VMware NFS Best Practices

http://vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/VMware-NFS-BestPractices-WP-EN.pdf

Getting the network adapters’ order in Windows

http://saltwetbytes.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/getting-network-adapter-order-in-windows/

VCDX BrownBags

BrownBags are a series of online webinars held using GotoMeeting and covering various VMware Certification topics. On this page you’ll find a sign-up for the live series, as well as links to past recordings.

http://professionalvmware.com/brownbags/

Open Source VMFS Driver

This driver enables read-only access to files and folders on partitions formatted with the Virtual Machine File System (VMFS). VMFS is a clustered file system that is used by the VMware ESX hosts to store virtual machines and virtual disk files.

http://code.google.com/p/vmfs/

How to configure HSRP in Cisco IOS Routers

http://www.itsyourip.com/cisco/how-to-configure-hsrp-in-cisco-ios-routers/

PPTPD on FreeBSD

http://faded.org/2009/02/freebsd_pptp_server.html

NetApp multitenancy

NetApp’s MultiStore functionality allows storage partitioning for multiple tenants.

It supporst up to 130 vFiler instances (128 vFilers plus 2 vFiler0 instances) but only for NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, HTTP, and NDMP. Fibre Channel is not supported. You can only use Fibre Channel with vFiler0.

More info:
http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/04/08/3010-a-multistore-primer/

VCAP-DCA and VCAP-DCD Live Lab Tutorials

http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=239190681&gid=51214&type=news&item=239190681&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ntpro.nl%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F1628-VCAP-DCA-Live-Lab-Tutorial.html&urlhash=2XoB&goback=.gde_51214_news_239190681

VCAP-DCA and VCAP-DCD Live Lab Tutorials

VMware has released the VCAP-DCA and VCAP-DCD Live Lab Tutorials which can help you prepare for the actual exam.

The VCAP4-DCA is directed toward System Administrators, Consultants and Technical Support Engineers who can demonstrate their skills in VMware vSphere and VMware vCenter technologies in relation to the datacenter, as well as their knowledge of application and physical-infrastructure services and their integration with the virtual infrastructure.

http://mylearn.vmware.com/courseware/82526/VCAPDCA_Tutorial.swf

The VCAP-DCD is directed toward IT Architects and Consulting Architects who are capable of designing VMware solutions in a multi-site, large enterprise environment. They have a deep understanding both of VMware core components and their relation to storage and networking, and also of datacenter design methodologies. They also possess knowledge of applications and physical infrastructure, as well as their relationship to the virtual infrastructure.

http://mylearn.vmware.com/courseware/82525/VCAPDCD_Tutorial.swf

Open source, ITIL-aligned IT change management tool

http://www.otrs.com/en/products/

VMware HA Deepdive

http://www.yellow-bricks.com/vmware-high-availability-deepdiv/

Disaster Recovery Plan

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/09/28/disaster-recovery-scenario-stick-to-the-plan/?utm-source=feedburner&utm-medium=feed&utm-campaign=Feed%3A+DataCenterKnowledge+%28Data+Center+Knowledge%29

How CISCO UCS can help to Disaster and Recovery

Here is the video recording of Harpreet Singh presentation at Cisco booth at VMWorld 2010.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R9oWMBOAow
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pEtR8eNUYI

LANAMARK

Another datacenter capacity planning tool
http://www.lanamark.com/

I would like to install it and compare against Platespin Recon.

Celerra VSA UBER v2

http://nickapedia.com/2010/05/19/besser-uber-celerra-vsa-uber-v2/

Microsoft NLB Cluster on VMware

Microsoft Resources:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323437
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323431
VMware Resources
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/implmenting_ms_network_load_balancing.pdf
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1006580
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1556

Oracle Forms

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/forms/overview/index.html

VMDK Handbook - Basics

http://sanbarrow.com/vmdk-basics.html

EMC Unified Storage – Next Generation Efficiency Details

http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2010/05/emc-unified-storage-next-generation-efficiency-details.html

Cisco UCS Networking Best Practices

http://bradhedlund.com/2010/06/22/cisco-ucs-networking-best-practices/

ITaaS - EMC Ionix UIM 2.0 and VMware Project Redwood Preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0BbPmX64Kc&feature=related