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VCDX(-DCV) defense schedule for 2013

17 January 2013
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The available VCDX defense dates (and locations) are been recently announced on a thread in the VMware Community. Some were already well know (during the PEX event). The interesting aspect is that is still possible reach the VCDX4(-DV) certification for the entire 2013 (big change on what was announced one year ago and really a good opportunity for VCDX candidates): Candidates at all 2013 VCDX Defenses will be offered the opportunity to submit and defend vSphere4 and vSphere5-based designs in pursuit of the VCDX4 credential. Candidates may also choose to submit and defend vSphere5-based designs […]

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Recovering a lost partition table with a VMFS datastore

16 January 2013
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Reading Time: 5 minutes There are different reason where you can you loose or corrupt your partition table of your VMFS volumes: resignature from another system (for example the backup server, if connected in SAN mode), a human mistake (datastore / delete), or maybe some storage issues. In this case usually the VMFS partition is still there and also the related data: you have “only” to rebuild the right partition table. But this could really simple if you follow the recommended practice to have only one VMFS partition on each disk. In this case you have only to build […]

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How to add ESXi custom drivers using an USB key

15 January 2013
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Reading Time: 2 minutes As written in the previous post, one common issue with recent servers of new generations is that maybe the NIC drivers are not included in the standard ESXi ISO. An if you use the vendor (or a personal) customized ISO, could be possible that during a patch update or a version upgrade you loose the drivers and the system is no working anymore. In those cases you may have an ESXi that complete his bootstrap, but without any network connectivity is not usable and could be hard to fix the missing drivers because VUM and […]

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Manage an “isolated” Windows Server

11 January 2013
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Reading Time: < 1 minute There could some cases where you may have some Windows (Server) completely isolated from the Internet, for example in some appliances or storage solution. One interesting aspect that learn on Windows products during a DataCore training was that in this case you can have some delay in the user interface, both on the DataCore GUI, but also on the Windows one.

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New certification level from Microsoft

10 January 2013
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Microsoft has introduced a new certification level in the new certifications portfolio. Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is a recommended entry point into IT certification and job preparation. Pass just one exam and you’ll earn a certification, taking your first step toward a career in technology. If you are just starting your IT career path or are looking to enhance your understanding of IT fundamentals, MTA will validate your core knowledge. MTA is an optional industry-recognized certification for those pursuing a career path in IT infrastructure, database design, or software development using Microsoft technologies.

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Some information on VCDX-Cloud and VCDX-DT

9 January 2013
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Reading Time: 2 minutes On the VMware Certification Portal the new VCDX certifications are now listed, according with the new roadmap and the new paths announced during the last VMworld US. Those are the official pages: VCDX5-DV (mainly the same as the old VCDX5 page) VCDX5-Cloud (on private cloud, actually mainly on vCloud Director) VCDX5-DT (on End User Computing, actually mainly on View environment)

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EMEA #vBrownbag – VCP5-DT Objective 1

8 January 2013
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Reading Time: 2 minutes As you know the EMEA edition of #vBrownbag has started and actually it cover the VCP on the Cloud and the EUC (or DT) path (for more information, see the full list of certification paths and my session at the #vBrownbag at VMworld). The session of today is dedicated at VCP5-DT certification with an introduction and the analysis of section 1 of the official blueprint: When: 8 Jan 2013 from 20:00 to 21:00 (central european time) Where: registration form What: Slide VCP5-DT-S1 e video Remember that you also can give your contribution to this initiative!

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