Difficult to ignore the Intel’s latest CPU release. Intel codename Haswell. The K-series parts lack the support for transactional memory extensions and VT-d device virtualization included with standard Haswell CPUs, so obviously I’ve turned out to other than the K-series. If you are into overclocking, then the 4770K would probably be your choice. For my […]
VMware Snapshots Explained through a video series
I wanted to point out this technical learning video about VMware snapshots. This video is narrated by VMware certified instructor Joe Desmond and he explains all the details about the snapshot technology and the different files which are generated and used in snapshots. In my IT career I’ve encountered situations at client sites, where the […]
Memory Overcommitment in The ESX server – deep dive and best practices. Good Read in VMware Technical Journal 2013!
Memory Overcommitment in The ESX server is just one of the chapters present in VMware Technical Journal, which went out few days ago. You’ll find the information about how memory overcommit works and which techniques are used, and also some best practices or how to avoid pitfalls. It’s a deep dive chapter. There are also some […]
PCIe XP941 Samsung SSD – 1.4GB/second.
The limit of 6Gb/s of the SATA III is just surpassed with the latest technology from Samsung. The code release is XP941 and it’s a PCIe flash card which delivers impressive 1.4GB/second sequential read speed, and most importantly, it’s not a sample. The mass production has already started and it seems that it’s already shipped with the […]
Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 4.0 (EMET) – what’s it useful for?
Microsoft has released a final version of free utility called Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 4.0 (EMET). A mitigation technology is protection against attackers, where a malicious code cannot be executed to infect Windows systems. EMET can act at different levels. At system level, at process level, or at the application level. There were always some kind of […]
VMware Tools Download From Online Repository
I got few questions recently concerning VMware Tools. Usually Installation of VMware tools is easy process. Few clicks in the vSphere client and you install the VMware tools automatically or interactively. There is a third supported way to install VMware tools. In case you want to do a manual install of VMware tools from within […]
What’s the Required ports for VMware VDP?
VMware VDP as a solution, when deployed in firewalled environment, needs some ports to be opened in order to function properly. Here is a list of ports that are used by vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.1. Note that there are some ports that are used in the VDP VDP advanced. Those are ports 28001 and […]
vCloud Director and How it Works on Backup Academy
There is a new 40 min video at Backup Academy website maintained by Veeam, which explains what vCloud Director is and why it’s interesting even for smaller shops to go and look at it as a possibility to build applications that are executed on remote locations – in the cloud and by using vCD. You’ll […]
How-to turn your ESXi host into NTP server
This article will show you in few steps how-to turn your ESXi host into NTP server. It’s not the best VMware practice for production environments, but excellent for home labbing and maybe for clients with single ESXi host, where there isn’t any other physical server left which could assure an NTP service. The ESXi host […]
Easy Install, clean Interface…vCenter Log Insight – New Product
A public beta product called vCenter Log Insight can be downloaded and tested. I’ve downloaded and installed this product in my lab. The install/configure takes at most 5 minutes of your time. The product currently in public beta, is going to be licensed per host, and you’ll need vCenter which is a central point where […]
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