You may be aware of the Virtual Design Master competition which is currently in Season 2. The event theme is based upon the “Zombie Apocalypse”, where you are given a set of business requirements and you have 4 days to develop a design with limited resources that is then assessed by the judging panel. Each season has three challenges with eliminations and then a finale to determine the winner. I was so impressed by the competition that I sponsored it with my own time and money. I urge you to do the same, the more we support community events such as these, the greater the benefit to the community, thus producing great architects.
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PowerCLI – How do I use it?
PowerCLI is an incredible tool that you can use to automate many of your operational procedures, particularly useful if you are constrained by budget and you are competent in scripting with Windows PowerShell. This post covers setting up and using PowerCLI, the operational risks entailed, how to use Virtu-al.net’s vCheck script and a “Delete Snapshot, notify by email” script.
vCenter 5.5 Upgrade with Windows Server 2012 R2 – Part 4 – Cleanup
This is part 4 of the vCenter 5.1 to 5.5 Update 1c upgrade, detailing the post-installation clean-up.
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vCenter 5.5 Upgrade with Windows Server 2012 R2 – Part 3 – vCenter Install
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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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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