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@travisdh1 You mean remote as in outside the Dallas area? I'm not 100% certain on that one.

@jt1001001 Central Time - I added that to the original post as well. Thanks.

I wanted to bump this thread to let folks know we moved to virtual format. Feel free to join us if you would like.

Strange - I never had an issue with either link.

I'd like to share some openings for jobs in the area with the group. If you think you are qualified,I am happy to vouch for a fellow MangoLassi community member. If you have specific questions about the technical chops needed to do the job, please DM me. I can put you in touch with the right folks to help answer your questions. They definitely need people with VMware experience (as you will see from reading the descriptions).

Systems Engineer Core Infrastructure

Infrastructure DevOps Engineer

Date - Thursday, March 26th
Time - 7 PM - 9 PM Central
Location - Zoom

When a pandemic strikes, what do you do? First, you start by not having an in-person meetup! Sorry about changing the plan with only a week to go, but thanks to everyone for keeping me in line on that front.

Instead of getting together to network and nerd out, we'll do it all virtually from the comfort of our own homes. Let's use this time to check in and see how the pandemic has affected life and work. We'll do our round table introductions as normal, and then we'll go around the horn to share what's happening at work and in the rest of our lives. After that it will be open forum for discussion. And yes, you're still responsible for your own food and beverage if you need that while we're on the bridge.

I did clear this with Spiceworks folks, and anyone who attends will get credit (in the form of points). Make sure I get you down on a list to get points if you attend! I'll open the bridge at 7 PM Central and plan to leave it on until at least 9 PM (or later if we end up talking that long). My only ask is that if you attend, please be willing to turn your camera on.

Here's the official meeting information. Definitely join us if you can make it. We would love to see how you're doing.

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Meeting ID: 692 183 819

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Also, just for due diligence, I recommend checking the power profile on the server and ensure it is set to max performance. Turn off processor C-states as well to ensure you get all the firepower that host can give you. There's a host power power management policy setting in ESXi for each host that you can set to high performance as well.

Here's a KB that matches the virtual machine hardware versions with product versions like you see when you try to create a VM - https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003746.

Here's a list of capabilities that match to different virtual machine hardware versions - https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-789C3913-1053-4850-A0F0-E29C3D32B6DA.html.

So if you created a VM that was compatible with 6.7U2, it could not run on a host running any version of ESXi older than 6.7U2. In your case that won't be a problem since you are just getting started, but it is something to keep in mind if you build an environment with hosts on newer versions of ESXi later and want to move things around. Keep the VM hardware version at the right level for max flexibility / compatibility in the environment.

If you happen to be a DevOps master in the Dallas area who is looking for a new adventure this year, check out this new opening at Entrust Datacard - https://jobs.entrustdatacard.com/jobs/infrastructure-devops-engineer-2602.

You never know until you apply. Happy resume tweaking!

What would happen if you wanted to give a conference talk but didn't know if you could gain the expertise in time to actually do it? I would encourage anyone on the fence out there to just go for it, even if you might fail. Here's my story for the encouragement of others.

Please note there was a venue change for this meeting....

There was a miscommunication with the previous venue, so as of 11/7/2019 we have a change in venue to K1 Speed as stated above. We will have a private room with dinner and drinks provided. Anyone who wants to race will be able to do so in multiple groups after 6:30 PM.

If you can arrive at 5:30, that is fantastic. The presentation will begin around 6 PM to give folks enough time to make it to the venue.

It's a sad thing when one of your favorite podcasts releases their last episode. A-Tribute-to-Datanauts is my tribute to the body of work created by Chris Wahl and Ethan Banks in the Datanauts Podcast, and I have highlighted my favorite episodes.

What are your favorite episodes of Datanauts? If you have never listened, you can still consume some of the goodness.

Sometimes an unexpected opportunity leads to a job change. But it usually starts with the decision to have a first conversation with someone. Once you get to the offer phase, do you take the job or not? Check out this week's episode to learn more!

@scottalanmiller said in DFW SpiceCorps 11/14/2019:

Is Ubiquiti sponsoring? Or someone that sells their stuff? That's pretty cool. I should be able to be there.

It's a reseller of Ubiquiti gear - Double Radius.

DATE & TIME
Thursday, Nov, 14
5:30pm - 8:30pm CST

LOCATION
K1 Speed
1801 E Lamar Blvd
Arlington, TX 76006

This meeting will be a tour of the Ubiquitu product line. Full details with RSVP functionality can be found here.

In this episode of the series, we talk through what happens after you agree to have a conversation with a recruiter based on unsolicited contact. Even though you weren't really looking to pursue making a change, what if you have that initial conversation anyway? What do you need to know to prepare for that conversation and the things that come next? And how do you know if you should keep moving forward in the process? Get the full scoop here.

This is part 2 in the preparing for unexpected career opportunities series. How would you respond if a recruiter contacted you unexpectedly? Should you respond even if you are not interested? And do you tell your boss this happened? Get the full episode here for answers to all of these questions.

Do you have any issues with high CPU ready times today? I'd be interested to know the vCPU size of VMs in your environment currently and how you expect that to change in the new world. Some of the "how much more CPU do I need" will be based on current contention (if any), how wide the VMs are today, and how you plan to change that when the number of running VMs gets doubled.

What things can you be doing today to help prepare for unexpected career opportunities when they happen? And what is an unexpected career opportunity anyway? Check out this week's episode of Nerd Journey as we dive into part 1 of the discussion.

I wanted to spread the word about some upcoming local and online events that I hope will be helpful to members of the group. Everything mentioned here is free to attend.

• October 4 - DFW VMUG UserCon - If you work on anything related to VMware technologies, this is a fantastic single day free event covering a number of technical topics. The keynote speaker is doing a talk on career and personal brand that you won't want to miss!

• October 8 - Dell Technology Forum in Dallas - What's new and exciting in the realm of Dell Technologies? Read up on the agenda and come find out for yourself.

• October 16 - vForum Online - This event is completely virtual and can be attended from your desk. Take advantage of the chats with experts if you need information on specific products. The full agenda can be found here.

• Novmber 6 - All Day DevOps - This is a 24-hour virtual event that contains sessions on cultural change, SRE, test automation, microservices, chaos engineering, and much more. I found out about this after attending DevOpsDays Dallas and am really excited about watching some of the sessions. I hope to see @scottalanmiller do a session at one of these events one day.

• November 14 - DFW SpiceCorps Meeting at eSports Stadium
  If you're local to Dallas / Fort Worth, come nerd out with us on Ubiquiti products and meet some of your peers in the area.