The Real (and Virtual) Adventures of Nathan the IT Guy:

Virtualization


September 26, 2009  5:01 AM

DRS, Vmotion, and Snapshots



Posted by: Nathan Simon
Distributed Resource Scheduling, DRS, ESX, ESX 3.5, ESX 4.0, snapshots, vmotion, vSphere 4

I think setting DRS(Distributed Resource Scheduling) to manual mode when removing snapshots, should be best practice, especially when you are only running two ESX servers and they are slightly taxed. Why? Mainly because when you remove a snapshot, especially a two tiered one, it can cause the hard...

September 17, 2009  12:05 AM

Openfiler, Free and Opensource



Posted by: Nathan Simon
ESX 3.5, ESX 4, ESX Server, HP All-In-One, HP MSA, iSCSI, iSCSI target, open source iscsi appliance, openfiler, Petri, vcp-310, VMWare workstation, vsphere

I am back in the books after being un-prepared for VCP-310 and was needing some iSCSI practice, well i dont have an MSA or HP All-In-One laying around so i improvised. My buddy Raj ( he has a blog on here also) pointed me to a program called Openfiler. I was able to create a VM on VMware...


September 12, 2009  6:01 PM

VMware 3.5 and Virtual Infrastruture Client 2.5 Ports



Posted by: Nathan Simon
configuring firewall esx, ESX 3.5, ESXi, HTTP, HTTPS, service console, SSH, VI Client, VI Web Access, vic, Virtual Center, virtual infrasrtuture client, VM Console, vmware ports

Check this link out, it has a neat port guide in PDF format with all the ports mapped and labelled. Its a visual representation of the ports below. 22. SSH access to service console. 80....


August 28, 2009  4:11 PM

Veeam Backup and Replication 4.0



Posted by: Nathan Simon
ESX 3.5, ESX4, replication, seeding, VCB, Veeam 4.0, Veeam Backup and, Veeam Backup and Replication, vsphere, vStorage API

The soon to be release #1 Backup solution for ESX 3.5 and vSphere is better than ever! Read below for all the new features. If you would like to be notified when Veeam Backup 4 gets released go here. • Native support for...


July 21, 2009  3:09 AM

Virtualization in General



Posted by: Nathan Simon
hyper-v, hypervisor, microsoft, paravirtualization, Pertri, Virtualization, virtualization for dummies, vmware, xenserver

Hey there folks, well I know 80% of the worlds population have an idea of what virtualization is, what it does, and why we all should get on the bandwagon... but there are some out there that still do not have a clue what VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix are doing with virtualization. Since there are...


June 19, 2009  2:00 AM

Google Smart Charging



Posted by: Nathan Simon
cars, CNET, electric, google, smart-charging

Here's a quick insert from CNET... "Google has written software with "vehicle dispatch algorithms" that can decide how to best charge cars, Reicher said. In addition to smoothing out the load on the grid, smart charging makes it easier to take advantage of solar and wind power, which are...


June 9, 2009  2:11 AM

Acer chooses Google Andriod over Windows 7



Posted by: Nathan Simon
ACER, android, google, Netbook, Windows 7

Over the weekend it has become known that Acer has chosen Goolge Android over Windows 7. Now I don't know what Google Android looks like on a Netbook, but I know that Windows 7 didn't run too well on mine. On the defense of Windows 7, my lil Acer One isn't exactly a power house. I guess that is...


May 27, 2009  3:38 AM

Veeam Backup and Fast SCP Error



Posted by: Nathan Simon
agentless mode, ESX Server, ESXi, serrvice console agent mode, SOAP Credentials, Veeam, Veeam Backup and Fast SCP, vmdk, vmfs, vmware

You get an error after attempting to backup a vm, which is similar to the following... opening `/vmfs/volumes/48ef3738-77af8bc0-d6aa-0022190bdb5f/vm_name/vm_name.vmdk': Permission denied The issue is that the "Service Console Agent Mode" is being used, and there is a permission problem...


May 22, 2009  2:41 AM

Citrix Receiver for iPhone



Posted by: Nathan Simon
3g, BlackBerry, Citrix, Citrix Receiver, iphone citris, iphone citrix, xenapp

Here's an inserp from eWeek on the new Citrix Receiver for iPhone. "The Citrix Receiver for iPhone uses the Citrix XenApp infrastructure to neatly deliver Windows applications to the small screen. Users of Apple's iPhone can tap the freely available Citrix tool to access...


May 8, 2009  3:23 AM

CloudPrint from HP, for the BlackBerry



Posted by: Nathan Simon
cloud, CloudPrint, Curve 8900, eweek, HP, Palm Pre, print, WiFi

Well here is what I was talking about, CloudPrint is an HP designed solution that allows any blackberry user the ability to print to any printer without a driver, it will be available to BIS and BES customers, as long as they have WIFI or a data plan. Read the full story at