Monthly Archives: October 2011

vCloud Trick – Joining a Domain and Specifying a Machine OU

Posted by on October 1, 2011 3 comments

This is one of those situations where I really start to hate computers!  I was working with vCloud Director with a goal of having a winders VM run through guest customization, change the name, get a fixed IP from the network pool, join an Active Directory Domain and move to a specific OU in the AD.

The Problem

There is a spot in the VM properties to specify a domain to join. You can use the settings specified in the organization or enter the domain information directly. Read more »

Big vCloud Director Security Gotchas That I Have Found

Posted by on October 1, 2011 2 comments

This post includes an important security “gotcha” that I recently uncovered with vCloud Director 1.5 running on vSphere 5. If you are using vCloud Director, you should check your settings.

The BIG Security Issue

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PAVMUG Session – Optimal Designs for vSphere 5 Licensing

Posted by on October 1, 2011 No comments

The PAVMUG session on Sept 22nd, 2011 that seemed to have the second most active audience was the session where I discussed vSphere 5 licensing and some of the design considerations. There were several good questions that I would like to re-address here and share some helpful links that I promised during the session. There is a great PowerCLI script and a tool that VMware themselves offer.

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