In one of my environments I was still running SQL Server Express 2005 with both vCenter and VUM attached to it. I decided that with my upgrade to vSphere 5, I should go ahead and do the full upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 as well. My plan is as Read more…
Upgrading vSphere Update Manager: Fortunately for me and my sanity, this upgrade process was drastically better than my vCenter Upgrad. It was a pretty simple process to Launch from the overall vSphere 5 installer. I know sometimes I delay installing/upgrading things if I think they might be a hassle. Hopefully Read more…
It sucked. This is all mostly my own fault. I spent a few hours fighting with an issue I shouldn’t have any dealings with at all. I admit, I had a super noob moment. For those of you who don’t know or don’t remember. vCenter 5 does not support SQL Read more…
I was super excited to get this book in the mail today. Pretty much as soon as I opened the book I knew I had to do this post. I wanted to be one of the first to give a review of the book, albeit a partial review. I know Read more…
Local or Remote vCenter Database The age old question: Whether tis nobler in the mind to have your vCenter database locally, or to suffer the slings and arrows (really, it’s not much more difficult) of setting up your database on a remote server? This is an important question, as both Read more…
Recently I wanted to get some tools that would load specific resources on a guest so I could play around and run some tests. I almost immediately realized that I didn’t really have any kind of good tools/programs to use. After some searching online I found that I still hadn’t Read more…
When I went through my Install, Manage, Configure(ICM) course, container objects was a concept that took me a while to wrap my head around. The ideas of what object can contain another, along with the difference in features between containers…I guess there was just a lot of facts to get Read more…
vCenter Keyboard Shortcuts Even though vCenter does a pretty good job of telling us what the keyboard shortcuts are, most of us don’t pay attention until someone tells us directly….I know I didn’t. So here is me telling you directly 🙂 Also I can’t quite get the formatting to look Read more…
When doing an Advanced Performance Chart in vCenter, do you ever wonder why you can’t choose the same metrics for a date range as you can for real-time? Well, I am happy you asked. The metrics you can choose from are based upon the vCenter Statistics Level you have set. Read more…