Paul Bryant Recently, I was asked my code editor of choice and I default to VS Code unless I need a different editor for application specific customizations. First we must download the executable for windows x64 Summary:As you can see it is very quick to download and install Visual Studio Code. Configuring and adding add on’s is … Read more
As I was discussing GitHub and repositories with some engineers looking to get their feet wet in the modern applications it quickly became apparent that they did not know how to install git on their workstations. Since I’m sure they are not the only ones, I thought I would write a quick article on how … Read more
Recently, I had to upgrade my existing VMware 6.7 U3 VCSA to the new 7.0 VCSA. I know a lot of people who are planning for this upgrade by the end of the year so I hope this helps everyone out. Prerequisites Need temp FQDN & IP with valid DNS registration for deployment process, will … Read more
Believe it or not I have not had to setup an out of office message in a couple of years. While just clicking around on rusty memory I thought this may make for a good article for those who don’t ever take PTO, like myself. If looking for Microsoft documentation to go even deeper: How … Read more
This should be a quick and easy article. Teams is becoming more prevalent in our environments and I am a huge fan of Teams. However, I get the occasional customer and peer asking how to setup a Teams meeting in outlook. Here is a quick article with two options. The Teams Meeting add-in lets users … Read more
In the last few years as a VMWare person I have watched containers and Kubernetes go from people saying containers cannot replace virtual machines to now Kubernetes being integrated into vSphere. Years ago, I thought containers were really cool but it lacked all the infrastructure features we relied on to run in enterprise environments. Yet, … Read more
I borrowed the above image from Kubernetes site. Let us begin with a high level overview of what Kubernetes is which will make explaining it’s components easier. Per kuberenetes.io, “Kubernetes is a portable, extensible, open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and services, that facilitates both declarative configuration and automation. It has a large, rapidly growing … Read more
I was speaking to someone the other day who is new to Kubernetes. While playing around with Kubectl commands they mentioned that there was no way to tab to autocomplete. This conversation inspired this quick and easy how to K8 article. From your terminal execute the following commands:sudo apt-get install bash-completionecho “source <(kubectl completion bash)” … Read more
If you have worked with VxRail as long as I have then you know it is inevitable to relocate a host from one cluster to another to support other projects. Also, it is likely you’ve had a couple hosts laying around in the datacenter awaiting install. I thought I would put together this quick how … Read more
As an Architect one thing you are constantly hit with is capacity planning, migration planning, and cost savings meetings. I am sure anyone reading this article has been sitting in their office and someone ask, “Hey could you run some quick estimate numbers on what X would cost if we performed Y?” This article is … Read more
Have you ever needed a quick way to discover any and all virtual machines in your environment that have a mounted ISO? An example of this would be you are going to be performing an ESXi or VXRail upgrade and need the ability to migrate VMs from one host to another as part of maintenance … Read more
As I’m sure many of you are aware VxRail Manager is only responsible for the virtual distributed switch it creates at install. What about any additional vDS that you create? You are 100% responsible for their upgrade and management. It doesn’t sound so bad right? How often do we actually interact with a vDS? Here … Read more
This article is intended to leverage vROPs to help in resource planning meetings and possibly allow you to reclaim idle resources.
This is an article intended to outline 10 leadership habits I have formed over my IT career while in leadership roles.
This article is intended for anyone looking to grow or make a change in their IT career. These 7 habits have helped me go from entry level to enterprise architect in 7 years.
Let’s first start out with a definition of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) – The goal of STEM is to integrate the four topics into a real world applied approach with instead of teaching them as individual disciplines. Why STEM MattersWhen you look at how many Compute/IT/Tech exist today it would be fair to … Read more
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Have you ever been working with DellEMC VxRail support and they ask you to generate a VxRail log bundle or you get that generic reply from creating an R that requests logs? I thought I would take a quick moment and show everyone the quick and painless way to generate a quick log bundle in … Read more
I was recently asked by someone new to VMWare what is the quickest way to generate a log bundle that VMWare is asking for. I thought I would take the amount of time to generate a log bundle to write this article. Navigate to the top bar in vCenter and right click on your vCenter … Read more
I’ve been getting requests from co-workers and peers in information technology to share my personal work from home habits. I thought I would put together a quick list of my top ten habits for working from home during COVID-19. Pick a Space for WorkThis one sounds simple but it can be complex. I find a … Read more
