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VMware VCP5-DCV recertification success

Posted on 2015/03/20 by Kirk Kosinski

So the other day I took and passed the VMware VCP5-DCV Delta exam (VCP550D) to renew my VCP5-DCV cert.  Originally I had no plan to blog about this since I took the exam on the very last day it was … Continue reading →

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Install VMware Tools in CentOS using yum

Posted on 2012/09/22 by Kirk Kosinski

When running CentOS (or RHEL, or Scientific Linux) in a VM on VMware ESXi, you may want to install VMware Tools.  Modern Linux distributions include the drivers necessary to run the OS in a VM on VMware ESXi, even those for PVSCSI controllers and … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2012 on VMware ESXi 5 – Initial impressions

Posted on 2012/08/06 by Kirk Kosinski

I’m currently studying for the new Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Server Infrastructure (MCSE: SI) certification.  A couple of my current certs are upgradeable to this so apparently I only need to pass 70-413, and 70-414, and 70-417.  Luckily I received an invitation email … Continue reading →

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Updating LSI MegaRAID firmware in VMware ESXi 5

Posted on 2012/08/06 by Kirk Kosinski

I recently built a new server to run VMware ESXi.  After installing ESXi 5.0 update 1 and applying the latest patch (ESXi500-201207001), I decided I should update the firmware on the installed MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i RAID controller.  I have a … Continue reading →

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