I've noticed something odd with a number of clusters that I administer that have NFS datastores. One of the datastores will be duplicated, and end with (1). Typically, only one host has this duplicated datastore. At first I thought it happened … [Continue reading] about VMware: Odd issue with NFS datastores
VCAP-DCA Study Guide now available!
As Sean Crookston mentioned in a blog post earlier today, he's graciously allowed me to take on the task of hosting and continuing to maintain the VCAP-DCA study guide. For now, I've posted the Study Guide PDF as it can be currently found on … [Continue reading] about VCAP-DCA Study Guide now available!
NetApp Data ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit 1.3 released!
Rejoice, NetApp PowerShell users, for Toolkit 1.3 has dropped. There's a bunch of new features and improvements in this release. Some new features that caught my eye are SSH Invocation and PowerShell provider. SSH Invocation (Invoke-NaSSH) allows you … [Continue reading] about NetApp Data ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit 1.3 released!
VMware Host Profiles: compliance issue and fix
I thought I'd take a moment to write down some frustrations I've been having with VMware Host Profiles, and how I resolved it. Before I get into that, let's take a second to discuss what they're supposed to do, and how you can get it in your … [Continue reading] about VMware Host Profiles: compliance issue and fix
Managing VMware Tools advanced options: PowerCLI
The other day I was looking at my virtual machines' VMware Tools status, and sadly, many of them are out of date. It seems like I spend a lot of my time on host patching, but the Tools update seems to fall by the wayside. Perhaps it's the disruption … [Continue reading] about Managing VMware Tools advanced options: PowerCLI