From the editors virtual desk
Hi everyone, well this is it, my first newsletter from a very sunny San Francisco. I arrived last week and have been spending my time trying to get settled. It has been very smooth up to now, no real issues at all. Everything here works as advertised and I am just getting my bearing on where everything is and how to work the public transport system.
For those that may have missed my latest blog posting here is another link to it. I plan a follow up for you for next week as well and will try and make this a regular weekly update or as often as possible.
Why do we still build Virtual Machines like their Physical Counterparts
Link to blog post - http://tinyurl.com/mn4pft4
I have been a bit out of the loop for the past week due to my travels so I too am catching up on VMware related news via the newsletter so I will keep things short this week and let you get on with reading all about the VMware world below.
Any feedback of course please feel free to get in contact with me anytime.
I look forward to chatting to you again next week.
Virtually Yours
Neil Isserow
Staff Technical Account Manager
VMware Inc - San Francisco, CA
nisserow @ vmware . com
LOCAL TRAINING CLASSES
http://tinyurl.com/m4wmen5 for full list
Highlights:
VMware vCloud Networking and Security for vSphere Professionals [V5.5] 06-08 Oct
VMware vSphere: What's New [V4.x to V5.5] 09-10 Oct
VMware vCenter Operations Manager: Analyze and Predict [V5.x] 13-15 Oct
VMware vCenter Operations Manager: Advanced Usage and Dashboard Design [V5.x] 15-17 Oct
VMWARE BLOGGERS
- VMware View – Top 20 KB Articles (https://blogs.vmware.com/kb/?p=6260)Hey there VMware View implementers, here’s a top 20 VMware View specific KBs list to help you avoid issues that many of you have reported. This list is hand picked by our View Support Engineers. Keep this list handy. VMware Horizon View trending issues by product version (2089340) Manually deleting linked clones or stale virtual […]
- How to Download and Install VMware Fusion 7 (http://blogs.vmware.com/kb/?p=6262)
VMware Fusion 7 was just recently released, so here is a new video which demonstrates how you can download and install VMware Fusion 7. Follow these steps to get your copy up and running as quickly and smoothly as possible. For additional information and instructions concerning the download and installation process, see VMware Knowledge Base […]
- Weekly News Recap, Sept. 12, 2014 (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3019)
VMware News This week in VMware news, Ramin Sayar and the Cloud Management team announced the general availability of several new product suites and updates to existing products that were recently unveiled at VMworld in San Francisco. The products available on Wednesday included vRealize Suite™, vRealize Operations Insight™, vCloud Automation Center™ 6.1, and IT Business Management Suite™ 1.1/8.1. […]
- VIDEO: Destination Giveback at #VMworld 2014 (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3015)By Jonas Tichenor, News Director & Contributing Editor, Tribal Knowledge How can a paper airplane at VMworld make a difference? It all starts with Citizen Philanthropy – empowering people with the choice in how and where they give back. We believe that everyone has something to contribute, and the VMware Foundation therefore serves as a […]
- Cloud Management Platform Solutions Now Available (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3011)
By Ramin Sayar, senior vice president and general manager, Cloud Management Business Unit Today, I am pleased to announce the general availability of several new product suites and updates to existing products that were recently unveiled at VMworld in San Francisco. The products available today include vRealize Suite™, vRealize Operations Insight™, vCloud Automation Center™ 6.1, […]
- Using vSphere 5.5U2 Client to edit the settings of virtual machines of version 10 or higher (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=14001)With vSphere 5.5 Update 2, you have the ability to edit a Virtual Hardware 10 VM using the vSphere Client (a.k.a C# or thick client). You are able to edit hardware version 9 and 10 VMs, but only on the feature level of hardware version 8. Here are the list of properties that are editable Increase RAM Decrease […]
- VMware Virtual SAN Performance Testing – Part I (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13976)As people begin to assess, design, build, and deploy VMware Virtual SAN based solutions for the first time, there is great curiosity in understanding the performance expectations to have, and results one can achieve when utilizing Virtual SAN in specific configurations. Most customers are running some type of benchmark in proof-of-concept environments in order to […]
- Site Recovery Manager 5.8 is now GA – What’s new? (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13816)
