We have a bunch of ESXi 5.0 servers running on the same IBM hardware. Some of them only take about 2 minutes to boot up, but some need roughly 45 minutes to finish the boot process. I compared the differences of those hosts, the only difference that I can see is that the hosts with … Continue reading RDM Causes ESXi Host Boot Delay
vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 1
I have been using VMware vSphere for many years, and always plan to get my certificate since VCP 3. Now eventually I get the chance to attend a 5 days’ training, and will take the VCP 5 exam after the training. In these 5 days, I will keep the notes in my blog for future … Continue reading vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 1
VMware vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA)
vSphere Storage Applicance （VSA）is aimed at the SMB (Small and Mid-size Business) customers who may not be in a position to purchase a physical SAN or NAS array for their virtual infrastructure, and as a result, these customers do not have shared storage. VSA Overview
A Bite of Windows Azure
Windows Azure is Microsoft public cloud platform, on which users can quickly build, deploy and manage Windows/Linux virtual machines, applications and websites across a global network of Microsoft managed datacenters. Now let me take my first bite of it – build a Joomla website in the Azure cloud. First, register a Azure account. You will … Continue reading A Bite of Windows Azure
Recover a Lost Exchange 2010 SP2 Server
When I set up the TSM Data Protection for Exchange 2010, I was thinking how could I restore the Exchange server itself (configurations)? TSM only backs up the Databases. Here is the answer - Microsoft now makes the Exchange configuration restore much easier. Most Exchange servers (Client Access, Hub Transport, Mailbox and Unified Messaging) store … Continue reading Recover a Lost Exchange 2010 SP2 Server
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