Another interesting bit from the VCP4 blueprint was in a line item under the “Tools” section under objective 3.5. The tool is “OVF Tool”. New on me. Perhaps new on you too. It seems that there has not been much in the way of publicity about it. A Google search lead me to the this [...]
While working through the VCP4 exam objectives I found a section on vApps. Specifically the line item around “Import/Export a Virtual Appliance”. Ignoring the rest, here is how you import and export vApps. Warning, this post is screenshot heavy.
Importing
There are two ways of going about this. “Deploy OVF” and “Browse VA Marketplace”. If your vendor [...]
One of the great things about working in IT, is that software will always need to be updated. If it didn’t, some of us would need to find a new line of work. Just because it needs updating, does not mean we have to like it. In fact, most vendor update processes are needlessly obtuse. [...]
Doesn’t that title bring back 1996. I can almost feel the texture of the hard plastic shell of the 3.5 inch disk AOL would mass mail me. Useless little things in today’s world aren’t they? Really, with USB disks, iso files and the like, when was the last time you needed one? They are still [...]
They’re here! What’s here? My summer reading, that’s what. I’ve recently received review copies of Eric Siebert’s “VMware VI3 Implementation and Administration”, Edward L. Haletky’s “VMware vSphere and Virtual Infrastructure Security”, “Interconnecting Datacenters Using VPLS” from Cisco Press, and finally “VCP VMware 310” Online flash cards by John Traenkenschuh. They all appear to be great [...]
After the success of the VCP4 beta study call I am thinking that a Podcast would be a good idea. The difficulty is:
Would you come?
What subjects would you like covered?
How often?
Live show? Recorded? Both?
Call-in show?
I figure I can answer some of these, however, as the show is for YOU I figure it is best [...]
This post actually puts together two of my past posts to solve a ‘common’ problem. Common that is, if you often leave snapshots running, and do not have a method for otherwise checking on them. The situation is this:
It is 3:45PM on Friday (what good issue doesn’t happen on a Friday?), you are closing [...]
Rather than post several follow-ups to the same post, it is likely best to collect all of my available resources into a single page. In keeping with that, this page will contain everything I have found or have been linked to for the VMware Certified Professional 4 (VCP4) certification.
General Exam Info
VCP4 Exam Blueprint
VMware vSphere Documentation [...]
The first, and likely most obvious change is the theme. I figure this one is a bit cleaner and more readable overall. I’m not sure what may have broken, but if there is anything ‘off’ drop me a line in the comments. The second, and less obvious of the two is that the backend has [...]
First: Thanks everyone for coming. I think the call went pretty well, and hopefully raised everyone’s comfort level with their upcoming exam.
Second: There is apparently more than one spot you need to hit in order to get things to record. During the ‘setup’ of the conference, there is a check box to enable. Then, inside [...]
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