Archive for the ‘Virtualization’ Category

You might be a geek if …

Posted: May 27, 2010 in Cloud Computing, Good Things in Life, Virtualization
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you know what this is all about … and like this !

Virtualization and Cloud Computing – Road Ahead – Trends ’10

Posted: January 10, 2010 in Cloud Computing, Virtualization
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I was thinking of writing a cloud computing prediction list, but realized that it is better to talk about trends, which are more relevant in the ever changing world of cloud computing. Also it is easier to write as : Trends are vectors than a single snapshot point in time, thus giving one a thick [...]

Anatomy of a Cloud Concept Lab Stack

Posted: December 19, 2009 in Cloud Computing, Virtualization
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For the last few months we have been building a cloud concept lab based on Cisco’s UCS system (for compute), Nexus 5K/7K (for network) and NetApp/EMC(Storage). And during the Christmas season, we have a chance to show off our work. I will write more about the interesting projects we are working on; but for now, [...]

VCP4 Study Plan

Posted: December 1, 2009 in Virtualization
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As I had mentioned in my last blog, I got thru VCP-410. My secret – good teachers for my VSphere 4.0 Fasttrack class. Jim McCullough and Brian Watrous did a good job. I also followed a study plan – after the class. Some thoughts below : Good Practical experience Have a running system, good experience [...]

VCP4 Notes

Posted: December 1, 2009 in Virtualization
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Finally passed the VCP (VMware Certified Professional) today – clocked at 413/500 ! The toughest, for me, was to remember the myriad of vSphere maximum numbers. Some notes I had written down to remember a few things easily: VCenter Ports 80, 389 (LDAP), 443, 636(Linked Mode), 8080, 8443 902/903 – For vClient to show VM [...]