A collection of nerdy things done in nerdy ways to break, fix, and learn technology
I recently learned VMware has an open source project for chaos engineering called Mangle, and I thought it would be fun to do a little exploring. After all, the name sounds pretty cool, and I know almost nothing about chaos engineering. So let’s create a little chaos, shall we? This will be the first in…
While some people may wake up each morning based on circadian rhythm alone, many of us require an alarm to wake up on time. What does the alarm clock (or alarm app) really do for you? It allows you to set a specific time at which a loud noise will happen. The noise does not…
It’s no surprise that VMware vSphere 6.7 was just released. Hot on the heels of this release was vSphere 6.5U2. If you’re like me, sometimes it is difficult to stay on top of the latest blogs when new releases hit unless you’re polling Twitter daily. To help us all stay in the know, this post…
Imagine having just configured some LUNs on your new PowerVault MD3820i. Encryption key management has been configured, and 20 SEDs (self-encrypting drives) are spinning and ready for use with vSphere. There are 4 SSDs in the PowerVault to use for caching that just need to be configured. “What do you mean these cache disks aren’t…
Have you ever thought you found a bug in a software product? In my case, I was almost certain I had found one but learned the problem was me. I want to share a story from this past week that helped me learn to read a bit more carefully before reporting a bug and some…
With the GA of vSAN 6.6 in late April, I was asked to give a talk at the DFW Mango Meetup back in May about all the new features in this release. The power actually went out where we were presenting, so I had to use my laptop to present with no projector. I have attached the…
Originally posted on MangoLassi May 5, 2017 All I did was upgrade vCenter 6.0U3 to 6.5a, and things went horribly wrong. Before getting into the details, let me take you back to where our story begins. Where We Began It all started when we began setting up new hardware to completely gut and rebuild our…