Yesterday VMware announced the GA of Site Recovery Manager 5.8. There are a number of great additions and improvements and I’m going to cover them here briefly. Full Web Client Integration The most visible change is that SRM 5.8 is fully integrated as a plug-in with the vSphere Web Client. In addition to not having […]
- VMware Virtual SAN: Performance with Microsoft Exchange Server (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13844)As we continue to showcase the value and capabilities of Virtual SAN, I believe it is crucial to provide access to the information VMware’s performance engineering team has gathered around business critical applications and their respective performance benchmarks. This white paper focuses on Microsoft Exchange Server performance on VMware Virtual SAN. Microsoft Exchange Server is a commonly […]
- Announcing availability of VMware vSphere Remote Office Branch Office Editions and VMware vSphere 5.5 Update 2 (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13810)
Earlier this month at VMworld 2014 in San Francisco, VMware introduced the VMware vSphere Remote Office Branch Office Standard and Advanced Editions. Today, we are excited to announce the availability of these new vSphere editions, designed specifically for IT infrastructure located in remote, distributed sites. These new offerings will allow us to provide new and […]
- vSphere 5.5 Update 2 is GA, available for download (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13823)What’s new in this release? Support for hosts with 6TB of RAM – vSphere 5.5 Update 2 starts to support hosts with 6TB of RAM. VMware vShield Endpoint Thin Agent as VMware Tools Guest Introspection plugin – The vShield Endpoint driver bundled with VMware Tools is now called Guest Introspection. vCenter Server database support: vCenter […]
- vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2 Released (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13817)Today VMware released Update 2 of its vSphere management solution, vCenter Server. In this release there are updates to the supported database versions and many resolved known issues. What’s New vCenter Server database support: vCenter Server now supports the following external databases: Oracle 12c. Important: For pre-requisite requirements, see KB 2079443. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack […]
- SQL Server on vSphere Workshop (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13813)by Don Sullivan, Product Line Marketing Manager, Business Critical Applications – vSphere There has been a dramatic increase of virtualized infrastructure being used for production-level business critical applications (BCAs) including relational database management systems (RDBMS) such as Oracle and SQL Server. With the release, of vSphere 4.x in 2009, Tier 1 implementations on vSphere became […]
- VMware Virtual SAN Survey (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13796)The VMware Storage and Availability team is looking for customer and community feedback for VMware Virtual SAN. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey listed in the link below. VMware Virtual SAN Survey Link Thank you for your help and support. For future updates on Virtual SAN (VSAN), Virtual Volumes (VVols), and other […]
- InfoWorld Review: Virtual SAN Results (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=13797)
When it comes to leading the industry in hyper-converged software-defined storage for virtual environments, VMware Virtual SAN sets the pace. Armed with hardware provided by Supermicro and Lenovo, Paul Ferrill of InfoWorld put VMware Virtual SAN to the test. Scoring 9.2 out of 10, including two perfect scores for scalability and availability, Virtual SAN earned […]
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Users: Raise Your Hands! (http://blogs.vmware.com/cloudops/?p=1136)By Choong Keng Leong I innocently asked attendees in a workshop I was delivering at one of my clients, “Who uses VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite in your company?“ I got two simple answers: “Cloud administrator” or “VM administrator.” This triggered me to write this blog and hopefully will change your thinking if you have […]
- Save 50% on VMware Mirage Beta Training Class in California (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=4692)Interested in learning how to deploy a unified image management system using VMware Mirage v5.0? Well, our new course VMware Mirage: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.0] can help you do just that. And on 13-15 October in El Segundo, CA, it will be run as a BETA offering, meaning you can attend for half price. This course will also […]
- Question of the Week (ESXi) (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=4695)This week’s question comes from the VCP5- Data Center Virtualization practice exam. A) Round Robin B) Fixed C) Most recently Used D) This cannot be determined Click through to the comments for the answer and learn more here. Follow @VMwareEducation on Instagram to see more #TechTrivia every Friday and visual updates from the VMware Education and Certification community.
