Author Archives: Ryan Kelly
How to use PhotonOS with an insecure registry
If you have installed a local docker registry without signed SSL certificates, the docker daemon will need to be started in a way to allow connection in insecure mode. For details see this note from Docker. In this guide I will show you how to configure VMware Photon OS to Continue reading How to use PhotonOS with an insecure registry
My top 10 VMworld Vegas Session picks
This year VMworld is back in Vegas and it is bigger than ever. While it is going to be a blast to be in Vegas there is a lot more to get excited about. As an employee I can’t register for sessions so that you all have first dibs. I Continue reading My top 10 VMworld Vegas Session picks
How to find a quiet place where you will not be interrupted
It’s been one of those weeks when deadlines are approaching and I really needed to buckle down and focus. If you have read some of my blog posts I always put a pre-req: A quiet place where you will not be interrupted Well it dawned on me that I should Continue reading How to find a quiet place where you will not be interrupted
How to install an Enterprise Docker registry on Photon OS with Harbor
So you have been using Docker for some time now and you want to get serious and start storing your images locally. With this guide I will show you how to install and configure VMware Harbor, an open source enterprise class Docker Registry.
Testing Harbor Registry with PhotonOS
Now that you have your new registry server installed let’s test it out with Photon OS.
My Top 10 VMworld2016 Hands on Lab Picks
In no particular order, here are the top 10 labs that I want to take this year at VMworld Cloud Operations With Photon Platform [SPL-1730-USE-2] – This lab will provide an introduction into the new operational models for cloud native applications. Users will set up a Private Cloud on the Continue reading My Top 10 VMworld2016 Hands on Lab Picks
CNA7522 – Containers for the vSphere Admin
Following up on the overwhelming response from my blog post from last years observations at VMworld I have been asked to present this in a break out session this year. I spent many years as a vSphere admin at a large corporation and I have come across a lot of Continue reading CNA7522 – Containers for the vSphere Admin
CNA7524 – Photon Platform, vSphere, or Both?
This year one of my VMworld sessions comes from my passion for technology. Ever since I was a kid I have always wanted to play with the new toys first. As I started my career in IT this passion did not end. In early 2000 I heard about this software Continue reading CNA7524 – Photon Platform, vSphere, or Both?

