VMware Horizon View 5.3 brings Windows 8.1, IOS 7.0, vDGA and VSAN support
In addition to VMware Mirage to manage DR of endpoints likes laptops and current PCs or Horizon Workplace to push applications to any device, when you get the full Horizon Suite you get every function needed for clients’ desktops , thin tablets or smart phones to deliver applications to the people working for a company. […]
vSphere 5.0 Update 1 and Related Product Launches
VMware has unveiled a point release update to several of their products tied to the vSphere 5 virtual cloud datacenter platform plus a few new product launches. vCenter 5.0 Update 1 – Added support for new guest operating systems such as Windows 8, Ubuntu, and SLES 11 SP2, the usual resolved issues and bug fixes, […]
VMware Extends Lab Manager 4.x Support 1 Year
Some years ago, with the release of VMware vCloud Director 1.0, VMware announced the end of support date for Lab Manager 4.x. That date had actually come and gone last month. This morning there was a communication from VMware that Lab Manager 4.x support has been extended for another year with the new end of […]
vCloud Director , RHEL 6.3 , and Windows Server 2012 NFS
One of the new features introduced in vCloud Director 5.1.2 is cell server support on the RHEL 6 Update 3 platform , cell server support on RHEL 5 Update 7 was quietly removed in the recent past – verify the version of RHEL in your environment using cat /etc/issue). When migrating your cell server(s) to […]
Software Defined Single Sign On Database
Software Defined Single Sign On Database. One difficult task since the release of vSphere 5.1 has been the creation of SSO (Single Sign On) databases. Creating an SSO database is not that incredibly difficult, but to achieve this; you require a higher level of attention to detail. There are a few reasons for this: VMware […]
RVTools 3.3 Now Available
Good news: RVTools 3.3 from Rob de Veij is now generally available to the public. Release notes for this build: GetWebResponse time-out value changed from 5 minutes to 10 minutes (for very big environments) New tab page with HBA information On vDatastore tab the definition of the Provisioned MB and In Use MB columns was […]
vMA 5.1 Patch 1 Released
Expendable news item here too good not to be posted. For those who may have missed it, VMware has released an update to the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) 5.1 appliances formally referred to as Patch 1. This release is documented in VMware KB 2044135 and the updated appliance bits can be downloaded from (http://vmware.com/download/ ). […]
vSphere 5.x – How to Enable SSH & ESXi Shell
Today we are going to learn how to enable SSH and the ESXi shell on VMware vSphere 5.1 and 5.x in very simple steps. We are going to do this using the ESXi/vSpher Hypervisor console window. This post hopefully will help those that are starting out with VMware vSphere or those that already run their […]
VMware vCenter Server Update 5.5.0a Update Available
vCenter Server Update 5.5.0a available. vCenter Server – VMware have released just released an update to the vCenter Server 5.5 product. The new release is numbered 5.5.0a and addresses a number of vCenter released bug fixes, mostly around the area of vCenter SSO (Single Sign-On). Based on the bug fixes found in this release, I […]
VMware vCenter Log Insight- Puppet Enterprise Content Pack Available
vCenter Log Insight VMware vCenter Log Insight is software that performs log aggregation and analysis across various devices and components in your infrastructure, for example storage. The Puppet Enterprise Content Pack is now available for VMware vCenter Log Insight. Those not familiar with VMware vCenter log insight I recommend you take a look and download […]
Veeam Launches Backup & Replication v7
When it comes to data protection, data replication and data recovery, these are very challenging tasks. Consolidation through virtualization has forced customers to retool automated protection and recovery methodologies in the datacenter and at remote DR sites. Veeam has evolved from just a simple backup tool to a full solution agentless backup and restore with […]
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 root account locked out after password expiration
I was browsing and I came across this new VMware KB article which could potentially have widespread impact. This is very important, particularly in lab, development and proof of concept environments. The VMware KB article number is 2069041 and it is titled The vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 root account locked out after password expiration. The […]
Using vim-cmd To Power On Virtual Machines
