vSphere network troubleshooting
During the last month I have been very busy building a new infrastructure at a client site. I’m responsible for the overall technical solution and the basis, a VMware vSphere infrastructure build on five Dell PowerEdge R805’s, Dell EqualLogic PS5000 and 6000 storage and Cisco…
Updating ESX hosts with FT enabled VM’s
Up until a week ago, I hadn’t had the pleasure to work a lot with vSphere. Now with a test environment at the customer site I was able to freely play a bit with vSphere. One of the features I was curious on trying was…
License Microsoft Windows Server in a VMware environment – Part 1
Last week I had another nice discussion around the 90 day assignment rule for Windows Server licensing on a VMware environment. To answer this shortly: You may move running instances between licensed servers without acquiring additional licenses. However you cannot exceed the maximum number of…
A ‘real life’ View, XenDesktop, Microsoft VDI comparison
After attending the dutch Citrix Partner Exchange 2010 I realized that there is a lot of FUD out there: in the Citrix community with regards to VMware View and PCoIP; with me personally with regards to XenDesktop (no F, but a lot of UD) This…
New server up and running (pics included)
Well, it’s done, as far as we’re concerned. The migration to new hardware is a fact. You might see a significant speedup in the site (we do). We’re very happy with the results, allthough we had some issues, but then again, which migration hasn’t? :)…
Hardware replacement for VMGuru.nl
Good news! Our brand new server is finally ready for production! Next Friday we will replace the old workhorse with a brand new one, with many thanks to our friends @ Dell (a big hurray and thank you to you all over there!) Our new infra…
Yet another experience posting: Citrix XenDesktop 4 Express – part 1
Two months ago, I heard Citrix was giving away a free VDI version called XenDesktop Express for a maximum of 10 users. The general idea is that you can experience the Citrix product advantages without investing anything but time and hardware. I downloaded it but…
Hot adding or removing a Cisco 3750 from a stack
When using a Cisco 3750 stack connected through stackwise technology you can add or remove a Cisco switch while the stack stays on. If you are adding or removing a switch from the stack, it is very important that the switch is turned OFF. The…
How to virtualize an application using VMware ThinApp 4.5
A lot of people are interested in using VMware ThinApp to virtualize their applications to get ready for a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. We also use VMware ThinApp in Proof of Concepts at customer sites. ThinApp is not hard to learn but you will have to…
VMware ThinApp 4.5 released
Yesterday VMware has released the new version of their application virtualization product, ThinApp 4.5 ThinApp 4.5 includes the following new features to improve usability, performance, and updates: Support for Windows Server 2008 R2, 32-bit Windows 7, and 64-bit Windows 7 operating systems. ThinApp version updates…
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…
Add additional drivers to ESXi
Last week I have been struggling with the installation of a vSphere 4 infrastructure on Dell hardware at a Belgium client site. I have done many many many VMware installations and encountered my fair share of issues but apart from the HP USB sticks the…
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…
VKernel Capacity View
Last Wednesday VKernel released a new free tool which delivers capacity alerts to the desktop. Capacity View provides quick visibility and alerting to the storage and server capacity issues in your VMware virtualized infrastructure. I downloaded the toolto give it a testdrive and it is…