vCenter 5.5 Upgrade with Windows Server 2012 R2 – Part 2 – OS Build

This is part 2 of the vCenter 5.1 to 5.5 Update 1c upgrade, detailing the Windows Server 2012 R2 OS installation and configuration.

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vCenter 5.5 Upgrade with Windows Server 2012 R2 – Part 1 – Preparation

This Upgrade Guide details the step-by-step process for upgrading your vCenter Server from 5.1 to 5.5 Update 1c.  Also included is the build of a new Windows Server 2012 R2 OS for the vCenter 5.5 services whilst maintaining a separate SQL Server 2008 R2 Database.

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Tech101 – Home Internet Troubleshooting

This post covers a 7 step process for troubleshooting your home Internet connection from a Desktop (Windows 7 or OS X).  I wrote this for someone who was having ISP problems a few years ago.  The failure scenario of each step has a canned “Technical Statement” that you can communicate to the Help Desk to assist in resolving the issue.

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Tech101 – Successful Blogging

I have only been blogging for 3 months and I do not consider myself successful or expert by any stretch of the imagination.  However, I have learned many things about what it takes to be a blogger.  It took me a few months to get a handle on it, so this is about providing information for other people to jump-start their own blogging efforts.  This post details how to use the features of a blog site, promote yourself and provide content that people are interested in.

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Cisco UCS Configuration Guide for vSphere – Part 3 – LAN

This is part 3 of the Cisco UCS Configuration Guide.  This post is broken into two components: configuring the physical Server/FC/LAN links and the creation of UCS LAN policies.

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Rise of the Super Architect

With the Software Defined Data Center, essential services are being pushed into the hypervisor: Server, Network, Storage, Security.  With that change in technology, you are starting to see a shift in the evolution of an architect’s skill-set.  It is now becoming necessary for an IT Professional to break the traditional model of single silo expertise and transform into a multi-silo “Super Architect”.

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