When you have a lab it is very wise to have a UPS that will protect you in case of a power shortage, this is because a power shortage can bring everything down. When everything is 100% virtualized, DHCP , DNS and active directory. Recovering this type of environment is a little hard from a […]
Update VMware Tools via Windows System Tray
Those that use windows platform may inquire why they are unable to update an out of date VMware tools installation using the VMware tools applet in the system tray. When you click on the Update Tools button either produces an error similar to Update Tools failed or nothing happens. Even though the option to update […]
Using PowerCLI to Answer Virtual Machine Message Questions
Many people, who do not like working hard, but believe in efficiency, automation and working smarter. Just like scripters. You’ll sometimes hear them say something like “Any process which is repeated once or more should be scripted”. Thus my personal threshold for committing to a scripted method is higher than one repetition. Mostly, if you […]
Creating vCloud Director Transfer Server Storage on NFS
We are going to learn how to instantiate vCloud Director Transfer Storage on an NFS export which is where all scalable VCD implementations in production are supposed to reside. The process is pretty straightforward but can be difficult to remember the fine details if linux is not your native operating system. You are required to […]
A Look at vCenter 5.5 SSO RC Installation
vCenter single sign on (SSO) vsphere 5.5 release has several improvements, like the following: Completely re-written from the ground Multi-master architecture Native replication mechanism SSO now has site awareness (think of the possibilities for HA stretched clusters) MMC based diagnostic suite available as a separately maintained download The external database and its preparation dependency has […]
7 Things You Should Know about Windows 2012 R2 Licensing on VMware
Windows Licensing Microsoft has yet again adjusted the licensing policy regarding the availability of windows server 2012R2 in combination with virtualization and cloud environments. There are a lot of questions regarding how they should license windows server products with virtualization technologies and specifically with VMware vSphere clusters. Here is a top 7 things you should […]
VMware Fusion 6.0.2 Update Released
VMware have just released a maintainance update (6.0.2) for their Mac based Fusion product. This minor update addresses a number of bug fixes to the recently released Fusion 6.X virtualization product. Those running nfusion 6.X then the next time you start it up you should receive a notification window that the 6.0.2 update is available […]
New Book: VMware Private Cloud Computing with vCloud Director
You can read New Book: VMware Private Cloud Computing with vCloud Director. Those who plan to implement VMware vCloud Director , will want to put their hands on this book by Simon Gallagher “VMware Private Cloud Computing with vCloud Director”. This book can be of help for those are or want to implement VMware vCloud […]
Mastering VMware vSphere Book Updated for vSphere 5.5
Good news for those interested in vSphere, VMsphere vSphere author, blgogger and all-round aficionado, Scott Lowe is releasing an update to his highly popular” Mastering VMwrae vSphere “book. In this release he is joined by fellow blogger nick Marshall in updating “Mastering VMsphere vSphere” to reflect all the latest vSphere 5.5 changes and updates. This […]
VMware vCenter Server 5.1 Update 2
There are some new features in the new VMware released some days back a vCenter Server 5.1 update 2 build 1473063. This update enables the customization for windows 8.1, windows 2012 R2 and SLES 11 SP3 and many more. Additionally there has been multiple fixes released which hopefully might interest you or your clients using […]
How to monitor what your vCAC IaaS Server is doing in real-time
vCAC is known to be a very complex product with a lot of moving parts, it is a lot of work to have to move back and forth between monitoring views in the UI. The IaaS server is a windows box that does most of the moving of the heavy parts, this ensures that you […]
VMware trademark guide
VMware trademark guide a very important resource for bloggers, technical writer .VMware employees and partners who have less interest in blogs .the guide is intended to provide guidance regarding the VMware brand names that tend to draw the greatest interest. For one to have an official VMware product the following guide line helps ensure there […]
Book Review: VMware vSphere 5 Building a Virtual Datacenter
The title of the book is VMware vSphere 5 Building a Virtual Datacenter by Eric Maillé and René-François Mennecier (Foreword by Chad Sakac and Technical Editor Tom Keegan). This is a book which caught me off guard a little because I was not aware of it. The book starts off with the first two chapters […]
