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PowerCLI – Nexus1000v and VMXNET3

Today’s post is brought to us by Chris, a member of the VMware community who wields some powerful Louisianan VooDoo magic (and PowerCLI). Chris uses this to show us how to take a csv file in, and use it to attach a VM to a dVS switch as well as adding the VMXNET3 nic to [...]

What Is Ailing Your VI – Call For Topics

This blog, thus far has been all about VI. How and what to automate, how to get yourself out of some sticky spots, and perhaps some turtles thrown in for good measure. However, it’s missing something. What is that? YOU! What is going on in your VI? Having trouble? Stuck on something? Some DBA on [...]

VMware vExperts Announced!

… And I’m now one of them. Whichever six of you nominated me thanks! Actually I’m quite humbled they’ve chosen me for this award amongst so many other excellent candidates. At this point I’m one of about 300 of these vExperts Globally.
Here is the post from VMware:
Congratulations and thank you to all our newly minted [...]

VMTN Roundtable #33

The link over on the VMTN blog is a bit off and identifies this as #32, but I assure you, this was the VMTN podcast #33, discussing the VITK 1.5 release, and a few other things.

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VMware Developer Community EXTREME MAKEOVER EDITION!

Well, I’m not sure how “Extreme” it is, but over the weekend VMware’s Developer community site got a face lift.
Unlike Joan Rivers, this one actually kinda looks good afterwards:

A Question For You – Videos

Is there an interest out there, from you my readers, in how-to style videos? Similar to

 
If so, around what sort of topics?
Let me know in the comments.

Virtualization Security Round Table Podcast

Edward Haletky, a regular on VMTN, and the VMTN round table podcasts, is starting his own spinoff, the “Virtualization Security Round Table Podcast”
The first show, scheduled for Thursday at 2:30p EST, is going to feature the following topics:

Use of Virtualization in a DMZ.
Review of security lockdown standards/benchmarks and tools
Virtualization Security in shared and dedicated hosting [...]

Late To The Game – VMware VVP Is Now VMware vExpert

This was announced on twitter, very likely while I was sleeping:
jtroyer OK, it didn’t launch today, and I just found a problem with the form. Sigh. I don’t want to leave you empty-handed, so: VMware vExpert about 3 hours ago from web

It’s also been announced:
VVP -> VMware vExpert » Yellow Bricks [...]

Virtualization Vanguards

Virtualization.info provides a LOT of great virtualization related information and services. One of those services, for those of us social-networking inclined, is their Virtualization Vanguards. A Group on LinkedIn. I’m happy to announce that I’ve joined this group, and look forward to seeing what it will bring.