- 2 New Free Elearning Courses – vSphere Data Protection Advanced and IT Business Management (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=4687)We’ve added two more elearning courses to the extensive library of free VMware training classes. vSphere Data Protection Advanced [V5.8] Fundamentals - provides information about the vSphere Data Protection Advanced backup and recovery solution for virtual machines and describes the technologies it uses. IT Business Management [V1.1] Fundamentals - analyzes the VMware ITBM Standard Edition solution, describes the installation […]
- Get your MD in IT: Education is Key to Success (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=4670)PMI, Dr. JD, VCHS, MCT…these are just a few of the many career certifications that exist today. Being able to add just one of these titles to your name means you’ve done a significant amount of hard work to earn it. When it comes to IT, measuring professional achievement often comes down to the skills […]
- Log Insight and vCenter Operations – Better Together with vRealize Operations Insight (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=4685)
This post is authored by Jon Herlocker, CTO, Cloud Operations Management Products, Cloud Management Business Unit, VMware. At VMware, we are personally dedicated to making IT Operations a better place. What does that mean? To me that means providing software and automation that detects and mitigates most issues before they impact your customers, rapidly detects […]
- Achieving operational insights into NetApp Storage using vCenter Operations (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=4175)We are pleased to announce that today one of our vCenter Operations Manager partners, Blue Medora, has released a major update to the what VMware had previously called the vCenter Operations Adapter for NetApp – turning it into a full-blown Management Pack with significant upgrades and out of the box dashboards for improved ease of […]
- Automating your vCloud Automation Center with vCAC APIs (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=4654)vCloud Automation Center (now vRealize Automation) has always provided a rich set of capabilities for extending the product’s out-of-the-box functionality. The flip side of these flexible call-outs to integrate with third-party systems during the provisioning and management life cycle is the ability to enable external systems to initiate actions in vCloud Automation Center programmatically rather […]
- Keeping Your Cloud Infrastructure Healthy With the Internet of Things (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=4643)
When every object can be monitored, networked and analyzed in the cloud, enterprises must first examine the impact of managing this flood of data. Learn how to offset cloud infrastructure management challenges provoked by the Internet of Things Learn why predictive analytics is vital to harnessing this data See how the right cloud management solution […]
- David Davis on vCenter Operations – Post #15 – Storage Capacity Analysis (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=4589)I’ve written a number of posts on this blog covering how you can perform various forms of capacity analysis with vCenter Operations Manager. This post, about storage capacity analysis, is yet another way that vC Ops can help you with capacity to ensure that you don’t get into trouble. Some of the other posts I’ve […]
- New VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2014-0009 (http://blogs.vmware.com/security/?p=1199)
Today VMware has released the following new security advisory: VMSA-2014-0009 The advisory documents a critical information disclosure vulnerability, CVE-2014-3796, which has been addressed in VMware NSX 6.x Edge and vCNS 5.x Edge releases this week. Please sign up to the Security-Announce mailing list to receive new and updated VMware Security Advisories. Customers should review the […]
- New VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2014-0008 and updated advisories (http://blogs.vmware.com/security/?p=1192)Today VMware has released the following new and updated security advisories: New VMSA-2014-0008 Updated VMSA-2014-0007.2 VMSA-2014-0006.10 The new advisory details updates of third party libraries that are present in vSphere 5.5 Update 2, which was released today. Please sign up to the Security-Announce mailing list to receive new and updated VMware Security Advisories. Customers should […]
- Instantiate VMs with vCloud Air for $8 a Month (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=4254)By Massimo Re Ferre We have demonstrated in a previous blog post how vCloud Air is cheaper than AWS and Azure when considering price-performance. To get the same CPU performance out of Azure that you get from vCloud Air, you will need to use either more instances or larger instances – both contributing to a […]
- Increasing Cloudiness Means Growth Opportunities (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=4250)
This is a repost from The VAR Guy. You can find the original post here. By Jay Workman In a traditional software world, the channel role was both to sell and to provide services to customers. In the world of cloud computing, the primary opportunity is shifting to the services partners can offer their customers. […]
