Larry Smith Jr.

Exploring and sharing practical insights on virtualization, cloud technologies, automation, and DevOps. My mission is to empower others to build, automate, and innovate with confidence.

Everything Should Be Virtual - Virtualization, Automation, Infrastructure

OpenStack with Ubuntu

September 19, 2012 less than 1 minute read

Awesome news from Ubuntu and OpenStack.

Deploying vSphere Replication Appliance using web ui

September 18, 2012 less than 1 minute read

Quick walk through on installation of vSphere Replication appliance using the new web ui in vSphere 5.1. Will write up more on configuration when I get to th...

HP ESXi 5.1 Download

September 18, 2012 less than 1 minute read

For those using HP servers for vSphere. Here is the link for the 5.1 installer. Add this to update manager in vCenter 5.1 and deploy to your hosts. Follow th...

Upgrade existing VDS to 5.1 using web ui

September 17, 2012 less than 1 minute read

Here is a quick walk through on upgrading an existing VDS (Distributed Switch) to version 5.1 from an older version. Upgrading to this new version will give ...

vSphere 5.1 - Migrating standard switches (VSS) to distributed switches (VDS) using new web ui

September 13, 2012 less than 1 minute read

Here is a quick walk-through on the process of migrating standard vSwitches (VSS) to distributed switches (VDS) using the new web ui in vSphere 5.1. In this ...