. Microsoft promises to have the hypervisor which exceeds VMware capabilities. But is… Read More »Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V v3 vs. VMware vSphere 5
The second objective talks about the logical design. When we talk about the logical design at this point in the project phase we are talking… Read More »VDCD510 Objective 2.1 – Map Business Requirements to the Logical Design
This are very common project parts which are not related to VMware or virtualisation. If you are familar with project management this terms should be… Read More »VDCD510 Objective 1.3 – Determine Risks, Constraints, and Assumptions
This section is really much about best practices and use cases. VMware offers a bunch of documents which are a little bit overkill for the… Read More »VDCD510 Objective 1.2 – Gather and analyze application requirements
Five-Step design process Initial design meeting Current-state analysis Stakeholder and SME training Design sessions Design deliverables Project participants (SMEs / Key Stakeholders) A design project… Read More »VDCD510 Objective 1.1 – Gather and analyze business requirements
The new VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 Datacenter Design (VCAP5-DCD / VDCD510) Certification is now live. There is much new stuff with vSphere 5, but… Read More »VCAP5-DCD - What's new?
When you install the vCenter Server on a system in your own language (german for example) you might run into an issue that even after… Read More »How to change vCenter Server language