Rich Dowling

Principal Infrastructure Engineer at SkyBet. VMware VCAP/VCIX and vExpert Blogging at

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@lamw We use it, environmental reasons rather than cost (for now at least).

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@BlackTopMediaUK @lordbigsack Yeah, not the most handsome of beasts 🤢

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@lordbigsack @BlackTopMediaUK If you're looking at what I think you're looking at, it's a Quattro Treser https://t.co/5c8PmhqKLs

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vRealize Orchestrator 8.10 – VcNetwork object change https://t.co/wS4gWab38b

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vSphere LifeCycle Manager Image-based Updates – Automation https://t.co/oVgWWod45d

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vRealize Orchestrator upgrade failure 8.6.2>8.8.2 https://t.co/E57tuf9wRW

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Dell OMIVV and VMware Proactive HA https://t.co/HXxpqqMQK0

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@WhatAintInside @winocm Actually sorry didn’t see @winocm’s reply, that’s probably right given the location of it between sockets and dimms 👍

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@WhatAintInside @winocm I’d reckon it’s the crossbar switch that allows communication between the 4 sockets

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@Kiwi_Force To be fair, this kind of branding helps you to avoid *those* sort of people more easily

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@DrSeamie Of course he’s aware of that. He just doesn’t care.

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VCenter 7 – Exception: Full backup not allowed during VM snapshot https://t.co/C1X5KGQys8

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VCSA 7.0U2 Upgrade failure – amcheck_next https://t.co/5hksc8AXMx

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‘Data transfer and appliance setup is in progress’ after VCSA upgrade backout https://t.co/4057FY0mIM

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@zohocares Are there problems with SMTP at the moment? I've not had anything through for a couple of hours and there are reports of issues in the forums.

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@heathbarj @VMware Or larger stroopwafels? 🤔

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PowerCLI – Disabling ESXi OpenSLP service for VMSA-2021-0002 https://t.co/Rc4DWXabfH

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#isitok that Alex won’t be able to start the alien terraforming device on Mars #totalrecall

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#lastleg #TestingSlogans Don’t drop a bollock, get a test-icle

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@MrCNeale I wrote one to control my Sky Q box, must be easy if I can manage it!