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How To: Upgrade vShield Manager

This only came about because I got a call today about a customer that had vCloud up and running then realized they have the 4.1 build of vShield Manager installed (Build #287872) instead of the 4.1 Update 1 Version (Build #310451).  Build #287872 is a valid GA version for 4.1, …

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What is Supported in vCloud Director 1.0.1?

There has been a lot of buzz about VMware vCloud Director for sure.  Folks are actively trying it out and finding it does what it says it can do.  However, as with any application there is a HUGE difference between what “Works” and what is actually SUPPORTED by VMware.  Below …

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My VMworld 2011 Session Information (Updated 8/1/11)

Well I wanted to take a quick minute to publish my final session schedule for VMworld US.  I will be presenting multiple times as well as moderating for a couple close colleagues of mine in their session.  Below is the listing of Session ID’s and the topics.  Please take a moment to look at …

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Copy/Cut and Paste in vCloud Director Remote Console

This is a quick note to share something I happened to find out yesterday that I admit I was not even aware of.  I actually asked around and thought that cut and paste was simply not supported in vCloud Director.  I went so far as to ping my colleague David Hill to test it and …

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vCloud Domain Service Accounts

This article has been updated to add some vCenter Role Assignment recommendations as of March 11th, 2011.  Recently, I was having a conversation about the need for some domain service acocunts to support vCloud installations and I realized there is not a great grouping of which applications need what service …

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Load Balancing Considerations for vCloud (Updated 7/18/11)

In my previous post about setting up a vCloud In a Box for your Lab, I also mentioned that I happened to install the Zeus Load Balancer to examine some of the options available for load balancing you vCloud Director Cells.  Based on some of my lab testing I wanted to …

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SRT Track Experience…It Is Free!!

So now that I have your attention, let’s clarify a few things.  I am a Two-Time SRT8 Challenger owner and I knew about this before I even bought the first car, BUT you have to purchase an SRT to get the school access.  The dealerships RARELY know about this incredible …

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vCloud on Vblock: Findings From The Field

Well folks, there has been a lot going on for me recently as you can tell by the frequent postings, but this week was especially interesting for me.  I had a unique opportunity to work with a customer on doing some high level architecture of vCloud running on top of …

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