Updating VMware tools without reboot
A client was asking me if it was possible to install the VMware tools inside VM’s without having to reboot them right after. I knew it was possible and went looking for a way on doing so. During the search I found several scripts made…
vRAM licensing with VMware View
Since the announcement of VMware vSphere 5, the attention for the great new features has been swapped by the discussion on the new VMware vSphere 5 licensing model. Because of the processor association it looks complicated and expensive but if you do the math, most…
New VMware licensing explained
With the introduction of VMware vSphere 5, VMware introduces a new licensing model. VMware will retain a per processor model but they removed some restrictions which were in the vSphere 4 licensing model. This is mainly regarding the number of cores per processor and the…
VMware announces vSphere 5
Today VMware had planned a webcast named ‘Raising the bar. Part V’. It was a public secret that they were going to announce VMware vSphere 5 and indeed they did. But on top of that VMware also new released new versions of vCloud Director (1.5),…
Imtech ICT is Cisco Advanced Data Center Architecture certified
Today Imtech ICT announced that it is the first company in the Netherlands which has achieved the Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization from Cisco. Cisco Data Center Architecture Specialization tests knowledge in selling, designing, installing, and supporting the Data Center Architecture. This specialization recognizes Data…
VMware Next Step in End-User Computing roadshow June 2011
VMware Next Step in End-User Computing roadshow June 2011 from Ton Hermes, Senior SE VMware on Vimeo. The Future of End User Computing goes much further than just delivering a vDesktop and vApplications to users. Users today are demanding more and more that functionality is…
VMware vExpert 2011
VMGuru.nl is very proud to announce that for the third year in a row, we can proudly wear the VMware vExpert logo on our site. Alex, Anne Jan and myself have been given the vExpert award 2011 for our contributions to the VMware virtualization community. This…
To partner or not to partner, that’s the question
In my new job I meet many, many vendors and almost all of them have a partner program in which we can achieve bronze, silver, gold, enterprise, premier, business or any other partner status. In reality the meaning of the term ‘Partner’ is interpreted in…
Next step forward in Cloud infrastructure
On July 12th VMware is going to unveil the next major step forward in Cloud infrastructure. VMware executives Paul Maritz (CEO) and Steve Herrod (CTO) will present a 45 minute live webcast. The webcast will be followed by additional online sessions where you can learn…
How to calculate electrical costs for cooling and power consumption
For putting together a business case costs and revenues are an important part of it. If you want to calculate the direct resource costs associate with hosting a server in your data center, you want to know the direct power consumption by the server in…
View 4.6 vs XenDesktop 5
The competition in the VDI space is fierce and VMware is slowly closing the gap with the features their products are offering compared to the competition. Although the gap is closing VMware is still very much in the lead when it comes to setting up…
ESXi 4.1 installation fails – Unable to find the system image
Earlier this week I already told you that I’ve build a new ESXi whitebox but I had some problems installing it. OK, first of all, what was the situation? I wanted to install VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 1 to a USB stick which is VMware certified.I…
How to: build an ESXi whitebox
Last week I decided to buy a new lab server and I doubted between a HP or Dell mini server or an ESXi whitebox. Because most mini servers only have 8GB memory, I decided to collect specific parts to build my own VMware ESXi whitebox….
VKernel free tools for your utility belt
Most companies I visit have spend a lot of money on hardware and software for their primary process. Operating System software isn’t a problem most of the time, just as the application software. Management and monitoring software on the other hand is a totally different…
StarWind iSCSI SAN Passed VMware’s Certification Program
Yesterday shortly after we posted the review about the StarWind iSCSI SAN software there was a press release by Starwind. The press release announced that they had passed the VMware Certification Program for VMware ESX 4.1 server. The press release can be found here. In short this…