DFW VMUG #3 2018 – December 21st!

Posted on December 3, 2018 by
The Dallas-Fort Worth VMware User Group Leadership Team invites you to register for our DFW VMUG #3 2018 – December 21st!

Come ask questions, learn and network with your VMware peers and get involved!

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FREE DFW VMUG Member Event!

REGISTER NOW!

 

 

 

What: Register for DFW VMUG #3 2018 – December 21st

When: Friday, May 18, 2018, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Central Time (US)

Where: Studio Movie Grill (SMG) – 10110 Technology Blvd W, Dallas, TX 75220

Right after the movie we will have our awesome vSocial from 3-7 pm right down the street at Humperdink’s North of SMG in the same center.

Meeting Event Highlights

  • Featured Tech Talks:
    • WWT
    • SolvLabs
    • VMware
    • Featured DFW VMUG Member Speaker – Paul Bryant
  • Lunch & Give Aways
  • The Movie – Aquaman!

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Topics and Speakers:

WWT – Sean Hicks:

Session Name:  World Wide Technology – Advanced Technology Center
Abstract:  Welcome to the ATC, WWT’s Ultimate Lab and Testing Environment

 

WWT – John Tejada and Tyler Warren:

Session Name:  Take advantage of NSX On-Demand with vRA integration and VMC-AWS
Abstract:  Learn how it best fits into your company taking advantage of NSX On-Demand services through vRA and bursting into the cloud with VMC-AWS.

 

SovLabs – Sid Smith:

Session Name: Harness the Power of VMware vRA with SovLabs

Abstract:  Learn how SovLabs can help dynamically drive workload deployments to decrease the overall number of vRA blueprints and reduce ongoing environment management and maintenance

 

VMware – Tim Davis:

Session Name:  VMware Cloud Services / Cloud Automation Services:

Abstract:  So you’ve been a vSphere admin for years, and one day your boss comes in and tells you that the CIO wants to go to the cloud. And they aren’t talking about the private cloud you’ve spent years building on prem. They mean the likes of AWS, Azure, and Google. What are you supposed to do? Start all over? Forget everything you’ve learned? Trust me, I’ve been in your shoes. It can be overwhelming. The great news is that your old friend VMware has a few new tricks up its sleeve. In this session we’re going to take a look at the VMware Cloud Services portfolio. What is VMware Cloud Services, you say? It’s the multitude of SaaS offerings aimed directly at how you Monitor, Manage, Analyze, an Automate your public cloud workloads. Let’s talk about it together!

Featured Member Speaker – Paul Bryant:

Session Name:  The benefits of VMware Cloud on AWS
Bio:  Paul Bryant joined Brink’s Inc as an information technology professional with experience in design, implementation, optimization and troubleshooting of complex enterprise solutions. He has vast knowledge of Dell EMC, Nutanix, VMware, cloud, and other evolving technologies and has worked in a variety of global 500 companies as a consultant previously to joining the Brink’s team. He consistently dedicates his time to increasing knowledge, acquiring technical skills and achieving certifications while looking for solutions to increase productivity, reduce cost, and continue to evolve the technologies of Brink’s.

Thanks to our Event Sponsors!

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Let’s continue to work together to add outstanding value for all members and to continue to grow our DFW VMUG Community.

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Come Meet 3 Great VMware Leaders at DFW VMUG UserCon 2018!

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

The DFW VMUG Leadership Team Invites you to UserCon 2018!

Come join the fun, network and learn!!!

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What: DFW VMUG UserCon 2018

When: Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Where: Irving Convention Center
500 West Las Colinas Boulevard
Irving, TX 75039

 

The Dallas Fort-Worth VMUG UserCon is FREE for all VMUG members.

This one-day event provides:

  • Deep-dive sessions and hands-on training
  • Unparalleled access to VMware experts
  • Networking with other IT and security professionals
  • Exclusive previews of what’s coming next from VMware
  • Resources to support you on your journey to the cloud
  • And more!

REGISTER HERE!

 

Come Meet 3 Great VMware Leaders at DFW VMUG UserCon 2018

 

Ray O’Farrell — VMware Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

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Duncan Epping  — Chief Technologist of VMware Storage and Availability 

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Amy Lewis — Director of Influence Marketing at VMware

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Join VMware Cloud on AWS Community

Posted on September 15, 2018 by

Come join the fun, network and learn how to enable your business for an outstanding hybrid cloud experience with VMware Cloud on AWS (VMConAWS) .

