Video

Also, not much in the way of show notes for this one. Enjoy!

The APAC BrownBags kicked off last night with a VCAP-DCD study group.

The Video

Slides

More BrownBags

You can find all our past recordings for both the VCP5 series as well as every other topic we’ve covered (50+ hours) here: http://professionalvmware.com/brownbags/

The Video:

Some Notes (From #BrownBag on twitter)

• @DuncanYB: New Article: Creating an IP-Pool for VC Ops – http://bit.ly/yKSLdM
• If you’re up in 6 hours, join @DemitasseNZ for an APAC version http://t.co/ZSCLaX9O
• Another great VCP5 resource can be found on @mwpreston’s blog: http://bit.ly/wAh5aU
• Synch MSCS/AD with common NTP server, and disable host based time synchronization http://bit.ly/rIl4X
• You can use VMware’s OSPs ( http://www.vmware.com/download/packages.html )
• Res Mgmt Guide http://bit.ly/zNqhVq
• Jason Langer @jaslanger has a GREAT VCP5 study resource at http://bit.ly/x2rKYJ

More BrownBags

You can find all our past recordings for both the VCP5 series as well as every other topic we’ve covered (50+ hours) here: http://professionalvmware.com/brownbags/

Long at last, the follow-up post. Sorry it took so long this time, I was traveling and on a crummy connection, and then well, family first. That said, to the folks in the BrownBag family, here is the VCP5 Objective 2, Networking BrownBag video featuring Scott Lowe (blog) along side our own Damian Karlson.

Video

Show Notes

Port mirroring with vDS
http://blogs.vmware.com/networking/2011/08/vsphere-5-new-networking-features-port-mirroring.html
http://jasonnash.com/2011/08/11/vsphere-5-how-to-series-vds-port-mirroring/

VMware whitepaper covering the migration from vds to vss
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere-vnetwork-ds-migration-configuration-wp.pdf

http://www.valcolabs.com/2011/09/18/objective-2-3-%E2%80%93-configure-vss-and-vds-policies/

Note: There were no slides this time… Scott is just that hardcore, and worked directly from the Blueprint.

About the BrownBags

You can find all our past recordings for both the VCP5 series as well as every other topic we’ve covered (50+ hours) here: http://professionalvmware.com/brownbags/

Video

Slides

Notes

• Thin on Thin? Where should you do Thin Provisioning ñ vSphere 4.0 or Array-Level? http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2009/04/thin-on-thin-where-should-you-do-thin-provisioning-vsphere-40-or-array-level.html
• Calculating Capacity of a VSA Cluster with RAID10 Configuration http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.vsa.doc_10/GUID-8941D7EA-A876-4630-A165-80C46D81E219.html
• http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/02/18/blocksize-impact/
• vStorage APIs for Array Integration FAQ http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1021976

This week Damian kicked off the VCP5 BrownBag series with Blueprint objective 1. What follows are the video, slides and notes:

VCP5 Objective 1 – BrownBag Video

ProfessionalVMware BrownBag – VCP5 Objective 1 from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.

Slides

Notes

Auto-deploy:
http://vmwaretips.com/wp/2011/12/27/vsphere-5-video-series-vmware-vsphere-50-auto-deploy
http://www.virtualnetworkdesign.com/2011/11/20/vmware-auto-deploy/
http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/08/25/using-vsphere-5-auto-deploy-in-your-home-lab/

VMFS3 & VMFS5:
http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2011/07/21/vmfs-5-vmfs-3-whats-the-deal/[

Virtual machine hardware versions:
http://www.vtesseract.com/post/10203477023/vmware-virtual-hardware-progression

After some time off from an amazing 2011, the BrownBags are back. This time with a series tracking the VCP5 Blueprint and timed to coincide with the VCP4 to VCP5 upgrade timeline. So if you are upgrading (or studying for the first time) be sure to sign up!

BrownBag VCP5 Series Details:

Days / Time: Wednesdays at 7PM CST from now until 2/29/2012
Registration: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/918511944

Damian Karlson (aka @sixfootdad) will again be kicking off this series and will have many folks from the community kicking in to cover all aspects of the VCP5 Blueprint. Also, if you can’t make it in person, the BrownBags will be available here, on iTunes, or via the RSS feed.

About the BrownBags

BrownBags are a series of online webinars held using GotoMeeting and covering various VMware & VMware Certification topics. These BrownBags are held live at various dates and times around the globe and each covers a different bit of VMware related specialization.

BrownBag Follow-Up VCP5 – Video

This week we had David Davis of TrainSignal back to talk vSphere 5 and VCP5 training. Check out the video below:

The Video

Woot! So we had David Davis on the BrownBags once before. This time around, he’s back to talk about all things VCP5, Certification in general, and some of the exciting things TranSignal has coming.

BrownBag Details

Date/Time: Wednesday, 10//19/2011 @ 7:30 PM CST
Registration: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/945190048

About David Davis

This Wednesday, 10/19/2011 at 7:30PM CST, we’ll have David Davis (@davidmdavis) on the Brownbag to talk about VMware’s VCP 5 certification & general certification overview, upcoming virtualization training from @Trainsignal, and the hottest topics in virtualization and cloud. I’m really excited about having David on — please attend if you can. Register now!

David Davis is the author of the best-selling VMware vSphere video training library from TrainSignal. He has written hundreds of virtualization articles on the Web, is a vExpert, VCP, VCAP-DCA, and CCIE #9369 with more than 18 years of enterprise IT experience. His personal Website is VMwareVideos.com.

About the BrownBags

BrownBags are a series of online webinars held using GotoMeeting and covering various VMware & VMware Certification topics. These BrownBags are held live at various dates and times around the globe and each covers a different bit of VMware related specialization. You can find all of our past recordings here.