I was lucky enough to get my hand on Pre-GA vSphere 6 binaries. After building my ESXi hosts with ESXi 6.0 came the step of deploying vCenter Server. I am big fan of vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (vCSA). The first nothing I noticed is that the new vCSA is not in OVF format! it’s an… Continue reading Deploying vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) version 6.0
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Optimizing Windows OS to use it with VMware Horizon View
One of my customer approached me asking on who he could optimize Windows 7/8 OS to run with VMware Horizon View. Thankfully VMware have a fling called VMware OS Optimization Tool This tools goes through the OS and modifies the default OS configurations to be more VDI friendly (such as disabling services) I had… Continue reading Optimizing Windows OS to use it with VMware Horizon View
VCAP-DTA exam experience
Last year I had sat VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Desktop Design (VCAP-DTD) exam and passed from first attempt, however I didn’t have chance to sit the Administration version of the exam (VCAP-DTA) as I was extreme busy with my VCDX preparation. After I finally passed my VCDX back in July 2014, I have decided… Continue reading VCAP-DTA exam experience
Estimating vCenter 5.x Database size
One of the main topic during the vSphere design session is vCenter server, the heart of vSphere management. vCenter itself is noting than an interface, all the real data are stored in it database (SQL or Oracle). As VMware best practice, the production vCenter server DB should be stored on an external DB server. any… Continue reading Estimating vCenter 5.x Database size