Virtualization, Cloud, Infrastructure and all that stuff in-between
My ramblings on the stuff that holds it all together
Monthly Archives: October 2011
UK School Holidays and the 21st century
Posted by on October 9, 2011
I am a parent of a 5 and 2 year old, the eldest has just started her 2nd year of primary school here in the UK. One thing we found quite quickly last year is that it’s now pretty impossible to take a family holiday once one of the children have started school as you [...]
Get to VMworld Europe at an EMC discounted price
Posted by on October 5, 2011
You can register for VMworld EMEA at the early bird discount price now using the link in this article https://community.emc.com/community/connect/everything_vmware/blog/2011/09/14/get-the-early-bird-discount-for-vmworld-europe–even-at-the-last-minute You can still get this ticket at a discounted price courtesy of EMC… travel isn’t too bad at present either, there still seems to be good availability of both official and non-conference hotels in [...]
HP ML115 G5 fans noisy following firmware upgrade
Posted by on October 4, 2011
As part of my UK VMUG tour preparation I am rebuilding the vTARDIS to the GA build of vSphere, part of this required updating the firmware of my ML115 G5 server. You can download the latest BIOS upgrade here (I had to use the USB key method) as I don’t have a compatible OS [...]
vTARDIS 5 at a VMUG near you…
Posted by on October 3, 2011
I am pleased to announce that I will be giving a session on my updated vTARDIS 5 home lab environment at two upcoming VMUGs in the UK (for more background vTARDIS 5 page here) Dates and links for registration as follows if you want to come an see it in action, I’ll be doing plenty [...]
