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January 6, 2018 Hersey

GaragePi – A Cigar Box Raspberry Pi Project

My GaragePi is a simple Raspberry Pi project I put together for out in the garage. Originally I was just going to hook it up to the TV to use it for Web Browsing and media streaming but I decided to take things a step further to add a humidity and temperature sensor and figure out a cool way to store it.

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November 13, 2017 Hersey

Quick SimpliVity Daily Backup Report Powershell Script

Just a quick powershell script I put together for a customer which uses the SimpliVity REST API to generate a report of the SimpliVity Backups taken in the last 24 hours.

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November 3, 2017 Hersey

SimpliVity VM Backup Policy Matches Default Datastore Backup Policy

Using Powershell and the SimpliVity REST API to compare the configured Virtual Machine SimpliVity Backup Policy with the Datastore Default SimpliVity Backup Policy.

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SimpliVity
October 31, 2017 Hersey

HPE SimpliVity vBrownBag Build Day

Last week the vBrownBag guys did a HPE SimpliVity 380 live build day.

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October 1, 2017 Hersey

Weather with Python, TkInter, Raspberry Pi…

Just messing around this weekend with some Python and TkInter. I put together a little weather app.

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September 25, 2017 Hersey

Some VCAP 6.5 DCV Design Exam Study Notes

A couple weeks ago I sat and passed the VCAP 6.5 Datacenter Design Exam. It was a good but tough exam. The VCAP 6.5 Design exam is a bit different from past VCAP Design Exams – there are no Visio type questions. Just multiple choice and “drag and drop” questions.

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September 24, 2017 Hersey

VMware Free Self-paced eLearning

Some free elearning resources for my ITN classes (and for everyone) – here are some great free self-paced elearning for vSphere 6 and vSphere 6.5.

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August 14, 2017 Hersey

Recreating a vmdk descriptor file with vmkfstools

A VMware virtual machine disk is made up of two files: the .vmdk file and the -flat.vmdk file. The .vmdk file is the descriptor file and the -flat.vmdk file contains the data.

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July 17, 2017 Hersey

Jumbo Frames – Make sure it is setup end-to-end.

Jumbo Frames must be configured correctly end-to-end. This means on the vSwitch, vmkernel interfaces, physical switches, and endpoints. The vmkping command can be used to test a vmkernel interface for proper configuration of Jumbo Frames.

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July 3, 2017 Hersey

DIY Garage Workbench

This post is not about virtualization, my home lab, or technology. Going a little low tech here to share a DIY project I did over the weekend, a mobile garage workbench using some free plans I found over at Shanty2Chic.com.

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vHerseyVMware
June 20, 2017 Hersey

New Book – VMware vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive

Just ordered a copy of Host Resources Deep Dive. The VMware vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive is a guide to building consistent high-performing ESXi hosts.

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