Storage Center 5.6 Released
There is a release of the storage center 5.6 and it comes with some features and platform support currently built into storage center 6.x as well as a large number of bug fixes. This is good news for those with 32-bit systems (series 30 or below) who require these features because SCOS 6.x is 64-bit […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Syslog gone mad after vSphere upgrade vSphere 5.1 update 1
Syslog gone mad I experienced this when I upgraded from vSphere 5.0 update 2 host to vSphere 5.1 update 1 I noticed an issue with the Isassd daemon, after the update manager finished with the upgrade the Isassd starts to write a lot of messages. For just 5 minutes the syslog server received 170k log […]
Release: Veam Backup & Replication 6.5
For those not aware, there has been a new release of the Veam Backup & Replication 6.5. It’s very interesting, the first backup solution for vSphere 5.1 and windows Server 2012 Hyper-3.0. A well brief of the new features can be found on this youtube video, from what I have seen this upgrades are worth […]
PowerCLI in the Cloud
Those who are active with PowerCLI sessions at VMWorld, you may still be having in your mind the mention of a vCloud snapin coming soon. It is going to be the first Powershell snapin that allows administration of your hybrid cloud environment. PowerCLI 5.01 is now available with a new snapin for vCloud Director 1.5. […]
Import OVF/OVA: No datastore found on target in vCenter Server 5.1
Most of the time when you want to import your lab environment, most of the time we use folders to organize the datastores. But this is not the same when you want to import an OVF/OPVA template to one of your environments it brings an error. It is a bug in the vCenter Server 5.1. […]
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 […]
vShield Edge Version Discovery with PowerCL
It has become clear that when upgrading your vShield manager, the shield edge devices will not be upgrade until you restart them. Sometimes we are caught in a situation where you need to do manual scheduled upgrades , then you are in good luck this little script will assist you keep track of all the […]
VMware releases vSphere powerCLI 5.5 R2
There was some new release of vSphere PowerCLI 5.5(Build 1649237) wich was shared by Alan Renouf on facebook . The new R2 has the following features per the release notes: Access to the vCenter Server SRM public API (Connect-SRMServer and Disconnect-SRMServer cmdlets) – an exciting addition for sure Support for adding and removing tags and […]
Configuring SNMP Traps for ESXi/ESX 3.5, 4.x, and 5.x
Details To generate virtual machine and environmental traps from ESXi/ESX 3.5, 4.x, and 5.x hosts, you must configure and enable the embedded SNMP agent. You cannot use the Net-SNMP-based agent to generate these traps, although it can receive GET transactions and generate other types of traps.This represents a change in behavior from ESX 3.0.x, in […]
30 VMware vSphere Performance Tips
You most likely chose VMware’s vSphere as your virtualization solution due to it’s reputation as a solid and performant product; however, without proper attention and optimization you will not fully utilize the capabilities of the platform. There’s a multitude of optimizations that can be made to make your vSphere setup perform at optimal levels . This article […]
VMware shares data on bandwidth, sync times, and RPOs with vSphere Replication
Was very interesting that I have got some data to share with you that comes from usage of Site Recovery Manager with real systems and VMs. I often get asked to provide generic guidance on vSphere Replication and usually answers are hard to quantify as they are so specific to an individual environment. Having success […]
