IBM Data Protection for VMware

No one knows when a (computer) crash is coming. Don’t get caught without backup.   IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) is a “classic” backup solution for some time also for virtual environments which has continued to evolve new functionality as the technology advances. Little history The original and most basic method for… Continue reading

Centralized syslog server for vSphere environment with CentOS 7 and rsyslog

Couple of years ago we were asked to provide a working solution for centralized syslog collector. My customer had very tough security rules, and they were strictly against any appliance based, out of the box solution. They needed to have full control over the OS and applications installed. The main… Continue reading

Design considerations for Virtual Machine Time Synchronization

  Here are some guidelines and considerations related to time synchronization for your Virtual Machines design. It seems to be a simple topic and covered well online, however I think it deserves a better attention as I’ve seen  huge complications in some environments caused by misunderstanding and miss-configuration. Design Decision:… Continue reading

vEXPERT 2014 – Good News

On the day we published our first post, six members of our TheVirtualist team were listed in the list of 2014 Q2 vEXPERT. The vEXPERT program is a none technical certification where VMware recognizing people who participate in the community and increase awareness of VMware products and uses. A week ago we… Continue reading