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VMware vSphere Web Client limits

13 February 2014
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Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a previous post I’ve described the limits of the (legacy) vSphere Client, especially in the 5.5 version. But also the (new) vSphere Web Client has some limits, also in the 5.5 version. First to all is VMware vSphere Web Client really a multi-platform solution? It could be, but the Flash framework (and the VM console plugin) imply some possible portability issues. Starting with 5.5 version (see 5.5a or 5.5b release notes) Linux is no more supported: Because Linux platforms are no longer supported by Adobe Flash, vSphere Web Client is not supported on the […]

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VMware vSphere Client 5.5 limits

12 February 2014
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAs already mentioned, there could be several reasons for not upgrading to vSphere 5.5, and some are also related to the client for Windows (the vSphere Client). OF course, it will be supplanted by the new vSphere Web Client, but still this client is required for some activities (eg update the host with VUM). In addition, the Web Client works only with vCenter Server, and then in standalone configurations or configurations with the free hypervisor (which can not be managed by vCenter Server), the “old” client becomes mandatory (unless use command line). Trivially also for […]

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Atlantis ILIO USX – Unified Software-defined Storage

11 February 2014
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Reading Time: 4 minutesI’ve already write about Atlantis ILIO products and how their unique host caching solution could be interesting in several cases (mostly in VDI environments). Those solutions are appreciated by more than 440 customers (500,000 VM licenses sold globally). But now there is a really big announce: Atlantis Computing become a storage vendor and bring a new solution in this segment. The Atlantis ILIO USX™ (Unified Software-defined Storage) solution purpose-built for virtualized server workloads such as databases, big data and  any line of business application. It’s a Software-defined Storage Solution, 100% software. More important can work […]

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Create a custom ESXi installation ISO

5 February 2014
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn previous post we have already see how add custom drivers to an ESXi installation ISO and how use ImageBuilder to make custom ESXi ISO, but in other cases you may need to define some custom settings during the installation or add custom vib files. Booting from CD is not the only way, but custom ISO could be used also for boot from USB or for boot from virtual devices (like the iDRAC or ILOE).

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VMware Workstation 10 bug with multiple virtual NIC

3 February 2014
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeems that VMware Workstation has an issue when you build VM with multiple virtual NICs. This issue affect only version 10 of Workstation, previous version and VMware Player are not affected. Actually seems that there isn’t yet any KB article, but there is a community thread with a full discussion about this bug and the temporally workaround.

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Fix a corrupted RAID in a Dell PowerVault MD Storage

31 January 2014
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Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the previous post we have described how the command line of a Dell PowerVault storage allows several more operations compare the graphical interface. For example, the disk initialization is just one of the several troubleshooting cases where it becomes mandatory to rely on the command line (or on technical support). Another case is where the RAID of a disks group go into the “corrupted” state: at that point, again, there is no simple solution because you have limited options in the graphical interface. Again, the solution is switch to the command line and use the […]

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Fix a foreign disk in a Dell PowerVault MD storage

30 January 2014
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Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the advantages of Dell PowerVault storage, with the MDxxx series, is that they use disks with identical bays of the server version (obviously depending on the generation, there will bays like the G9 servers or  bays with the same G10, G11, G12 servers form factor). In addition, disks are theoretically interchangeable because are the same models (almost from Seagate vendor, ad least for spinning disks). However, in practice, this was true with MD30xx models and derivatives, but with the recent series (MD32xx or MD36xx), there are some limitation based on the firmware version […]

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