VMware Newsletter 6.12

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Hi everyone and welcome to this weeks VMware newsletter. I have been focused around a number of customer initiatives, some of which are in the process of completing their upgrades to vSphere 5.5. This is a bit delayed for a few as they are in the throws of merging with another organisation which set them back in their timeline and they are now finding this to be a priority. It is an interesting jump as they have to move some hosts and vCenter Server from older versions like 4.0 which is at EOL to the new 5.5 platform and also ensure that other solutions such as SRM are upgraded at the same time. This has led me to think about the role that VMware and specifically vCenter Server has on an organisation and its ability to keep functioning in the case of an outage. With SRM we are in a great scenario but when we are required to do an upgrade or in this case a replacement there will be a period where the organisation may not have SRM installed. This puts them at rid, or does it. Having this conversation with one of the managers I asked him how often VM’s stopped working, it turns out that unless they have an operating system issue this rarely if ever occurs. Of course this does not mean that it won’t occur and tempting fate with a perfect storm of an outage at the same time that SRM is down is not an appropriate scenario, however the conclusion to this was that the risk was actually very low. In fact it was low enough for the business to recommend doing the upgrade with only an email message to the business owners giving them info on the potential outage window that could occur in the case of a catastrophic failure.

VMware technology is reliable, and organisations that maintain their virtual infrastructure and plan their upgrades careful, and try not fall too far behind are in a great position to upgrade with almost no impact to the organisation.

Have a great week everyone.

Virtually Yours

Neil Isserow

Senior Technical Account Manager

VMware Australia

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New Book - Virtualizing SQL Server with VMware (http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/archives/2610-guid.html)

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Top 25 bloggers 2014 results are out… (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=14698)The top 25 bloggers 2014 voting results are out. This year the competition was insane, and I know that I say this every year but if you look at bloggers like Cormac Hogan, Derek Seaman, Frank Denneman, Chris Wahl and William Lam you know what I am talking about. 1400+ people voted, 15 new blogs […] " Top 25 bloggers 2014 results are out… " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB.

Selecting a disk controller for VSAN using the HCL (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=14687)As this was completely unclear to me as well and I started a thread on it on our internal social platform I figured I would share this with you. When you go through the exercise of selecting a disk controller for VSAN using the VMware Compatibility Guide (vmwa.re/vsanhcl) you will see that there are 4 […] " Selecting a disk controller for VSAN using the HCL " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB.

Book: Networking for VMware Administrators (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=14665)Fellow blogger Chris Wahl just announced the availability of an awesome book titled Networking for VMware Administrators he authored with Steve Pantol. The book is published via VMware Press and is a must read if you ask me. I am going to order it for sure as it is an area that I can definitely […] " Book: Networking for VMware Administrators " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB.

Startup News Flash part 15 (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=14653)Number 15 of the Startup News Flash… What happened in the world of (storage / flash related) startup’s in the last couple of weeks? Not too much news, but I felt it was worth releasing anyway as other wise the below would be really old news. One of the most interesting BC/DR startups of the […] " Startup News Flash part 15 " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB.

VSAN Basics – Changing a VM’s storage policy (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=14603)I have been talking a lot about the architecture of VSAN and have written many articles. It seems that somehow some of the more basic topics have not been fully addressed yet like changing a VM’s storage policy. One of our field folks had a question from a customer which was based on this video. […] " VSAN Basics – Changing a VM’s storage policy " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB.

2014 top VMware & virtualization blog voting results (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=4694)So the voting has ended, the results have been tabulated and here they are. There were almost 80 new blogs on the ballot this year and 5 new blogs to make the top 25. This year there was over 1400 votes compared to around 1300 last year. You can read more stats about this years [...]

Watch the Top vBlog 2014 Results Show live! (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=4664)countdown Join Eric Siebert from vSphere-land, David Davis from Virtualization Software, Rick Vanover from Veeam and John Troyer from VMware as we countdown the top 25 bloggers based on the results from my annual VMware/virtualization blog survey. This event will be broadcast live via Google Hangouts at 10:00am PST on Thursday March 27th right here on [...]