- How-to: Find Composer Certificate in VMware Horizon View Administrator (http://blogs.vmware.com/consulting/?p=1588)By Gourav Bhardwaj with Matt Larson While performing a Health Check on a customer’s VMware View 5.2 environment, one item that came up was to verify that the SSL certificate was configured appropriately. VMware recommends the replacement of self-signed certificates with certificates that are signed by a Certificate Authority. When entering a new environment, or […]
- DESKTOPMicrosoft Exchange Server Shows Great Performance on VMware Virtual SAN (http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/?p=1922)
Email servers are a business-critical component of IT systems implementations and Exchange Server is one of the most ubiquitous of them. As such, we wanted to see how we could leverage Virtual SAN to bring new technology in serving the storage needs of this application. We administered some tests to see how Exchange Server would […]
- Industry Experts in End-User Computing – Gartner Analyst, Mark Margevicius and Industry Expert, Shawn Bass – Join VMware EUC Team (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=6417)
By Sumit Dhawan, SVP and GM of Desktop Products, End-User Computing, VMware VMware made some exciting announcements at VMworld U.S. two weeks ago that showed our commitment to offering customers the most innovative solutions on the market for their journey to the mobile-cloud. However, we know that in order to offer the best solutions, we […]
- Horizon Clients 3.1 is here! (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=6411)By Kristina De Nike, Senior Product Manager, End-User Computing, VMware Originally, we thought this client release would include some small fixes to the hosted applications we launched last quarter. But we’ve gotten such a positive reaction to Horizon 6, the team was excited to add even more features. When the dust settled, we realized there’s […]
- Caspida is hosting a Meet-Up at VMware…what does the future of mobile security look like? (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=6407)
by Karthik Kannan, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Caspida Mobile security is clearly one of the most major challenges faced by companies today. The mobile dimension extends the traditional network from being a rigid perimeter to a more fluid, yet inevitable, area around corporate assets. Users are increasingly mobile – remote employees, traveling users, […]
- ThinApp 5.1: Introducing Package-Management Functions and Greater Efficiency (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=6404)
By Aaron Black, Senior Product Manager, End-User Computing, VMware I am happy to announce that we are releasing ThinApp 5.1 today, which provides new package management functions and greater efficiency for IT. As always, we have included a number of fixes to address particular applications and functions, which can be reviewed in the ThinApp 5.1 […]
- The Desktop Innovation Train is Moving Full Steam Ahead (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=6375)By Shankar Iyer, VP of Product Management, Desktop Solutions, End-User Computing, VMware It’s been just a few days since the excitement of VMworld U.S. 2014 where we introduced VMware Workspace Suite and showcased our next-generation desktop paradigm with Project Meteor to deliver Just-In-Time (JIT) Desktops. Customers and partners I spoke with at the show recognized […]
- Introducing VMware Workspace Portal 2.1 (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=6381)By Kevin Strohmeyer, Sr. Director of Product Marketing, Workspace Services, End-User Computing, VMware Last week at VMworld U.S. 2014, VMware introduced VMware Workspace Suite, a unified platform that delivers enterprise mobility management from AirWatch, application and desktop virtualization from Horizon, and file sync and share with Secure Content Locker. After introducing the idea of a […]
- AirWatch Connect Atlanta – It’s a wrap! (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=31910)This week, more than 1400 IT professionals and 60 AirWatch partners joined us at AirWatch Connect Atlanta. Standing room-only sessions included customer success stories from representatives at Delta, Stryker Intermountain Healthcare and more. Leading analyst firms such as Dow Jones Research, Forrester, Gartner and more shared their latest research. And AirWatch technical experts led hands-on […]
- Capgemini and VMware announce partnership at AirWatch Connect Atlanta (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=31892)In an extension of Capgemini and VMware’s existing agreement, the companies announced a strategic partnership at AirWatch Connect Atlanta this week that will combine Capgemini’s mobility consulting, application development and system integration expertise with VMware’s end-user computing software, including AirWatch Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solutions. The two companies will collaborate by bundling AirWatch EMM software […]
- AirWatch Connect Day 3: The strength of the AirWatch partner ecosystem on display (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=31853)
At AirWatch Connect this week, attendees learned of the newest AirWatch and VMware partnerships. During yesterday’s keynote session, John Marshall explained how AirWatch and VMware are partnering with Capgemini, a leading mobile strategy and services provider. Attendees also saw how existing partners have deepened technical integration of their products with AirWatch. For the highlights, watch […]
- AirWatch Connect Day 2: An epic day for enterprise mobility (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=31535)
New AirWatch solutions, partnerships and a lively crowd define AirWatch Connect Atlanta this week.
