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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere 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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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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn 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:
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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:
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Remember that you also can give your contribution to this initiative!
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a good post with a complete reference for all vSphere products:
| Configuring CA signed certificates for VMware vCenter Server 5.0.x – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2015421 |
| Configuring CA signed SSL certificates for vSphere Update Manager in vCenter 5.1 – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2037581 |
| Creating certificate requests and certificates for the vCenter 5.1 components – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2037432 |
| Configuring CA signed SSL certificates for vCenter SSO in vCenter 5.1 – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2035011 |
| Configuring CA signed SSL certificates for the Web Client and Log Browser in vCenter 5.1 – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2035010 |
| Configuring CA signed SSL certificates for the Inventory service in vCenter 5.1 – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2035009 |
| Configuring OpenSSL for installation and configuration of CA signed certificates in the vSphere environment – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2015387 |
| Configuring CA signed certificates for ESXi 5.x hosts – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2015499 |
| Configuring CA signed certificates for vCenter 5.1 – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2035005 |
| Implementing CA signed SSL certificates with vSphere 5.0 – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2015383 |
| Implementing CA signed SSL certificates with vSphere 5.1 – http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2034833 |
Note you should start with KB 2034833 – Implementing CA signed SSL certificates with vSphere 5.1.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are several rumors about a virtual edition of EqualLogic, targeted especially for the SMB segment and/or the ROBO scenarios. Several storage vendors are proposing a virtual appliance version of some of their solutions (like HP with the virtual “LeftHand”) and actually Dell has nothing in this specific area.
The virtual EqualLogic could be the most reasonable product, just because the Compellent series is target for the high end area and usually has a mapping tighten with the hardware (let’s consider how PCI-e slots must be populated). The PowerVault series is just a re-branded of the LSI hardware so there is no reason to push for the virtual version of it.
A virtual version of EqualLogic, maybe with some space limit could be interesting solution and a good opportunity. But there are some problems related to it.
The main problem is related to the hardware platform: EqualLogic is not based, like several storage, on a Intel compatible platform. It used a MIPS processor (seems produced by Broadcom) and NetBSD OS (of course customized and optimized). Both could be a problem of a virtual edition: of course the processor is the main issued (you cannot virtualize a MIPS on a Intel platform, and this require a porting to the Intel platform). But also the OS could be a minor issue: not all the hypervisors support it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the previous post I’ve describe how migrate volumes across two (or more) EqualLogic in the same group, using different storage pools.
In the same way is also possible migrate the data on the disaster recovery site: in this case data are the remote volume replicas that are stored in a single container called delegated space.
Each destination of a (asynchronous) replication must have a proper delegated space (and only one!), and a delegated space can be stored on a single storage pool.
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