Author: anthonypoh

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The result of playing with Certificates…..

So several days ago I blogged about Derek Seamans' blog regarding how to install vCenter Server with custom SSL certificates. I also mentioned that I was going through the process once again with vCenter 5.1 u1..... well suffice to say I used the new tool provided by VMware to install some custom certificates and it … Continue reading The result of playing with Certificates…..

Journey to the Cloud

Interesting article in the Reg on Weds about where to start in your Cloud journey..... With so many virtualisation vendors and cloud offerings, sometimes it's wise to take time and see which product (or cloud model) fits your business and IT strategy! The worst thing anyone can do is jump straight into the cloud just … Continue reading Journey to the Cloud

Installing SSL Certificates in vCenter Server

So when I started this blog one of the posts I was planning to write was how to install SSL certificates in vCenter Server in order to replace the self-signed VMware ones. I kind of realised that it would be far simpler just to refer everyone to the great articles written by Derek Seaman which … Continue reading Installing SSL Certificates in vCenter Server

Has the idea of Cloud-computing & IT Outsourcing been affected by the demise of 2e2?

I always find it interesting that the demise of 2e2 has lead to numerous articles popping up in the channel websites (like The Reg) about the downfalls of outsourcing and the need to have a 'backup plan' in place if your supplier goes bust..... =)http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2013/04/26/2e2_channel_fallout/http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2013/02/11/2e2_outsourcing_lessons/I think we all have to agree that the collapse of … Continue reading Has the idea of Cloud-computing & IT Outsourcing been affected by the demise of 2e2?

The Joys and Pains of upgrades…..

So with the latest update releases across all the VMware products, I set about upgrading my demo kit last friday...... Upgrading the vCenter Server Appliance was straight forward enough.... mount the update iso to the VM browse to the management webpage click Update Repository selecting Use CD-ROM Updates follow the wizard and kick back and relax … Continue reading The Joys and Pains of upgrades…..

vSphere & vCenter 5.1 update

Been a bit quiet lately as I've been snowed under with work and training courses..... >_<" Anyways, some good news from VMware is that they've finally released an update to 5.1 that allows you to use Windows Server 2012 as the underlying OS for vCenter Server! Not to mention the support for SQL Server 2008 … Continue reading vSphere & vCenter 5.1 update

10 most influential bosses in the storage arena

10 most influential bosses in the storage arenaQuite interesting article on The Reg regarding the 10 most influential bosses in the storage arena.....Surprised at seeing the CEO of Dropbox in the top 10..... as well as the CEO of Amazon and Facebook's Open Compute Project at 7 & 8..... I guess cloud computing and cloud … Continue reading 10 most influential bosses in the storage arena

Using PowerCLi to run a ESXCli command to find storage info

So recently I had to use VMware Health Analyzer in order to run a health check on a clients' virtual environment alongside a colleague who was running Navisphere Analyzer against the clients' EMC storage array. We notice a slight problem where we couldn't match up the LUN IDs from the storage (ie Channel:Target:Lun - which … Continue reading Using PowerCLi to run a ESXCli command to find storage info