Author: wooter

by wooter on VMWare

BlueBear Kodiak 0.0.3 out

Today, I received my invitation to BlueBear’s new Kodiak 0.0.3.  Kodiak is a virtual infrastructure management tool created in Adobe’s AIR and should be multi-platform in both server and client technology.  Currently, any AIR platform is supported as client platform, and from Kodiak you can manage VMware ESX, ESXi and Server products.  BlueBear claims that Xen support is underway, and HyperV should happen in the future too.

I’ve been trying Kodiak now for a few hours on OS X and although it looks pretty and helps me visualize my test environment running on VMware Server 2, I am still unable to use the console.  Kodiak’s documentation is sparse, which is not helped by it’s current apply-and-you-might-ever-get-allowed-to-the-beta program.  But I hear positive comments when running it on Windows, so if you want to try Kodiak out, don’t wait and head over to their website to register yourself into the beta program.

BlueBear Kodiak 0.0.3 screenshot

BlueBear Kodiak 0.0.3 screenshot

One small reminder: if you want to connect to your VMware host (let it be ESX, ESXi or VMware Server 2), make sure you use the same server address as you currently use in your VMware Infrastructure Client: servername-or-ip:portnumber.  It saves you the humiliation of running into error #2032, which actually means that AIR and Kodiak is not able to connect to your VMware environment.

And I want my console to work!

Update: Bluebear came out with 0.0.4 of their Kodiak management software, with some SSL modifications that would make working with self signed certificates much easier.

 
by wooter on Deployment, Microsoft

Hydrating Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008

The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 is already available in beta, but many companies are just getting up to speed using MDT 2008 for their deployment needs, not to mention the numerous companies that are still working with BDD 2007.  Microsoft’s deployment solutions are surely fast moving these days.

What I missed in the documentation of MDT 2008 is a way for me as a consultant to set up an MDT environment with sources, settings and images, and being able to deploy these sources, settings and images to a client’s MDT.  This because most clients have similar set up environments, with all similar starting sources.  It is no use to send the first half day of your consulting job importing sources you have already imported numerous times for other clients and yourself.

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by wooter on Photography

l’Esprit de Caro photoshoot

I finished this photoshoot a while ago, but the pictures were only published on their website. I think some pictures deserve more than a small version in their site, so I published them for all to enjoy the soothing interior of this beauty salon.

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by wooter on Accessories & Mods, BMW, Gadgets, How-To, Ipod, Z4

Intravee Ipod-adapter in a BMW Z4 RoadsterIntravee Ipod-adapter in een BMW Z4 Roadster

Intravee

The Intravee is an innovative piece of hardware that enables BMW’s of the previous generation to accept Ipods as sound source, and use the radio and steering controls to navigate through the Ipod’s structure.  This Intravee enables E39 5-series, E46 3-series, the first model of X3’s and the first model of Z4 roadster and coupe owners to enjoy their Ipod in their car.

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