How to backup ESXi 4.1 configuration (ESX Virtualization)
Backing up the configuration of ESXi host. One of those questions you might be asking yourself is the one on How to backup ESXi configuration files. You might be saying why backup if the...
View ArticleVMware Zimbra Desktop 7.0.1 Released (vmwarewolf)
<img> <img>New version released of Zimbra Desktop VMware Zimbra Desktop 7.0.1 Date: 4/27/2011 Zimbra Desktop (ZD) is the next-generation email and collaboration client. The Zimbra Desktop...
View Article20 Free Recorded Webinars from Veeam (VMware Videos)
I just happened across 20 free recorded webinars from Veeam. They include well known virtualization experts like Rick Vanover, Doug Hazelman, Sean Clark, Eric Siebert, Greg Sheilds, and Cameron Fuller....
View ArticleBack The F:\ Up! (Virtual Insanity)
I am sure it comes as no surprise to any of our readers that virtualization is not the exclusive full-time focus for most of us. Most of us have a breadth of responsibility spanning gobs of...
View ArticleOverview of my Upcoming vSphere Performance Video (VMware Videos)
In May I’ll be releasing my vSphere Performance Monitoring video training course from Train Signal. I’ve spent 3 months creating this course that will have about 40 video lessons. I’ll cover everything...
View ArticlevSphere 4.1 Patch 02 Released (vmwarewolf)
<img> <img>VMware today released the new VMware ESX 4.1 Patch 02. Improvements included in this patch: This patch addresses Virtual Machines configured with CPU limits experiencing a drop...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 5 details (VirtualizationAdmin Blogs)
Beth Pariseau from Techtarget and Kenneth van Surksum from Virtualization.info is reporting some of the possible upcoming VMware vSphere 5 details. Here are some of the speculated details: Build on the...
View ArticleDirect Attached Storage: Good for Small Hyper-V Installations (Virtualization...
Making virtualization work for small organizations is always tough, but DAS makes things easier.
View Article6 Months As A vArchitect - What's It Like? (Kendrick Coleman)
I feel like my blogging has been lagging lately and I wanted to give my readers an insight as to why. First, I've been working like a mad dog at my new gig. I remember sitting at previous jobs and see...
View ArticleCheck for ESXi scratch persistence (vReference)
In my last post, I looked at how the ESXi installer may not create a scratch partition if it identifies the local disks as remote during the install. I had stated that the following was good check to...
View ArticlevCloud on Vblock: Findings From The Field (Chris Colotti's Blog)
Well folks, there has been a lot going on for me recently as you can tell by the frequent postings, but this week was especially interesting for me. I had a unique opportunity to work with a customer...
View ArticleVMware and EMC in Singapore (Pivot Point)
We technophiles easily forget that partnerships are more about relationships than interconnecting parts. In Asia the importance of relationships is even more important. It is often the primary...
View ArticleWhich metric to use for monitoring memory? (Yellow Bricks)
This question has come up several times over the last couple of weeks so I figured it was time to dedicate an article to it. People have always been used to monitoring memory usage in a specific way....
View ArticleLondon VMUG – 12 May 2011 (Virtu-Al)
The next London VMUG has been arranged and will take place on Thursday, 12 May 2011. There will be a change to the normal routine as it now looks like there will be multiple tracks, multiple sponsors...
View Article“Failed to verify the service account.” when installing vCenter (The VMguy)
Got this lovely message yesterday when installing a new vCenter 4.1U1 for a customer. Never seen this one before. Until I found this thread. I was very suprised to see the resolution. Here’s a tip...
View ArticleUsing the vCenter console for mirroring a PCoIP session (That's My View)
Sometimes, i.e. for support reasons it is necessary that you can mirror a users remote session. There are three ways to do that in VMware View. Windows remote assistent (VMware Knowledge Base article),...
View ArticleTechnically, the Amazon Cloud didn’t actually fail (Virtualization Practice)
Amazon's Service Level Agreement (SLA) is so narrowly-drawn that it could easily be argued that the recent Elastic Block Store (EBS) outage wasn't a failure of Amazon Web Services at all. Anyone using...
View ArticleESX Patches out Today (vmwarewolf)
<img> <img>VMware ESX 4.1 Patch ESX410-201104401-SG: Updates VMkernel, VMX, CIM http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1035098 VMware ESX 4.1 Patch ESX410-201104402-BG: Updates VMware net-nx-nic driver...
View ArticleThinApp Repository Report (LucD notes)
When you’re using ThinApp to package your software packages you are bound to end up with a huge repository after some time. Of course you have documented each ThinApp package you made, but sometimes...
View ArticleThinApp Repository Report (That's My View)
Luc Dekens published a new article on his blog about a script which can be used to create a ThinApp Repository report. With help of Powershell and the ThinAp SDK he created a script which outputs a...
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