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KillHour posted:Just ordered another 64GB of RAM for my lab. Turns out you really can never have enough memory. It's true.
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psydude posted:It's true. Getting my VCP is turning out to be very expensive.
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KillHour posted:Getting my VCP is turning out to be very expensive.
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Vulture Culture posted:Do they still make you pay for either Install, Configure, Manage or the Fast Track course to be eligible? Hahaha, yes. They aren't going to miss out on that extra partnership money with class organizers by letting you take the exam on your own.
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Vulture Culture posted:Do they still make you pay for either Install, Configure, Manage or the Fast Track course to be eligible? Yep... and if you're lucky like me, you took the course for 5.5 like 6 months before 6.0 came out.
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BaseballPCHiker posted:I feel like this has been coming up a lot lately. Check out Confluence and see if it would work for you. I'm just getting started with it for our internal documentation and am loving it so far. It does "suffer" from it having so many options and features that I let trying to be perfect get in the way of good with my spaces and pages. That looks ok for team documentation, I'm looking for something to track network hardware, serials, cable plant, IPAM etc. We're currently using netdot https://osl.uoregon.edu/redmine/projects/netdot which is ok, but has some serious drawbacks in terms of adminstrative costs.
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DigitalMocking posted:That looks ok for team documentation, I'm looking for something to track network hardware, serials, cable plant, IPAM etc. We're currently using netdot https://osl.uoregon.edu/redmine/projects/netdot which is ok, but has some serious drawbacks in terms of adminstrative costs. https://www.racktables.org if you want something that kind of does it all in one. Strictly IPAM you can check out https://www.phpipam.net
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Pro-tip: if you sign up for VMUG Advantage you get a substantial discount on class tuition. It's like $100 for a year and class prices go from like $4125 to $3300 I think.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:The more I consider it, the more I'm not worried about it at all. But, as a lark I might casually approach the boss man and ask him what he thinks. If I was in that position I wouldn't even ask. I would formally apply for it and then maybe mention to him that I've applied. Every place I've ever worked will at least interview internal candidates even if they have no intention of hiring them. This gives you the opportunity to show them how motivated you are to advance your knowledge and career before they can say no. If you ask now and he days you're not a good fit, I'm willing to bet you won't bother applying which means missing the opportunity to demonstrate that motivation. To echo what others have said, you really do have everything to gain and nothing to lose.
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CLAM DOWN posted:In Vancouver it absolutely is, most positions are contract, very few permanent fulltime, an excess of applicants for every job, and below average salaries in a place with super high cost of living, it's a mess. are you sure you're not referring to georgia's IT industry? 
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stubblyhead posted:Pro-tip: if you sign up for VMUG Advantage you get a substantial discount on class tuition. It's like $100 for a year and class prices go from like $4125 to $3300 I think. Isn't the Goon Approved Method to take that (really lovely) Stanly Community College online course that's like a couple hundred bucks vs thousands? Sure you don't learn anything, but you get the stupid classroom requirement done at 1/15 the cost! 
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I would just like to reinforce how useless that class is. But yes, that's what I did. Also ask me about taking the VCP5 class right before the VCP 6 came out.
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KillHour posted:I would just like to reinforce how useless that class is. But yes, that's what I did. Also ask me about taking the VCP5 class right before the VCP 6 came out. You've said this several times now like it's a horrible crisis, but it really isn't. VCP550 is still an active exam, and if you've taken the class then you can still get your VCP after passing the test. It's still a valuable certification even if it's not the most current version. After getting certified you've got two years to upgrade, and all you have to take is a delta exam--no additional class time required. Also, did you know that there are two exams required for VCP6 but only one for VCP5? You're still in a very good place.
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I took the 5.5 class a year ago; I need to get off my rear end and take the exam.
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Docjowles posted:Isn't the Goon Approved Method to take that (really lovely) Stanly Community College online course that's like a couple hundred bucks vs thousands? Sure you don't learn anything, but you get the stupid classroom requirement done at 1/15 the cost! Is there still a waiting list 6 months long?
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stubblyhead posted:You've said this several times now like it's a horrible crisis, but it really isn't. VCP550 is still an active exam, and if you've taken the class then you can still get your VCP after passing the test. It's still a valuable certification even if it's not the most current version. After getting certified you've got two years to upgrade, and all you have to take is a delta exam--no additional class time required. Also, did you know that there are two exams required for VCP6 but only one for VCP5? You're still in a very good place. Thank you for that. Seriously. It's easy to feel like you're just spinning your wheels and wasting money with all this stuff, and it's good to have confirmation that I'm not completely bungling it all up.
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The nearby community college offers the Installing and Optimizing courses for $680 per. That's where I took it, though I think I live near a pretty nice CCD.
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KillHour posted:Thank you for that. Seriously. It's easy to feel like you're just spinning your wheels and wasting money with all this stuff, and it's good to have confirmation that I'm not completely bungling it all up. No worries. Their education portal is a total clusterfuck and info is really difficult to find. Somewhere in there you can request exam authorization which will allow you to schedule it through Pearson's website. I'd tell you exactly where to do that, but I can't actually find it myself--possibly because I'm not in the middle of any certifications so there's nothing available for me to request. If you can't find it then try their chat support. They can't do everything, but stuff like that should be within their wheelhouse.
