Category Archives: Virtualization

VMware SRM and SSL certificates

I recently ran into some problems with SRM and SSL certificates. My lab for this project has two vcenters — both using CA signed SSL certificates. During the SRM install I used the automatically generated certificates. When the installations were … Continue reading

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SRM with vSphere Replication & the not so detailed exception

I have been working on an SRM lab for the Indianapolis VMUG Demo Day event — which is on Thursday July 26th. If you are going to be in the area you should check out this free event (please register … Continue reading

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VMware View 5.1 and Windows 7

I have been working on a VMware View lab environment for the Indianapolis VMUG Demo Day event. If you are going to be in the Indianapolis Indiana area on Thursday, July 26th 2012, you should stop by and check out … Continue reading

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Cisco UCS and Default Authentication Domains

I’ve recently been working with Cisco UCS — and more specifically the UCS Powertool (the powershell management component). Initially, my scripts were using a local account in UCSM for authentication. However, after changing the “Default Authentication Realm” from Local to … Continue reading

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Finding VMs that will boot into the BIOS screen

A few months ago, after a round of Windows OS patching on development servers, a server admin notified me that their server did not come back online after the patch initiated reboot. Looking at the VM console he noted that … Continue reading

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