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Firewall Ports KB (vReference)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:50 +0000

VMware has just released a new KB article covering all the firewall ports requirements for the following products: Consolidated Backup Converter 3.x Converter 4.x Data Recovery ESX 3.x ESX 4.x ESXi 3.x ESXi 4.x Guided Consolidation Lab Manager Orchestrator Site Recovery Manager Stage Manager…

Download Chrome OS VMware image (NTPRO.NL)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:41 +0000

<img>After Google announced the availability of the Chrome OS / Chromium OS source code, one of GDGT's engineers (Jon Ursenbach), immediately got to work on compiling the code, trying to see if he could get an instance of Chromium OS running in a virtual machine.

He was finally able to do it!…

TCP and UDP Ports for management access (VMware Knowledge Base Blog)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:31 +0000

Here's a new KB that covers a very common question, and relates to a number of different VMware products as well. The question I'm referring to is: What ports does my VMware software require for management? TCP and UDP Ports...

Alarm expressions – Part 1 : Metric alarms (LucD notes)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:55:45 +0000

In a previous entry (Scripts for Yellow Bricks’ advise: Thin Provisioning alarm & eagerZeroedThick) I showed how you could use performance metrics to fire an alarm. The MetricAlarmExpression in that script requires a PerfMetricId to specify which performance metric the alarm should monitor. The…

Final Dutch VMUG 2009 Agenda Released (NTPRO.NL)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:24 +0000

<img>The Dutch VMUG conference will take place at the Nieuwegein Business Center. On the 11th of December over 600 enthusiastic Vmug members will enjoy a day full of virtualization. For the fifth year in succession you can attend a lot of really technical sessions. So if you are living near…

VMtoday’s One Year Anniversary (VMtoday.com)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:58:43 +0000

Today marks the one year anniversary of my first post on VMtoday.com, and an exciting year it has been in many ways. First, some stats: VMtoday.com has been visited more than 10,000 times in the past year. While the number of site visits is far below some of my fellow virtualization bloggers,…

Is VMware's vSphere 4.0 Update 1 enough to get you to upgrade? (InfoWorld Virtualization Report)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:39:13 +0000

After numerous rumors about when Update 1 for VMware vSphere and vCenter would be released, VMware finally put things in motion with their announcement Friday. While they didn't release the update as early as some rumors had it, VMware did beat expectations of an end-of-month release.

So now…

Happy 1st to ProfessionalVMware.com (Professional VMware)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:30:23 +0000

Actually, this happened on the 2nd of this month, but alas. It has been an exciting, whirlwind year for ProfessionalVMware, and I hope y’all enjoyed it too! But a single blog post is no way to celebrate, is it? So I propose this: T-Shirt/Logo contest. Basically, I’m as artistically inclined as a…

Get 15% OFF VMware Fusion 3 & VMware Workstation 7 (ESX Virtualization)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:29:52 +0000

New promotion to buy VMware Workstation 7 or VMware Fusion 3. Special promotion for ESX Virtualization readers – You can get 15% OFF VMware Fusion 3 & VMware Workstation 7 with this coupon code at checkout: 15offws7f3 It’s only 3 days valid offer so hurry up… Buy VMware Workstation 7 Now!!!…

Kings College London innovates the IT offering (Blade Watch)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:50:18 +0000

Public Technology Kings College London (KCL) has unveiled a new IT infrastructure that will improve service availability, security and user access for its 19,700 students and 5,000 staff. Implemented by Getronics, KCL’s new ‘Global Desktop’ uses desktop virtualisation technology to simplify…

2010 Cloud Computing Predictions: The Year of Realism (VMBlog)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:28:00 +0000

Contributed article by Ian Knox, Senior Director of Product Management at Skytap 2010 Cloud Computing Predictions: The Year of Realism The buzz... Read more at VMblog.com.<img>

New book – vSphere Quick Start guide (ESX Virtualization)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:36:35 +0000

As some bloggers already talked about and there has been quite a few tweet too, the new book on Amazon - vSphere Quick Start Guide – which has been written by Some of the Top Blogers and Virtualization Experts and Gods… Dave Mishchenko Duncan Epping Bernie Baker Thomas Bryant Stewart Radnidge…

IBM/Lenovo Bios update/Embedded Controller with dead/no battery (A. Mikkelsen)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:10:43 +0000

Below solution is on you own risk. Download the Bios/Embedded Controller from IBM/Lenovo (Diskette version) Rename the file UPDTFLSH.EXE to UPDTFLSH.EXE.OLD Create a copy of QKFLASH:EXE and rename it to UPDTFLSH.EXE Boot the labtop from the diskette Follow normal procedure for updating…

vSphere and Service Console Memory (Yellow Bricks)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:11:15 +0000

Today I read something I have not seen anywhere else before. I have always been under the impression that the memory reserved for the Service Console was increased from 272MB to 300MB. Although the bare minimum is indeed 300MB there’s another side to this story, something I did not expect but…

Mastering VMware vSphere 4 by Scott Lowe (Gabe's Virtual World)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:52:04 +0000

At VMworld 2009 in San Francisco I received a copy of Scott Lowe’s book “Mastering VMware vSphere 4” and really did have the intention to read it as soon as I got home, but it turned out it took me...

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Cloud Computing and Application Performance Management (Virtual Strategy Magazine.com)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:35:54 +0000

JumpBox Omeka pricing (vizzr.info)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:28:00 +0000

JumpBox Omeka Amazon AMI & VMware VM pricing

AdminStudio 9.5 annouced (Thinstall Guru)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:39:47 +0000

Today Flexera Software announces the launch of the latest release of the award-winning AdminStudio®. AdminStudio 9.5 enables users to accelerate Microsoft® Windows® 7 and application virtualisation migrations with a single application readiness toolset, minimizing the risk, time and cost of…

VMware Certifies First 2nd Gen CNAs on vSphere 4 (The SLOG)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:20:22 +0000

Yesterday, QLogic announced that its 2nd Generation, Single Chip, 8100 Series 10Gb Converged Network Adapters are now certified by VMware for ESX/ESXi 4.0. This is key because a number of end users have been waiting for VMware to announce certification for 2nd Generation CNAs since QLogic announced…

New feature with VMware vSphere Update 1 (ESX Virtualization)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:15 +0000

VMware vSphere Agent Pre-upgrade Check One of the visible thinks you can see when you first execute the installation of vCenter Server is Agent Pre-Upgrade check. What is it? This feature just ensure that the update process will go well. It check if all the hosts in your environment are having…

Vizioncore releases vFoglight 6 (VMGuru.nl)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:40:19 +0000

Today Danny Claproth from Vizioncore had a very interesting message on his twitter, “Vizioncore vFoglight 6 is officially GA“ This is the long awaited version which we heard a lot about during our vFogLight training at the end of October. vFogLight 6 Pro is available in two versions, the x86…

A technical explanation of why the whole “layering” / shared image thing is so difficult (Brian Madden Blog)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Yesterday’s main article on BrianMadden.com was about the disk images used for today’s VDI deployments. We specifically looked at whether the technologies that allow many users to “share” a single master image are actually ready...(read more)<img><img>

Pool: Is your organisation considering public Cloud providers? (Virtual Cloud)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:42:14 +0000

Hi there, I’m currently writing an article about cloud computing and IaaS adoption; and comparing the service offerings already hitting the market. Please, take 20 seconds of your time and respond to this pool. Thanks.

The Cloud & eHarmony’s 29 Dimensions Of Compatability… (Rational Survivability)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:40:13 +0000

I speak to many customers — large companies in numerous verticals and service providers – who are for the reasons we are all very well aware of, engaging in projects large and small focused on Cloud adoption. On the enterprise side, the dialog almost inevitably goes like this: We’re working…

VM backup testing: Comparing Veeam, Vizioncore, esXpress and VMware Data Backup (VMware tips and tricks)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:13:27 +0000

The results are in. Only two of these VM backup products are viable for larger virtualized environments, and even they lack key capabilities, such as solid search functionality.

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Upgrading Virtual Hardware in a VMware Virtual Machine May Cause Disks to go Offline (VMtoday.com)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:51:44 +0000

I recently posted an article on how specific actions during the upgrade of a VMware Virtual Machine’s hardware from v4 to v7 can cause problems with certain services, including DNS, DHCP, and WINS. In that case, the problem was related to Microsoft Windows leaving non-present devices with…

New articles published for week ending 11/22/2009 (VMGuru.nl)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:40:04 +0000

In the last week these items are added or edited in VMware’s Knowledgebase at http://kb.vmware.com VMware ConverterOVF Import task fails when you use VMware Infrastructure Client 2.5 to import OVF package (1015687)Date Published: 11/16/2009 Converter 3.0.x quits without a warning if the number of…

Running ESX4 on a Cloned Boot LUN (The Virtual Storage Guy)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:37:31 +0000

NetApp Reference Architect Peter Learmonth has recently published a post on how to boot multiple ESX servers from clones of a master boot LUN. This is great news for customers who prefer booting from a SAN to alternatives like ESXi...

VLAN testing in ESX 3.5 (Virtual Infrastructure Tips)

noreply@blogger.com (Jakob Fabritius Nørregaard) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:37:21 +0000

In larger organisations, typically, the network department and the VMware group are seperated in different teams. So as a VMware administrator you need to ask the network department to trunk VLANs to the physical switch ports that your ESX is connected to. It happens that the network department…

Microsoft Office 2010 Click-To-Run now in public beta (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:22:12 +0000

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Microsoft has finally launched the public beta of its App-V-powered Office 2010 edition called Click-To-Run (CTR).