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Join NEW VMUG VMConAWS Community!

We have started this *NEW* VMUG VMConAWS Community to help everyone get started on their hybrid cloud journey.  Come join the community and lets learn together as you  try out VMConAWS.  We would love to make this a collaborative learning experience so once signed up please ask questions and provide feedback to let us know what you think about this hybrid cloud offering, what works and what needs work.

What is VMConAWS?

VMConAWS is a VMware Managed Service offering enabling VMware Customers to utilize their current VMware knowledge, expertise and custom scripts in the AWS Cloud.  No need to retrain IT staff or convert virtual machines to a new format.  Leverage the best of practices from the leading cloud leaders for the private cloud (VMware)  and public (AWS) for providing a  world class hybrid cloud solution that will save you time and money.  This cloud solution is based on dedicated bare metal AWS servers running VMware Cloud Foundations (vSphere ESXi, NSX and vSAN).

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Couple things about VMConAWS:

  • VMware Cloud on AWS is a paid service.  You can choose to pay per hour, or reserve hosts for 1 or 3 years.  Full details can be found on the pricing page.
  • There is a Single-Host SDDC 30-day trial available to help get your feet wet for quick proof of concepts for non-production deployments.
  • Also as with all cloud based services and to avoid surprise expense overruns, please make sure to set aside enough budget to cover the cost of a full 30-day trial.  Assuming the introductory price of $5.60 per hour, the total cost of 30 days could be as high as $4100, plus network egress and public IP charges.  In addition, you may have charges associated with your connected Amazon VPC – these would be billed directly by Amazon.
  • Also check out HOL-1987-01-HBD – VMware Cloud on AWS – Getting Started

Please sign up for VMUG VMConAWS Community today!

You could be our next winner, sign up for a chance to WIN a free 30-day Single Host trial.  First join the VMUG VMware Cloud On AWS Community, and then fill out the contest form.  Winners are selected at random from the pool of entrants on a periodic basis.

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VMware Workstation “pvscsi” OVA Import Error

Posted on July 17, 2018 by

This is quick post to document an error I had when trying to import an OVA into my VMware Workstation 14.

Upon importing the virtual machine, I got the following message:

Invalid target disk adapter type: pvscsi.

VMware virtual machine import pvscsi error message

I was able to get this to work after googling around and indirectly applying a tip from William Lam’s Blog, “Workarounds for deploying PhotonOS 2.0 on vSphere, Fusion & Workstation“.

The secret sauce was to use the “ovatool “, using it I was able to extract and convert the OVA to an OVF.

C:\Users\Wences Michel\Documents\vmw\vmc\t1>”C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\OVFTool\ovftool” –allowExtraConfig t1.ova t1.ovf
Opening OVA source: t1.ova
The manifest validates
Warning:
– Line -1: Unsupported value ‘vmware.tools.internalversion’ for attribute ‘key’ on element ‘ExtraConfig’.
– Line -1: Unsupported value ‘vmware.tools.requiredversion’ for attribute ‘key’ on element ‘ExtraConfig’.
Opening OVF target: t1.ovf
Writing OVF package: t1.ovf
Transfer Completed
Completed successfully

Then I was able to use my editor to search for “VirtualSCSI” and edit the OVF, changing a line in the file to reflect “lsilogic” instead.

Line Before Change:  <rasd:ResourceSubType>VirtualSCSI</rasd:ResourceSubType>

Line After Change: <rasd:ResourceSubType>lsilogic</rasd:ResourceSubType>

You will then need to delete the .mf file as original checksum has changed since you edited the file.  I then recreated the OVA and successfully imported the OVA.

C:\Users\Wences Michel\Documents\vmw\vmc\t1>”C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\OVFTool\ovftool” –allowExtraConfig t1.ova t1.ovf
Opening OVA source: t1.ova
The manifest validates
Warning:
– Line -1: Unsupported value ‘vmware.tools.internalversion’ for attribute ‘key’ on element ‘ExtraConfig’.
– Line -1: Unsupported value ‘vmware.tools.requiredversion’ for attribute ‘key’ on element ‘ExtraConfig’.
Opening OVF target: t1.ovf
Writing OVF package: t1.ovf
Transfer Completed
Completed successfully

I then opened VMware Workstation and opened the OVA and it imported with no issue.

