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VMTurbo, a unique way to better control your virtualized environments

[fa icon="pencil'] Posted by Scott Pelletier [fa icon="calendar'] January 12, 2015 [fa icon="tags'] VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V

Been trying out this VMTurbo stuff and it's definitely a unique approach versus traditional systems management. It's more actionable and automated versus telling me a bunch of information that I would have to decipher and deal with. Both approaches have merit but it depends on how you'd like to control your virtualization environment that makes the difference. Give it a try and let me know your thoughts.
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Unable to get vCenter server certification chain error during vcOPs 5.8.1 install

[fa icon="pencil'] Posted by Mike Garner [fa icon="calendar'] May 21, 2014 [fa icon="tags'] Virtualization, VMware, VMware vSphere

During the deployment of the vcOPs vApp for a customer I ran into a new error - well, new for me. While the vApp (v5.8.1) deployed and booted fine, as I was registering it with the vCenter (v 5.1) as part of the initial configuration I got the following error: Unable to get vCenter server certification chain. Off we go to Google... Here's a quick summary of things to check:

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Thinking about a VDI initiative? Watch this.

[fa icon="pencil'] Posted by Scott Pelletier [fa icon="calendar'] April 2, 2014 [fa icon="tags'] Virtualization, VMware, Citrix, Microsoft, Cisco

Lewan Solutions Architect, Kenneth Fingerlos, wowed the crowd last month at the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2014 with his presentation on VDI, "Virtual is Better than Physical Delivering a Delightful User Experience from a Virtual Desktop".

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Windows Server 2012 Licensing - a quick reminder

[fa icon="pencil'] Posted by Mike Garner [fa icon="calendar'] July 29, 2013 [fa icon="tags'] Virtualization, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix, Citrix XenServer, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, VMware vSphere

This came up recently for a customer and while it's not new news, I thought a quick reminder would be useful. There are a few key points to remember about licensing of Windows Server 2012 in server virtualization projects, these rules apply to XenServer, VMware, Hyper-V, Oracle VM, etc.:

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Lewan Achieves Veeam Gold/Platinum Partner Status

[fa icon="pencil'] Posted by Lewan Solutions [fa icon="calendar'] May 14, 2013 [fa icon="tags'] Virtualization, VMware, Data Backup & Recovery, Lewan Awards & Certifications

Our Enterprise Solutions team has been hard at work in the lab, training to become solutions experts for Veeam Data Protection and Backup tools. Their hard work, dedication and opportunity to train with Veeam’s technical team has earned Lewan the recognition of Gold Partner status in the Veeam ProPartner Program. Congratulations!

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Proud to have CU as one of our customers

[fa icon="pencil'] Posted by Scott Pelletier [fa icon="calendar'] December 13, 2012 [fa icon="tags'] VMware, Cisco

University of Colorado Boulder Housing and Dining Services Goes Green With New Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Hybrid Storage from Nimble and Scalable Cisco UCS Servers Deliver Solid Foundation for VMware View VDI

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General Availability of VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0 Patches

[fa icon="pencil'] Posted by Lewan Solutions [fa icon="calendar'] May 3, 2012 [fa icon="tags'] VMware, VMware vSphere

A new patch release notification from VMware was received today, it's copied below.

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VMware Changed Block Tracking and NFS problem

[fa icon="pencil'] Posted by Lewan Solutions [fa icon="calendar'] April 21, 2011 [fa icon="tags'] VMware, NetApp, VMware vSphere

Potential issue if you are using VMware Changed Block Tracking and NFS storage.

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Quick Guide: Installing VMware Tools with Fedora 12

[fa icon="pencil'] Posted by Lewan Solutions [fa icon="calendar'] October 13, 2010 [fa icon="tags'] VMware, VMware vSphere

Running on vSphere 4.1, I installed a VM with Fedora 12 on it (Kernel version: 2.6.32.21-168.fc12.x86_64) and when I tried to install VMware Tools, I kept getting an error at the step that said:
"What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel?"

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VMware Backups using NetBackup 7

[fa icon="pencil'] Posted by Doug Oakes [fa icon="calendar'] October 6, 2010 [fa icon="tags'] Virtualization, VMware, Data Backup & Recovery

Configuring NetBackup 7 for VMware backup (using vStorage API)

Configure VMware backup host in Netbackup

right-click on master server, select "Properties"

Add VMware Backup Host

Configure Credentials on vCenter

Create the backup policy for Virtual Machine Backup

The parameters shown are not the default but reflect a configuration that seems to be optimal for test environment. Your mileage may vary.
These specific parameters have been changed from the default
Client Name Selection determines how Virtual Machines are identified to Netbackup. VM Display name option matches the VM name as identified in vCenter
Transfer type determines how VM data is transfered to Netbackup host. The san option uses Fibre Channel or iSCSI SAN (Note:, LUNs containing VMWare Data Stored must be presented to Netbackup host). The nbd option resorts to a network copy, should the san option fail.
Existing snapshot handling, when set to Remove NBU, will remove stray NetBackup snapshots from VMs if encountered but ignore all other snapshots.

Configure remaining backup policy options based on backup windows etc.

If options need to be changed ('cuz mine didn't work in your environment ;) ) , change on the policy's attributes window


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