Microsoft unveiled its plan to virtualize and stream an edition of its productivity suite this summer, but so far Office 2010 CTR was available only as part of a private…

Upgrading Windows 2008 from virtual HW 4 to 7 may cause problems (A. Mikkelsen)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:21:22 +0000

Just found this very interesting article http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1013109 describing a problem with Windows 2008 and ESX 4 virtual hardware version 7. In short the article states that you might have the disks go offline in a…

PowerCLI to SQL Databases (Virtu-Al)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:02:39 +0000

One of the things I love about PowerShell is how versatile it is, its a wonderful framework which can slot pieces of a puzzle together to create a masterpiece, Now I know it exists I can see every day uses and needs for PowerShell, it fits into every nuck and cranny. Take for example my SnapReminder…

Book – vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide: Now Available (TechHead)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:53:35 +0000

Back in September at VMworld I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a preview copy of the “vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide” by well known VMware community members and bloggers: Bernie Baker, Thomas Bryant, Stu Radnidge, Dave Mischchenko, Alan Renouf and Duncan Epping. My copy of the book has…

Sun Cloud Wiki (vizzr.info)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:51:24 +0000

Sun have launched a Sun Cloud Wiki however unfortunately it is a closed community so you will need to create a Sun Online Account before you can see any content such as the Cloud Patterns page !

VMware Certifies First 2nd Gen CNAs on vSphere 4 (NTPRO.NL)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:44:23 +0000

QLogic announced that its 2nd Generation, Single Chip, 8100 Series 10Gb Converged Network Adapters are now certified by VMware for ESX/ESXi 4.0. This is key because a number of end users have been waiting for VMware to announce certification for 2nd Generation CNAs since QLogic announced the…

Sun supported Virtual Box Hosts & Guests (vizzr.info)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:41:02 +0000

Sun BigAdmin System Administration Portal have published a “HCL” for Virtualization Platforms that includes some certified confgurations that Sun can support such as a SUSE 11 host with an OpenSolaris 2009.06 guest!

vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide: Shortcuts down the path of Virtualization (Yellow Bricks)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:55:24 +0000

It took us longer than expected, my apologies for that, but the vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide is finally available! Time lines got extended as we decided to go with Booksurge instead of Lulu. Booksurge is an Amazon company which means Amazon sells it as of today. So what is the vSphere Quick Start…

Introduction to Citrix XenDesktop 4 [BlogBattle] (virtualfuture.info)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:28:31 +0000

Citrix last week released their Virtual Desktop product named Citrix XenDesktop 4. For Citrix it is the 3rd (have you ever seen 1.0 ?) generation of their VDI product. As part of the VDI Blog Battle. I’ll be using this post to update you on the architecture and basic info concerning Citrix…

KB article: Best practices for upgrading to VMware View 4.0 (virtualfuture.info)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:23:18 +0000

VMware released a KB article about best practices for upgrading to VMware View 4. This article gives a nice compatibility matrix of which components of View 4 are compatible with components of View 3. As you can see, View agent 3.x is compatible with Connection server 4.0 and View agent 4.0 is…

Prediction 2010: Enterprise Clouds – A Viewpoint from Surgient (VMBlog)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:14:00 +0000

Prediction 2010: Enterprise Clouds – A Viewpoint from Surgient Contributed article by Tim Lucas, CEO Surgient It's certainly not news that it's been... Read more at VMblog.com.<img>

71-663 - Exchange 2010 Beta exam (Technodrone)

noreply@blogger.com (Maish) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:10:05 +0000

71-663: Pro: Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form.

Availability

Registration begins: November 23, 2009

Beta exam…

VMware Ready logo now identifies compatible software (VMware tips and tricks)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:26:04 +0000

The VMware Ready logo now lets third-party vendors show that their software is compatible with VMware environments. Learn more in this edition of This Week in Virtualization.

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vSphere Client Update 1 – Now With Windows 7! (Professional VMware)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:05:29 +0000

I left this one critical piece off my “Me Too” vSphere 4 Update 1 post, and wasn’t reminded of it again until today. From the PlanetVMware blog: In case you didn’t notice, Update 1 for VMware vCenter Server 4.0 was released last week. This is great news for all of you who wish to run the…

VIDEO: What is VMware vCloud Express and how can it help you? (VMware Videos)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:15 +0000

Checkout my latest video from VirtualizationAdmin.com and learn what vCloud Express is all about and how it can help you!

vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide Released on Amazon (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:51:08 +0000

What a great way to kick off the new week – The highly anticipated book, vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide: Shortcuts down the path of Virtualization, has arrived at Amazon.com! I look at this new release as the 2nd edition or vSphere edition of RapidApp’s Quick Start Guide to ESX 3.0 which is…

Microsoft confirms: Azure will be a IaaS cloud too (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:21:25 +0000

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At the end of September virtualization.info published an article suggesting that Microsoft would soon extend the capabilities of Azure to become an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud, able to compete against Amazon EC2, the Rackspace Cloud and others.

Last week, during the PCD…

vSphere Client on Windows 7 now supported (VMware Knowledge Base Blog)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:19:29 +0000

In case you didn't notice, Update 1 for VMware vCenter Server 4.0 was released last week. This is great news for all of you who wish to run the vSphere client on Windows 7 machines. While we had a KB...

Is VMware about to change its per-CPU licensing model? (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:23 +0000

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At the end of last week CRN published an interesting piece quoting Chris Akerberg, President and COO of Vizioncore.

Akerberg says that VMware may be soon change its per-CPU pricing scheme to adopt something that is more profitable. And that Vizioncore will have to follow the new…

Microsoft releases the Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V beta (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:53:51 +0000

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At the beginning of November virtualization.info covered an old news about the upcoming launch of Office 2010 powered by App-V.

The product, called Office 2010 Click To Run, will be virtualized and streamed to customers’ desktops on demand. Bink.nu just published some screenshots of…

Release: VMware vSphere 4.0 Update 1 (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:41:06 +0000

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During the weekend VMware released the first Update pack for its vSphere platform.

Update 1 (build 208156) is extremely important as it introduces support for the just released View 4.0.
It also introduces support for:

up to 160 virtual machines per host (only in HA clusters with 8…

Release: Hyper9 Virtual Environment Optimization 2.0 (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:33:56 +0000

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The startup Hyper9 (in a previous life InovaWave) released last week the second version of its flagship product.

The company can’t stop to rename it: from VI Search and Analytics (before launch) to just Hyper9 to Virtualization Optimization Suite (VOS) to, now, Virtual Environment…

Whitepaper: HP BladeSystem Reference Architecture for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:31 +0000

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Can HP just stay and look at Cisco that merges-without-merging with EMC and VMware slipping into the customers data centers that it dominates today? Of course not.

So it buys 3Com. So it starts to push a little more the partnership with Microsoft and the value of Hyper-V on its hardware.

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Disconnected ESX Host (Technodrone)

noreply@blogger.com (Maish) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:36:44 +0000

Got a call today.

Panic!!!!

All VM on an ESX host just went grey – all disconnected.

Trouble shooting steps:

Ping ESX host Service Console – All ok
Look in the VI client what is with the server – NOT OK – all machines are greyed out – (hey that is what they said wasn’t it).
SSH into…

Benchmarks: VMware vSphere 4.0 vStorage Thin Provisioning (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:35:58 +0000

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Last week VMware released an interesting new benchmark study about the thin provisioning feature launched with vSphere 4.0.

The 14-pages paper compares the performance of traditionally pre-allocated VMDK virtual disks (called thick) with the one of new thin provisioned VMDK virtual disks…

New Book – vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide released (Virtual IEF)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:19:25 +0000

The vSphere Quick Start guide is released and available from Amazon. This guide is written by 6 virtualization guru’s named: - Duncan Epping - Alan Renouf - Dave Mishchenko - Bernie Baker - Thomas Bryant - Stewart Radnidge The book summary from Amazon: vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide…

Leostream partners with Ericom (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:18:16 +0000

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Last week Leostream and Ericom announced a partnership to support the new Ericom accelerator for Microsoft RDP launched in September, Blaze, inside the Leostream Connection Broker.

It is an uncommon move considering that the two vendors compete in the VDI space…

Update Release of VMware VDR Available (Paul Davey-Xtravirt CTO)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:06:27 +0000

VMware release updated version of VMware VDR with bug fixes and enhancements

Release: VMware View 4.0 (with software-only PCoIP) (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:55:39 +0000

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Last week VMware finally released the much awaited View 4.0, which supports vSphere 4.0 and introduces the software-only version of the Teradici remote desktop protocol PCoIP.

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VMware is offering two versions of View 4: Enterprise (which includes…

vSphere Quickstart Guide (with Alan Renouf) released on Amazon (Gabe's Virtual World)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:03:58 +0000

vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide continues from an idea started several years ago by a few engineers. The idea was simple, provide an easy to use reference guide for all level administrators,...

