First off let me say that the instructions in this post are not sanctioned by EMC or Myself so if you decide to follow them your on your own and can't hold anyone liable but yourself. I encourage anyone needing to create a secondary replication cron to call EMC support. But if you know your way around linux and Avamar, plus you want to try it on your own here are some key steps that may help you out....
Read More »

Installing updates, extensions, and upgrading esx is very easy with vSphere Update Manager and here is one way how it can be used to install EMC PowerPath/VE. The same process can be used to install other extensions but lets stay focused. PowerPath/VE is used to optimize storage i/o and automate path failures. It aids in making your environment more robust for those business critical applications. As I write this, I'll assume that you vSphere Update Manager and plugin...
Read More »

VMware View 5.1 was announced today along with various other End-User solutions which can be found on this page. View 5.1 is not a major release but will come with many improvements. Here is some of what we'll have to look forward to with View 5.1.
Read More »

I wanted to give some insight into how Avamar protects VMware virtual machines. I have been using Avamar 6.0.x and most of the management and configuration from a Mac. Since the operating systems running on the Avamar servers and proxies are linux, having a terminal comes in handy. Plus the management using Avamar Administrator uses Java so it can be used on Windows, Mac or Linux. If your on a Windows system the Avamar Administrator console is a bit...
Read More »

So, continuing on a post I did for the PHD Virtual backup and recovery solution, which can be used to protect your VMware vSphere environment I wanted to give more detail on the replication and export features of the product. It doesn’t have to be said but backup and recovery is key in any data protection suite. Now if you can couple backup and recovery with replication and provide a means to transfer that critical backup data to a...
Read More »

So I took a chance and rooted then upgraded my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Android 4.0.3 or Ice Cream Sandwich as its called. My tablet now has new life. This version of android is so much better than Honeycomb and runs nicely on this tablet. One thing that doesn’t work in this rom is he camera but I never really used it, so it won’t be missed. Everything was easy to do. Root your device then I found...
Read More »

Data protection is very important in this day and age so I have been evaluating many products that focus on protecting data for virtualized environments. Recently I had the chance the evaluate PHD Virtual Backup and Replication. This product stems from what used to be called esXpress back in the day. For those that have been around awhile will remember the name. So, I will give my take on the latest version of the product 5.4, after using it...
Read More »