Thursday, 28 May 2015

VMware Doubles Size of EVO:RAIL Clusters

VMware has doubled the number of virtual devices that can be configured using VMware EVO: RAIL software, ranging from four to eight of a total of 32 nodes in a single cluster.Mornay van der Walt, Vice EVO: RAIL Group VMware says that eventually EVO: lane change radically the focus of data center server to cases of hyper converged virtual devices. "Instead of thinking in the server context, we are trying to make people embrace devices," said van...

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

VCP550D Sample Question : 10

QUESTION 10: An administrator must determine which Update Manager procedures can be performed using the vSphere Web Client, and which must be completed using the Windows vSphere client. Which two tasks require the use of the Windows vSphere client? (Choose two.) A. Attach and detach baselines to inventory objects B. Scan inventory objects for compliance C. Create a baseline for an inventory object D. Stage a baseline for remediation Answer: ...

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Cisco, Chambers looking for one last shot at VMware?

Reports emerged last week that Cisco may be close to buying the implementation hyperconvergence Nutanix.Cisco CEO John Chambers is seeking to go out with a bang - one last big acquisition to paste converted rivals EMC and VMware partners. Nutanix makes computer / storage, networking, virtualization and management products integrated to the data center running on x86 hardware. The private company, worth more than $ 2 billion, is recognized as...

Sunday, 17 May 2015

VCP550D Sample Question : 9

QUESTION 9: An administrator of a secure environment needs to add an iSCSI target to a new ESXi host using the vSphere client. The administrator has configured discovery and performed a rescan operation,but the iSCSI target does NOT appear. Which action should the administrator take for the target to appear in the vSphere client? A. Configure appropriate CHAP authentication settings B. Bind a VMkernel port to the iSCSI initiator C. Configure Jumbo Frames prior to adding iSCSI targets D. Enable iSCSI in a vSphere Distributed Switch configuration Answer:...

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Citrix, VMware Assess The Future Of Desktop Virtualization

This week, both Citrix (CTX S) and VMware (VMW) described independently a future of desktop virtualization is mainly based on the cloud to simplify deployment and ongoing management of the virtual desktop. Citrix Synergy 2015 Conference Citrix announced a public beta program for Citrix Cloud Workspace, an implementation of its desktop virtualization software which is based on a level of control hosted cloud to create modules consisting of everything...

Sunday, 10 May 2015

VCP550D Sample Question : 8

QUESTION 8: A vSphere administrator deleted a vApp from disk. A second administrator needs the virtual machines that were contained in the vApp. What should the first administrator do to make the virtual machines available? A. Recover the virtual machines from backup B. Add the virtual machines back into inventory C. Undelete the vApp D. Recover the virtual machines from Stranded Items Answer: A...

Thursday, 7 May 2015

Google, VMware, and Red Hat Just Joined Together to Kneecap Red-hot Startup Docker

It is so predictable, you can set your watch by it. First, a company launches a product so popular that the exchange of industry (like the iPhone). So there is a reaction, results in a product that competitor billed as more open than the original product (like Android) white. If the proceeds from that competitor is the ICT market, the two are often a kind of competitive balance. Ultimately, users have more options-which is a good thing. This...

Wednesday, 6 May 2015

VCP550D Sample Question : 7

QUESTION 7: An administrator needs to prevent two virtual machines from running on the same host at any time. Which DRS rule should the administrator apply? A. vm-to-vm affinity B. vm-to-host affinity C. vm-to-vm anti-affinity D. vm-to-host anti-affinity Answer:...