Category Archives: VMware
Setting vCenter Alarms with PowerCLI
February 13, 2012 
Sean Crookston 
vCenter as of version 5.0 defines 54 default alarms that can be configured for notification. What vCenter does not provide however is a way to automatically configure all those alarms to be sent to a single email address without having
Tags: Forcing a Kernel Dump on a vSphere Host : The Purple Screen of Death
This is nothing new however I thought I’d share on how to force a PSOD on a vSphere host in case you were not aware. I had done this a while back but was unable to retrieve the information my
Great VMware VCP 5 Resources Page
I’ll be needing to renew my VCP 5 and with some down time towards the end of the year I figured now is as good of a time as any to go through the blueprint and do some studying for
Another Great VCAP-DCA Resource
Chad King over at http://virtualnoob.wordpress.com has posted a great resource for VCAP-DCA studying. Using a Mindmap he incorporated some of the great resources already out there and you can check this out at the URL below. Mindmaps are definitely a
VCDX Defense Preparation
I have officially decided that I will target defending for the VCDX in May of next year in Toronto. This may or may not also be the first opportunity to defend for the VCDX 5, however I find it highly
Using VMware View for Server Linked Clone Desktops
While playing in my home lab I recently had the idea pop in my mind of if View would support linked cloning of server operating systems. And by support I mean allow as there is no way any of the
VMware Autodeploy Using Cisco DHCP
I have been working in the lab trying to get some hands on time with all of the new features of vSphere 5. Currently on the block is Autodeploy. There are a lot of great resources out there for Autodeploy
What Happens With VMFS3 LUNs Greater Then 2 TB
I had someone run into an issue earlier in the day that I couldn’t’ explain in regards to a datastore size. We found the LUN size itself was greater then 2 TB, which was acknowledged as not being supported but
VCAP-DCD Tips and Exam Experience
This morning I successfully completed the VCAP-DCD exam and although I read about 30 people’s reviews on the exam, I was definitely not prepared for the questions that were asked, or rather I should say they were a bit different
VMworld Experience Day 3 #VMworld
Day 3 was a busy one. I attended a few sessions on vCenter Operations, SRM, and the VCDX defense panel. I was eager to learn more about vCenter Operations and clarify some of its capabilities with tying into other management
