Free VMware VCA exams


I came across two great blogs saying VMware is providing free VCA exam voucher. It is true!! As I tested it, and fortunately passed the VCA-Cloud exam. Not high score though, but still happy considering I only spent 2 hours on the online training. Free VCA exam voucher: http://www.vfrank.org/2013/10/02/free-vmware-vca-certification-voucher/?goback=%2Egde_51214_member_5797866230664671233#%21 Online training & How to register: … Continue reading Free VMware VCA exams →

Install HP Command View EVA in VMware Virtual Machine


There are two ways to allow HP command View EVA that’s installed in a virtual machine to manage the array: Virtualized SCSI mode and VMDirectPath mode. Virtualized SCSI mode – The Command View EVA instance can only view the active path to LUN 0 on a single controller. This mode is enabled by default when … Continue reading Install HP Command View EVA in VMware Virtual Machine →

TSM for Exchange 6.4: DAG Backup/Restore Best Practices


Database Availability Group backup best practices- To decrease the load on the production Exchange server, specify that the backups are taken from a healthy passive database copy. If no passive copy is available, the backup is made from the active copy of the database. To specify that backups are taken from a healthy passive database … Continue reading TSM for Exchange 6.4: DAG Backup/Restore Best Practices →

vShield EndPoint: Lost communication with ESX module


We bought two new blades recently. When my colleague tries to configure the vShield Endpoint on the two new hosts, he always get an error ‘Lost communication with ESX module’. I SSH into the host, and checked the syslog. It complains the certificate is not yet valid. And I noticed that the time is not … Continue reading vShield EndPoint: Lost communication with ESX module →