 

 

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DFW VMUG #2 Meeting Friday, May 18th 2018 — Please Come Join Us!

Posted on May 6, 2018 by
The Dallas-Fort Worth VMware User Group Leadership Team invites you to register for our DFW VMUG #2 2018 Event!

Come ask questions, learn and network with your VMware peers and get involved!
Let’s continue to work together to add outstanding value for all members and to continue to grow our DFW VMUG Community.


This event FREE Member Event!

REGISTER HERE!

Meeting Event Highlights

  • Featured Tech Talks:
    • Liquidware Labs
    • HVE ConneXions
    • Mobius Partners
    • VMware EUC CTO Brian MaddenBrian Madden
  • Lunch & Give Aways
  • The Movie – Deadpool 2!

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Thanks to our Event Sponsors!

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What: Register for DFW VMUG #2 Event

When: Friday, May 18, 2018, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Central Time (US)

Where: Studio Movie Grill (SMG) – 10110 Technology Blvd W, Dallas, TX 75220

Right after the movie we will have our awesome vSocial from 3-7 pm right down the street at Humperdink’s North of SMG in the same center.

Also stay connected with your fellow VMUG members in person and/or via our online forums listed:

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APRIL MINI-DFW VMUG – ORCHESTRATOR, VSPHERE 5.6 -> 6.5 WHITEBORD & CERTIFICATIONS

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

You asked for more technical content, deep dives and training and we got it for you here!

dfw vmug logoThe DFW VMUG Leadership Team invites you to attend a half day morning meeting composing of 3 sessions running concurrently at the VMware offices:

  • Orchestrator LAB – 35 people max
  • Upgrading vSphere 5,6.0 -> 6.5 Whiteboard

  • Overview of VMware Certifications 


Date:
April 25th 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Location:
1503 LBJ Parkway
Suite 700
Farmers Branch, TX 75234

***** REGISTER HERE!*****

Summary of program tracks:

Track 1 – vRealize Orchestrator Lab – Ingenuity Room

This educational session will take a hands on approach to vRealize orchestrator.  It will consist of a thirty minute overview of development in orchestrator followed by a one and a half hour guided lab.    The content has been developed by a VCDX-Cloud certified engineer to introduce infrastructure professionals to the world of site reliability engineering and automation.  Due to the limits of the lab this session has a maximum of 25 people per lab.   The instructor will be available post lab for questions and assistance with individual challenges.  Participants should bring their own laptop with Java preinstalled.

Track 2 – Upgrading to vSphere 6.5 whiteboarding – Fortitude Room

This session will focus on the architecture for vSphere 6.5 and whiteboarding upgrade paths it will be an interactive session to help individuals upgrade to 6.5.

Track 3 – Overview of VMware certifications and Q & A – Dignity Room

This session will focus on VMware certification paths.   Education experts will present on the topic and be available to answer questions.

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DFW VMUG Q1 Meeting This Friday, March 23, 2018 — Please Come Join Us!

Posted on March 21, 2018 by

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The DFW VMUG Q1 2018 Event!

This event is FREE and is included as part of member benefits for all VMUG Members.

 

 

What: Register for March 2018 DFW VMUG Q1 Meeting Event

When: Friday, March 23, 2018, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Central Time (US)

Where: Studio Movie Grill (SMG) – 10110 Technology Blvd W, Dallas, TX 75220

Meeting Highlights – Enjoy, Learn & Network with your industry peers!

  • Speakers:
    • Ruduxio
    • Datrium
    • Trend Micro
  • Lunch & Give Aways
  • The Movie!
    • PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING 

Thanks to our Event Sponsors!

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We’ll also have our usual awesome vSocial right down the street right after the movie at Humperdink’s North of SMG in the same center.

Join us for “DFW VMUG Q1 Meeting vBeers”

When:  Friday, March 23, 2018, 3:30 AM – 6:00 PM Central Time (US)

Where: Humperdinks Brewpub – 2208 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75220

Thanks to our vBeers sponsor!

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Come ask and answer questions about VMware, and get involved today!  

Let’s continue to work together to add value for all members and to continue to grow our DFW VMUG Community.

Please connect with your fellow VMUG members in person and/or via the online forums listed below on the twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn

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