How to upgrade to VMware vCenter Server 4.1 using the Data Migration tool

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1022137 This video describes the process for using the Data Migration tool to upgrade VMware vCenter Server 4.1. VMware vCenter 4.1 is part of the VMware vSphere 4.1 product suite. The Data Migration tool allows you to migrate vCenter Server 4.0 configuration. The Data Migration tool is provided with your vCenter Server 4.1 installation media.

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Looking for new wireless router

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Since I’ve moved back to Charter and there higher speeds. My old Linksys WRT54G with Tomato firmware doesn’t seem to be keeping up. I’ve had drops and low signal issues with it the over the last month. I don’t always get the speeds I should be getting when I do a speed test (but when I plug directly into the cable modem I do get the high speeds consistently)

The last draw was the new ATT Microcell I got won’t stay connected or pull an IP 90% of the time. I’ve tried the unit at work and it will pull and keep an IP every time. I’ve tried different ports on the router and different Ethernet cables same with result.

Bookmarks for July 15th through July 19th

These are my links for July 15th through July 19th:

  • Update User Attributes from CSV File (VBScript) – Update active directory user attributes from a CSV File. (See Notes section for additional information and instructions)
  • Bulk AD Users – WiseSoft Bulk AD Users is a tool that makes it easy to perform bulk updates to Active Directory User account attributes. Previously you might have wrote scripts to perform these types of updates or gone through a very tedious process of performing these updates one at a time via the ADU&C interface. Bulk AD Users makes this process much simpler and also provides an XML log file that allows you to undo any unwanted updates. The application has powerful query capabilities that allow you to target updates to only the required user accounts and number of methods are available for updating user account data depending on your specific requirements.
  • Get columns Totals for date column in a sharepoint list using XPath Query in sharepoint designer | DEV-Blog.com – If you want to use totals in sharepoint list view to get the maximum/minimum/sum… or any of the totals for any column then it is easy, you just need to edit the view of your list and add the total you want based on any column.
  • Infowise Ltd – SharePoint web parts and components – SharePoint web parts and components
  • Hide form fields in SharePoint | My SharePoint of View – Sometimes when building SharePoint solutions or creating custom lists you want to hide some columns from the new or edit form. But the default new and edit form are automatically generating the form fields with all the columns that are created for the list.
  • How to Pass Querystring data into an InfoPath Form – Microsoft InfoPath 2010 – Site Home – MSDN Blogs – After showing you how to customize a SharePoint list with InfoPath 2010, and describing the differences between SharePoint list forms and form library forms together with Kate Everitt, I’m back with a quick tip for easily sending a value from the browser’s query string into an InfoPath form.

Techie guest bloggers wanted

imageI have the site ready to add some additional bloggers. I’m looking for bloggers that write about enterprise technologies, as well as the latest gadgets for home. This includes software and hardware review.

I’ve enabled commentluv and nofollow free on this site as well as a monthly top comments widget. So I think we are all set.

Please follow the instructions on the guest blogging page to get started.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope to add Google ad sharing at some point in the future.

 

Bookmarks for July 7th through July 13th

These are my links for July 7th through July 13th:

Thank you ATT

Last week there were reports of ATT sending letters to some customers offering them a free ATT 3G microcell.

Well today I got a letter from ATT. Some how I’m a VIP customer and was offered a fee microcell. I hope to go pick it up tomorrow.

I’ve only been an ATT customer for about a year, the only thing I can think of is I used the ATT iPhone app to report bad coverage called Mark the Spot

Here’s my letter

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Awesome, thanks ATT

First Sharepoint 2010 project

To learn SharePoint I am developing a Project Site for work. We have a deal with a SharePoint consulting group for weekly meetings to help me get past my stucks.

Right now I’m working on the forms for the Projects.

Our projects have five different stages, so I’m using SharePoint designer to create a form for each stage. Each stage has different required fields. So in stage one there’s only about seven required fields, by stage three its up to eighteen fields.

A quick way to create a form in SharePoint designer is to create all of your columns in the list first.

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Then click on the details of the list, you’ll see the list of forms in the right side column.

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You will have three options for the type of form you create (new,edit,display)

By default the new forms will include all the fields from your list. What I did for each form is just create the first form then do a SaveAs for the other forms. Now I’m going back and removing the fields and columns I don’t need for each stage.

When I’m done I’ll have a total of twelve forms. I’m creating one of each type for all stages. I might not need them, but since we are still working through the process flow and how this is going to work. I figured it would be good practice to create them all.

Next I’ll start with workflows that will be triggered by the submit button.

 

A few things I ran into:

After I added all the new feeds, I had to create a “new” form before I could create an edit form with the new fields. If I didn’t the edit form just contained the original fields.

I just started testing the workflows and it seems like I cannot add actions to the default save button that is auto created on the form, it looks like I have to delete that and add my own button object they edit that to do a commit and custom action.

 

I’ll continue these post as I learn more and get stuck.

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With EMC you can get away with speeding

CHiP’s Erik Estrada clocks this CIO doing 78 in a 65

 

You can also check out the EMC golf outing

 

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Bookmarks for June 22nd through July 6th

These are my links for June 22nd through July 6th:

How to Become an Oracle Certified Professional?

It is a well known fact that certifications are the way forward in this modern business world. The times have gone where in people in the interview panel kept asking questions to the candidates on the skills that they poses and the various questions that were asked to determine whether the person has the necessary knowledge to do the job. It has all changed thanks to the various certification programs. Thee certifications are usually issued by the pioneers in a particular field and these certifications are highly standardized and hence are highly regarded in the job market which could help the people to master the technology and how to handle them.

Almost every employer requires a candidate to have a certification in the related filed to get a good job. This acts an s a testimony to the technical expertise that a person has in particular field. Oracle the tech giant has issued certification programs for people to benefit and the way to obtain an oracle certification is as follows. The first step in obtaining an oracle certification is to choose the field that you want to gain expertise in. if a person is able to specify the field of requirement then oracle would provide you with the details of the various eligibility criteria that are to be met to be able to take up the oracle certification.

The next step is to actually prepare for the exam and this can be done by taking up training programs of various kinds. It can be online training using instructors or tutorials or just using the online resources provided by oracle. The next thing t do is to actually take up the exam after god and serious preparation. One can take up the exam from the various oracle certified centers or through personalized VUE centers. On clearing the examination the person would be awarded with the oracle certification.

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