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This is just a quick post to confirm that VMware vSphere/ESXi 6 runs on the HP Proliant ML110 G6. Although this is now an older server, it is still very much capable and I know that there are still quite…
In vChat #38 Eric, David and myself talk about what they are using for their vSphere virtual labs (cloud, physical, and virtual), Simon’s new vVNX videos and how vVNX can be used for home labs, and other home lab vSphere…
We’re back again with a new episode of the vChat podcast (#37). We’ve got a new recording time pencilled in for every two weeks, so expect more regular content moving forward. On with the show! In vChat #37 Eric, David…
Hey folks, just a quick post to show you my preferred method of mounting 2.5” SSD’s into my HP Micro Server, which I use for my VMware lab server. Most entry level servers, such as the MicroServer, as still equipped…
I hit a problem recently in VMware Workstation (v11) where I couldn’t connect a USB storage device to my VM, as it claimed that “The connection for the USB device x was unsuccessful – The host is currently using the…
I’ve had a few folks contact me over the past couple of weeks asking if VMware vSphere 6.0 will run on the HP Proliant MicroServer G7 (N54L)? Well, the answer is yes, most definitely. The standard VMware vSphere 6.0 ESXi…
Community is where it’s at with the EMC Code project. But what is the EMC Code project? I speak with Brian Gracely, Senior director of the EMC Code Project (emccode.github.io), to find out more on what the EMC Code Project…
Hey TechHeads! It’s that time of the year again folks, when the vCommunity have the opportunity to vote and give recognition to their favourite vBlogs and vPodcasts. Voting only takes a minute or two at most, so why not head on over to…
In this episode I speak with Chad Dunn, EMC’s Senior Director of VSPEX, about VSPEX BLUE, how hyper-converged architectures fit into the IT industry, what differentiates EMC’s EVO:RAIL based hyper-converged product, and also go into more depth on VSPEX BLUE…
One of things holding many companies back from moving their tier 1 business critical applications across to VMware’s vSphere virtualized platform has been its inability to provide fault tolerance (FT) for virtual machines (VMs) running more than one virtual CPU (vCPU), which…