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[VMworld 2014](https://www.vreference.com/2014/08/15/vmworld-2014/) - [Portuguese translation of my Zentyal articles](https://www.vreference.com/2014/06/07/portuguese-translation-of-my-zentyal-articles/) - [Deploy CoreOS into your ESXi lab](https://www.vreference.com/2014/06/09/deploy-coreos-into-your-esxi-lab/) - [A Linux-based Domain Controller for a vSphere lab - part 4](https://www.vreference.com/2014/01/24/a-linux-based-domain-controller-for-a-vsphere-lab-part-4/) - [A Linux-based Domain Controller for a vSphere lab - part 3](https://www.vreference.com/2014/01/23/a-linux-based-domain-controller-for-a-vsphere-lab-part-3/) - [A Linux-based Domain Controller for a vSphere lab - part 2](https://www.vreference.com/2014/01/21/a-linux-based-domain-controller-for-a-vsphere-lab-part-2/) - [A Linux-based Domain Controller for a vSphere lab - part 1](https://www.vreference.com/2014/01/20/a-linux-based-domain-controller-for-a-vsphere-lab-part-1/) - [Hurry - voting for VMworld 2014 sessions closes on Sunday](https://www.vreference.com/2014/05/16/hurry-voting-for-vmworld-2014-sessions-closes-on-sunday/) - [Field Day delegates descend on Coho Data](https://www.vreference.com/2014/03/10/field-day-delegates-descend-on-coho-data/) - [I'll be at #VFD3 tomorrow with Coho Data](https://www.vreference.com/2014/03/05/ill-be-at-vfd3-tomorrow-with-coho-data/) - [New start at Coho Data](https://www.vreference.com/2014/01/07/new-start-at-coho-data/) - [Micro infrastructure server with OpenWRT – part 3](https://www.vreference.com/2013/08/23/micro-infrastructure-server-with-openwrt-part-3/) - [Micro infrastructure server with OpenWRT – part 2](https://www.vreference.com/2013/08/22/micro-infrastructure-server-with-openwrt-part-2/) - [Micro infrastructure server with OpenWRT - part 1](https://www.vreference.com/2013/08/21/micro-infrastructure-server-with-openwrt-part-1/) - [New book: Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5](https://www.vreference.com/2013/08/26/new-book-mastering-vmware-vsphere-5-5/) - [VMworld 2013 session - Examining vSphere Design Through a Design Scenario](https://www.vreference.com/2013/08/19/vmworld-2013-session-examining-vsphere-design-through-a-design-scenario/) - [How to PXE boot from your trunked vmnic0](https://www.vreference.com/2011/05/03/how-to-pxe-boot-from-your-trunked-vmnic0/) - [Firewall diagram - version 6](https://www.vreference.com/2010/06/01/firewall-diagram-version-6/) - [vSphere 4.1 poster](https://www.vreference.com/2010/09/21/vsphere-4-1-poster/) - [vSphere card 2.2 now in poster size](https://www.vreference.com/2010/06/01/vsphere-card-2-2-now-in-poster-size/) - [Firewall diagram - version 5](https://www.vreference.com/2010/02/23/firewall-diagram-version-5/) - [New PowerShell reference card](https://www.vreference.com/2009/05/28/new-powershell-reference-card/) - [vSphere 5 notes for your ebook reader or phone](https://www.vreference.com/2011/10/09/vsphere-5-notes-for-your-ebook-reader-or-phone/) - [Firewall Diagram - version 4](https://www.vreference.com/2010/01/05/firewall-diagram-version-4/) - [vSphere 4 version 2 - poster sized](https://www.vreference.com/2009/12/14/vsphere-4-version-2-poster-sized/) - [Firewall diagram - updated to version 3](https://www.vreference.com/2009/09/22/firewall-diagram-updated-to-version-3/) - [Firewall PDF update](https://www.vreference.com/2009/09/08/firewall-pdf-update/) - [Firewall port connection diagram](https://www.vreference.com/2009/08/28/firewall-port-connection-diagram/) - [Latest firewall diagram](https://www.vreference.com/2010/08/03/latest-firewall-diagram/) - [Why use the Datacenter object in vCenter?](https://www.vreference.com/2013/04/02/why-use-the-datacenter-object-in-vcenter/) - [Announcement: VMware vSphere Design 2nd Edition now available](https://www.vreference.com/2013/03/19/announcement-vmware-vsphere-design-2nd-edition-now-available/) - [I'm a Top 63 blogger - whoohoo](https://www.vreference.com/2010/01/04/im-a-top-63-blogger-whoohoo/) - [First vSphere 4 book in Spanish](https://www.vreference.com/2010/02/22/first-vsphere-4-book-in-spanish/) - [A new vReference card - View & ThinApp](https://www.vreference.com/2010/05/06/a-new-vreference-card-view-thinapp/) - [Spanish vSphere