VMWorld Europe 2009 tease
Yesterday Matthijs Haverink from Virtualfuture.info posted an interview with Richard Garsthagen (VMware). This video was made at the VMUG meeting in NL last friday. Richard reveals some details about VMWorld Europe 2009 like that there will be around 150 break-out sessions and you won’t have…
Update Manager session disconnects
Recently I experienced problems with VMware Update Manager. When working with the virtual infrastructure the VI client suddenly displays a message stating that my session with VMware Update Manager was no longer valid and that the plugin would be unloaded. At first I suspected that…
HA problem checklist
Last few weeks I have been very busy solving HA issues at a client site. As you may have read I solved the problems by swapping out the USB sticks and troubleshooting BIOS settings. Now my collegues asked me if I could write down all…
P2V unstable hardware
Today we got a server from a company the client took over. It was an old server which was used to store scans from a multfunctional printer/scanner. This server needed to be P2V-ed to be used as an archive. The first shock was that it…
Hyper-V, not in my datacenter!
Last few weeks I tested Hyper-V with the intention to write an article on the subject and give you a good idea how Hyper-V compares to VMware. After a few days I was not sure if I was objective enough and if this would be…
HP c-Class blade introduction
Today me and AJ went to HP to get more information on HP c-Class blades. Last week we borrowed a C3000 enclosure with a c460 and a c685 blade from HP for our Centric/VMware seminar and we were very happy with it. I have to…
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Update 1 released
Yesterday VMware released Update 1 of their killer product vCenter Site Recovery Manager 1.0. So what’s new in Update 1: New permissions required to run a recovery plan Full support for RDM devices Batch IP property customization Limits checking and enforcement Improved support for virtual…
VMware View 3.0 available now!
As of today VMware View 3.0 is released and available for download. We had the privilege of beta testing the new VMware VDI solution formerly known as VDM and now it is publicly available. The evolution of VDM, VMware View is a great product with…
HA problems caused by BIOS setting?
It may sound a bit strange, BIOS settings causing HA problems…… At the client site were I previously had problems with faulty HP USB sticks I still experience problems. After the problems with the green USBs after 1,5 week we received new black USBs. This…
Centric/VMware seminar. It was a success!
Yesterday, after weeks of preparation, it was finally time to treat our clients to a day of VMware delight. The last days especially were very very hard, I must agree with AJ, everyone who claims IT is a 9-to-5 job is insane. Thanks to Marc…
New KB articles published for week ending 11/23/2008
In the last week these items are added or edited in VMware’s Knowledgebase at http://kb.vmware.com
VMware licensing change
Today I received a reminder of the September VMware licensing change. In short a processor may now contain a maximum of 6 cores instead of 4. Prices have not changed. This is very good news for VMware end users who can benefit from increased processor…
Centric/VMware event
Title: Centric/VMware event Location: Koperen Hoogte, Zwolle, The Netherlands Language: Dutch Register: Click here Description: An event organised by Centric together with VMware. VDI and SRM presentation and demos will be given. Speakers: Ton Hermes (VMware), Willem van Engeland (VMware), Edwin Weijdema(Centric), Marcel Timmermans (Centric),…
SRM in a box
It’s a new hype and many blog have reported on this subject, ‘SRM in a box‘ I’m not going to write a totaly new blog on this subject, instead I will give you a few nice links and give all credits to Tomas Ten Dam,…
Faulty HP ESXi 3.5 USBs
At the same client site where we had the problems with VMware Update Manager and ESXi we are now struggling with HA. We can NOT get it to work and even WMware support can NOT get it to work either. We have been on the…