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VMworld 2011

Posted by Arjen Sterenborg | On: Oct 12 2011 | Comments (0)
This year I will be attending VMworld 2011 in Copenhagen. The last time I went to VMworld was in 2008 when it was still being held in Nice. I’m excited and very happy I can go this year. The week is filled with sessions, hands on labs, key notes, parties...

Backup Academy

Posted by Arjen Sterenborg | On: Sep 12 2011 | Comments (0)
I was asked to look into this new training site called ‘Backup Academy’. It’s a website intended for the people getting started with virtualization and data protection. The content was created by: David Davis (vExpert, CCIE, VCAP) Greg Shield (MVP, vExpert) Elias...

Cisco CCNA certification

Posted by Arjen Sterenborg | On: Aug 31 2011 | Comments (0)
I finally obtained my Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. Because of life happening I spend a few years trying to get it. Here’s why. I have always had an interest in networks, and my current job also demands a lot of network configuring....

vSphere slow network speeds

Posted by Arjen Sterenborg | On: Apr 15 2011 | Comments (0)
Every time I run the VMware Health Check, it tells me I do not have my nics set to ‘autonegotiation’. Correct I do not. When we started with vSphere ESX 4 the network speed seemed way to slow. Stuff would not go above 100mbit on a gigabit link. Tests...

vSphere and Cisco ASA not playing nice

Posted by Arjen Sterenborg | On: Apr 15 2011 | Comments (0)
The client I am currently working at uses a Cisco ASA firewall. It has a number of interfaces and one of them is connected to a Cisco 3750-E switch with a vlan in which our VMware vSphere cluster also has a connection. You still with me? Ok. This setup seems ok,...

First post

Posted by Arjen Sterenborg | On: Apr 14 2011 | Comments (0)
And so it-dude.nl is online. I am busy getting everything settled and setup the way I want it to be. Expect to see stuff happen on this site.