Getting started with Vagrant
Notes from getting started with Vagrant as a cleaner way to build and share repeatable development environments.
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Next Generation Knowledge Resources
A follow-up knowledge resource list for getting oriented in cloud computing, DevOps, configuration management, and social coding.
New Direction
A reset for Virtual Andy toward cloud computing, automation, and the tools that help sysadmins do more with less.
What's your VM chargeback model?
A discussion of VM chargeback models and the tradeoffs between simple pricing and reflecting real infrastructure cost.
Windows 2000 P2V in vCenter Converter 4: No more BSoD
A vCenter Converter 4 note on avoiding Windows 2000 P2V blue screens during migration.
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.
Gem in the VMware vCenter Converter 4.2 for vCenter Server Release Notes
A small but useful vCenter Converter 4.2 release note for fixing Linux P2V imports without hand-editing the initrd.
VMware Expert System with PowerCLI and Excel
A decision-support class project that used PowerCLI and Excel to model VMware infrastructure recommendations.
Virtual Andy Update
A brief site update after several ESX and infrastructure posts, with a pointer to what was next.