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Using ZFS filesystem as an NFS datastore for ESXi
Using ZFS on Linux is an attractive solution for a high-performance NFS server due to several key factors: Cost, ability to use commodity hardware with free software Simplicity, quick install and easy to configure/manage Flexibility, ZFS offers a plethora of options for your filesystem needs In this case, I installed ZFS on CentOS 6.4 available […]
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Using a Self-Signed SSL Certificate with IBM Storage Management Console for Vmware vCenter
The IBM Storage Management Console for Vmware vCenter adds a single-source of glass view into the IBM storage platform (in my case the StoreWize V7000) without leaving vCenter. However, the default installation ships with an unsigned SSL Certificate that does not function well with IE9/vCenter. So at a minimum, you must use a self-signed SSL certificate […]
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vCenter Operations Manager shows unlicensed, yet not showing as an asset in vSphere licensing page
I went to check out my vCenter Operations Manager deployment today, and it showed as unlicensed: Yet on the licensing page, Operations Manager does not even show as an asset: A quick google search turns up the following Vmware KB Article And it turns out the resolution is quite simple: Resolution To generate an asset […]
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Corefig for Windows Server 2012 Core and Hyper-V Server 2012
I’ll admit it. I have spent very little time learning PowerShell. I fall back to the comfort of the Explore shell or using other peoples PowerShell scripts. For those of you diving into Microsoft Server Core can attest, not knowing PowerShell is kind of an issue. Server Core lacks a GUI and configuration needs to […]
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