I've been thinking of starting a virtualization-focused (mostly VMware) blog for some time in order to share my experiences and lessons learned, so what better time than the present.  Today, I recertified myself as a VCP6.5-DCV  certification holder (unofficially, of course, until VMware reviews my exam).  Word to the wise, don't let your VMware certification expire or you'll need to take another course to get another certification.  Only active certification holders can change a course requirement into a course recommendation.  My VCP6-DCV  certification expires next week, so time was of the essence -- lesson learned. I guess I should start with some sort of introduction about myself and why you would care to spend time reading what I write.  If not, at least I'll have a place I can reference to remember what I did to fix that one thing a couple years ago.  So, I'll start there... Hi, my name is John.  My experience with VMware started back in my military days in