Archive for the ‘Virtualization’ Category

Installing and configuring PowerCLI

Posted: 21st September 2011 by neil in Powershell, VCAP-DCA

In this article i am going to go over the steps to install and configure PowerCLI to run on my virtual center server. This will enable me to interrogate all the virtual machines and VMware environment by using Powershell. 1) The first step is to download Powershell v2.0 from Microsoft. Note this is only applicable [...]

Virtualization Webcasts

Posted: 12th May 2011 by neil in Virtualization

Here is a link to a great set of webcasts from Microsoft. 15 hours of content in there = plenty of learning! Enjoy http://blogs.technet.com/b/nicholasp/archive/2011/05/11/online-jump-start-microsoft-virtualisation-management-and-vdi.aspx Virtualization Jump Start (01): Virtualization Overview Virtualization Jump Start (02): Differentiating Microsoft & VMware Virtualization Jump Start (03a): Hyper-V Deployment Options & Architecture | Part 1 Virtualization Jump Start (03b): Hyper-V [...]

VCP-410 Passed!

Posted: 11th May 2011 by neil in ESXi 4.0, Virtualization, vSphere (ESX 4.0)

On Wednesday May 4th 2011 i took and passed my VMware VCP-410 exam. This is one certification that i have been after for a while so i am over the moon that I passed it. I have been studying hard for the exam for roughly 3 months as I started in February. Beginning of April [...]