Tip – ESXI NIC Diver for Intel 2.5GbE NIC I225-LM I225-V
There is a VMware Fling that supports I225-LM and I225-V onboard Intel 2.5GbE NIC ESXi 7. The fling is located at https://flings.vmware.com/community-networking-driver-for-esxi#requirements Related Links: Tip – Initial numbers for NUC 11 Pro 2.5GbE...Tip – Initial numbers for NUC 11 Pro 2.5GbE NIC transfer rate
While reviewing Intel’s new NUC 11 Pro I had a chance to test its onboard Intel 2.5GbE NIC. The numbers looked promising 2.37GbE using iperf3. The bump on the far left are when I tested it using a 1GbE NIC for the receiver. Related Links: Tip –...Tip – How to download a GitHub File Using wget
I tend to forget how to download a file from GitHub using wget. I just can’t remember where to get the URL link to it. To to the file and select Raw and then use that URL with wget to download the file. Related Links: Tip – Script to add USB...Tip – Fio script to precondition a find optimal block size
This morning I was running performance test on a SSD drive. SSD are interesting as the first time you write to them they will be significantly faster then subsequently writes will be. Below is a link to the fio file I wrote to first precondition the drive and then...NUC 11 Elk Bay Computer Element Review
In this article I take a look at Intel’s latest’s small form factor x64 system the Elk Bay NUC 11. It was pretty neat as it had a an i7 processor, 16GB of RAM and a built in video capture card. Read the full article at StorgaeReview.com . Related Links:...I try to destroy a diskAshur M2 USB drive
I had a lot of fun freezing, driving over and throwing a diskAshur M2 USB drive off a deck to see how durable it is. Read the full article at Virtualization & Cloud Review . Related Links: An Ultra Secure Flash Drive for Remote Workers Using Windows 10 Multiple...Hands On with ControlUp Version 8.2 – Part 2
This is the second part of my review of ControlUp 8.2. In it I look at Horizon Published Application, a new feature in ControlUp. Read the full article at Virtualization & Cloud Review . Related Links: The First Part of my Review of ControlUp 8.2 Assessing Your...Western Digital NVMe SSDs Take Over the Enterprise
In this article, I look at how NVMe are now cost comparable to SSD SATA drives on a per GB basis. I use the Western Digital Ultrastar DC SN640 for the comparison. Read the full article at StorageReview . Related Links: WDC DC SN640 official site WDC Better...Hands On with ControlUp Version 8.2 – Part 1
This is the first part of my review of ControlUp 8.2. In it I look at SOLVE, their new web based EUC monitoring tool. The second part should be out shortly. Read the full article at Virtualization & Cloud Review . Related Links: PowerToys GitHub site Using Windows...About Tom Fenton
Virtualization and storage professional with 30 years experience in a wide range of technologies including VMware Horizon, vSphere, VTSP, Linux and much more. Follow me on Twitter @vDoppler
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- VCP5
- VCI (lapsed)
- VTSP SV (Server Virtualization 2018)
- VTSP-DAV
- VMware Technical Sales Professional (VTSP)
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