- Alan Dabbiere: Apple is getting serious about the enterprise (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=31802)Register for the 30-minute iOS 8 webinar. AirWatch customers can also learn more about preparing for iOS 8 here.
- AirWatch to offer instant support for iOS 8 (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=31517)In just over a week, thousands of enterprise users will be downloading Apple’s highly anticipated operating system update. When Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi previewed iOS 8 at WWDC in June, he said it would be “a huge hit in the enterprise,” thanks to new management, security and productivity features, as well […]
- It’s got everyone talking: Introducing AirWatch Chat (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=31484)
AirWatch Connect attendees got an exclusive first look this morning at a new communication app for business users: AirWatch Chat. The latest addition to the AirWatch EMM portfolio is an enterprise-grade instant messaging app for iOS and Android that gives employees a secure, easy-to-use alternative to SMS and consumer messaging apps. According to Deloitte UK’s […]
- AirWatch introduces new Mac management capabilities (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=31511)
AirWatch has added new features to accommodate IT administrators managing a widening range of device types. With the latest release of AirWatch, administrators will have access to advanced application management capabilities, a streamlined staging process, interoperability with Apple’s Device Enrollment Program and new profile configurations. The new features are part of AirWatch by VMware’s commitment […]
- Introducing AirWatch Inbox 2.0 for iOS (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=31478)
Electronic mail has taken on a whole new meaning since the proliferation of mobile devices. By year’s end, more than 1.1 billion people will be sending and receiving email on mobile devices, according to the Radicati Email Statistics Report, 2013-2017. And if they’re using AirWatch Inbox, they’ll be enjoying a fully-featured, secure mobile email experience […]
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- Learn how to Simplify Your IT Landscape on Sep. 16th (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1337)
IT organizations want solutions that deliver a return on investment (ROI) and provide agility, high availability and control for their most mission-critical production environments. And with a joint SAP and VMware solution, an organization can simplify its IT landscape and transform its IT infrastructure. Register here to join us on Sept. 16 at 11:00 a.m. […]
- VMware and SAP Collaborate to Deliver Mobile Security and Simplified User Experience for Mobile Applications (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1334)At VMworld 2014, VMware announced it will enable its customers to leverage the AirWatch by VMware platform with SAP mobile apps built using the SAP Mobile Platform. VMware is the first SAP partner to integrate the AirWatch Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) platform with mobile app management from SAP Mobile Secure. Read more.
- Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO: RAIL Deliver Data Center Simplification (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1332)At VMworld 2014 in San Francisco, Dell unveiled new solutions across its enterprise portfolio that optimize and simplify management and productivity within customers’ VMware virtualization environments – Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO: RAIL. Customers can use Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO: RAIL to deliver data center simplification with hyper-converged infrastructure appliances and reexamine […]
- EVO: RAIL Solidifies Fujitsu |VMware Partnership (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1330)At VMworld 2014, Fujitsu announced the FUJITSU Integrated System Appliance for VMware EVO: RAIL, its first hyper-converged infrastructure optimized for VMware EVO: RAIL. Businesses that make the switch to Fujitsu’s new hyper-converged infrastructure can explore new fast-track possibilities for easy capacity and rapid growth while enjoying the flexibility and reduction in bottlenecks from moving to […]
- 3% Rebate on ELA Preferred Pricing Deals (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1328)We are committed to providing you a predictable, consistent, and profitable experience when working with us, so we are extremely excited to announce our new ELA Preferred Pricing Program Rebate. Any new ELA Preferred Pricing opportunities that are approved and close between Aug. 24 – Dec. 31, 2014 will be eligible for a 3% rebate.
- Power Play Solutions to Accelerate Profits (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1325)In order to help drive partner profitability and value, we’ve aligned and increased our partner incentives, education, marketing, and sales resources around four key solutions: vSphere with Operations Management, vCloud Air – Disaster Recovery, Virtual SAN and Horizon 6. Learn more about these new Power Play Solutions today.