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VMware View 4.0 available (Thinstall Guru)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:39 +0000

VMware View 4 is the industry’s first purpose built solution for delivering desktops as a managed service. Transform desktop management into a simplified and automated process, reduce the total cost of desktop ownership by 50%, provide end users a consistent high performance desktop experience and…

VMware “Booth Rack” with Tim Myers (Gestalt IT Field Day) (TechHead)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:29:00 +0000

Many of you probably saw the impressive array of server and storage hardware on show at the bottom of escalator at September’s VMworld over in San Francisco. This particular server, network and storage hardware was responsible for running the attendee labs at the event, however just as…

vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide - Ships from and sold by Amazon.com (NTPRO.NL)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:22:17 +0000

Shortcuts down the path of Virtualization (Paperback) vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide continues from an idea started several years ago by a few engineers. The idea was simple, provide an easy to use reference guide for all level administrators, consultants and architects. Recently VMware introduced…

Upgrading VMware Data Recovery to 1.1 and testing the new FLR GUI (ESX Virtualization)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:46:25 +0000

With the new release of vSphere 4, VDR has been updated to v. 1.1. Since I wanted to test the new functionality (now officialy supported), FLR (file level restore). Right now for Windows VMs only, but the linux version will be released in one of the future releases. Now FLR can be used without going…

Is today's VDI really only about non-shared, personal images? (Brian Madden Blog)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Today's topic is something that BrianMadden.com user " AppDetective " has been talking about in almost every one of the 243 comments he's posted. Essentially he's saying that VDI today is limited to persistent, or "1-to-1"...(read more)<img><img>

vSphere Performance Overview Page – This Program Cannot Display the Webpage (vinf.net)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:07:00 +0000

When trying to browse the performance overview tab in the vSphere client you may get this error; “This program cannot display the webpage” However, the advanced tab works ok and you can still build custom charts. Luckily, this is pretty simple to fix, the cause of this problem is that the…

Why Information Technology to Business Technology Is Taking Longer Than Expected? (Michael Keen's Business Technology Review)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

It's mainly around Forrester Research's CEO George Colony who has a quest, as I do, to transform "information technology" to "business technology". George, and his team of analysts at Forrester, think that it's as simple as a name change that will help power this transformation. Just changing a…

New articles published for week ending 11/22/2009 (VMware Knowledge Base Weekly Digest)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:25:59 +0000

VMware Converter OVF Import task fails when you use VMware Infrastructure Client 2.5 to import OVF package (1015687) Date Published: 11/16/2009 Converter 3.0.x quits without a warning if the number of tasks in the task list exceeds 400 (1015689) Date...

Jing movie of the new VDR File Level Restore client for Windows (NTPRO.NL)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:32:14 +0000

VMware has released an updated version of VMware Data Recovery. VMware’s Data Recovery product manager, Azmir Mohamed about the new release:

The most obvious change is the addition of a new File Level Restore (FLR) client for Windows virtual machines – this is the fully supported version of…

ESX Commands: esxcfg-vswitch (2 VCP's and a Truck)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:52:59 +0000

This is a command I use the most often. It is big when I configure Equalogic and MPIO in vSphere. Additionally, many times I show up on site and the network is not configured prior to my arrival. Even if I sent all the configs ahead of time. People like to wait until the last [...]

GestaltIT Tech Field Day Party Video (VM /ETC)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:24:02 +0000

Here is my video of the GesaltIT Tech Field Day Party at The Computer History Museum in San Jose, CA. It’s not exactly high quality work, but provides some good images of the museum, the event and people, the presentation of the "thank you" gift to Stephen Foskett, and then Foskett’s…

Planning for vSphere: Key Considerations for a Successful Deployment (Petri IT Knowledgebase)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:08:57 +0000

Whether you're planning on virtualizing the majority of your existing servers or just using it as part of your infrastructure, vSphere4 represents a major investment for most SME IT managers. This article is aimed at helping you plan for implementing your own vSphere4 Infrastructure, from meeting…

Exporting data to XML with the EcoShell (NTPRO.NL)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0000

Currently I’m working very hard on my upcoming Dutch VMUG presentation. While I was testing the demo part which is going to be real cool btw, I discovered a real useful feature in the Virtualization EcoShell. The EcoShell Provides pre-defined and customizable reports as well as automated maps…

Old vCenter Server Name Shown In Title Bar; Update Manager Plugin Fails (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:29 +0000

I recently rebuilt a vCenter Server on a new Windows host having a different name than the vCenter Server host used previously. Wanting to maintain my existing datacenter configuration and layout, I chose to connect to and preserve the existing SQL database back end. The installation went well and…

Poor IT hygiene is a barrier to technology adoption (View Yonder)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:04:48 +0000

If technology adoption is akin to a surgical procedure, then would you let everyone pitch in with their scalpel? Probably not, writes Dwayne Melancon from Tripwire, in “The little things will kill you”. Dwayne’s excellent post highlights some poor hygiene practices and provides a nice…

Google Chrome OS available for testing in a virtual machine (ESX Virtualization)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:14:41 +0000

Google Chrome OS (first compilations) is available as a VMware Image There has been some first binaries released from the new upcoming Google Chrome OS. And some people compiled that binaries and transformed that to the VMware Image, so you have the possibility to run Google Chrome OS as a VM in…

Picky Flex-10 SFP+ Connectors (knudt blog)

knudt.nospam@nospam.knudt.net (knudt) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:13:00 +0000

I discovered this last week that Cisco SFP+ cables will not work with HP's Flex-10 modules. They are recognized by Virtual Connect, but are listed as "incompatible."

Fortunately, the Cisco Nexus 5000's are not as picky and will recognize and use the HP SFP+ cables just fine.

Configuring Role Based Access with the Virtual Storage Console vCenter Plug-in (The Virtual Storage Guy)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:32:16 +0000

We have recently published how to enable role based access (RBAC) with the VSC for customers who want to use accounts other than root as the VSC’s ‘service account’. This is the account used to communicate with the Data ONTAP...

SPEC SFS2008 Verifies You Can Run Faster on Fewer Disks with PAM (The Virtual Storage Guy)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:11:28 +0000

NetApp is the only storage vendor focused on reducing storage hardware footprints. Evidently discussions surrounding the use of storage saving technologies in a production environment must be upsetting to the traditional storage array manufactures as anytime I discuss the technologies...

More Bang for Your Buck with PVSCSI (Part 1) (Virtual Insanity)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:25:42 +0000

PART 1 Understanding PVSCSI One of the new features that was added to the release of VMWare vSphere 4.0 was a new SCSI subsystem driver that allows more I/O and less latency per virtual machine. What the heck is PVSCSI? Here is the technical definition stripped right from the vSphere storage…

Create a 32-bit vCenter DSN on a 64-bit Operating System (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:21:11 +0000

As I had pointed out in this blog post, VMware hints that 64-bit may be the future for vCenter Server. I decided that for my upgrade to vCenter 4.0 Update 1 this weekend, I would take the opportunity to rebuild my vCenter server from Windows Server 2003 32-bit to Windows Server 2008 64-bit. Once the…

VMware View 4 Now Available. Overview of Features, PCoIP, and Architecture (VM /ETC)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:37:00 +0000

As promised a few weeks ago, you can now download the latest version of VMware’s VDI solution, VMware View 4. The download can be found here, and the Release Notes explain What’s New and other helpful information about Getting Started. View 4 is available for trial with a 60 day license –…

New Poll: Who is your VDI choice? (Virtualization Information)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:31:39 +0000

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How to Create Virtually Provisioned iSCSI LUNS on EMC Celerra (Going Virtual)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:05:03 +0000

When creating iSCSI LUNS on a Celerra I typically have all file systems created before hand and then use the command line to create iSCSI LUNS in each file system. A couple of weeks ago I decided for some reason to use the wizard “Create new iSCSI LUN” and noticed something that was not…

Issue Replicating Fully Provisioned to Virtually Provisioned iSCSI Luns on EMC Celerra (Going Virtual)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:31:48 +0000

I was doing some work on a couple of EMC Celerra’s this week and found an issue which I expect is a bug in the DART code, I managed to work around it using the command line, so I thought I would post incase anyone else comes across this same issue. Initially I had fully provisioned LUNS on [...]

New features in View 4 (That's My View)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:04:51 +0000

VMware View 4 with vSphere for Desktops is the leading desktop virtualization solution on the market. It includes several of new features but the main highlight is the software PCoIP integration which offers a great user experience on LAN and WAN networks. See this article for the complete new…

VMware View 4 released (Virtual IEF)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:28:58 +0000

The long awaited VMware View with the PCoIP protocol has landed and is available for download. VMware View 4.0 includes the following new features: VMware View with PCoIP – PCoIP provides an optimized desktop experience for the delivery of the entire desktop environment including applications,…

Busy day in the VMware Security Dept (PlanetVM)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:27:05 +0000

Part Trois VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2009-0002.2 Synopsis: VirtualCenter Update 4 and ESX patch update Tomcat to version 5.5.27 Issue date: 2009-02-23 Updated on: 2009-11-20 CVE numbers: [...]

