Let’s do a quick recap of what we’ve done so far. 1st – we’ve installed Windows SQL 2008 R2 inside a Windows 2008 R2 server. 2nd – we’ve setup the VMware View 5 Database inside that SQL Server The next step of the View install is to go to vCenter and install VMware View […]
Read More Setting up ODBC for View 5 inside vCenter 5The last couple of weekends have afforded me some SERIOUS VMware Home Lab time and out of that is a few blog posts around what I’ve been up to. In one of my prior blog posts I spoke about my new home lab (still working on that blog) and my endeavor to install everything from […]
Read More Creating View 5 Database in SQL Server 2008 R2What a difference a week makes !! Geez, this is what I really love about being in IT and specifically getting to work with VMware products. Last week I published a quick blog on “How to Monitor vSphere 5 from your iPad”. Essentially this is a tool that VMware released that allows you to […]
Read More How to vMotion VMs from vCenter Client for iPadThis is something I’ve been wanting to do a while. As you recall, I’ve been reinstalling everything in my VMware vSphere 5 home lab I’ve decided that I really need/want/”glutton for punishment” to install SQL Server 2008 R2 and start moving away from the default SQL Express stuff that most of the VMware tools let […]
Read More How to install SQL 2008 R2 in your vSphere 5 Home LabI’ve been in the process of updating my VMware home lab (future blog alert) and with that I’ve decided to do a lot of “fall cleaning” of stuff. About the only thing I’m keeping is my ActiveDirectory and DNS VM and everything else is getting a brand new install including vSphere 5.0, vCenter 5 etc […]
Read More How to Monitor vSphere 5 from your iPadTalk about your perfect timing. Hot off the presses last week was the very timely VMware View 5 Performance Best Practice Guide that I blogged about and then I see a tweet from Scott Sauer (@ssauer) about the new VMware View Backup Best Practices Deployment and Technical considerations guide. The funny part is I […]
Read More VMware View Backup Best PracticesAs I’ve said a couple of times, I’m pretty passionate about End User Computing (EUC) and where that technology is heading towards (like the end of desktops as we know it :). I was afforded the awesome opportunity to be apart of a sub-group within the vSpecialist organization that focuses on EUC and specifically lately […]
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