book](https://www.vreference.com/2010/04/16/spanish-vsphere-book/) - [New: esxtop precis](https://www.vreference.com/2010/01/12/new-esxtop-precis/) - [Today's top tip](https://www.vreference.com/2009/09/28/todays-top-tip/) - [Recent ESXi articles](https://www.vreference.com/2011/05/04/recent-esxi-articles/) - [From Transrockies to VMworld](https://www.vreference.com/2010/08/29/from-transrockies-to-vmworld/) - [vExpert 2010](https://www.vreference.com/2010/06/08/vexpert-2010/) - [Hello Planet V12n - again :)](https://www.vreference.com/2010/05/31/hello-planet-v12n-again/) - [Hidden GUI disk policy](https://www.vreference.com/2009/06/04/hidden-gui-disk-policy/) - [Command prompt colours](https://www.vreference.com/2008/04/16/command-prompt-colours/) - [AD and sudo integratation in kickstart](https://www.vreference.com/2010/01/14/ad-and-sudo-integratation-in-kickstart/) - [VMware Server 2 beta](https://www.vreference.com/2007/11/15/vmware-server-2-beta/) - [MSCS confusion](https://www.vreference.com/2009/06/18/mscs-confusion/) - [VCAP5-DCD: small but important change to the exam format](https://www.vreference.com/2012/11/16/vcap5-dcd-small-but-important-change-to-the-exam-format/) - [Reference card for vSphere 5.1 - let's update it](https://www.vreference.com/2012/09/05/reference-card-for-vsphere-5-1-lets-update-it/) - [Small update to the Reference Card](https://www.vreference.com/2012/04/15/small-update-to-the-reference-card/) - [Minor update to the vSphere 5 Reference Card](https://www.vreference.com/2012/02/19/minor-update-to-the-vsphere-5-reference-card/) - [vSphere 5 vReference Card released](https://www.vreference.com/2012/01/09/vsphere-5-vreference-card-released/) - [Cisco UCS boot from iSCSI SAN - ESXi design consideration](https://www.vreference.com/2012/01/04/cisco-ucs-boot-from-iscsi-san-esxi-design-consideration/) - [vSphere 5 vReference card - Storage section](https://www.vreference.com/2011/12/31/vsphere-5-vreference-card-storage-section/) - [Does 2008 R2 Failover Clustering require a change to the Notify Switches policy?](https://www.vreference.com/2011/12/21/does-2008-r2-failover-clustering-require-a-change-to-the-notify-switches-policy/) - [vSphere 5 vReference card - Host section](https://www.vreference.com/2011/12/20/vsphere-5-vreference-card-host-section/) - [vSphere 5 vReference card - Install section](https://www.vreference.com/2011/12/15/vsphere-5-vreference-card-install-section/) - [Auto Deploy design concern](https://www.vreference.com/2011/12/05/auto-deploy-design-concern/) - [vSphere 5 vReference card - vCenter section](https://www.vreference.com/2011/11/28/vsphere-5-vreference-card-vcenter-section/) - [vSphere 5 vReference card - VM section](https://www.vreference.com/2011/11/20/vsphere-5-vreference-card-vm-section/) - [vSphere 5 vReference card - availability section](https://www.vreference.com/2011/10/26/vsphere-5-vreference-card-availability-section/) - [vSphere 5 vReference card - resources section](https://www.vreference.com/2011/10/21/vsphere-5-reference-card-resources-section/) - [vSphere 5 vReference card - networking section](https://www.vreference.com/2011/10/19/vsphere-5-reference-card-networking-section/) - [Free vSphere 5 notes available for download](https://www.vreference.com/2011/09/26/free-vsphere-5-notes-available-for-download/) - [VMworld 2012: #VSP2384 Distributed Datacenters with Multiple vCenters Deployments BP ](https://www.vreference.com/2011/09/01/vmworld-2012-vsp2384-distributed-datacenters-with-multiple-vcenters-deployments-bp/) - [VMworld 2012 dates and location](https://www.vreference.com/2011/08/30/vmworld-2012-dates-and-location/) - [VMworld #SPO3040 - Best Practises Using 10GbE (for vSphere 5.0)](https://www.vreference.com/2011/08/29/vmworld-spo3040-best-practises-using-10gbe-for-vsphere-5-0/) - [vSphere 5 documentation is now available](https://www.vreference.com/2011/08/25/vsphere-5-documentation-is-now-available/) - [esxcli listing](https://www.vreference.com/2011/08/03/esxcli-listing/) - [The design options grow with vCenter 5](https://www.vreference.com/2011/07/28/the-design-options-grow-with-vcenter-5/) - [New Mastering vSphere 5 Book](https://www.vreference.com/2011/07/27/new-mastering-vsphere-5-book/) - [Please, let's change the vCenter hierarchy views](https://www.vreference.com/2011/07/16/vcenter-hierarchy-proposal/) - ["Best