Virtualization, Cloud, Infrastructure and all that stuff in-between
My ramblings on the stuff that holds it all together
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Applying “Agile” to Infrastructure…? Virtualization is Your Friend
Posted by on April 28, 2009
I have been looking at this for a while, in the traditional model of delivering an IT solution there is an extended phase of analysis and design, which leads through to build and hand-over stages; there are various formalised methodologies for this – in general all rely on having good upfront requirements to deliver [...]
High CPU utilization with Windows XP SP3 guest under VMware Fusion
Posted by on April 23, 2009
I have had a curious problem recently, I am currently running Windows XP under Fusion on a MacBook Pro; since I did some software updates recently the fan was going crazy and running at up to 6000 RPM even when apparently idling not only was the noise annoying it seemed to eat battery power. [...]
Remote in-place upgrade from ESX3.5 to vSphere
Posted by on April 22, 2009
I have an ESX 3.5 host running on an ML-110g4 that I want to upgrade to the beta of vSphere. The vSphere client seems to come with a remote update utility as shown below. It will download the upgrade packages over the network and then upgrade the OS remotely, nice no iLo or trip [...]
Today is vSphere Launch Day
Posted by on April 20, 2009
The covers are coming off today – you can still register for the webcast here if you want to watch it live. I have been participating in the private beta for a couple of months and have been privy to most of the announcement information via the VMware partner programme, it’s all been under [...]
Using Virtualization to Extend The Hardware Lifecycle
Posted by on April 7, 2009
In harder economic times getting real money to spend on server refreshes is difficult. There are the arguments that new kit is more power efficient; supports higher VM/CPU core densities but the reality is that even if you can show a cost saving over time most current project budgets are at best frozen until [...]
New Home Lab Design
Posted by on April 2, 2009
I have had a lab/test setup at home for over 15 years now, it’s proven invaluable to keep my skills up to date and help me with study towards the various certifications I’ve had to pass for work, plus I’m a geek at heart and I love this stuff over the years it’s grown [...]
Google opens up its DC so you can look inside.
Posted by on April 2, 2009
Google are hosting a conference at the moment with a focus on energy efficient DC design, because of their scale they have a vested interest in this sort of thing, up until now they have been very protective of their “Secret sauce” but are now sharing their experiences with the wider community. Key interesting points [...]