And the results of the top vBlog 2014 voting are… (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=4653)…not ready to be revealed yet, you’ll have to wait a few days to find out. I’ve tabulated all the votes and applied points to the votes and have computed the results. We’ll announce the winners on a special live Google Hangout this Thursday with David Davis, Rick Vanover and John Troyer. Stay tuned here [...]

A Follow Up on Linux Network Namespaces (http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=3425)This post follows up an earlier post on Linux network namespaces with some corrections and additional information. This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org . Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. A Follow Up on Linux Network Namespaces

#TopvBlog2014 Results Prove VMware has a Fantastic Community (http://longwhiteclouds.com/?p=3221)Today Eric Siebert released the results of the Top vBlog results for 2014 with the help of Rick Vanover from Veeam, John Troyer from VMware and David Davis from Pluralsight. Big thanks to Veeam for putting up some awesome prizes this year for bloggers and voters alike. The sheer number of votes and the number […]

SQL and Oracle On Nutanix Papers Hot Of The Press (http://longwhiteclouds.com/?p=3219)Two papers that have been the result of some of the work I and the team have been doing over the past couple of months at Nutanix have just been published. The first paper is the SQL Server on Nutanix Tech Note that includes a brief outline of why Nutanix is a great place to […]

Updated: Supported Business Applications on the VMware Platform (http://www.vmguru.nl/wordpress/?p=7848)More and more applications are supported on the VMware Platform, with the release of VMware vSphere 5.5 the boundaries of virtual machines have been expanded even more. Often we get questions about which applications are supported on the VMware virtual platform. There is a website page where you can search for specific applications and if they are supported by the software publisher and a link to the support statement. In January 2012 there where 3490 applications support, nowadays the counter shows 5058…

Telling Lies Could Actually Protect You Online (http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=4990)When it comes to online security, I can safely say this is something I have been quite lax with. I’m sure many of you are in the same boat. But after reading a few different articles lately about what information is actually out there on the internet, I decided to change my stance somewhat. I’m […] " Telling Lies Could Actually Protect You Online " originally appeared on The SLOG . - Follow Simon Long on Twitter: @SimonLong_ Related posts: Unofficial Online VMware User Group TIPS:…

vSphere and Hyper-V Visio stencils (http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=4987)For those of you who like to make pretty architecture diagrams, this might be for you. Veeam provides a FREE collection of VMware and Hyper-V virtualization Visio stencils that can be used by ESX administrators, system integrators and datacenter managers to create their own diagrams in Microsoft Visio 2003, 2007, 2010 or 2013 as part of […] " vSphere and Hyper-V Visio stencils " originally appeared on The SLOG . - Follow Simon Long on Twitter: @SimonLong_ Related posts: vSoup – Visio is…

VDI Calculator v5.5 is Now Available with Nutanix and Multi-Language Support (http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=6146)Today I am announcing the General Availability of the new VDI Calculator v5.5. This new version introduces support for Nutanix node and cluster calculation, and muti-language UI support for English, Chinese and Spanish. To use the Nutanix calculation select Nutanix in the Infrastructure Model drop-down menu and select the node type to be used. As … Continue reading »

A Review of Horizon View 5.3.1 Limits and Maximums (http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=6127)Giving continuity to my Horizon View Limits and Maximums series (VMware View 4.0 | VMware View 5.0 | Horizon View 5.2 | Horizon View 5.3) I am now releasing an updated version for Horizon View 5.3.1. As an administrator or architect you should always ensure your designs are within the product’s Maximums and Limits in order to be entitled to … Continue reading »

Nutanix Controller Failure. Will Users Notice? (http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=6112)Reliability and resiliency is a key, if not the most important piece, to the Nutanix Distributed File System (NDFS). Being a distributed system NDFS is built to handle component, service and controller (CVM) failures. “Reliability is the probability of an item operating for a certain amount of time without failure. As such, the reliability function … Continue reading »

