If you've tried to add a new cloud provider within vCloud Application Director 6.0.1, you may have run into an issue where the credentials can't be validated. The (less than helpful) UI error message is: Could not connect to the Cloud Provider at … [Continue reading] about Adding a cloud provider in vCloud Application Director 6.0.1
#AWS Glacier & SNS #PowerShell cmdlets
So, yeah, I finally finished writing this. In terms of coding projects, this one has been the most challenging for a number of reasons. First, AWS Glacier is cold storage, which means that vault inventories and archive retrievals have (approximately) … [Continue reading] about #AWS Glacier & SNS #PowerShell cmdlets
Search-Cloud is cooler than you might think
PowerCLI 5.0.1 delivered new vCloud Director functionality including a cmdlet named Search-Cloud. If you've taken a look at Get-Help Search-Cloud, you'll see a parameter named -QueryType used to "Specify what types of objects you want to search for". … [Continue reading] about Search-Cloud is cooler than you might think
VMworld 2012: My schedule
In the spirit of "everyone else is doing it, so why shouldn't I?", I decided to go ahead and blog about my VMworld 2012 schedule. This VMworld promises to be a non-stop barrage of awesome technical content, learning new things, and hanging out with … [Continue reading] about VMworld 2012: My schedule
#VMworld + #vBrownBag == crazy awesome
I'm incredibly excited about VMworld 2012 as this one will be a totally new experience for me. The first two years that I attended were as a customer, the third was as a vendor. If you talked to me at all last year, you probably remember that I'd … [Continue reading] about #VMworld + #vBrownBag == crazy awesome