It’s been a long time in coming, though it finally looks like a fully featured version of the VMware vSphere web-based client is almost here! Over the past few years, VMware has been slowly migrating the features found in their full-blown Windows based C# coded version of the vSphere management client across to the web client. This adoption of a web based client was great news for those virtualization administrators that weren't Microsoft Windows based, as they now had a way to … [Read more...]
[Podcast] vChat Episode 45–Things Crypto-Currency and Crypto-Mining
In episode #45, David and I talk about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Crypto-mining and what I have learnt whilst getting my own crypto-mining rig up and running. In this vChat episode we cover the following topics: What are blockchain, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, and Ethereum? Why are you mining ? What does it take to mine? How do you balance the cost vs the return? Why an open rig? What kind of GPU, CPU, Memory, and disk do you have? And why? What OS and app in the OS? Show … [Read more...]
"Cannot change the host configuration" error message when adding disk storage to a VMware vSphere ESXi Host
Experiencing the "Cannot change the host configuration" and or Call "HostDatastoreSystem.QueryVmfsDatastoreCreateOptions" for object "datastoreSystem-xxxx" on vCenter Server error message when trying to add disk storage to your VMware vSphere ESXi host? If so, check out my video below where I run through the easy to follow steps in resolving this issue. As with most things there can often be a multiple causes to a particular error, though in my experience I have found in the majority of … [Read more...]
vChat Podcast #42 – First Steps in Coding with Dan Appleman
In this episode David and I talk with Dan Appleman, who is CTO at Full Circle Insights to find out the best ways for infrastructure admins to learn more about development. Do you want to get started in coding and the cloud? Do you want to ensure you future success in your career? If so, then be sure to check out this episode. Dan talks about the tremendous opportunity in developing applications for the Salesforce cloud (Force.com) and the largest software conference in the world – … [Read more...]
vBeers VMworld Las Vegas 2016
It’s that time of the year again, and this year is no exception. With VMworld’s one year break from San Francisco and the Moscone Centre we find ourselves at the most-excellent Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. With so many vGeeks descending on Vegas at the same time it’d be wrong not to have a vBeers get-together. So if you’re Las Vegas on the Saturday (27th August 2016) and feel like getting together with some fellow vGeeks to talk tech and to socialize head on down to the Ri Ra … [Read more...]
VMware ESXi 5.0 & 5.1 – End of General Support: August 2016
How time flies! It only seems like yesterday that VMware was announcing ESXi 5, though this was back in 2011 – 5 years ago! There have been lots of great ESXi releases and updates since that time which has seen the entire vSphere portfolio mature and maintain its place as the industries leading virtualization solution. Anyway… I just wanted to give those folks out there who may still be running ESXi 5.0 and/or 5.1 hosts that general support ends on the 24th August this year (2016), so … [Read more...]
vChat Podcast #41 – VMware Labs Flings with James Green, vBlog Results, and Home Labs
In this episode David and I are joined by vExpert James Green who talks about about his favorite VMware Labs Flings including DRS Doctor, I/O Analyzer, and PowerCLI tools. We also cover the vBlog 2016 results and what we are doing with our home labs. WATCH NOW to see the full episode! Show Notes and Hyperlinks Here are notes and links to many of the things we covered in episode 41 of vChat: vExpert James Green Blogs at – ActualTech.io and jdGreen.io Top vBlog 2016 … [Read more...]
VLOG #1 – Home Lab Server Refresh
This is something new that I’m trying, I’ve been thinking about creating a regular VLOG as a way of communicating with other techies and readers of this blog (techhead.co). So here it is, my first VLOG which covers my wanting to refresh my dormant, and now slightly outdated, vSphere based home lab. I’ve always looked towards the HP entry level range of servers for my home lab, particularly due to them running very good deals on them from time to time. I like the tower … [Read more...]
[PODCAST] vChat – Episode 39 VMworld San Francisco 2015 MeetUp
In this episode, recorded LIVE at VMworld 2015 with Eric, David and myself (all together in one place – a professional recording studio with a 3 camera setup in fact), the vChat crew covers their person experiences at VMworld 2015. We talk about all the latest VMworld news and events including the VMworld keynote, speaking sessions, labs, the expo, and of course – parties. WATCH NOW to see the full episode! vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud … [Read more...]