Disclaimer: I am part of the Dell TechCenter Rockstar program and Dell has invited and paid for my trip to attend Dell World. I am under no obligation to write about Dell World and these are simply my observations during the event. First day of Dell World 2015 is at an end and what […]
Journey of implementing SSL and why
I recently decided to implement SSL/HTTPS on my blog here at www.perfectcloud.org. The main reasons for the decision are: #1 Google is no longer sending me any referer information from their HTTPS websites. #2 Google decided to improve ranking of websites on HTTPS compared with HTTP websites. Items on my to-do list for making […]
VMware Certified Associate 6 VCA6-DCV
I got notification from VMware today that they have released VMware Certified Associate 6 – Data Center Virtualization (VCA6-DCV). There are no course requirements, but PLEASE! for your own sake go through the FREE Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals online class. The class will help you remember what VMware wants you to think, remember and their angle on […]
VMware VCP6-DCV exams available now (beta)
I just got notice that the VCP6-DCV exams are now available. Three different exams are being released, albeit all three are currently beta exams: vSphere 6 Foundations Time: 120 minutes Questions: 100 Where to take: Online Why take it: You attended an official VMware class such as Install, Configure, Manage, Fast Track, Optimize and […]
Disable ESXi Password Complexity
A part of my job as a VMware Certified Instructor is to update our lab systems whenever new vSphere versions come out. After upgrading from 5.5 to 6.0 I decided we should change passwords, however I was unable to choose the unsecure password I had decided to use: Weak password: based on a dictionary […]
Enjoy these blog posts? Vote in Top vBlog
You can read more about the Top vBlog here and vote here. I try to contribute as many efforts as possible towards my blog. While in some periods that may mean less blog posts in other periods in may mean lots of blog posts 🙂 This year one of my larger projects on this […]
VMware vSphere 6 upgrade guide
Finally! VMware has released vSphere 6 and the products related too. You can download from here: VMware vSphere 6 VMware vCenter 6 Here is a quick screenshot walk-through of the process of upgrading using the new vSphere 6 ISO file: 1. Insert disk with vSphere 6.0 and press Enter 2. Wait for installer to […]
Home lab: Part 2 – Need more disk performance
This is part 2 in my home lab blog series. Part 1. After having selected hardware for my home lab (Apple Mac Mini) I started to deploy virtual machines. As I had (unfortunately) expected the internal 5400 RPM drive with 1 TB capacity ran OK with 1-2 VMs, but it was almost impossible to […]
Veeam VSS error: VSS_E_UNEXPECTED_PROVIDER_ERROR. Code:0x8004230f
This week I had a customer ask for help in resolving an issue with backing up a server that was previously P2V’d. Previously the customer had been using Symantec BackupExec but they had recently changed it over to Veeam Backup & Replication v8. So lets jump right into the situation: Failed to prepare guest […]
Veeam User Group Denmark first meeting
I am very proud to announce that Mads Fog and I have formed Veeam User Group Denmark. The first meeting will be on Friday the 13th March 2015 and you can find the full agenda here. We are also very VERY proud to announce a special guest: Mr. Rick Vanover aka Rickatron, Product Strategy […]