VMware View 4 released (VMGuru.nl)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:25:13 +0000

Yesterday VMware released it’s new version of its VDI solution, VMware View 4. VMware View 4 includes the following new features and improvements: VMware View with PCoIP – PCoIP provides an optimized desktop experience for the delivery of the entire desktop environment including applications,…

Quite a few updates from VMware incl. vSphere 4.0 Update 1 and View 4.0 (Virtual Troll)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:17:05 +0000

View 4 available for download among other updates… The long awaited View 4 is available for download. The earlier version did not support vSphere 4.0 and this new version of View 4 does. It requires VMware vSphere 4.0 Update 1 which also now is available. So for all that was running View 3.1 in…

vMA Patch 2 (Yellow Bricks)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:54:57 +0000

vMA 4.0 Patch 2 has just officially been released. This release contains multiple bugfixes and security patches. Make sure to install the patch. KB article 1014689 describes how to do the upgrade from within the appliance. "vMA Patch 2" originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com. Now Available on…

VMware View is available! (Yellow Bricks)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:37:38 +0000

VMware View has just officially been released. (VMware View Manager 4.0 | 11/20/09 | Build 210939) Key features are: VMware View with PCoIP – PCoIP provides an optimized desktop experience for the delivery of the entire desktop environment including applications, images, audio, and video content…

VMware View 4 available for download! (virtualfuture.info)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:01:02 +0000

Yes, finally we can all find out ourselves if PCoIP is really as good as they say: View 4 is available for download! Here is all the information you need to get you started: First, you need to upgrade your Virtual environment to one of the following: VMware vSphere 4 Update 1. Update 1 is required…

Nice to have Ware – RVTools – updated to 2.7.1 (ESX Virtualization)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:58:16 +0000

RVTools – a great little application has been updated few days ago. RVTools is a small .NET 2.0 application which uses the VI SDK to display information about your virtual machines. Rob de Veij has updated and added some new features to this “Nice to have Ware” tool for VMware vSphere 4.…

VMware has released View 4 (NTPRO.NL)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:19:09 +0000

<img>Introducing VMware View 4, the industry’s first purpose built solution for delivering desktops as a managed service.

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http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/desktop_downloads/vmware_view/4_0

Tech Field Day : Additional Notes (VMwareInfo.com)

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo Costanzo) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:08:31 +0000

The days here are Tech Field Day have been very packed and exciting. The conversations have been diving very deep into storage related discussions. Not really my bag of tricks at that level but interesting for me none the less. At the 3PAR...

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Release: VMware View 4.0 (The VMguy)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:34:38 +0000

And the hits just keep on coming. View 4.0 was release for download tonight. It can be downloaded here. Here’s the what’s new section from the release notes: VMware View with PCoIP – PCoIP provides an optimized desktop experience for the delivery of the entire desktop environment…

Considering Ocarina Networks Optimized Data For Virtual Environments (VM /ETC)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:33:00 +0000

Ocarina Networks presented to us during the Day 2 morning session of the GestaltIT Tech Field Day. Their presentation was a deep dive into storage compression and optimization. If you read my Ideas About Presenting To Engineers from earlier this week, then you’ll know what I mean when I say that…

VMware vSphere 4 update 1 (Malaysia VMware Communities)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:11:40 +0000

VMware had officially released the vSphere 4 update 1 yesterday. There are many new support features and also bug fixes. Is time to take a look for a major upgrade this month to overcome some challenges we faced with the previous version. Please view more information from the release note. Beside…

Qlogic CNA Adaptor are on VMware HCL list now (Malaysia VMware Communities)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:55:57 +0000

If you had previously deployed FCoE and 10 Gbps Ethernet with Qlogic CNA adapter, you may now able to see them are part of the HCL list been certified by VMWare officially. This had clear up a lot of curious question we had asked around for the pass 2 quarters why Qlogic had not been [...]

vSphere update 1 and other friday goodies! (Virtual Geek)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:51:49 +0000

Happy thanksgiving to my American colleagues! after a bunch of “high level” of posts, glad to do a technical one again :-) Glad to see vSphere 4 udpate 1 hit today – you can get more here. A couple important...

Busy day in the VMware security Dept. (PlanetVM)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:42:24 +0000

Part Duex. VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2009-0014.1 Synopsis: VMware ESX patches for DHCP, Service Console kernel, and JRE resolve multiple security issues Issue date: 2009-10-16 Updated on: 2009-11-19 CVE numbers: [...]

View 4 available for download (That's My View)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:38:00 +0000

Finally its here, View4 is now available for download: https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/p/download.php?p=view4&lp=1 Release notes are here: https://www.vmware.com/support/view40/doc/releasenotes_viewmanager40.html

New View 4 documentation now available (vReference)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:27 +0000

Forget the actual product, this is what I’ve been waiting for VMware View 4 documentation is now available for download: http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/view_pubs.html ===== New View 4 documentation now available originally posted by Forbes Guthrie on vReference. Subscribe to my RSS feed…

Busy day in the VMware Security Advisory Dept. (PlanetVM)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:34 +0000

today I have received three yes three advisories from VMware as usual I will print them in full. now only one of these is a completely now one, the later two are Updates VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2009-0016 Synopsis: VMware vCenter and ESX update…

The little things will kill you (Virtualization Security)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:10:09 +0000

My cohort Gene Kim and I were in San Francisco meeting with a number of journalists yesterday. We were discussing trends, virtualization, IT risks, and things of that sort and everyone wanted to know about what new risks, threats, etc. were going to be a problem in the next year. Everyone wanted…

Virtualization Round Up 20091120 (latoga labs)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05:07 +0000

Today’s the last day before a week long vacation over Thanksgiving and it’s been a continual mad dash for the finish line. The rain is falling, the wind is howling, and I’m not looking forward to a vacation painting project…what better time than to catch up on a few key virtualization…

Google Chrome OS running on VMware Workstation!!! (Workstation Zealot)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:22:47 +0000

The Google Chrome OS source was released by Google yesterday and the rockstars at gdgt.com have compiled it and released a VMware virtual machine to make it easy for VMware Workstation and VMware Player users to give it a try....

IBM delves into VMware security: News in brief (VMware tips and tricks)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:22:41 +0000

Working with VMware VMsafe application programming interfaces, IBM announced Virtual Server Security for vSphere, and other virtualization product news.

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Release: VMware vSphere (ESX) 4 Update 1 (Gerben's Blog on Virtualization)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:10:38 +0000

Vmware released VMware vSphere (ESX) 4 Update 1 New in this release (from the release notes): VMware View 4.0 support – This release adds support for VMware View 4.0, a solution built specifically for delivering desktops as a managed service from the protocol to the platform. Windows 7 and Windows…

Best new feature of vSphere Update 1: PVSCSI Boot (VM Junkie)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:03:06 +0000

So a while back I made a post about some new best practices for vSphere based on some new features that were available. One of the ugly points at the time was that while the new PVSCSI controller was awesome, you could only use it for additional disks. Well I’m thankful to report that as of [...]

New EVC Mode in vSphere 4.0 Update 1: Westmere (VM Junkie)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:50 +0000

Looks like VMware is already preparing for the launch of Intel’s newest chip. I noticed the following in vCenter 4 Update 1’s EVC Cluster options: Good to note this means that there is sufficient changes ahead to require a different EVC mode. That means for those of you installing Nehalem-based…

64-bit vCenter Server Coming? VMFS-2 Support Going Away? (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:52:13 +0000

Looking at the VMware vCenter 4.0 Update 1 Release Notes, it appears we may be looking at 64-bit only versions of vCenter Server in the future: “Future releases of VMware vCenter Server might not support installation on 32-bit Windows operating systems. VMware recommends installing vCenter Server…

First update to vSphere released (Virtualization Pro Blog)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:55 +0000

VMware has finally released the first update to vSphere almost 6 months after the initial release of vSphere in May 2009. Version 4.0 Update 1 delivers many fixes to bugs and issues as well as support for new features, products and operating systems. Perhaps the biggest updates in this release are…

Interesting Linux VM Crash Pattern (thinking sysadmin)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:16 +0000

I’ve just begun to pull together some interesting data on a series of Linux VM crashes I’ve seen. I don’t have a resolution yet, but some interesting patterns have emerged. Crash Symptoms A CentOS 4.x or 5.x guest will crash with a message similar to the following on its console: CentOS 4.x:…

vSphere Client on Windows 7 (Gerben's Blog on Virtualization)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:48 +0000

VMware just released vSphere 4 update 1. With this update the vSphere client now supports Windows 7 as an OS! Technorati Tags: Windows 7,vSphere Client,VMware addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fblog.virtualarchitect.nl%2F2009%2F11%2Fvsphere-client-on-windows-7%2F'; addthis_title =…

Huge amount of VMware updates (Virtual IEF)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:55:04 +0000

Today when i woke up there where a lot of VMware updates available (to much to handle for one day ). I did an upgrade of my lab environment, it went smooth with any issues. VMware did a great job with the new improvements! Here’s a list of improvements with some screenshots: VMware [...]

VMware Data Recovery and File Level Restore (Uptime)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:37 +0000

Today we released an updated version of VMware Data Recovery (VDR) – we have been working hard on this release for the past few months and we think it moves the needle significantly forward. Get more information about the updated VDR release here. So, what are the highlights of this updated…

reblog: VCP4 holders will get a Workstation 7 license (Gerben's Blog on Virtualization)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:21 +0000

Jon Hall from the Certification team at VMware has confirmed today that holders of the VCP4 certification will get a new license for VMware Workstation 7. There is a process that has to be finished internally within VMware, then the licenses will be released. VCP3 holders will still receive a…

ESX(i) 4.0 -> ESX(i) 4.0 U1 update (Yellow Bricks)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:52 +0000

My colleague Lee Dilworth just emailed me the following. Those who are running vSphere ESX(i) and have the Cisco Nexus1000v installed might want to read this: If your customers are on ESXi/ESX 4.0 and want to update to U1 using the vihostupdate then first they need to read this new KB:…

VMware releases vSphere 4.0 Update 1 (VMware tips and tricks)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:14 +0000

The first major update to vSphere 4 delivers highly coveted support for Windows 7 as a host and as guest operating system.

