A cool presentation by Eric Sloof: new HA in vSphere 5 (Virtual Aleph)
vSphere 5 introduces a new High Availability agent named FDM.[...] There is no more AAM agent like in vSphere 4.1. Instead, there has been a new agent introduced which is named FDM – Fault Domain...
View ArticleVMware official presentation video on vSphere 5 pricing model (Virtual Aleph)
Directly from VMware.com site an interesting video covering the pricing / licensing of vSphere 5Click on the image to view the presentationcheers\mf
View ArticleRadio Silence Continues… (RTFM Education)
OK, I think you might have worked it out – things have gone VERY quiet on RTFM of recent weeks. There’s been no output from me on vSphere5 or the vRAM issue… My last chinwag was with Scott Lowe in...
View ArticleBlack and white edition Clustering deepdive available (Frank Denneman)
It looks like Amazon is getting its game together. As of now the Black and White paperback edition is available at Amazon.com. Get it here: VMware vSphere Clustering Technical Deepdive We are still...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 5 Clustering Technical Deepdive (Frank Denneman)
As of today the paperback versions of the VMware vSphere 5 Clustering Technical Deepdive is available at Amazon. We took the feedback into account when creating this book and are offering a Full Color...
View ArticleMy VMware vSphere 5 License Calculator Updated to Version 0.3 (VirtualVCP)
This is just a quick post to say that my vSphere License calculator has now been updated to Version 0.3. The following changes/updates have been made: The term "cluster" has been removed “Memory...
View ArticleHow to assing Thinapp packages to desktops in VMware View (ESX Virtualization)
This video comes from new Trainsignal Training course – VMware View Administration. Brian Knudtson is the Instructor and he shows you how easy is to deploy your prepared thinapp packages to your...
View ArticleLeveraging the vSphere 5.0 NetFlow support to monitor and report traffic data...
One of the cool networking features in vSphere 5.0 is the built-in support for NetFlow. This was first introduced in VI3.5 as an experimental feature and then it vanished, for some reason, in vSphere...
View ArticleWhat's New in VMware Vsish for ESXi 5 (virtuallyGhetto)
I wrote about What Is VMware Vsish back in 2010 which included a list of 771 configuration parameters some public and some hidden. With the latest release of ESXi 5, I have compiled a list of the net...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 5.0 – What’s New & Exciting (TechHead)
After much anticipation VMware vSphere 5.0 has now officially been announced with a release date in the not so distant future (still TBC). It is safe to say that this is definitely one of the most...
View ArticleVMware View Client for Android Tablets is here (Virtualization Team)
For all of those Android Tablets fans who had a VMware View environment and wanted to connect to, but had no official VMware View Client that support Android this post is carrying out the good news to...
View ArticlePlease, let’s change the vCenter hierarchy views (vReference)
In vSphere there are 4 different inventory views, along with a search option: Hosts and Clusters VMs and Templates Datastores Networking (BTW, why is this not “Networks”?) The primary view, the one...
View ArticleVMware Delivers Virtualized Data Security for the Cloud (VMware Security Blog)
The inadvertent exposure of confidential information has become the number one threat for many enterprises today, particularly when financial data, personally identifiable information, or personal...
View ArticleBook – VMware vSphere Clustering Technical Deepdive (TechHead)
Those masters of VMware vSphere HA and DRS Duncan Epping and Frank Denneman have been at it again and have just released another deep-dive vSphere book this time on ‘VMware vSphere 5 Clustering –...
View ArticleWeekly Twitter Updates (Virtualization Information)
Checking out #vmwarecloud webinar. # Just finished with a #CTP briefing on the #Citrix #cloud com acquisition. Cool stuff. # RT @tom_howarth: is it just me or does that video look like Skynet <– +1...
View ArticleVMware vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (vCSA) features and benefits (VMwire)
The VMware vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (vCSA) provides an alternative option for organizations that chose not to run the Windows vCenter Server but still require centralised management of VMware...
View ArticleVMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.0] Training Course by VMware...
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.0] will be available at 29th of August. The VCP – VMware Certified Professional is one of the most appreciated exams in the IT industry. The VCP 5 has...
View ArticleTop 5, I mean 10 Planet V12N blog posts for week 28 (VMTN Blog)
Well hopefully you got a chance to see the largest VMware launch in history this past week. If you missed the big event and would like to see it, you can click here to watch! We announced vSphere 5,...
View ArticleSSH Keys & Lockdown Mode Caveat in ESXi 5 (virtuallyGhetto)
Hopefully everyone is familiar with ESXi's Lockdown Mode and what it means from a security standpoint. Here is a table of the behavior between normal and Lockdown Mode:<img>In ESXi 5, the use of...
View ArticleChanging IP and VLAN on host - no VM downtime (Virtual Infrastructure Tips)
It is possible to change the service console (COS) IP and VLAN id for hosts in a cluster without having VM downtime (see this post for changing hostname). The trick is to change the COS IP first on all...
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