Virtualization, Cloud, Infrastructure and all that stuff in-between
My ramblings on the stuff that holds it all together
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Matching an HP FlexNIC in ESXi to Chassis Flex10 Bay and Port Number at Install Time.
Posted by on May 28, 2010
When you are setting up an HP blade with ESXi you’ll want to ensure the administration interface is setup on the correct FlexNICs so you can add it to vCenter and continue the configuration – this can be confusing as there can be a large number of NICs presented. Up to 4 per Flex10 [...]
HP Blade iLo and Internet Explorer 8 Problems
Posted by on May 26, 2010
Whilst HP kit is still very good and despite the disappointing iLo performance I have noticed a further annoyance, there seem to be a number of incompatibilities between the HP Blade iLo’s, blade chassis virtual connect modules and Internet Explorer 8, they all work ok on IE7, so hopefully an update will be coming [...]
Want to see the Uber vT.A.R.D.I.S at VMworld?
Posted by on May 25, 2010
This year VMware have changed the way they are planning the VMworld sessions, this year there is a list of sessions that are open to a public vote, Mark has a great post on the selection process here – I think it’s a great way to get the most wanted content at the event. I [...]
HP Blade iLo – it’s 2010 and disappointingly still using a 100Mb NIC?
Posted by on May 20, 2010
I wrote this original post over 2 years ago when I first had to build a set of HP blades in a c7000 chassis, having just taken delivery of another c7000 I had hoped that technology in the onboard administrator (OA) modules had progressed a bit further than it has. For some reason they still [...]
Windows 7 Remote Desktop Client – Nice Touch
Posted by on May 19, 2010
You can download and install the new, updated RDC 7.0 client for free for any OS from Windows XP SP3 and later (it ships with Windows 7) known issues here and detailed feature comparison per OS here and downloads for various client OS’es are below Update for Windows Vista, x86-based versions Download the Update [...]
The End of Spinvox
Posted by on May 18, 2010
I have been using SpinVox’s voicemail to email/text service for nearly 2 years and it’s been really useful to my daily workflow as I can tag/flag emailed voicemails to ensure they are dealt with. I just abruptly got a text saying the service will be finishing in 7 days. Dear customer, we regret to [...]
Bloggers, keep an eye on your RSS feed validity
Posted by on May 15, 2010
I had an issue recently where my RSS feeds were not being picked up correctly by the PlanetV12n aggregator, I have never really had any problems in the past but as of a post last week it stopped passing through the article title to the PlanetV12n and thus it’s twitter feed(s). I had not made [...]
How to Reset ILOM password on a Sun x4200 Server
Posted by on May 15, 2010
Power down and disconnect the server, open up the server, place a jumper over Jumper P4 (different models like the M2 use different ports) but P4 is on a block of 3 2-pin jumpers on the right-hand side near the power supplies. Power up the server and wait for the OS to boot (important), login [...]
HP ML115 G5 Cheap Lab Servers going, going, going…
Posted by on May 13, 2010
Just got this from ServersPlus – if you are thinking of building your own vTARDIS I would suggest you get in quick, I would assume the newer G6’es are coming but seem to be much more expensive and less ESX compatible based on Techhead’s view of the ML110 G6 Good morning, I just wanted [...]
ACADIA…thoughts
Posted by on May 10, 2010
Now that the VCE joint coalition has announced their new CEO they launched the acadia.com website with a blog. The Acadia proposition is interesting as a joint approach to delivering private cloud infrastructure – this sort of pre-packaged solutions offering with good vendor support is a welcome addition to the industry, but other than [...]