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VMware vSphere 4 U1 and Server Heartbeat 5.5 U2 Released (latoga labs)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:15 +0000

Yesterday was a busy day for releases at VMware: vSphere 4.0 Update 1 Released Key enhancements: VMware View 4.0 support (hint, hint…) Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 support Enhanced Clustering Support for Microsoft Windows Enhanced VMware Paravirtualized SCSI Support Improved vNetwork Distributed…

Release: vCenter Server Heartbeat 5.5 Update 2 (The VMguy)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:24 +0000

The maximum uptime solution for vCenter has been upgraded to 5.5 Update 2 and can be downloaded here. Here’s the what’s new section from the release notes: Support for Windows Server 2008 SP1 and SP2 (x86/x64) — VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat now supports running on Windows Server 2008 SP1…

Oracle VM Template for PeopleSoft (vizzr.info)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:53:28 +0000

Oracle have recently added a Oracle VM Template for PeopleSoft which delivers a “quick start” of PeopleSoft HCM with Oracle Database on Oracle Enterprise Linux to the Oracle VM Template library.

VDR version 1.1 released (vroem.co.za)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30:19 +0000

VMware DataRecovery version 1.1 have been released today. You can find the release notes here. One of the new features is the file level restore that is now fully supported. Reading the manual it looks like you can do the file level restore from within the VM. But hey…I mut still go and test it…

ENISA launches Cloud Computing Security Risk Assessment Document (Rational Survivability)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:08:50 +0000

ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency) today launched their 124 page report on Cloud Computing Security Risk Assessment. At first glance it’s an excellent read and will be a fantastic accompaniment to the the CSA’s guidance. I plan to dig into it more over the weekend. …

StorMagic SvSAN with High Availability mirroring (Gabe's Virtual World)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:47:23 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to review StorMagic’s SvSAN software. Their current release available from their website is only compatible with VMware ESX 3.5, since my home lab is already running...

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“Me Too!” – vSphere 4.0 Update 1 Released (Professional VMware)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:32 +0000

While I generally don’t like doing a “Me Too” sort of post, I think the U1 release of vSphere is important enough to recap what some of the other blogs are saying on this. Rather than ramble off what has changed, and what is improved, etc. I will instead point you to some blogs who [...]

Leadtek with its VMware Ready Certified PC-over-IP Solution (That's My View)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:08:11 +0000

Taipei, Taiwan, Nov 20, 2009 – Leadtek Research Inc., known globally for extreme visual graphics technology development, is pleased to announce its newest virtual desktop certifications and solutions, strengthening its strategic partnership with VMware®. Source:…

vSphere 4 update 1 released last night (ESX Virtualization)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:22 +0000

vSphere 4 update 1 released. Just saw the news on Jason’s site. It’s the long time awaited vSphere 4 update 1 which has been released last night. But not only. Together with ESX 4, ESXi 4 and vCenter Server there are updates available for other products, to insure the compatibility and…

2010 Trends: Virtual Sprawl Unchecked Leads to Software License Compliance Headaches (VMBlog)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:53:00 +0000

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vMotion vs. VMotion .. Vote for your favorite! (HyperViZor)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:20:55 +0000

I guess all of us are confused at this point whether it’s “vMotion” or “VMotion”! Every now and then, we would see a slide/wp/document/blog-post/presentation mentioning the term in a deferent way. I showed on twitter lately one of these slides which was taken from an official VMware…

VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1 has been released (Virtual Aleph)

noreply@blogger.com (Manlio Frizzi) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:51:30 +0000

Update 1 for ESX4 has been released:

- VMware View 4.0 support
- Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 support – This release adds support for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 as well as 64-bit Windows 2008 R2 as guest OS platforms.
vSphere Client is now supported and can be installed on a Windows 7…

vSphere: Agent Pre-Upgrade Check Utility (ICT-Freak.nl)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:25:32 +0000

When you start the autorun of vSphere vCenter 4.0 update, you will notice a new button called Agent Pre-upgrade Check. In this post you, I will show you the wizard. Choose the right credentials to connect the vCenter database: Choose your scan type: And wait. My hosts are ready to upgrade:…

Solutions for Remote and Branch Offices (Yellow Bricks)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:33:15 +0000

VMware just released two new editions of vSphere which are specifically targeted at retail store / branch office environments. A PDF describing these package can be found here and the solution page on VMware.com can be found here. VMware vSphere Essentials for Retail and Branch Offices offers a…

VMware ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 Update 1 (U1) Released ! (TechHead)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:57 +0000

It’s here! The much anticipated first major update (U1) to VMware ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 has been released and is now available to download from VMware. The sections below provide a summary of what is new and/or enhanced in this update 1 release for both ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 though, as…

Reflections on our work life on the one year anniversary of being acquired by TechTarget (Brian Madden Blog)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:48:00 +0000

On November 20, 2008, Gabe and I wrote that The Brian Madden Company had been acquired by TechTarget . It's hard to believe it's been a year already, although it's cool that I finally know most of my coworkers' names. In the past year...(read more)<img><img>

vSphere Update 1 Released (Virtualised Reality)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:38:29 +0000

After many rumours that update 1 for vSphere would be released on the 19th of November we were all sorely disappointed, with new rumours it would be Monday 23rd. Much to my surprise this morning it has been released. The biggest new features are View 4 support, Windows 7 vSphere client support…

PowerCLI: Bring on the next version (Virtu-Al)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:35 +0000

In the previous version of PowerCLI we had 165 great cmdlets to play with and didn’t we have fun, now in the new version (Download Here) we have a whopping….. That’s right, an extra 68 cmdlets (4 of the old cmdlets were renamed from the previous version), bring on the fun ! So as well as the…

vSphere ESX/vCenter 4.0 Update 1 (Yellow Bricks)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:36:29 +0000

VMware just released ESX 4.0 Update 1 and vCenter 4.0 Update 1. Most people have already reported on this by now. Two things that stood out for me personally is the following: HA Cluster Configuration Maximum — HA clusters can now support 160 virtual machines per host in HA Cluster of 8 hosts or…

VMware: vSphere & PowerCLI Update 1 released (ICT-Freak.nl)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:35:40 +0000

Finally the vSphere Client is supported on Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2: Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 support — This release adds support for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 as well as 64-bit Windows 2008 R2 as guest operating system platforms. In addition, the vSphere Client is now…

VMware SRM 4 video explaining installation steps for Shared Recovery Site (ESX Virtualization)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:31:59 +0000

With a recent release of VMware SRM 4, there has been also a new feature introduced. VMware SRM was released few weeks back. SRM 4.0 is fully compatible with VMware vSphere 4. VMWare Site Recovery helps you create and successfully test recovery plans for your datacenter. VMware SRM is used to…

PowerCLI 4.0 U1 is out! (vSphere PowerCLI Blog)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:18:32 +0000

Tonight we released PowerCLI 4.0 U1. This release contains more than 60 new cmdlets as well as greatly improved performance, a new feature to make it easy to manage multiple ESX or vCenter servers from a single window and much,...

vSphere 4 Update 1 released (VMGuru.nl)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:55:58 +0000

Last night VMware has released Update 1 for ESXi 4, ESX 4, and vCenter server 4. According to the release notes Update 1 includes the following improvements: Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2; Support for View 4; Support for 160 VMs per host in a HA cluster with 8 hosts or less;…

VMware has released vSphere PowerCLI 4.0 U1 (NTPRO.NL)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:47:08 +0000

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 4.0 Update 1 has been tested against the beta release of vSphere 4.1. To find the related issues, see Known Issues, Compatibility with VMware vSphere 4.1 Beta.

What's New in This Release?
This release of vSphere PowerCLI 4.0 Update 1 introduces the following new capabilities:

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VMware has released ESX 4 Update 1 (4.0 Update 1) (NTPRO.NL)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:41:54 +0000

The following information provides highlights of some of the enhancements available in this release of VMware ESX:

VMware View 4.0 support – This release adds support for VMware View 4.0, a solution built specifically for delivering desktops as a managed service from the protocol to the platform.

