Another year another VMworld. It is a crazy ride working for VMware. I have just returned from PTO to the news that one of my sessions has been accepted. AWESOME news. This is a similar session to the one Duncan Epping and I presented at PEX. Session: VSP1168 – Architecting a Cloud Infrastructure Presenters: David Hill, Chris Colotti, and Aidan Dalgleish Abstract: This session will discuss the various design considerations when architecting the foundation for every solid cloud environment: vSphere 5.0. We will start with sizing and scaling and end with some operational guidance. Different examples will be used to show the impact design considerations can have on the availability of your services. I hope to see you all there, it will be another awesome week. I will write a follow up article on the sessions I think are must see from a vCloud perspective.
vCloud Director Transfer mount point (Spool Area)
This post is more for a reminder to myself. I am always forgetting where I need to mount the transfer LUN on vCloud Director cells. The transfer LUN is used for uploading and downloading, and can be NFS or other types of shared storage. It is only used for when you have more than one vCD cell. The location is /opt/vmware/vcloud-director/data/transfer If anyone is interested in reading more about what the transfer mount is used for Jason Boche wrote a great article on it.
Greatest Euro moments played out by lego!
I know this isn’t the usual topic on my site, however it is something I have a passion for. With the Euro 2012 Championship starting on Friday 8th June (tomorrow), I thought this would be a fitting tribute. I know a few people who will find this particularly funny (@vmackem @andrewsharrock and @vinf_net are a few that spring to mind). I found the video shared below on YouTube and it is the Greatest Euro championship moments played out by lego characters. It has everything from Gaza’s wonder goal, Ronaldo’s cry baby antics and of course who could forget The wolly with the brolly!! Hope you enjoy…
VMworld public voting open
Its that time of year again where the VMworld session voting is open to the public. I have submitted two sessions this year that I think will help pass on some of the information I and my colleagues have learnt over the year. The sessions I have submitted are: Session 1166: Monitoring a vCloud Infrastructure: Presenters – David Hill and Andy Troup Abstract: For a VMware vCloud to be successful and operationally sustainable, an absolutely critical step is developing a solid monitoring solution. This session will help customers address this by exploring the proven, practical activities and considerations VMware has defined, based on experience, for developing a monitoring architecture. A participant in this session will leave with a deep technical understanding of the guiding principles underlying a VMware vCloud monitored architecture utilising VMware VCOps and VMware Hyperic. In addition to the technical aspects, this session will also provide the participant with […]
Wish I had a whiteboard desk
Frank Denneman wrote a great article “Whiteboard desk” demonstrating his whiteboard desk, and frankly I think it is awesome! Once I have established where I am going to live next, I will also be purchasing an Ikea kitchen worktop. Frank has asked in his article that people share there workspace/areas with him, so I thought I would certainly partake in this. The pictures below show my “home office” and while it is certainly not minimalistic like Franks, it serves me well, and also doubles as my “Man Cave” aka the place I hide away from my wife when she is on a cleaning/mad mission in the house. Lets start with the important work area: It has everything I need, a nice 21″ Monitor, my iPad and iPhone Docks. A 17″ monitor connected to my home lab equipment, and my new shiny Mac Book Air to the left of me. My favourite […]