#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCAP-DTD with Adam Eckerle (@eck79) (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4304)In the first of 3 shows dedicated to the VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Desktop Design, Adam Eckerle reviews design considerations for pods and blocks, support infrastructure such as Active Directory, DNS and DHCP and also ThinApp. Video Slides You can find Adam on Twitter @eck79 and his blog at http://ecktech.me/ and request a copy of […]

Buy One Get One Free Virtualization Books! (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4295)Hey, you guyyyys! As you may be aware, a number of friends of the #vBrownBag podcast and friends within the overall virtualization community have written books for Packt Publishing. I recently found out that they’re celebrating their 2,000th title by offering a Buy One Get One Free deal. This is a limited time offer deal, […]

Upcoming VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Desktop Design Series (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4292)Starting on March 26th, we will have 3 shows to help you prepare for your VMware Certified Advanced Professional in Desktop Design (VCAP-DTD). The series will be broken into 3 sections to cover the various parts of the VCAP-DTD Blueprint. You can get up to speed on the blueprints and format of the exam thanks […]

#vBrownBag Follow-Up Automate ALL the Things Advanced vCO with Joerg Lew (@joerglew) (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4287)On the latest #vBrownBag Automate ALL the Things session, Joerg Lew gives a deep dive demo on some advanced features of VMware vCenter Orchestrator. Video You can find Joerg on Twitter @joerglew and his blog at http://www.vcoportal.de/ Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast at http://professionalvmware.com/brownbags/ and follow some of our ongoing series such […]

JumpSquares v1.3 - Getting Pretty (http://kendrickcoleman.com/index.php/Tech-Blog/jumpsquares-v13-getting-pretty.html)You don't know what JumpSquares is by now? Shame on you! Get to JumpSquares.net and watch the video intro ! Or you can read my in-depth blog post . So what's new in version 1.3? Not a whole lot of functionality, but a heck of a lot of eye candy. Changed the homepage to include a few kudos from my friends @JohnnieITatDell , @herseyc , and @vNelsonTX . I appreciate the kind words fellas! I hope you don't mind me plastering your face on my website for my own personal gain :). Do you want your face…

VMware KB Digest – New KB articles published for week ending 3/22/14 (http://vmwaretips.com/wp/?p=2302)In our effort to provide our viewers with up to the minute information on VMware related news and topics, we’re posting the following list of new KB Entries for this week, direct from VMware Support. vCloud Hybrid Service Plug-in for vSphere Client Compatibility Information for vCloud Hybrid Service vSphere Client Plug-in (2074778) Date Published: 3/18/2014 [...]

KB Articles

vCloud Hybrid Service Plug-in for vSphere Client
Compatibility Information for vCloud Hybrid Service vSphere Client Plug-in (2074778)
Date Published: 3/18/2014

VMware ESXi
Processor speed of virtual machine is reported incorrectly in the Guest Operating system (2071039)
Date Published: 3/21/2014
ESXi host might not report memory Pre-Failure Alert notification (2071113)
Date Published: 3/20/2014
Removing a VMware Virtual SAN-enabled cluster and detaching the VMware ESXi host from the cluster (2072347)
Date Published: 3/17/2014
Implementing vSphere Metro Storage Cluster using Hitachi Storage Cluster for VMware vSphere (2073278)
Date Published: 3/17/2014
Virtual machine fails to power on with error: Longmode is unsupported. It is required for 64-bit guest OS support. On Intel systems, longmode requires VT-x to be enabled in the BIOS (2073384)
Date Published: 3/19/2014
Installing/upgrading to the HP Custom ISO published on 3/11/2014 sets the Host Acceptance Level to Community Supported/Accepted (2074804)
Date Published: 3/20/2014
The vNetwork Distributed Switch configuration on some hosts differed from that of VMware vCenter Server (2042692)
Date Published: 3/17/2014
VMware ESXi hostname displays incorrectly in the Active Directory (2071174)
Date Published: 3/21/2014