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vSphere 4 Update 1 Released (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:19:23 +0000

While the Dutch and UK bloggers sleep, VMware has released Update 1 for ESXi 4, ESX 4, and vCenter 4. Notable improvements include: View 4 support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 support (Support for Windows 7 was timed nicely for View 4) DB2 database back end support (Who requested this?…

VMware Data Recovery 1.1 Release Supports File Level Restore (VM /ETC)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:01:31 +0000

The VMGuy has the scoop on all the VMware releases tonight! VMware has also made available an updated version of the GUI based virtual machine (VM) backup and restore plugin for vCenter 4, VMware Data Recovery 1.1 (VDR). Download it here and check the check the Release Notes here. VMware is saying…

ESX 4.0 U1 Release Paves Way For View 4, Supports Win 7, and Updates vSphere Client (VM /ETC)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:23:39 +0000

It was speculated that it might not happen until next week (Monday 11/23), but VMware engineer Dave Lawrence’s post Release: ESX 4.0 Update 1 on his VMGuy Blog confirms that ESX 4.0 U1 is now available for download. The most notable changes in this update include full support for VMware View 4…

Release: VMware Data Recovery 1.1 (The VMguy)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:49 +0000

The little backup application that could just got better and upgraded to v1.1 and can be downloaded here. Here’s the Enhancements section from the release notes: File Level Restore Functionality is Officially Supported File Level Restore (FLR) provides a way to access individual files within…

Release: vCenter 4.0 Update 1 (The VMguy)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:55:03 +0000

vCenter was also updated tonight with update 1 and can be downloaded here. Here’s the What’s new section from the release notes: IBM DB2 Database Support for vCenter Server — This release adds support for IBM DB2 9.5 as the backend database platform for VMware vCenter Server 4.0. The…

Release: ESX 4.0 Update 1 (The VMguy)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:51:08 +0000

The first update of ESX 4.0 has been released and can be downloaded here. Here’s the What’s new section from the release notes: VMware View 4.0 support – This release adds support for VMware View 4.0, a solution built specifically for delivering desktops as a managed service from the…

Skillful Server Selection (Virtual Enthusiasm)

nospam@example.com (Clint Eschberger) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:03 +0000

A little over a month ago I was interviewed by Processor.com on finding the right server for your data center or project. It is a good guide for anyone in the position of choosing servers in today's infrastructure. What I tried to convey is to choose more dynamic servers, look beyond the "speeds and…

ESX on ESX -- Support Topics and Thoughts (Virtualization Review Blogs)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:12:07 +0000

Everybody does it, but how unsupported is it?

Welcoming the Burton Group to Bladewatch (Blade Watch)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:58:36 +0000

Burton Group I would like to welcome the Burton Group to our blog (bladewatch.com), it is great that they have decided to support us in delivering our content to you. The Burton Group provide in-depth IT research and advisory services with a focus on strategic business technologies to executives and…

RVTools 2.7.1 (Yellow Bricks)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:41:43 +0000

Rob de Veij has just uploaded a new version of RVTools, 2.7.1. So far over RVTools has been downloaded over 25000 times. Yes 25000 times, that is a lot isn’t it. There’s a good reason though that it is popular. It is easy to use and gives you all the details you are looking for. Version [...]

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Free virtualization fools (A. Mikkelsen)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:19:35 +0000

David Davis has put together a list of what he thinks is some of the best free virtualization tools avaiable. VMware vSphere ESXi Free Edition and VMware Go VMware vMA, vCLI (or command-line interface), PowerCLI, and scripts from the vGhetto script repository such as vSphereHealthCheck Veeam…

VMware View 4 Release date postponed till Monday 23rd (Gerben's Blog on Virtualization)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:06:54 +0000

As a lot of others I was looking forward to the GA-date today of VMware View 4. Unfortunately VMware discovered some issues with the upgrade from view 3 to view 4 and postponed the release till next monday November 23rd. The planned paired release of vSphere 4.0 Update 1 remained unchanged –…

New VMware Player 3.0 is worth looking at (InfoWorld Virtualization Report)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:50:53 +0000

Sitting back and watching 2009 zoom past me, I noticed that the desktop virtualization market is finally beginning to grab hold within organizations. Media, analysts and vendors have been telling people about its technological wonders for years. But for one reason or another, it has taken all…

Review: VMware Data Recovery 1.0 (Gabe's Virtual World)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:30:56 +0000

Part 4 of my backup products review has been released at SearchVMware.com. Follow the link below to see my reviews Backup and replication product review directoryI. Introduction II. Veeam Backup and...

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vShield Zones - Get those blog entries in! (VMware vSphere Blog)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:30:26 +0000

You have 2 days until our deadline. Get those entries in for your chance at $100.

Review: PHD Virtual Technologies’ esXpress 3.6 (Gabe's Virtual World)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:28:16 +0000

Part 3 of my backup products review has been released at SearchVMware.com. Follow the link below to see my reviews Backup and replication product review directoryI. Introduction II. Veeam Backup and...

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PowerCLI and the SDK – Part 1 (LucD notes)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:23:15 +0000

In the Developer forum there was an interesting post called Resources for folks new to the vSphere Web Services SDK. Now unfortunately the Hello World guide was (again) only aimed at Java programmers. Although PowerCLI is nearing perfection, you sometimes will have to go to the SDK methods and…

Why use vShield Zones? (Virtualization Pro Blog)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:08:13 +0000

VMware introduced vShield Zones as part of the vSphere release along with VMware Data Recovery as a value-added product that is available in certain editions. I’m always interested in virtualization security products so I spent a lot of time checking out the product which resulted in me writing a…

Keeping your RHEL VMs from crushing your storage at 4:02am (thinking sysadmin)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:39:30 +0000

Running a lot of Red Hat VMs in your virtual infrastructure, on shared storage? CentOS, Scientific Linux, both versions 4 and 5, they count for these purposes; Fedora should likely be included too. Do you have the slocate (version 4.x and earlier) or mlocate (version 5.x) RPMs installed? If…

VIDEO: Installing the vSphere Client in Windows 7 (David Davis, Virtualization Blogger)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:48:23 +0000

While the vSphere Client does install fine in Windows 7, it is when you attempt to connect to your vCenter Server that you discover there is a problem. VMware doesn't officially support the vSphere Client under Windows 7 but there is a workaround to make it work. In this video, I cover how to get…

VIDEO: Installing the vSphere Client in Windows 7 (VMware Videos)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:36 +0000

While the vSphere Client does install fine in Windows 7, it is when you attempt to connect to your vCenter Server that you discover there is a problem. VMware doesn’t officially support the vSphere Client under Windows 7 but there is a workaround to make it work. In this video, I cover how to get…

The release that was (NOT!) (Technodrone)

noreply@blogger.com (Maish) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:05 +0000

Ok so the detective work was not 100% correct. If it was not for unforeseen circumstances then we should have had a release today

So why was there no release?

The only thing I found was from Andre Leibovici’s Blog

VMware uncovered some upgrade issues from View 3 to View 4 and the new unofficial…

Cloud Security: Dilbert Style (Rational Survivability)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:29:35 +0000

From: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-11-19/ Related posts:Cloud Security Link Love: Monk Style…JERICHO FORUM AND CLOUD SECURITY ALLIANCE JOIN FORCES TO ADDRESS CLOUD COMPUTING SECURITYSecurity and the Cloud – What Does That Even Mean? Related posts:

Cloud Security Link Love: Monk…

Dutch VMUG, be there. (Yellow Bricks)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:18:04 +0000

On the 11th of December the anual Dutch VMUG conference will take place at the Nieuwegein Business Center. Over 600 Dutch VMware Warriors will make a plan to conquer the world, we are the new vikings or should I say vIkings? The final agenda has recently been published and judging on the names and…

The Most Awesome PowerCLI Cmdlet You Aren’t Using (Professional VMware)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:03:00 +0000

While all of PowerCLI is remarkable in both it’s power and ease of use, there are some cmdlets that do not get as much airtime as they deserve. One of those, is Invoke-VMScript. From Get-Help InvokeVMScript NAME Invoke-VMScript SYNOPSIS Executes the specified PowerShell…

Where to download VMware Cold Clone (Virtual Black Hole / Tripwire)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:54:09 +0000

I had the opportunity recently to try to help a friend on his quest to P2V a Microsoft ISA Server. We tried all sorts of different setting to allow communication between the ISA and in this case both Virtual Center and a Platespin server trying to get either one to ...

VMware View 4.0 Release date postponed till Monday 23 November 2009 (Thinstall Guru)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:45:56 +0000

Today should be a big day for VMware! Today, 19th November, is the original date that VMware View 4 with PCoIP comes available. However, VMware uncovered some upgrade issues from View 3 to View 4 and the new unofficial date slipped to 23 November 2009, thus Andre Leibovici (Virtual Cloud)

Clean up your Event Logs! WinMgmt Event ID 40 (VMwareInfo.com)

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo Costanzo) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:09:00 +0000

Doing his very best to keep Event Logs everywhere pristine, Aaron Silber helps us knock out another pesky EventLog error : Not sure if this is an error that has something to do with machines created/deployed via Citrix Provisioning Services or just...

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Interview - Chris Akerberg from Vizioncore (Musings of Rodos)

noreply@blogger.com (Rodos) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:42:28 +0000

<img>The President and Chief Operating Officer of Vizioncore, Chris Akerberg is currently in Sydney Australia so I look the opportunity to ask him some questions about the company and their products.

Chris has been with the company for a number of years, before the acquisition by Quest. Since…

VMotion stops working after upgrading to vSphere 4.0 (Virtualised Reality)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:45:37 +0000

A CPU of the host is incompatible error appears and VMotion stops working after upgrading to vSphere 4.0 Just experienced this issue and found the resolution on VMware’s Kb 1011294 >> http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1011294 posted here…

Drobo configuration (Musings of Rodos)

noreply@blogger.com (Rodos) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:36:50 +0000

Have you ever wondered how long it would take for a 12 year old child to configure a Drobo storage device? Well you are about to find out. In this short time lapse film you can see it for yourself!

[Watch the video to see the answer]

I was lucky enough to win this Drobo from Data Robotics at the…

Infrastructure Virtualization: The Next Logical Step (VMBlog)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:27:00 +0000

Contributed article by Ken Oestreich, VP, Egenera Inc. Infrastructure Virtualization: The Next Logical Step 2010 will be an interesting year for... Read more at VMblog.com.<img>

VIDEO: VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch and vSphere (Virtual Aleph)

noreply@blogger.com (Manlio Frizzi) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:47:06 +0000

Two great Videos from vmwaretv explains a great feature in vSpere: Distribuited Switch.

