Posts from ‘September, 2008’

Just thought I would share with the world what I just ran into.  I was following these instructions in this VMware KB about configuring tape drives and media changers within VMs.  I have a customer with a Exabyte VXA-3 Packetloader that we have connected to an Adaptec SCSI card (dedicated only to the backup VM).  [...]

Sorry for the delay in updates from VMworld.  It has been one thing after another and the Alliance Technologies hospitality suites each evening have really taken a hit out of my free time and brain cells.  So here’s my scramble to get things back on track.  
If you missed the keynote this morning – pull [...]

Sitting in the first session of VMware Partner Day and Paul Maritz is presenting the vision for the week and future.  Just as I suspected, cloud, cloud, cloud, cloud, cloud, cloud.  You can read a great synopsis here that actually came out last not from Scott Lowe.  Paul is basically regurgitating the same thing this [...]

Okay, here’s my plan for VMworld (but it’s still subject to change). I’m running this nice, little personal blog, but I’m also Benevolent Dictator over at VMworld Underground. So where do I post and share all my sweet content from VMworld? Not really sure yet, but below are the methods that you [...]

Well, just got notified that VMware has found VMworld Underground, my side venture to create an online community centered around VMworld.  They informed their community about it last night here: http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/09/vmworld-bloggin.html!  This is way different than the response I was expecting when they found me: cease and desist order! 
I guess we’re keeping it [...]