Quick & dirty post: If you ever need to demonstrate ESXi 5's new swapping to host cache feature, I've found the easiest way to do that is to create two VMs that over-commit the host memory (and have very little disk allotted). You can power on … [Continue reading] about vSphere 5 swap to host cache: forcing & reporting
Guest Presenter on VCAP-DCA Brownbag
Recently, Cody Bunch asked me if I was interested in being a guest on a VCAP-DCA BrownBag on ProfessionalVMware.com. The BrownBag webinar is an innovative, community driven opportunity to get together with like-minded folks to learn about a number of … [Continue reading] about Guest Presenter on VCAP-DCA Brownbag
Quick tip: PowerShell here-strings don’t like whitespace
Today I was writing a bit of raw XML to be used as a SOAP message. Being a person who enjoys writing easy to read code, I declared my variable using here-string notation, pasted in the appropriate XML between the @" and "@, making sure to indent … [Continue reading] about Quick tip: PowerShell here-strings don’t like whitespace
My Review on TrainSignal’s VMware Troubleshooting course
If you follow me on Twitter, you've probably seen me mention that I'm (finally!) preparing to sit the VMware VCAP-DCA exam in about a week. I took the recommended troubleshooting class about a year ago, but recently decided to review the material by … [Continue reading] about My Review on TrainSignal’s VMware Troubleshooting course
VCP5 vs VCP4: Comparing exam blueprints
Tuesday July 12th was a big day for VMware. They announced the VMware vSphere 5 product suite, restated their plans for enabling and accelerating private & public cloud adoption, revealed a change in licensing, and announced the VCP5 beta … [Continue reading] about VCP5 vs VCP4: Comparing exam blueprints