The theory:

the practice:

cheers
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Over-commiting your infrastructure for multi-tenant DR with Cisco UCS (View Yonder)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:41:25 +0000

The best part of my job is working directly with customers, sharing what I know and learning new applications of UCS from them. This week I explored a brilliant use case for UCS with a customer – overcommitting blade resources for multi-tenant DR with Cisco UCS. If you provide DR for multiple…

Backing up Free version of VMware ESXi 4 with Free VCBGhetto v.2 (ESX Virtualization)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:40:55 +0000

Free backup tool GhettoVCB2 was released. There has been new version of free script for backing up the VMware’s free version of ESXi 4 . As you shoud know (and I’m sure you do), with the free version of ESXi you don’t have a console (unless you use the unsupported mode – not recommended,…

VMware View 4.0 Release Date Postponed (Virtual Cloud)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:53:45 +0000

If you woke up this morning expecting to download and start the evaluations your own VMware View 4.0 and PCoIP QA session you will be disappointed. VMware uncovered some upgrade issues from View 3 to View 4 and the new unofficial date slipped to Monday 23/11. It also looks like the vSphere 4.0…

Performance of Thin Provisioned Disks (Pivot Point)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:46:52 +0000

I have received questions about thin provisioned disk performance since we announced their full support in vSphere. The questions usually center around scalability issues. VMware’s customers fear locking contention as new blocks are created for growing disks and think that growing thin disks…

User Experience Status (VMware Communities Blog)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:42:21 +0000

Work is currently underway to make some improvements and fixes to the user experience on VMware Communities following the recently launched new site design. Most of these improvements are in response to requests made at Communities Website Feedback, and based on those requests, we've prioritized…

VMware View4 and PCoIP (RTFM Education)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:07:24 +0000

Well, I thought it would be nice to discuss the attributes and features of VMware View4 new PCoIP protocol which will be released very shortly. In case you don’t PCoIP stands for PC over IP - and then intention is to deliver remote display protocol which rivals “legacy” thin-client protocols…

Comparing the I/O Performance of 2 or more Virtual Machines SSD, SATA & IOmeter (vinf.net)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:07:00 +0000

I’m currently doing some work on SSD storage and virtual machines so I need an easy way of comparing I/O performance between a couple of virtual machines, each backed onto different types of storage. I normally use IOmeter for this kind of work but generally only in a standalone manner – i.e…

Is today the day for Update 1?? (Technodrone)

noreply@blogger.com (Maish) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:23:01 +0000

No official sources, but a small bit of detective work.

I hate rumors, but it has already started on Twitter.

Trickles of info also from here and here.

The talk is that View 4.0 will only work with ESX(i) 4 Update 1. View will be released tomorrow.

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From the View Press Release

Pricing and…

VMTN Podcast number 73, VMworld Booth Rack at Gestalt IT Tech Field Day (Yellow Bricks)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:51:02 +0000

Kind of a weird topic for a Podcast but this week the discussions was around the “VMworld Booth Rack at Gestalt IT Tech Field Day”. As always you can download this episode here and I have gathered the following links which were posted during in the chat window: VMETC – MDS and Xsigo Power…

Securing COMSTAR and VMware iSCSI connections (Ubiquitous Talk)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:40:03 +0000

Connecting VMware iSCSI sessions to COMSTAR or any iSCSI target provider securely is required to maintain a reliable system. Without some level of initiator to target connection gate keeping we will eventually encounter a security event. This can happen from a variety of sources, for example…

Events, Dear Boy, Events – Part 2 (LucD notes)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:39:59 +0000

In a previous entry (see Events: a great source of information – Part 1) I showed how to use the VmCreatedEvent event to find out which guests were created longer than 30 days ago. In the vSphere SDK documentation there are currently 432 events listed. That makes it sometimes hard to decide which…

Connecting ESX to SAN: PCI Device resource allocation failure (Gerben's Blog on Virtualization)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:20:54 +0000

Recently I installed three equal IBM server x 3650 machines with VMware and installed and connected two QLogic HBA’s in each server. After installing ESX I ran into a problem with one of the machines trying to connect to the datastores. Two of the machines perfectly could see all presented luns…

vSphere Upgrade Breaks Active Directory (VMtoday.com)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:40:24 +0000

I recently completed a VMware VI 3.5 to vSphere upgrade in a small environment (5 hosts, 80 VM’s). Being a small environment, the upgrade was planned for one big overnight blitz. Unfortunately, the size of the environment did not afford a test environment to uncover potential issues before the…

Offline for a few weeks… (vinternals)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:29:35 +0000

Yes i know, it’s been a while since my last post anyway . In a few days I’ll be heading back to my hometown of Sydney (via Tokyo – I love Japan) for a few weeks, so the internets will be a little less ranty for a little while. And unfortunately, I’ll be missing the [...]

Oracle, Apple, and the VMwareCiscoEMC coalition (virtualization.info)

alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info (Alessandro Perilli) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:09:31 +0000

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So far we have dedicated a lot of space to Oracle, in terms of what virtualization offering it could provide and what mistakes may compromise its presence as a relevant player.

The Sun acquisition has not closed yet, so the company cannot disclose any specific plan. Without concrete…

What can we learn about DR from survival situations? (Virtualization Pro Blog)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:02:52 +0000

From the time I was little I was always taught to be prepared. I took outdoor survival classes and first aid courses in the evenings long before I was old enough to drive. My vehicles have extra tools in them. When mountain biking in Moab I carried enough equipment to rebuild a small nuclear…

in the ghetto…. (Yellow Bricks)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:47:48 +0000

William Lam just updated two of his most popular scripts. If you haven’t looked at them yet, make sure you do as they are worth it. ghettoVCB(g2) enables the backup of virtual machines residing on either an ESX or ESXi host. ghettoVCBg2 is a complete rewritten and enhanced version of ghettoVCB or…

Wow 1TB consumer-grade SSDs hit the street. (Virtual Geek)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:48:37 +0000

Anyone doubting that 2010 will be an inflection point on solid-state storage? We now have consumer-grade 40GB drive at $115 (talked about here), and a 1TB drive at $3.5K. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1562474/one-terabyte-ssd-hits-shops While these are consumer drives, and are missing the…

Learn how to configure VMware ESX Server Alarms (VMware Videos)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:12:09 +0000

In my new VirtualizationAdmin.com article, I cover how to configure VMware ESX Server Alarms properly. For example, the difference between defined alarms and triggered alarms, and how alarms work in the vSphere heirarchy. Read the full artile at- Learn how to configure VMware ESX Server Alarms

Project Onyx Alpha Release (A. Mikkelsen)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:05:40 +0000

Finally everyone outside the closed beta is now able to get hands on with the cool application Project Onyx. Thanks to Carter Shanklin Project overview - Got it from http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/archives/1330-Project-Onyx-Alpha-Release.html Onyx is a standalone application that serves as a proxy between…

VMware extends vSphere Enterprise licensing, but it's a catch-22 (VMware tips and tricks)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:08:37 +0000

Originally VMware planned to expire Enterprise licensing on Dec. 12, 2009. Plans have changed, but upgrading later could be drastically more expensive. Meanwhile, VMware still isn't paying enough attention to the SMB market, which it needs to if it wants to stay on top.

…

Ocarina Networks (Musings of Rodos)

noreply@blogger.com (Rodos) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:08 +0000

The analyst industry is telling us that unstructured data growth is going to outpace that of transactional based data. "While transactional data is still projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 21.8%, it’s far outpaced by a 61.7% CAGR predicted for unstructured data in traditional…

The Truth About Storage Hot Add and Remove (VCritical)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:35 +0000

VMware vSphere 4 supports a range of hot storage management technologies: vStorage VMFS Volume Grow Hot Extend for Virtual Disks Hot Virtual Disk Add/Remove With these capabilities, if space gets tight in your vSphere environment, it is easy to be proactive and address the issue before anyone…

Get a move on and do your VCP4 upgrade (vinf.net)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:21 +0000

If you are a VCP3 you’ll need to get a move on and upgrade your certification to VCP4 unless you have time to sit (and pay for) some classroom training next year – you need to have passed the exam before December 31st 2009 (i.e in 43 days time!) Also bear in mind there might be [...]

NewSid, no more?!... Say it aint so! (VMwareInfo.com)

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo Costanzo) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58:00 +0000

I called this one back in February! http://www.vmwareinfo.com/2009/02/duplicate-sids-big-deal-why-you-might.html and Aaron Silber sent me over this note to confirm it! :) Looks like our old friend has been put to bed. ...

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A new ThinApp version of the Health Analyzer has been released (NTPRO.NL)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:51:18 +0000

What is VMware HealthAnalyzer? VMware HealthAnalyzer automates the collection of VMware Infrastructure or VMware vSphere inventory, configuration and utilization data, analyzes data and recommends grades, and generates a report card that presents data categorized by VMware Health Check best…

Disabling Copy Paste – The PowerCLI way (Professional VMware)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:39:00 +0000

Today I needed to disable the VMware tools/console copy & paste functionality… on a lot of VMs (well… more than one is a lot). In doing this, I came across these directions from vmzare: How To disable copy and paste operations between the guest operating system and remote console ? 1. Log on to…

Virtualization Short Take #31 (blog.scottlowe.org)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

This is Virtualization Short Take #31, another installation in my irregularly-published series of articles that share useful or interesting links in the world of virtualization.

