Category Archives: Virtualization

Windows Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices

Posted on May 6, 2011 by brian.wuchner

I was recently sent the following link that describes disk partition alignment best practices for SQL Server: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd758814.aspx This is a really good article — it describes the performance implication of mis-aligned drives — which apply to all Windows installs, … Continue reading →

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Free VMware Transition to ESXi Essentials course

Posted on April 30, 2011 by brian.wuchner

I recently completed the free VMware Transition to ESXi Essentials course. If you’d like more information on how to sign up for this course yourself, check out the following link: http://blogs.vmware.com/esxi/2011/04/become-a-true-esxi-expert-with-the-new-free-vmware-elearning-course-and-ebook-offer.html I wanted to share a few specific things I … Continue reading →

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Migrate virtual machines and enable thin provisioning

Posted on April 26, 2011 by brian.wuchner

I recently used this code to move a couple dozen terabytes of virtual machines from one array to another — all while enabling thin provisioning (aka sparse disk). Once the LUN migration is complete a nice little message shows up … Continue reading →

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Minor Update to vCheck 5.31 — beta testers required

Posted on March 30, 2011 by brian.wuchner

I typically do not view my vCheck report as an email message…I have a link to the report on the home screen of my vSphere Client (if you’d like to see how to do that, please check out this post: … Continue reading →

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vCenter Mobile Access (vCMA) and custom SSL certificates

Posted on March 18, 2011 by brian.wuchner

If you haven’t heard of the vCMA Fling, you should stop reading this article and check out http://labs.vmware.com/flings. It is by far my favorite application available. I like to use valid certificates on all VMware products. I’ve replaced certificates used … Continue reading →

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