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ERROR: The query service is not available or was restarted

I wasn't getting any results when going to the Hardware Status tab for all hosts in my recovery site.  When clicking "update", I'd get the error:The query service is not available or was restarted....

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Butterfly Takes Flight

Aunt Eileen gave the kids one Black Swallowtail cocoon each last fall.  This is the story of one of those cocoons...A butterfly emerges from its Chrysalis shell! April showers bring May flowers... and...

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ERROR: VMware ESXi with 3PAR SAN and Dead LUN 254

ProblemLast week I discovered  a couple of error messages in the vmkernel.log file that caused me some concern:2012-06-22T18:18:45.806Z cpu17:939673)WARNING: vmw_psp_rr:...

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The Continued Evolution of Windows Management

Back in the late nineties I was hire by a company to lead a nation-wide implementation of Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0. I had learned about management technologies Microsoft included...

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Monetizing The Blog

This post is a little over-due as I started monetizing this blog several months ago, but I thought I would say a few words about it anyway.My purpose for this blog is not to make money (if it were, I'd...

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How to Activate Windows 8 Enterprise Preview

(If you want the quick answer, see the bottom of this article.)I wanted to start using Windows 8 on my work laptop since it will be released in a matter of weeks.  We're a Microsoft EA customer, so I...

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NGD: 199? Fender American Standard Stratocaster

Ah, oh beautiful day!  I got my hands on a fantastic new (to me) instrument and my wife hasn't left me.  The object of consideration for today is a 1996(?) Fender American Standard Stratocaster.  I...

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Cloud What?

Here's how cloud computing is defined by the Wiki:"Cloud computing is the delivery of computing and storage capacity as a service to a community of end-recipients. The name comes from the use of a...

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Pre-VMworld 2012 Swag!

VMworld 2012 doesn't start until next week, but I've already got some swag!A very nice Nike golf shirt from Tintri for us VMware vExpert 2012 folks.  Not a customer, but they have a very interesting...

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Post-VMworld 2012 Recap

Another good year for VMware and VMworld.  This year the themed seemed to be 'integration'.  VMware announced vCloud Suite 1.5 which includes what is just the beginning of integration between various...

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VMworld 2012 Best of Show Winners

Here are the VMworld 2012 Best of Show winners straight up from TechTarget.  I can't say I understand all of the choices and you have to take them for what they are - press picks, but most of these...

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Gear Review: Yakima Lynx

OverviewI had a request to post more information about this guitar that I mentioned in a previous post.  First, let me re-state what I know about Yakima.  They were a brand that Kramer used to sell...

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What is Wrong With This (Outlook) Picture?

I installed Office 2013 the other day and fired-up Outlook   The first thing I immediately noticed were the colors (or lack there-of).  It looks terrible (IMO)!  There are very few colors in a...

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Extending A vSphere Replicated Virtual Disk

I recently had a VM that needed one of its virtual disks extended.  vSphere Replication needed to be disabled for this disk before vCenter would allow this operation.When reconfiguring replication for...

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vSphere 5.1 Upgrade: Home Lab

Being a vExpert has its benefits, one of which is getting a year-long evaluation license for VMware vCloud Suite 5 Enterprise.  Since this includes vSphere 5.1 (vCenter and ESXi), I was inspired to get...

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Using the vSphere 5 CLI for Storage Configuration

When Adding a new host, SAN or LUN to your vSphere environment there are some CLI commands and configuration settings you should consider.  Since Windows 7 is my primary desktop OS, I use the VMware...

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ERROR: Call fails for “HostDatastoreSystem.QueryVmfsDatastore- CreateOptions”

I've run into this several times now when re-deploying servers as iSCSI SAN storage systems for vSphere.  What happens is there's an old filesystem partition (or two) on the device\disk so ESXi refuses...

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VMworld 2013: Are you ready?

VMworld 2013 - 10 years of VMworlds!  Registration is open - time to sign-up.  There were 45 of us that have attended every VMworld.  I predict 35 this year - time to start an office pool.I'm on the...

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Cool Tool: Seagate Wireless Plus

Okay, the Seagate Wireless Plus is probably closer to a cool "toy", but it is cool nonetheless.  I was skeptical at first - why do I need yet another storage device for media when I have Spotify for...

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Re-Purposing an Old EMC Celerra

One of the reasons I was hired by my current employer was to implement an EMC Celerra NS352 NAS/SAN that was purchased the year before.  That was six years ago.  Since then I have moved all workloads...

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