Author Archives: scottgjones

The Home Lab – Introduction

Posted on February 28, 2011

As a virtualization-centric blog, I have to do my required postings about my home lab equipment.  If you are studying for any of your certifications in either VMware or Microsoft, or do much technical support at all, you will eventually … Continue reading →

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Careless people on eBay …

Posted on October 18, 2010

Recently I bought a used Iomega IX4-200D from eBay at a very good price.  There is always a bit of risk buying used electronics, but this had a seven day return policy, so I gave it a thorough once-over.  It … Continue reading →

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Hittin’ the (virtual) road to VMworld 2010!

Posted on August 28, 2010

Here I am, at the 11th hour scrambling to pack to go to VMworld 2010 in San Francisco tomorrow! It has been an extremely busy week but I am so pumped at the opportunity to go! I have to thank … Continue reading →

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Building an installable ESXi USB drive

Posted on July 6, 2010

On a recent project, I had to install ESXi onto an HP DL380 G6.  This chassis is decidedly non-optical drive friendly, as previous chassis would allow you to just snap a DVD drive into it.  The G6 now requires you … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on July 28, 2009

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!

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