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stubblyhead posted:No worries. Their education portal is a total clusterfuck and info is really difficult to find. Somewhere in there you can request exam authorization which will allow you to schedule it through Pearson's website. I'd tell you exactly where to do that, but I can't actually find it myself--possibly because I'm not in the middle of any certifications so there's nothing available for me to request. If you can't find it then try their chat support. They can't do everything, but stuff like that should be within their wheelhouse. I already scheduled it for the 15th. It took me 2 months to figure out how to do it and get the discount.
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Who can suggest a 1 port remote KVM? I need to be able to troubleshoot remote systems.
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stubblyhead posted:No worries. Their education portal is a total clusterfuck and info is really difficult to find. Somewhere in there you can request exam authorization which will allow you to schedule it through Pearson's website. I'd tell you exactly where to do that, but I can't actually find it myself--possibly because I'm not in the middle of any certifications so there's nothing available for me to request. If you can't find it then try their chat support. They can't do everything, but stuff like that should be within their wheelhouse. When I signed up for the exam apparently there are two different versions of the same thing. It was such a pain in the rear end trying to register and get the stanly discount.
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For wondering (and potentially pulling their hair out), this is the one you need to register for if you did the Stanly class. http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/pl...112454388,d.cWw After you get authorized, you need to register with PersonVue (using a VMware specific portal and credentials) and you put the discount voucher in during checkout. I have no idea why this information is so hard to find.
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Hopefully  , we'll see. Interview went well. Wish me luck!Next, trying to un-gently caress SSO for vSphere.
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Sickening posted:Is there still a waiting list 6 months long? Dunno. I got to the front of the list a couple years ago, but right at the same time I changed jobs to a KVM+OpenStack shop and decided to give up my spot. Since the only certification you need to deal with OpenStack is a BAC that never drops below 0.4  Even if it's still slow to get in, seems worth the wait to save literally thousands of dollars unless your employer is footing the bill. GoatShaver posted:Hopefully Good luck! With both of those things... Docjowles fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Jan 22, 2016 |
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GoatShaver posted:Hopefully gently caress VMware SSO. I'm currently trying to figure out why it won't join my AD domain.
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KillHour posted:gently caress VMware SSO. I'm currently trying to figure out why it won't join my AD domain. Mine decided between 5pm yesterday and 8am today that it no longer wanted to let anyone login, so i'm flying blind - this is fun.
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I was running into an issue with vShield hammering my logins and causing SSO logins to fail. I think vShield Data Protection had a similar bug recently as well. Could be related?
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http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobsee...dium=aggregatorquote:Job Description GEORGIA ON MY MIIIIIINND
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Race Realists posted:http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobsee...dium=aggregator So if I am reading this right this person would be responsible for all of the VM infrastructure at the company, managing the help desk team, managing the companys mobile devices, AND be the corporate IT trainer on top of handling any and all tickets. All for the low price of $25. RH will probably make a killing if they actually fill this. Which makes me wonder, how hard would it be to start a recruiting company? Couldnt you just place your friends for obscene amounts of money and give it to them?
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And the people that apply that don't get the job, they'll probably contact their employer and offer a replacement for less since obvious that person isn't a team player!
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GoatShaver posted:Hopefully The angriest I've ever seen our vmware admin was when contracted support messed with the vSphere cert and broke logins completely. I mean pounding on the desk screaming "gently caress" angry, though it was just the latest in a month long string of incompetencies by these guys.
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GoatShaver posted:Mine decided between 5pm yesterday and 8am today that it no longer wanted to let anyone login, so i'm flying blind - this is fun. A service account that is disabled or has a changed password?
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KillHour posted:gently caress VMware SSO. I'm currently trying to figure out why it won't join my AD domain. Initial setup, or did it work previously? Assuming you're using the right thing for the DC, make sure the username is formatted correctly. It's been a while, but if memory serves it needs the full distinguished name, not just the login name.
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gently caress Robert Half. I wouldn't work for them if they were the only choice other than death.
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stubblyhead posted:Initial setup, or did it work previously? Assuming you're using the right thing for the DC, make sure the username is formatted correctly. It's been a while, but if memory serves it needs the full distinguished name, not just the login name. Initial setup. It automagically started working while I was at work today.  
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Daylen Drazzi posted:gently caress Robert Half. I wouldn't work for them if they were the only choice other than death.
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anthonypants posted:Seriously. Don't work for Robert Half. Eh, It's just another IT Consulting firm like Infosys, Tech Mahindra, VMC, Accenture, Unisys, etc Your mileage may vary.
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Tab8715 posted:Eh,
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I thought RH is a staffing firm, which is a very different business model than somebody like Accenture.
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Inspector_666 posted:I thought RH is a staffing firm, which is a very different business model than somebody like Accenture. Yea, they're a body shop, and a particularly gross one.
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