vForum 2013

Just a quick blog before I hit the sack regarding an upcoming VMware event that some people may not have heard of.... VMware Forum 2013 http://www.vmwareforum2013.com VMware run this FREE event across the world and it's coming to London at Wembley Stadium on the 2nd May 2013. (There’s another in Manchester at Old Trafford – on … Continue reading vForum 2013

VXLAN

VMware have just released a new design guide regarding Network Virtualisation. Particularly focusing around VXLAN....http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2013/03/download-vmware-network-virtualization-design-guide.htmlAs part of my new job, I've taken it upon myself to educate my peers on interesting articles released by VMware.VXLAN is being mentioned quite a lot these days as VMware and Cisco start banging on about the move to a … Continue reading VXLAN

What is the difference between OVA and OVF……

So thought I'd start blogging a bit more regarding stuff I have to keep explaining to colleagues.Recently a colleague asked me to explain the difference between OVA and OVF.......OVF = Open Virtualization FormatOVA = Open Virtualization ApplianceWithout going into the history of both type of files, the simple explanation is this: An OVF is usually made up of … Continue reading What is the difference between OVA and OVF……

Creating a Load Balancer in vCloud Director 5.1

So as promised, today I'm going to blog about how to manually create a load balancer service on an edge gateway within vCloud Director. I'm assuming here that you know all about Edge Gateways and how to create them, so will by-pass that info - if you don't know then VMware has a simple to … Continue reading Creating a Load Balancer in vCloud Director 5.1

VMware vCenter Orchestrator

So, for my first real VMware post I thought I'd blog about a little known (yet very powerful) VMware product called VMware vCenter Orchestrator (vCO).... What?!? You've not heard of it?!? Did you know it came free with that vCenter Server software you just splashed out a lot of cash for? No?!? Well.... join the club......!! … Continue reading VMware vCenter Orchestrator