Tag Archives: Java

Why the Overall User Experience Extends Beyond the Application

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Humair

Solving problems is why I initially started my career as a software developer; the thought of solving a problem by directly developing/coding something that thousands of people would use was extremely appealing to me; there was also a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Applications, Business, Network Architecture, Networking, Technology, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMworld 2017 | Tagged Active-Active, Active-Active Application, Active-Active F5 Networks, Active-Active NSX, Application Continuity, Application Reliability, BIG-IP F5 DNS, Disaster Recovery, DR, F5, F5 BIG-IP DNS, F5 GTM, F5 Networks, F5 Networks BIG-IP DNS, F5 Networks GTM, GSLB, GTM, humair, Humair Ahmed, J2EE, Java, Reliability, User Experience, VMware NSX, VMworld, VMworld 2017, VXLAN | Leave a comment

Automation Leveraging NSX REST API Guide

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post about automation leveraging the NSX REST API on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on June 21, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on the VMware NSX … Continue reading →

Posted in APIs/SDKs, Java, Labs, Networking, Perl, Programming Languages, Python, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware NSX REST API | Tagged Ansible, automation, cloud management tools, cURL, Go, Java, Network Virtualization, NSX, NSX automation, NSX network virtualization, NSX REST API, NSX REST API Guide, NSX-V, perl, Postman, PowerShell, programming language frameworks, Python, REST Client, REST client libraries, VMware NSX, VMware NSX network virtualization, VMware NSX-V, VMware vRealize Orchestrator, VMware vRO, vRealize Orchestrator, vRO | Leave a comment

openSUSE 13.1 and Useful Apps

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Humair

openSUSE 13.1 has been released. I just installed it on an old HP 6530b laptop without issue. Screen resolution, volume, wireless internet, and USB device recognition all seem to work without any additional mucking around. Of course things may not … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, openSUSE, Operating Systems, Technology | Tagged Eclipse, Eclipse install, Eclipse Keplar install, Eclipse Kepler, Eclipse Plug-in, GIMP, GNU Image Manipulation Program, Gwenview, HP 6530b, HP 6530b laptop, HP 6530b laptop linux, HP 6530b Linux, HP Linux, Instal Java, Java, Java JDK, JDK, jdk-8u5-linux-x64.rpm, KDE, KDE Desktop, KDE Image Viewer, KDE Photo Viewer, LibreOffice, linux, Linux distribution, Linux distributions, Linux Image Editor, Linux Image Viewer, linux laptop, Linux Office Suite, Linux Photo Editor, Linux Photo Viewer, openSUSE, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE distribution, openSUSE Linux, openSUSE Linux distribution, openSUSE on HP 6530b, openSUSE on HP 6530b laptop, Oracle Java, Oracle Java JDK, Oracle Java RPM, Packman, PyDev, PyDev Eclipse, PyDev Eclipse Plug-in, suse, SUSE distribution, SUSE Linux, symbolic link, update-alternatives, update-alternatives Java, Video Player, VideoLAN, VideoLAN Linux, VideoLAN openSUSE, VideoLAN Packman, VideoLAN player, VLC, VLC Linux, VLC openSUSE, VLC Packman, VLC Video Player, zypper, zypper install jdk | Leave a comment

Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Humair

One of my favorite development tools at an unbelievably low price – FREE! Can’t get much better than that. Download ‘Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers’ and give it a try. If you are not much of a Java/J2EE programmer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Applications, J2EE, Java, Perl, Programming Languages, Python, Technology | Tagged C, C IDE, coding, Eclipse, Eclipse 4.2, Eclipse 4.2 SR2, Eclipse Juno, Eclipse Juno 4.2, Eclipse Juno 4.2 SR2, eclipse.org, IDE, Java, Java IDE, Juno, Juno 4.2, Juno 4.2 SR2, perl, Perl IDE, Programming Languages, Python, Python IDE | Leave a comment

XenServer, Hyper-V, and ESXi – Architecture, API, and Coding

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Humair

Below is a link to the slide deck for a presentation I gave to some friends/colleagues for a Berkeley Virtualization and Cloud Computing certification course I took in early 2012. For my final project I did a XenServer, Hyper-V, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Citrix, Java, Microsoft, Networking, Personal Presentations, PowerShell, Programming Languages, Python, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware | Tagged ESXi, humair, Humair Ahmed, Java, networking, PowerShell, Python, Tkinter, VI API, virtualization, vmware, vSphere, Xen, XenServer, XML-RPC | Leave a comment

VMware VI SDK – guestOsId values (VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier)

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Humair

I was creating some Virtual Machines using the Java VI SDK and needed the respective values for the VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier (abbreviated by many as guestOsId). I realized many people are searching for this information but have trouble locating it simply because … Continue reading →

Posted in Java, Programming Languages, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged guest operating system, guest os, guestOsId, Java, Java VI SDK, VI SDK, virtual machine, virtual machines, VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier, VM, vmware | Leave a comment

How to install Tomcat 6 on Ubuntu Server

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Humair

Before installing Tomcat, make sure you have the Java Runtime Environment installed. You can check this with the following command: dpkg –get-selections | grep sun-java

Posted in Application Servers, Linux, Technology, Tomcat, Ubuntu | Tagged Apache, Apache Tomcat, Java, Tomcat, ubuntu, Ubuntu Server | Leave a comment

Oracle – Running with Java

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Humair

Today at the “Bay Area JUG Roundup 2010” at Oracle’s office in Redwood City, I got my first glimpse into what the future of Java may be under Oracle. It was a fun event and a good sign that Oracle … Continue reading →

Posted in Bay Area JUG Roundup 2010, Java, Programming Languages, Tech Events, Technology | Tagged Bay Area JUG Roundup 2010, IBM, James Gosling, Java, JUG, Oracle, Sun, Sun Microsystems, Tiobe Index | Leave a comment

UC Berkeley Java Certification

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Humair

I just finished up my last class to get the UC Berkeley Java Certificate. The program is offered by UC Berkeley Extension, an arm of UC Berkeley. The program consists of taking and passing three Java programming courses spanning 90 … Continue reading →

Posted in Programming Languages, Technology | Tagged J2EE, Java, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley Extension, UC Berkeley Java Certificate | Leave a comment

Google App Engine goes Java

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Humair

At a Google Technology User Group meet-up last night, I listened to a presentation by a Google App Engine Engineer, Jeff Scudder. This past Sunday night Google announced the support for Java on there App Engine service. Previously, the only … Continue reading →

Posted in Development Tools, Google App Engine, Technology | Tagged Buddypoke, Eclipse Plug-in, Google App Engine, Google Web Toolkit, GWT, Java, Silicon Valley Google Technology User Group | 2 Comments