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Hacking the vCloud Director Browser Support Warning
I’m a Chrome user and it’s particularly annoying to get the “this browser is not supported” message any time I load the vCloud Director URL, or my session expires and I have to re-login. I try to...
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Uploading VMs to vCloud with OVFtool
VMware’s OVFtool is a command line tool that allows you to convert VMware Virtual Machines to Open Virtualization Format, or OVF. In the latest version, it can also upload VMs to vCloud Director for...
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Cloud Automation with PowerCLI
I have the distinct privilege to present with Alan Renouf and Eric Williams this year at VMworld. The session is entitled Automating Bare Metal to the Cloud and Beyond. In this session, Eric will...
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vCloud Director Snapshots with PowerCLI
If you or your provider are already running vCloud Director 5.1, you now have access to take a single snapshot of your VMs! If you want to play with snapshots in PowerCLI, you’re going to need the...
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[Now Released] vCloud User Training
A challenge for a lot of vCloud Providers is training the vCloud users. The current training available is for running your own vCloud Director environment, and what little there is for the vCloud...
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vCloud 5.1 API Support in PowerCLI 5.1 R2
Quite a few people have been asking about vCloud 5.1 feature support in PowerCLI. Guess what: It’s here! PowerCLI 5.1 R2 has officially dropped, and the new vCloud 5.1 features are built in! You will...
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vCloud VM and VApp Backups with PowerCLI
There are times when a snapshot doesn’t cut it, and asking the Backup Administrator or Cloud Provider to set up backups doesn’t make sense. Just a couple examples I’ve run into as a Cloud Provider:...
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Setting Default VDSwitch security for vCloud with PowerCLI
Working as a public vCloud provider periodically gives me the opportunity to help clients that are running their own private vCloud. It’s a great side benefit to working with an experienced public...
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Simple VM reporting in vCloud with PowerCLI
Because of the unique requirement of VMs to exist inside vApps in vCloud Director, it’s a challenge to get a nice view of all the VMs and their locations within your vCloud Organization. This can...
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My Next Big Thing
The Infrastructure Years For the last 5 years, I have had a front row seat to a major transformation of Information Technology. In 2008 I was hired as employee #9 into a visionary company called...
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