vTagion.com "Virtualization is contagious" - a very new blog, already many good articles

Posted by Paul Braren on Apr 3 2013 in
  • ESXi
  • Why am I linking to this new blog? It's a complimentary gesture, for a complementary blog.

    If you're anything like me, a home lab virtualization enthusiast, then you may also find Brian Graf's strong selection of useful articles quite handy.

    I first came across this particular article, when doing a little VMware Converter research:

    Automatically Disable SSL – VMware Converter

    where Brian explains:

    After doing WAY too many conversions with converter I decided I was sick and tired of turning off the SSL encryption manually, closing the open files and folders, and restarting the VMware converter worker service.

    so with this gem in mind, I went ahead updated the related article of mine:

    Increasing the cloning performance of VMware Converter 5.0

    which is still growing in popularity, even after 15 months and counting. That means I have a good shot here at helping many people, by linking to Brian's tip.

    vmware-converter-cloning-performance

    Here's more of Brian's great stuff:

    The Updated Home Lab 2.0

    (An update to my original post on home labs HERE) You’ll learn that if you create a home lab it will always be evolving. I had a different vision for my lab when I first started and now...

    VMware Default Username and Passwords

    As you build out your vSphere environment, you might run into the same thing that most of us have… WHAT ARE THE DEFAULT USERNAME AND PASSWORDS FOR EACH PRODUCT?! I’m throwing together this...

    IP Address Automation Script

    So, I get tired of going in and changing IP addresses on virtual machines beit just in my own lab, remotely through Terminal Services for other people, or in performing P2V or V2V migrations. One...