Updated: Determining VMware Build Numbers for several VMware Products
While I was updating the Determining VMware vCenter and ESX Build Numbers post I thought I would semi-automate the updating of the post with new build numbers for new releases, while working on it I started too fill an excel sheet and ended up with…
Scense 7 User Workspace Management adds extra value to VDI
Today Scense launched version 7 of their User Workspace management. If you are going to do a full blown VDI install. A product like Scense will give the VDI implementation extra value to your users and easy management of the complete environment. Scense 7 simplifies…
Reset the password on a Dell EqualLogic SAN
The last few months we where asked several times to reset a password set on the main account for Dell EqualLogic storage, also known as the grpadmin account. If you really don’t know the password set on the grpadmin but still have physical access to…
RES PowerFuse 2010 released
Yesterday RES Software announced the availability of the new version of their Workspace Management solution RES PowerFuse 2010. In our projects we often use RES PowerFuse as an additional tool to virtualize the last step within desktop virtualization. It simplifies the management of the virtual…
Oracle VM, things they do not tell
Last week a colleague, who sells applications running on an Oracle Database, had some questions regarding Oracle and running it in a Virtual Machine (VM) on top of a VMware infrastructure with a customer. 1) How to license Oracle in a virtual environment? I pointed…
Deciphering the Cisco 3750 product code
When designing a virtual infrastructure an important bit in the design is the storage infrastructure also called the Storage Area Network (SAN). In a SAN based on iSCSI we often use Cisco 3750 switches, but when you are going to select the right Cisco 3750…
VMware Fusion 3.0.1 now available
The VMware Fusion Team has been working around the clock to add new features, improve performance and fix over 50 bugs to give out a very nice product to the Apple loving colleagues. The new automatic update feature for VMware Fusion helps to keep Fusion…
Determining VMware vCenter Server and ESX Build Number (updated)
I have just updated the list after receiving word the new version is out and the build numbers are known for vSphere 4 and vCenter Server. So I compiled a list of build numbers and updates from the patch notes for VMware ESX and VMware…
Free VMware Workstation 7 Fundamentals Course
For everyone who is new to VMware Workstation 7 and as a refreshment course for all other VMware workstation users, VMware has released a Free online course you can follow. I must say version 7 of VMware Workstation is a lot faster with starting up…
Thin client comparison – is thin becoming fat?
A few years ago I didn’t pay much attention to the thin clients. If a customer wanted them fine, you choose a model started a pilot, bought the thin client and you were done. As we now see that Green Computing is no longer a…
PCoIP the road ahead, enabling a rich desktop experience from task workers to designers
I just finished a great webinar by Randy Groves, Chief Technology Officer at Teradici Corporation. The challenge for this and upcoming years is to give the most demanding users a true user experience while working on a true zero client through any network. The Teradici…
VMware vExperts
During VMworld Europe 2009 in Cannes, VMware announced the vExpert program. Erik and Anne Jan both were awarded with a vExpert award for their effort and enthusiasm around virtualization and their community work. Today, ta the end of the day a special delivery arrived at…
VMware View 4.0 and Wyse P20
Now that the new version of VMware View is coming shortly I was investigating the new possibilities with our thin client providers. Wyse Technology which has a nice solution already for the View 3.1 platform now has a new Zero Client which is specially made…
New VMGuru.nl street sign released
The VMGuru.nl-crew :-D congratulates the VMGuru.nl founder and his family with their beautiful new home. After receiving notice the founder of VMGuru.nl got the keys to his new home, we urged to apply a street name change to the local government. Unfortunately the request to…
VMware EVC cluster, what is that?
I have had several customers asking me for advice on what to do with new ESX hosts who should be joined into the VMware cluster, but after adding to the cluster problems with vMotion arose. It just didn’t work anymore because of some minor CPU…