Practice" for Persistent ESXi scratch? ](https://www.vreference.com/2011/04/29/best-practice-for-persistent-esxi-scratch/) - [Check for ESXi scratch persistence](https://www.vreference.com/2011/04/28/check-for-esxi-scratch-persistence/) - [ESXi disks must be "considered local" for scratch to be created](https://www.vreference.com/2011/04/26/esxi-disks-must-be-considered-local-for-scratch-to-be-created/) - [Great new MS clustering KB](https://www.vreference.com/2011/04/18/great-new-ms-clustering-kb/) - [I want a template replicator vApp](https://www.vreference.com/2011/03/30/i-want-a-template-replicator-vapp/) - [Manually rolling back a failed ESX 3.5 to 4.x upgrade](https://www.vreference.com/2011/02/15/manually-rolling-back-a-failed-esx-3-5-to-4-x-upgrade/) - [Understanding ESXi - stateless, diskless, feckless](https://www.vreference.com/2011/02/10/stateless-diskless-and-feckless/) - [Book follow-up](https://www.vreference.com/2011/02/08/book-follow-up/) - [New vSphere Design Book](https://www.vreference.com/2011/01/31/new-vsphere-design-book/) - [Large Pages - a problem of perception and measurement](https://www.vreference.com/2011/01/25/larges-pages-a-problem-of-perception-and-measurement/) - [Announcement coming soon on new twitter account](https://www.vreference.com/2011/01/17/announcement-coming-soon-on-new-twitter-account/) - [vReference card update to v.2.3.2](https://www.vreference.com/2010/09/13/vreference-card-update-to-v-2-3-2/) - [vReference 4.1 card released](https://www.vreference.com/2010/09/12/vreference-4-1-card-released/) - [VMworld 2011 dates](https://www.vreference.com/2010/09/08/vmworld-2011-dates/) - [vReference card for vSphere 4.1](https://www.vreference.com/2010/07/13/vreference-card-for-4-1/) - [Design factors](https://www.vreference.com/2010/06/16/design-factors/) - [Updated vSphere and esxtop PDFs](https://www.vreference.com/2010/04/20/updated-vsphere-and-esxtop-pdfs/) - [Free Desktop Virtualization (ThinApp/View) Notes now available](https://www.vreference.com/2010/04/16/free-desktop-virtualization-thinappview-notes-now-available/) - [ThinApp 4.5: best new feature - Linux support?](https://www.vreference.com/2010/03/18/thinapp-4-5-best-new-feature-linux-support/) - [Official: Likewise software to be included in next vSphere release](https://www.vreference.com/2010/03/15/official-likewise-software-to-be-included-in-next-vsphere-release/) - [Most awesome ESX script known to mankind ever](https://www.vreference.com/2010/02/26/most-awesome-esx-script-known-to-mankind-ever/) - [n+1 is hogwash!](https://www.vreference.com/2010/02/15/n1-is-hogwash/) - [esxtop precis updated to version 1.1](https://www.vreference.com/2010/02/01/esxtop-precis-updated-to-version-1-1/) - [ESX 4.1 to include likewise AD authentication?](https://www.vreference.com/2010/01/20/esx-4-1-to-include-likewise-ad-authentication/) - [Create local VMFS with 8MB block size during ESX4 kickstart install](https://www.vreference.com/2010/01/11/create-local-vmfs-with-8mb-block-size-during-esx4-kickstart-install/) - [VCP3 now have until 31st Jan to update to VCP4](https://www.vreference.com/2009/12/22/vcp3-now-have-until-31st-jan-to-update-to-vcp4/) - [MemTrimRate for ESX VMs](https://www.vreference.com/2009/12/16/memtrimrate-for-esx-vms/) - [Planet V12n suggestions](https://www.vreference.com/2009/12/14/planet-v12n-suggestions/) - [vSphere4 card - version 2 released!](https://www.vreference.com/2009/12/11/vsphere4-card-version-2-released/) - [Fellow bloggers, how to get your favicon working with feedburner](https://www.vreference.com/2009/11/24/fellow-bloggers-how-to-get-your-favicon-working-with-feedburner/) - [Firewall Ports KB](https://www.vreference.com/2009/11/24/firewall-ports-kb/) - [New View 4 documentation now available](https://www.vreference.com/2009/11/20/new-view-4-documentation-now-available/) - [vReference card 2nd page beta](https://www.vreference.com/2009/11/16/vreference-card-2nd-page-beta/) - [Don't make /tmp too small](https://www.vreference.com/2009/11/13/dont-make-tmp-too-small/) - [Dangerous default on ESX 4](https://www.vreference.com/2009/11/09/dangerous-default-on-esx-4/) - [VMware exam resources](https://www.vreference.com/2009/11/07/vmware-exam-resources/) - 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