This is part 3 of the vCenter 5.1 to 5.5 Update 1c upgrade, detailing the vCenter 5.5 Installation.
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This is part 3 of the vCenter 5.1 to 5.5 Update 1c upgrade, detailing the vCenter 5.5 Installation.
Continue reading vCenter 5.5 Upgrade with Windows Server 2012 R2 – Part 3 – vCenter Install
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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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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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.
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.
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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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”.