What's your VM chargeback model?
A discussion of VM chargeback models and the tradeoffs between simple pricing and reflecting real infrastructure cost.
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Higher Ed: Virtualizing Banner Unified Digital Campus with VMware
A higher-ed virtualization note about running Banner Unified Digital Campus workloads on VMware ESX and vSphere.
PowerCLI: nSeries Guest OS Timeout Scripts
PowerCLI scripts for applying IBM N Series guest OS disk timeout settings across Windows and Linux VMs.
ESXi Snapshots not showing in VI Client
A quick ESXi snapshot recovery note after committed snapshots failed to show up correctly in the VI Client.
Restoring VMware Virtual Machines from NetApp Snapshots
The coordination and process we used to restore VMware virtual machines from NetApp SAN snapshots.
PlanetV12n: My VMware RSS Feed Wish List
A wish list for making Planet V12n easier to filter, subscribe to, and use as a VMware learning resource.
VMware Knowledge Resources for the Beginner VI Administrator
The VMware books, blogs, feeds, and social resources I found useful as a new VI administrator.
RHEL P2V: Old Way and New Way
A comparison of the old and newer ways I handled Red Hat Enterprise Linux P2V migrations.
VMware's VCP Certification, my $0.02
My early take on VMware’s VCP certification, what it tested, and how useful it felt in practice.
False Alarms with Virtual Center 2.5
The troubleshooting trail behind repeated VirtualCenter 2.5 false alarms, including unsupported HBAs and service console memory.