PowerCLI 10.0 released… also for Linux and MAC
Few days ago a new PowerCLI version has rolled out with new improvements and features. The most acclaimed feature in this release is the availability for MAC and Linux. In…
Back to Silicon Valley for Storage Field Day 15
After few months from my first visit in San Francisco (CA) for Cloud Field Day 2 (http://techfieldday.com/event/cfd2/), another important meeting is taking place around Santa Clara (CA), focused on Storage,…
Thoughts about VCP6-NV exam
After my last VCP6-NV certification achievement, it’s used to spend some words about the exam experience. The contents of VMware Network Virtualization path, differently from the others, are the conjunction…
VCP6-NV Study Notes – Section 10: Troubleshoot a VMware Network Virtualization Implementation – Part 1
Objective 10.1: Compare and Contrast Tools Available for Troubleshooting Capture and trace uplink, vmknic, and physical NIC packets The pktcap-uw tool is an enhanced packet capture and analysis tool that…
VCP6-NV Study Notes-Section 8: Deploy a Cross-vCenter NSX Environment
Objective 8.1: Differentiate single and Cross-vCenter NSX deployments Understand the benefits/use cases for Cross-vCenter NSX Use Case: To overcome scale limits of vCenter Server To accommodate products that require dedicated…
VCP6-NV Study Notes-Section 6: Configure and Manage NSX Network Services – Part 2
Configure and Manage DHCP/DNS/NAT Understand proper use and addition of a DHCP IP Pool NSX Edge supports IP address pooling and one-to-one static IP address allocation. Static IP address binding…
VCP6-NV Study Notes-Section 6: Configure and Manage NSX Network Services – Part 1
Objective 6.1: Configure and Manage Logical Load Balancing Describe and understand when to use the two topologies for load balancing NSX edge LB enables net traffic to pass through multiple…
VCP6-NV Study Notes-Section 5: Configure VMware NSX Virtual Networks – Part 2
Objective 5.4: Configure and Manage Logical Routers Dynamic routing provides the necessary forwarding information between layer 2 broadcast domains, thereby allowing you to decrease layer 2 broadcast domains and improve…
VCP6-NV Study Notes-Section 5: Configure VMware NSX Virtual Networks – Part 1
Objective 5.1: Create and Administer Logical Switches Given a scenario, demonstrate the proper way to add/remove a logical switch and Determine use case for and contrast the three Control Plane…
Protecting physical and virtual datacenter with Vembu
Data protection is still a challenge for many companies which are looking for a solution to perform backup data and do more. My last research about backup solutions landed to…