- VERTICALSThe VMworld Europe Partner Lounge Exclusive (http://blogs.vmware.com/partner/?p=2147)VMworld Europe 2014 is around the corner. Get ready because this year it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. We are pulling out all the stops for our annual Partner Lounge opening on Tuesday, 14 October at 10am. Visit the Partner Lounge to connect with VMware subject matter experts and your peers. You will […]
- It’s Here: Affordable, Manageable Disaster Recovery (http://blogs.vmware.com/smb/?p=3018)
It’s a fact of life. Disasters happen, and when they do they can sweep away your company’s data. This reality makes disaster recovery a requirement for all businesses. But here’s where things get harder. Traditional backup and data recovery solutions, which write data to tape, tend to be expensive, slow, and complex. For these reasons, […]
- EXTERNAL BLOGGERS#VMworld 2014 US: It’s a Wrap! (http://blogs.vmware.com/smb/?p=3011)
This post originally appeared on the Tribal Knowledge Blog. Thanks to everyone who came out to VMworld 2014. Here at Tribal knowledge, we have that unique feeling of being inspired and exhausted at the same time. We hope you get a chance to enjoy the long weekend on the tails of a spectacular conference. With […]
- On disruptive storage upgrades… (http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2014/09/on-disruptive-upgrades.html)Over the weekend, I saw this blog post about the disruptive XtremIO 2.4 –> 3.0 upgrade. First of all, yes, it is accurate to call the XtremIO 2.4->3.0 upgrade a disruptive operation. When customers using XtremIO 2.4 migrate to 3.0,...
- VMworld 2014 – INF1864 “Software Defined Storage…what’s next?” (http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2014/09/vmworld-2014-inf1864-software-defined-storagewhats-next.html)
Here’s the presentation I used at VMworld 2014 in San Francisco. Every year, there is a “everything including the kitchen sink” session I tend to do, which is a blend of “big topics” (here, it was “what’s going on in...
- VSAN with AHCI controller with vSphere 5.5 U2 (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=15426)I’ve been following a thread on the community forums closely around the AHCI disk controller. This disk controller is an on-board disk controller which caused some problems when used in conjunction with VSAN because of a driver problem. Note that this disk controller is not on the HCL and is not recommend for use in […] " VSAN with AHCI controller with vSphere 5.5 U2 " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB. Pre-order my upcoming book Essential Virtual SAN…
- EVO:RAIL vs VSAN Ready Node vs Component based (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=15417)EVO:RAIL is awesome! That is typically what I hear from customers when pitching the EVO:RAIL play and showing the config and management demo. Customers are all over it I can tell you. They love the ease of deployment, management, procurement and support… Now, every now and then this geeky person pops up and say: but […] " EVO:RAIL vs VSAN Ready Node vs Component based " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB. Pre-order my upcoming book Essential Virtual…
- Top 5 VMworld EMEA recommended deep dive geek sessions (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=15406)I’ve been watching a bunch of the VMworld US session recordings. A couple of sessions were real gems and contain a lot of deep dive info, if you are a geek and like deep technical info make sure to register for the following sessions. These sessions are all by VMware employees who work on the actual product […] " Top 5 VMworld EMEA recommended deep dive geek sessions " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB. Pre-order my upcoming book Essential Virtual…
- Select VMworld 2014 session recordings are now available for anyone to watch (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=4899)Even if you didn’t attend VMworld you can still virtually attend some of the best sessions as VMware has released 29 of the top sessions that were recorded at VMworld. Some of the sessions are just audio and slides only but there were some that were recorded on video as well. All of the sessions … Continue reading »
- Deploying Log Insight with PowerCLI 5.8 R1 new features (http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=3237)
PowerCLI 5.8 R1 was recently released and of the great new features included was the ability to now set the OVF/OVA properties of a VM or vAPP stored in an Open Virtualization format. The... Deploying Log Insight with PowerCLI 5.8 R1 new features is a post from: Virtu-Al . Virtu-Al is one of the authors of VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference: Automating vSphere Administration" Buy it now from: Amazon USA Amazon UK Sybex
