Thinking out loud: Why do server vendors still struggle with driver and...
History: Let me give you a little back story before digging into the meat of this post. My team and I make a very concerted effort to keep our servers firmware and drivers updated. We’ve gone so far...
View ArticlePowershell Scripting: Get-ECSESXHostVIBToPCIDevices
Introduction: If you remember a little bit ago, I said I was trying to work around the lack of driver management with vendors. This function is the start of a few tools you can use to potentially make...
View ArticleThinking out loud: VMware, this is what I want from you
Warning: This post is clicking in at 6k words. If you are looking for a quick read, this isn’t for you. Disclaimer: Typical stuff, these are my personal views, not views of my employers. These are...
View ArticleReview: 5 years virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server
Introduction: I know what you’re thinking, it’s 2017, why are you writing about virtualizing Microsoft SQL? Most are doing it after all. And even if they’re not, there’s this whole SQLaaS thing...
View ArticleVMware DRS default memory load balancing
In general, I find DRS does a fantastic job of keeping VM’s happy. However, in the past, I’ve seen a number of unexplained situations where hosts in a cluster run out of memory when a VM goes from...
View ArticleProblem Solving: VMware VM not reading VMDK serial number in OS
I created a function while ago that utilizes the VMDK serial number to map which VMDK is used for a Windows volume. Starting with Windows 10 / Server 2016, I noticed that I could no longer see the...
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