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#vBrownbag: PowerCLI 201 with @jakerobinson
On Wednesday April 11th, Jake Robinson (@jakerobinson) will present PowerCLI 201 on the vBrownbag, and Josh Atwell (@josh_atwell, AKA “vGinger Admin Extraordinaire“) will be hosting. If you can’t...
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#vBrownbag Follow-up: Cloud Security with @texiwill
On Wednesday April 25th, Ed Haletky (@texiwill) talked about cloud security on the vBrownbag. Check out the video on professionalvmware.com. Find us on iTunes (and other places) iTunes:...
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#vBrownbag Follow-up: vStorage Troubleshooting with Nathan Small
On Wednesday May 2nd, VMware’s Nathan Small (VMware KB blog) brought the awesome with a deep dive on vStorage Troubleshooting. Check out the video on professionalvmware.com. Find us on iTunes (and...
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#vBrownBag: vCloud Director & the AutoLab
If you listen to or attend the #vBrownBags on a regular basis, then chances are you’ve heard of the AutoLab. If you haven’t, then allow me. DUDE, you should check out the AutoLab! The AutoLab is...
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#VMworld 2012: Vote for the #vBrownBag crew! (please)
Howdy, hello, and hi — just a quick note to ask for your votes for the #vBrownBag crew that have submitted papers for VMworld 2012. If you’d like to meet any of us in person, or better yet, hear what...
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My experience at #IndyVMUG #DemoDays2012
I had an opportunity to speak at the Indianapolis VMUG last Thursday, July 26th, thanks to a gracious invitation from Mike Ellis and Kyle Ruddy. This was my second VMUG user conference in...
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PowerCLI: Remove all vmnics from a vSwitch
You can tell I’m getting rusty with the PowerCLI, which is something I intend to fix. In the meantime, I needed a PowerCLI way to remove all vmnics from a host’s vSS. If you take a look at the...
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#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...
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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...
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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...
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#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...
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Cloudy with a chance of nerd
Today marks another step on my career path: I’m leaving EMC Consulting and joining ServiceMesh as a Cloud Solutions Architect within the Client Services group. I had a great run at EMC Consulting. I...
View ArticleAdding a cloud provider in vCloud Application Director 6.0.1
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...
View ArticleActive Directory tenant identity sources & vCloud Application Director 6.0.1
Recently, I encountered an issue while trying to add a cloud provider in vCloud Application Director 6.0.1. It turns out that, depending on the vCloud Automation Center identity source, you may need to...
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SSL all the WordPress!
I’ve been running my wp-admin page over SSL for a while now, having purchased a signed SSL certificate through my web hosting provider. I recently installed the WordPress HTTPS plugin but was...
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Setting up the CentOS 6.3 template for jPetStore in vCloud Application...
If you’ve tried to use the CentOS 6.3 template that VMware provides as part of the out-of-the-box application templates for vCloud Application Director 6.0.1, then you’re probably aware of the...
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vCloud Automation Center HTTP 503 error
The other day I logged into my vCloud Automation Center web client and discovered that I was getting HTTP 503 errors in a number of different places and Java errors thrown in my Home dashboard. After a...
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#VMunderground & Opening Acts
If you’ve been to a VMworld US before, you’ve probably heard of the #VMunderground party. 2014 marks the eighth year of the party, and I’m proud to say that I’ve been involved in the planning for the...
View ArticleImporting vCloud Automation Center Application Services Out-Of-Box Content
Just a quick note: During the first boot setup of vCloud Automation Center Application Services 6.1.0, there’s an option to import the default out-of-box content. If you decide to do so, don’t forget...
View ArticleAdding vCloud Air as a vCloud Automation Center Application Services Cloud...
Long title, huh? Hooray very long product names. If you’re planning on adding a vCloud Air instance as a cloud provider for Application Services, there are a few steps that aren’t covered in the...
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