Changing hostname from the service console (Virtual Infrastructure Tips)
The easiest way to change the hostname is via the vSphere client (see this post for changing IP address and VLAN IP). If, however, this is not an option for some reason, the hostname can be changed...
View ArticleSMB Shared Storage Smackdown – Part 1 NFS Performance (vNinja.net)
Recently at the office I was given the task to test out some SMB NAS products to use as potential candidates for some of our small branch offices all over the world. I did many tests relating from...
View ArticlevSphere 5 Licensing – Are We Overreacting? (Jason's Nash's Blog)
Last week VMware officially announced vSphere 5. There are some really great new features in this release and vSphere continues to evolve and get better and better. While many of us knew that there...
View ArticleGet the New vSphere HA Functionality with vSphere 4 (Jason's Nash's Blog)
While working in the lab one nice thing I noticed is that if you add a VI4 host to vCenter 5 it installs the new HA agent and you get the new, much improved, vSphere 5 functionality. I have only...
View ArticleVSP3067 Mythbusters Goes Virtual (Twitter hashtag: #VSP3067) (NTPRO.NL)
<img>With the VMworld 2011 schedule builder up and running, it’s time to choose your favourite sessions. The list is very long and contains the most awesome sessions. When you run across...
View ArticlevSphere 5.0: ESXCLI (Yellow Bricks)
Many of us have been logging in to the ESX console for ages and have (ab)used the esxcfg-* commands on a regular basis. We’ve used them in scripts and during troubleshooting and all of that is about to...
View ArticleV-Index launched by Veeam (ESX Virtualization)
V-Index website gives an access to different resources which are interesting when it comes to Virtualization. New website has been launched by Veeam. It’s a community website which should help to...
View ArticleRES Software’s Baseline Desktop Analyzer: Using the Cloud to help Migrate to...
RES Baseline Desktop Analyzer is a free, on-line, Microsoft Windows Azure-hosted service that allows you to gain visibility into your existing desktop infrastructure through a real-time analysis of...
View ArticleUpdating VMware tools without reboot (VMGuru.nl)
A client was asking me if it was possible to install the VMware tools inside VM’s without having to reboot them right after. I knew it was possible and went looking for a way on doing so. During the...
View ArticleVMware VCP5 Beta Exam in Baltics (vReality)
I received an invite to VCP5 Beta Exam last week and since I am not away for summer vacation like usually at this time of the year I thought that I should take this opportunity. After a quick glance at...
View ArticleLoad Balancing Considerations for vCloud (Updated 7/18/11) (Chris Colotti's...
In my previous post about setting up a vCloud In a Box for your Lab, I also mentioned that I happened to install the Zeus Load Balancer to examine some of the options available for load balancing you...
View ArticleMulti-NIC vMotion support in vSphere 5.0 (Frank Denneman)
There are some fundamental changes to vMotion scalability and performance in vSphere 5.0 one is the multi-nic support. One of the most visible changes is multi-NIC vMotion capabilities. In vSphere 5.0...
View ArticlevSphere 5.0: Storage initiatives (Yellow Bricks)
Storage has been my primary focus for the 5.0 launch. The question often asked when talking about the separate components is how it all fits together. Lets first list some of the new or enhanced...
View ArticleHow to Create Custom Firewall Rules in ESXi 5.0 (virtuallyGhetto)
In ESXi 5.0, the firewall system has been completely revamped to provide the same functionality as the classic ESX Service Console esxcfg-firewall command. To access the firewall configurations, you...
View ArticleFollow the ESXi Chronicles on twitter (ESXi Chronicles)
Keep up with the VMware ESXi Chronicles by following us on twitter @VMwareESXi. Get a head start on learning about the new featues in vSphere 5.0 to include the new ESXCLI command, Image Builder and...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 5 License Comparison Chart (Malaysia VMware Communities)
As of 12 July 2011, VMware officially launched the 5.0 release of vSphere. VMware vSphere 5 introduced an impressive number of new features and new licensing format. The following is complete VMware...
View ArticleNew Articles Published for Week Ending 7/16/11 (VMware Knowledge Base Weekly...
Apache Tomcat 7 Determining Tomcat/tcServer installation vulnerability to CVE-2011-2204 (2002171) Date Published: 7/13/2011 Spring Framework Instrumenting the Spring Pet Clinic example application...
View ArticleInventory your VMs and calculate their cost in the cloud (InfoWorld...
Did you ever wonder how much it would cost to run your virtual infrastructure in the cloud? If not, your boss and the bean counters in finance probably have, and it's only a matter of time before they...
View ArticleESXi 5 is the only to go as VMware remove ESX Console in vSphere 5 (Malaysia...
VMware had tried hard to push their existing customer to switch over to ESXi version since vsphere 4. With the up coming vSphere 5, there will no longer provide esx service console as it does in the...
View ArticlePaperback editions finally available of vSphere 5 Clustering Tech Deepdive...
I guess Amazon and Createspace had enough of getting those phone calls three or four times from Frank every day since Tuesday as magically the book popped up on Amazon overnight. It took a while and...
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