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Petra Jorgenson

Petra Jorgenson is a professional writer with over six years of IT experience. She specializes in computer architecture, operating systems, networking, virtualization and web design. She has written support documentation for a leading BSS/OSS system and has over 100 published articles addressing a multitude of technology-related topics. Jorgenson is working on obtaining her MCITP certification.

Petra Jorgenson has written 6 posts for TrainSignal Training

VMware Networking: Configuring and Troubleshooting a vNetwork Part 2

By Petra Jorgenson April 25, 2012 Post a comment

In Part 2 of Configuring & Troubleshooting a vNetwork, learn about how to create a distributed virtual switch (DvSwitch) and configure DvSwitches and port groups. Then, the two-part article covers troubleshooting practices for vSwitches & DvSwitches.

VMware Networking: Configuring and Troubleshooting a vNetwork Part 1

By Petra Jorgenson April 18, 2012 Post a comment

In Part 1 of 2 of Configuring & Troubleshooting a vNetwork, you’ll learn about creating standard virtual switches (vSwitches) configured with port groups and network policies. Look out next week in Part 2 where Petra will dive into distributed virtual switches (DvSwitches).

VMware V2V Migration: Importing Virtual Machines into VMware ESXi Part 2

By Petra Jorgenson April 4, 2012 Post a comment

Now that you know physical-to-virtual (P2V) migration, Petra wraps up with V2V migration in Part 2 of Importing Virtual Machines into VMware ESXi.

VMware P2V Migration: Importing Virtual Machines into VMware ESXi Part 1

By Petra Jorgenson March 28, 2012 One comment

Sometimes building a VM from scratch can really take forever. Using VMware vCenter Converter helps you migrate systems to virtual machines. In this first of a two-part tutorial, you’ll learn about physical-to-virtual (P2V) migrations, and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) in part two.

How to Create VMware Templates

By Petra Jorgenson March 14, 2012 3 comments

This VMware virtualization tutorial outlines how to create templates for new servers using two methods that can greatly reduce provisioning time: Clone to Template and Convert to Template.

8 Useful Tips and Tricks for Windows 8

By Petra Jorgenson January 18, 2012 4 comments

Windows 8 is still pretty young, but here are some cool tricks and shortcuts to help you adjust to the features of the newest Windows operating system.