This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers,…

Virtualization Analysis and Predictions for 2010 from Fortisphere (VMBlog)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:34:00 +0000

What do Virtualization and Cloud executives think about 2010? Find out in this VMblog.com series exclusive. Contributed article by Lilac Berniker,... Read more at VMblog.com.<img>

Licensing Considerations for vCenter Linked Mode (Going Virtual)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:32:23 +0000

Vmware vCenter Linked Mode enables a common inventory view across multiple instances of vCenter Server. Over the last year Ive deployed a number of VI3 systems with Site Recovery Manager in the mix and one of the things that always annoyed me was having to manage each site separately. Now with…

Real-time view of ESX Logs in the Service Console (The SLOG)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:49:21 +0000

A collegue of mine just gave a me a few tips on how to view the logfiles on an ESX Host in Real-time. Normally I would export all of the logs via the VIC or the vm-support command. But this limits me to only seeing what has happened, not what is currently happening. Using the VMware [...]

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Creating a VDI template (Yellow Bricks)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:38 +0000

Herco van Brug wrote a great article on how to build a solid VDI/View Windows XP Template. Herco recently designed and implemented a large View environment and this article is the outcome. I only quoted the first paragraph as the article is subject to change. Please visit the source article for the…

Your Organization’s Desktop Virtualization Project – Part 3 (Virtual Cloud)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:23:00 +0000

I finally found sometime to finalise the third and last part of this article. In the first part of this article I discussed the Business Drivers and Operational Benefits, Technology Savings and Operational Improvements of a properly deployed Desktop Virtualization project - and in the second part…

A True Nehalem Whitebox for ESX4 (NTPRO.NL)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:52:48 +0000

The past few days the experts from inPeople and inVirtualize have been working on their Nehalem Whitebox. This great setup with an Intel Core i7 975 Extreme 1366 processor has the pleasure to ultra-fast take use of the enclosed 16Gbyte of memory. Of course they've added some other speedy goodies…

TechHead Needs YOU!! (The SLOG)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:58:28 +0000

A fellow VMware enthusiast and personal friend Simon Seagrave, has announced that his website http://www.techhead.co.uk has been shortlised for a Computer Weekly Blog Award. The actual award title is: Individual IT Professional Male If you haven’t seen the TechHead website, you really should get…

Project Onyx, for non scripting people… (ESX Virtualization)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:41:37 +0000

Project ONYX is a very interesting initiative from The PowerCLI team. What is Onyx and how it can helps you to write scripts. I never write scripts. I’m not a programmer. The only think I can do is to adapt existing scripts a little.. that’s all. I’m sure that I’m not alone. Not everyone…

OS X Expose Clone for Windows (vinf.net)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:07:00 +0000

One of the main things I miss as I switch between a Mac and PC is the lack of decent multi-window manager support in Windows – alt-tab and win-tab are great but I find them cumbersome. A particular bug bear of mine is if you have to manage multiple terminal services sessions to servers/virtual…

Big Improvements to Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 R2 (Petri IT Knowledgebase)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:02:03 +0000

Windows Server 2008 R2 brings big improvements in the virtualization area. Learn about Hot-Add VM Storage, Enhanced Processor Support, Enhanced Networking Support, Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV), Live Migration and more...

Planet V12n

Firewall Ports KB (vReference)

Download Chrome OS VMware image (NTPRO.NL)

TCP and UDP Ports for management access (VMware Knowledge Base Blog)

Alarm expressions – Part 1 : Metric alarms (LucD notes)

Final Dutch VMUG 2009 Agenda Released (NTPRO.NL)

VMtoday’s One Year Anniversary (VMtoday.com)

Is VMware's vSphere 4.0 Update 1 enough to get you to upgrade? (InfoWorld Virtualization Report)

Happy 1st to ProfessionalVMware.com (Professional VMware)

Get 15% OFF VMware Fusion 3 & VMware Workstation 7 (ESX Virtualization)

Kings College London innovates the IT offering (Blade Watch)

2010 Cloud Computing Predictions: The Year of Realism (VMBlog)

New book – vSphere Quick Start guide (ESX Virtualization)

IBM/Lenovo Bios update/Embedded Controller with dead/no battery (A. Mikkelsen)

vSphere and Service Console Memory (Yellow Bricks)

Mastering VMware vSphere 4 by Scott Lowe (Gabe's Virtual World)

Cloud Computing and Application Performance Management (Virtual Strategy Magazine.com)

JumpBox Omeka pricing (vizzr.info)

AdminStudio 9.5 annouced (Thinstall Guru)

VMware Certifies First 2nd Gen CNAs on vSphere 4 (The SLOG)

New feature with VMware vSphere Update 1 (ESX Virtualization)

Vizioncore releases vFoglight 6 (VMGuru.nl)

A technical explanation of why the whole “layering” / shared image thing is so difficult (Brian Madden Blog)

Pool: Is your organisation considering public Cloud providers? (Virtual Cloud)

The Cloud & eHarmony’s 29 Dimensions Of Compatability… (Rational Survivability)

VM backup testing: Comparing Veeam, Vizioncore, esXpress and VMware Data Backup (VMware tips and tricks)

Upgrading Virtual Hardware in a VMware Virtual Machine May Cause Disks to go Offline (VMtoday.com)

New articles published for week ending 11/22/2009 (VMGuru.nl)

Running ESX4 on a Cloned Boot LUN (The Virtual Storage Guy)

VLAN testing in ESX 3.5 (Virtual Infrastructure Tips)

Microsoft Office 2010 Click-To-Run now in public beta (virtualization.info)

Upgrading Windows 2008 from virtual HW 4 to 7 may cause problems (A. Mikkelsen)

PowerCLI to SQL Databases (Virtu-Al)

Book – vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide: Now Available (TechHead)

Sun Cloud Wiki (vizzr.info)

VMware Certifies First 2nd Gen CNAs on vSphere 4 (NTPRO.NL)

Sun supported Virtual Box Hosts & Guests (vizzr.info)

vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide: Shortcuts down the path of Virtualization (Yellow Bricks)

Introduction to Citrix XenDesktop 4 [BlogBattle] (virtualfuture.info)

KB article: Best practices for upgrading to VMware View 4.0 (virtualfuture.info)

Prediction 2010: Enterprise Clouds – A Viewpoint from Surgient (VMBlog)

71-663 - Exchange 2010 Beta exam (Technodrone)

VMware Ready logo now identifies compatible software (VMware tips and tricks)

vSphere Client Update 1 – Now With Windows 7! (Professional VMware)

VIDEO: What is VMware vCloud Express and how can it help you? (VMware Videos)

vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide Released on Amazon (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)

Microsoft confirms: Azure will be a IaaS cloud too (virtualization.info)

vSphere Client on Windows 7 now supported (VMware Knowledge Base Blog)

Is VMware about to change its per-CPU licensing model? (virtualization.info)

Microsoft releases the Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V beta (virtualization.info)

Release: VMware vSphere 4.0 Update 1 (virtualization.info)

Release: Hyper9 Virtual Environment Optimization 2.0 (virtualization.info)

Whitepaper: HP BladeSystem Reference Architecture for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V (virtualization.info)

Disconnected ESX Host (Technodrone)

Benchmarks: VMware vSphere 4.0 vStorage Thin Provisioning (virtualization.info)

New Book – vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide released (Virtual IEF)

Leostream partners with Ericom (virtualization.info)

Update Release of VMware VDR Available (Paul Davey-Xtravirt CTO)

Release: VMware View 4.0 (with software-only PCoIP) (virtualization.info)

vSphere Quickstart Guide (with Alan Renouf) released on Amazon (Gabe's Virtual World)

VMware View 4.0 available (Thinstall Guru)

VMware “Booth Rack” with Tim Myers (Gestalt IT Field Day) (TechHead)

vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide - Ships from and sold by Amazon.com (NTPRO.NL)

Upgrading VMware Data Recovery to 1.1 and testing the new FLR GUI (ESX Virtualization)

Is today's VDI really only about non-shared, personal images? (Brian Madden Blog)

vSphere Performance Overview Page – This Program Cannot Display the Webpage (vinf.net)

Why Information Technology to Business Technology Is Taking Longer Than Expected? (Michael Keen's Business Technology Review)

New articles published for week ending 11/22/2009 (VMware Knowledge Base Weekly Digest)

Jing movie of the new VDR File Level Restore client for Windows (NTPRO.NL)

ESX Commands: esxcfg-vswitch (2 VCP's and a Truck)

GestaltIT Tech Field Day Party Video (VM /ETC)

Planning for vSphere: Key Considerations for a Successful Deployment (Petri IT Knowledgebase)

Exporting data to XML with the EcoShell (NTPRO.NL)

Old vCenter Server Name Shown In Title Bar; Update Manager Plugin Fails (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)

Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 47 (VMTN Blog)

Poor IT hygiene is a barrier to technology adoption (View Yonder)

Google Chrome OS available for testing in a virtual machine (ESX Virtualization)

Picky Flex-10 SFP+ Connectors (knudt blog)

Configuring Role Based Access with the Virtual Storage Console vCenter Plug-in (The Virtual Storage Guy)

SPEC SFS2008 Verifies You Can Run Faster on Fewer Disks with PAM (The Virtual Storage Guy)