Windows 7, Cloned SSD and VSS not working
This is not my typical virtualization post but it’s something I ran into this weeking. I replaced my good old Crucial m4 128GB SSD in my home working PC with a new Samsung EVO...
Virtualization made in Austria
vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Hardware Status tab not working
Yesterday I observed a small problem in my environment. When I clicked on the hardware status tab in the C# client I got the following error message. I done a little research on Google...
vExpert 2014 – Mission accomplished
Yesterday at 10:30pm CEST VMware announced the annual vExpert award list and I’m really pleased and honored to be part of that list for the 1st time. Last year I applied also for vExpert...
Top VMware & Virtualization Blog voting results 2014 – Thanks for voting
On Thrusday, March 27th Eric Siebert (vsphere-land.com) together with John Troyer (jtroyer.me), David Davis (virtualizationsoftware.com) and Rick Vanover (rickvanover.wordpress.com) presented the TOP25 VMware & virtualization bloggers in a special Google Hangout award show called “Top...
vSphere 5.5 Upgrade and old NICs not working as expected
I upgraded one of my home lab ESX to 5.5. After that I recognized that network connectivity on my Distributed switch was lost. After a quick research I found out that my vmnic which...
PernixData – Flash Virtualization Platform (FVP) – The easy way to accelerate your environment
I know PernixData since mid of 2013 and was very impressed after seeing the technology in action. At VMware Partner Exchange 2014 I had the opportunity to talk to some really cool guys from PernixData, Frank Denneman (@FrankDenneman) and Todd...
VCAP-DTA (Desktop Administrator) Exam Experience
I had the pleasure to attend my first VMware Partner Exchange in San Francisco and like all other big VMware events, certification was 75% off the normal price. I decided to do and hopefully...
Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) from 5.1 to 5.5
I’m currently participating in the PernixData FVP 1.5 Beta and so the time has come to upgrade my demo VCSA 5.1 to 5.5. After Veeam released the R2 update for Backup & Replication which...
VMware Partner Exchange Pre-Conference Day 1
After 24 hours of travel we (a colleague and I) finally arrived at San Francisco yesterday. I don’t have to say that I was really tired after 16 hour on a plane. This will be...
VCAP-CIA (Cloud Infrastructure Administrator) Exam Experience
I sat my VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Cloud Infrastructure Administrator (VCAP-CIA) exam on the 24th of January at Global Knowledge in Vienna (Austria). If somebody is not familiar with the certification roadmap here...