vSphere: Getting rid of the “getting started” tabs
TweetI had a lot of trouble with this in the past and a few people have asked me how to get rid of the getting started tabs in the vSphere client (yes, after unticking the option in client settings)...
View ArticlevSphere storage alerts
TweetI’ve been asked about the fact that the storage alerts seem to stop working in vSphere after a while and stop updating. I spent a little while looking into and a it turns out this is a known issue...
View ArticleVCP 5
TweetWell, I haven’t been posting much recently as I haven’t been up to anything that was blog worthy, last thing I want to do is bore people to death. I took my exam for VCP5 and found it to be a lot...
View ArticleAutomating SQL backup testing – Part 1
TweetI’ve been set the task of restoring and testing all sql backups for a customer application recently and I thought I’d share my experiences with automating the process as opposed to manually...
View ArticleAutomating SQL backup testing – Part 2
TweetSo, if you’ve read “Automated SQL backup testing – Part 1″ and built yourself some arrays containing SQL backup locations and file names this post will show you what to do with them. For starters...
View ArticlePassing UNC path to “select folder” window applications
TweetThought I’d share a quick tip regarding some trouble I’ve had with an application recently. The problem was the application presented a computer browser window to select a file (not the standard...
View ArticleStudying…
TweetSorry folks, no post this weekend. I’ve been studying for my MCSE private cloud (pretty involving stuff) and didn’t have time to write something up
View ArticleI’m back
TweetSpent a year in a not too technical role in Switzerland, now after all the chocolate and skiing I’m back in london and have a few projects on the go. Watch this space
View ArticlevSphere: Slow Storage vMotion
TweetThanks to Frank Denneman and Duncan Epping and their book vSphere5 Clustering Technical Deepdive I have recently learned a lot regarding the changes to clustering in vSphere5 but also something I...
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