- VMware PowerCLI 5.8 R1 Released (http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=3226)Today VMware released PowerCLI 5.8 R1, in this release they add even more automation awesomeness to this already powerful tool. It supports all the way back to vCenter and ESXi 4.1 so if your... VMware PowerCLI 5.8 R1 Released is a post from: Virtu-Al . Virtu-Al is one of the authors of VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference: Automating vSphere Administration" Buy it now from: Amazon USA Amazon UK Sybex
- A Quick Introduction to Vagrant (http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=3534)This post provides a (very) quick introduction to Vagrant, a tool that can be used to quickly set up development environments. This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org . Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. A Quick Introduction to Vagrant
- VMware Workspace Portal 2.1 available now (http://www.vmguru.com/?p=13631)
Last week at VMworld, VMware introduced VMware Workspace Suite , a unified platform that delivers enterprise mobility management from AirWatch, application and desktop virtualization from Horizon, and file sync and share with Secure Content Locker. Part of the VMware Workspace Suite is the VMware Workspace Portal. VMware Workspace Portal lets you build a self-service app store so users can access virtually any application on any device for better workspace management. Since September 9th VMware Workspace…
- vSphere 5.5 Update 2 available now (http://www.vmguru.com/?p=13625)A few moments ago VMware released vSphere 5.5 Update 2 which has a ton of enhancements. What’s new in vSphere 5.5 Update 2 Support for hosts with 6TB of RAM – vSphere 5.5 Update 2 starts to support hosts with 6TB of RAM. VMware vShield Endpoint Thin Agent as VMware Tools Guest Introspection plugin – The vShield Endpoint driver bundled with VMware Tools is now called Guest Introspection. vCenter Server database support: vCenter Server now supports the following external databases: Oracle 12c, Microsoft…
- Horizon (with View) 6.0.1 is downloadable now (http://www.vmguru.com/?p=13618)Did we outscoop Eric “Scoop” Sloof from NTPro.nl ? I hope we did with this: I was just browsing the VMware download site for something Horizon View related when I noticed that Horizon (with View) 6.0.1 is out. The download date on the item is 2014/09/09. VMware Horizon 6.0.1 with View is a maintenance release that resolves known issues to improve the functionality and performance of Hosted Apps and RDS desktops. In addition, this release provides the following enhancements: System tray redirection for…
- Nutanix 4.1 Features Overview (Beyond Marketing) – Part 2 (http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=6621)Couple weeks ago I wrote about the first part of a multi-month announcement for NOS 4.1; and this is the second part of this announcement. If you missed the first part you can read it at Nutanix 4.1 Features Overview (Beyond Marketing) – Part 1. NOS 4.1 delivers important features and improvements for the areas of resiliency, … Continue reading »
- VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) is Showing Unlicensed on Cluster Level (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=36688)VMware VDP and VDP advanced starts to become more popular. One of the main reasons perhaps is the possibility to leverage existing virtual infrastructure to deploy the product without additional Windows licensing. Often Small businesses do invest into a virtual infrastructure but the real utilization is far from 100% the first years. Admins are creating [...] Read the full post VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) is Showing Unlicensed on Cluster Level at ESX Virtualization .
- ESX Virtualization (@vladan) at VMworld Barcelona (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=36656)This year I’ll be at VMworld Barcelona again. Thanks to VMware for the blogger pass. VMworld US was certainly awesome for those who managed to attend, but not everyone can. The event has been covered great manner by many bloggers and medias, including myself. My VMworld 2014 page is packed with links, however will get [...] Read the full post ESX Virtualization (@vladan) at VMworld Barcelona at ESX Virtualization .
- How-to update vCenter Operations Manager to the latest release (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=36638)VMware has made the upgrade of their products based on Linux VMs, most of the time called Virtual Appliances, very easy. Today I’ll show you How-to update vCenter Operations Manager to the latest release. In fact there is a single file to download with extension PAK. This file is then loaded through the admin UI and [...] Read the full post How-to update vCenter Operations Manager to the latest release at ESX Virtualization .
