I was just made aware of the contest going on over at Greg Stuart’s blog (vDestination). He had made it possible trough sponsors for one person to go to VMworld 2013 USA for free! What you will win: This year’s prize package is super exciting thanks to some awesome vendor sponsors! Thanks go to Veeam, […]
vExpert 2013 announcement – an honor!
I just learned I have been awarded VMware vExpert 2013 status. To be recognized by VMware vExpert team and John Troyer feels fantastic and I am deeply honored to be selected among so many talented people in the community. Here is a short recap on the vExpert program from VMware: Each year, we bring together in the […]
Experts 2 Experts Conference 2013 in Copenhagen
The E2EVC conference will be held for the 10th year in a row this year and what better place than Copenhagen! Finally I have no travel excuse for not attending and at the same time it will be a great opportunity to meet up with industry peers. This years venue is Scandic Sydhavnen from May […]
EqualLogic error: Volume has fewer than expected replicas
Today a customer called me up. He had two EqualLogic units setup with replication from one to the other. After setting this up and verifying replication worked as expected he started to recieve e-mails like this: [ID: 4.18] Schedule <name of schedule> for volume <name of volume> has fewer than expected replicas. Expected 1, but […]
@Veeam is giving away free licenses!
If you have worked hard and earned Microsoft status as MCTS, MCP, *bows down* MVP or VMware VCP or VCI status, then Veeam wants you present you with a complimentary 2 socket NFR license. To obtain the free license click here if you are on the Microsoft team. To obtain the free license click here if you […]
EqualLogic reclaim space from VMware ESXi datastore
Today I visited a customer to perform a health check. Their system consisted of VMware ESXi hosts running on EqualLogic SAN storage. The volumes on the EqualLogic were thin provisioned and one of them were running ALMOST full plus a good way beyond the warning limit. As you can see the usage is exceeding the […]
Attending #DellSF #fluidforward Think Tank – Please join in!
I was fortunate enough to be invited to particiate in the Dell Storage Forum 2012 Fluid Forward Think Tank by Alison Krause of Dell. This year the conference is taking place in Paris. If you are unable to come participate then please join in on the Twitter conversation using the #fluidforward hash tag and also […]
Dell PowerConnect switch stack missing ports
A customer called me while configuring two new Dell PowerConnect 6224 switches in a stack. After stacking the switches no ports on unit 2 would link up. The web interface also looked wierd: As you can see above the switch looks like it has no ports at all. As we can read in the Dell […]
Attending Microsoft Essential Presentation Skills course MCT
This week I have been attending the Microsoft Essential Presentation Skills course. Originally I was inspired to attend this course after reading about the opportunities with becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer in a blog post by Ben Bedo on the Trainsignal website on how to become a MCT. Ben referred to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with a […]
Last chance to vote for VMworld 2013 sessions – Vote now!
If you are going to VMworld 2013 either in USA or Europe you should vote on your favorite sessions to ensure you can actually attend them 🙂 First step is to create an account. Last step is to sign in and you are good to go! Remember to check the FAQ is you are in […]