VMware Horizon AppManager Updates for July 2011 (That's My View)
There have been some changes for the Horizon AppManager in July and the EUC team already blogged about it on their corporate blog. This month the changes are targeted on the mobile experience and...
View ArticleUpgrading VMFS datastores and SDRS (Frank Denneman)
Among many new cool features introduced by vSphere 5 is the new VMFS file system for block storage. Although vSphere 5 can use VMFS-3, VMFS-5 is the native VMFS level of vSphere 5 and it is recommended...
View ArticleData virtualisation technology adoption: Low, but why? (Server Virtualization...
The adoption of data virtualisation technology is still very low, but many of the organisations that have embraced it are reaping the benefits. Data virtualisation is an approach to information...
View ArticleSimple VMware vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator V0.4 Released! (VirtualVCP)
After receiving reports from the community of some issues with the calculator, I've decided to release version 0.4 of the vSphere 4 and 5 Licence Calculator. In addition to some bug fixes, this version...
View ArticlevSphere 5 video - Migrating from ESX 4.1 to ESXi 5.0 (NTPRO.NL)
This video will show you how to install ESXi 5.0 on a drive with an existing ESX 4.1 installation and VMFS datastore present. ESXi 5.0 uses the same installer for fresh installations and upgrades. If...
View Article“Warning: The current memory configuration is not optimal.” (The Saffa Geek)
Today I had the problem where after adding new memory to one of our Dell 6950 servers even though we followed the correct steps of putting the new 8GB memory cards in as pairs after booting the...
View ArticleBriForum Chicago 2011 DEMO Lab videos now up! (Brian Madden Blog)
BriForum 2011 Chicago took place earlier this week, and we recorded videos of all the booth demos of every vendor from our DEMO Lab. Here's the general layout of how the room was setup. (The orange is...
View ArticleHA Architecture Series – FDM (1/5) (Yellow Bricks)
With vSphere 5.0 comes a new HA architecture. HA has been rewritten from the ground up to shed some of those constraints that were enforced by AAM. HA as part of 5.0, also referred to as FDM (fault...
View ArticleHow to Trick ESXi 5 in seeing an SSD Datastore (virtuallyGhetto)
In vSphere 5, there is a new feature called Host Cache which allows a user to offload the virtual machine's swap onto a dedicated SSD device for better performance. This is done by creating a VMFS...
View ArticleROI/TCO of Virtualization and Cloud Security (Virtualization Practice)
The 7/7 Virtualization Security Podcast with Steve Kaplan, Vice President of INX's Data Center Virtualization Practice and well known ROI/TCO expert within the virtualization and cloud space, joined us...
View ArticleThe calm after the storm – My take on vRAM (Virtual Insanity)
***Disclaimer – I am a VMware employee and receive paychecks that have the word VMware stamped on them. My thoughts are my own but if you are afraid of an employee’s opinion, run away now!...
View ArticleInstalling VMware vFabric Enterprise Ready Server on Linux (VMware KBTV)
Here at KBTV we are constantly looking for new areas to dive into and new products to cover. Over the course of the coming weeks we are going to be producing some videos for your entertainment based on...
View ArticleIndy Demo Days 7/28 - It's Like A Mini VMworld (Kendrick Coleman)
Next week on July 28th, make sure you make the trip to Indianapolis IN for the 4th annual VMware User Group Demo Days! This is a fantastic event that truly feels like a mini VMworld. This is no...
View ArticleIndy Demo Days 7/28 - It's Like A Mini VMworld (Kendrick Coleman)
Next week on July 28th, make sure you make the trip to Indianapolis IN for the 4th annual VMware User Group Demo Days! This is a fantastic event that truly feels like a mini VMworld. This is no...
View ArticleScheduled Maintenance July 22 (VMware Support Insider)
VMware will be performing system maintenance to several VMware web applications on Friday, July 22, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Pacific Time. If you need to file a support request while the upgrade is in...
View ArticleEthical in IT blogging (Malaysia VMware Communities)
IT blogging become one of the biggest success platform for all IT Users to communicate, share and collaborate globally. I can’t recall when was the last time I really spend time to read a book that...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 5 Official GA Date? (Malaysia VMware Communities)
VMware vSphere 5.0 have been launched since 12 July 2011 but the official GA still a missing date. For the past 1 week, my colleague or my friend keep ask about the VMware vSphere 5 Official GA date....
View ArticleRelease: Oracle VirtualBox 4.1.0 (virtualization.info)
Oracle announced on July 19th a major release for its desktop virtualization software VirtualBox, hitting version 4.1.0. Updates for the 4.0.x serie are still being released. This release introduces...
View ArticleFree Tool from vKernel – Capacity view (ESX Virtualization)
See how many VMs have over-allocated memory in your environment. To get a quick view on your Virtual environment when it comes to over-allocating memory to your VMs, you might consider this free tool...
View ArticleSetting up the ESXi 5.0 Dump Collector (ESXi Chronicles)
A core dump is the state of working memory in the event of host failure. By default, a core dump is saved to the local disk. In the case of Auto Deploy where there may not be a local disk the core dump...
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