- Microsoft Exchange Server performance on VMware Virtual SAN (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=36607)New technical PDF showing Microsoft Exchange Server performance on VMware Virtual SAN. Many customers runs Microsoft Exchange locally at their datacenters and wonder how Exchange would perform. I think the paper comes just in time to show that VSAN can considerably accelerate the Exchange Workflows. The paper is written by Jinpyo Kim (staff engineer in the [...] Read the full post Microsoft Exchange Server performance on VMware Virtual SAN at ESX Virtualization .
- Thinapp 5.1Allows Control of Thinapped Apps via GPO (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=36587)
Recent release of Thinapp 5.1 brought new features to the software. Thinapp now creates a new directory called Policy on the system where it’s installed where he puts ADMX, ADML files which are used for managing thinapp applications configuration over a GPO. Thinapp runtime features (AppSync, AppLink) can be controlled through those GPO. The administration [...] Read the full post Thinapp 5.1Allows Control of Thinapped Apps via GPO at ESX Virtualization .
- VMware vSphere 5.5 Update 2 Released (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=36511)
New release of VMware vSphere 5.5 Uupdate 2 yesterday. With over a 100 bug fixes this release also brings many new additions as support for new chipsets and support for hosts with up to 6 TB of RAM. vSphere 5.5 Update 2 allows using a vSphere Client (C++ version) to modify and edit VMs configuration [...] Read the full post VMware vSphere 5.5 Update 2 Released at ESX Virtualization .
- Virtualizing Oracle DB on VMware vSphere – The Book (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=36563)
There is a new book (currently in pre-order) which targets administrators who will be virtualizing Oracle DB on VMware vSphere. The book is written by Kannan Mani and Don Sullivan, is available in pre-order at Amazon. It detailes the architecture, performance, design, sizing, and high availability. It focuses on current versions of Oracle and vSphere, while highlighting [...] Read the full post Virtualizing Oracle DB on VMware vSphere – The Book at ESX Virtualization .
- Virtual SAN Network Design Guide (http://www.vladan.fr/?p=36555)VMware has released a new whitepaper helping out for VSAN network design. The paper provides an outline of VSAN functions and then focuses on different network scenarios. It walks through the possibilities and best practices for configuring networking with putting an accent on 10GbE which is actually not required but strongly recommended. Quote from the [...] Read the full post Virtual SAN Network Design Guide at ESX Virtualization .
- Announcing the #vBrownBag DevOps series (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4851)Starting on October 1st and going through at least January, the ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag podcast will bring you a series designed to prepare and strengthen your DevOps knowledge and skill set. Much like we did for Couch to OpenStack and Automate ALL the Things series we have setup a Google+ community and “homework” to give you […]
- Cisco sponsors #vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld EMEA (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4843)Cisco continues to be the only company to say yes to sponsoring every single TechTalks event. Welcome back our friends at Cisco. We still have places for TechTalk presenters. The signup form is here, go ahead and sign up now. We also have places for TechTalk sponsors both at VMworld EMEA and at the OpenStack […]
- POWERCLI – VIRTUAL MACHINES RUNNING ON VDISK IN RELATIONSHIP, IBM SVC (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4839)
This guest post is by Steven Kang who blogs at ssbkang.com, where you can find his back catalogue of posts. Find out more about the guest blogger program here. INTRODUCTION Recently, I wrote a PowerCLI script to audit which virtual machines are running on vDisks in relationship. With this report, I could correct naming convention […]
- #vBrownBag Follow-Up VMware vCAC Advanced Services Designer with with Phil Monk (@phil_monk31) (http://professionalvmware.com/?p=4828)
Phil Monk covers the VMware vCloud Automation Center Advanced Services Designer (now part of the vRealize Suite). Video You can follow Phil on Twitter @phil_monk31 Originally published at http://ProfessionalVMware.com– Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at http://professionalvmware.com/brownbags/ where you can also get updates and view our past series such as the Automate All The Things series athttp://professionalvmware.com/vbrownbag-automate-all-the-things-training-schedule/, […]
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Connecting all USB devices to the VMware Horizon View desktop on launch (2088705) |
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Retrieving the Connection Details Required for Configuring Replications to Cloud (2083867) |
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Port Numbers that must be open for vSphere Replication 5.8 (2087769) |
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