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virtual infrastructure the VI client suddenly displays a message stating that my session with VMware Update Manager was no longer valid and that the plugin would be unloaded.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…
Virtual Offices
Virtual Office is so much more than just a virtual working place. Things like VOIP, teleconferencing etc will add up to the ultimate virtual office. I think a lot of companies should strive to create virtual offices. This way they can cut back their expenses….
New KB articles published for week ending 12/14/2008
In the last week these items are added or edited in VMware’s Knowledgebase at http://kb.vmware.com
VMware HCL searchable
VMGuy posted a very very useful item today… The HCL is searchable!! No more downloading PDF’s before you give an advice, just search the up to date HCL
nWorks 4.0 VMware management
Since Veeam took over nWorks they been working very hard on the next version of the already pretty decent VMware connectors for management software like SCOM and HP. This resulted in the just released version 4.0 of their VMware Smart Plug-in for VMware (HP) and…
Real thin clients with Sunray
Yesterday AJ and me have been attending a seminar from Sun Microsystems about the Sunray. The Sunray is the next step in moving more processes into the backend and less hardware at the frontend. After a little introduction of the Sunray, Sible Schöne of the Climate…
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…
New KB articles published for week ending 12/07/2008
In the last week these items are added or edited in VMware’s Knowledgebase at http://kb.vmware.com
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…
Dell EqualLogic partner training
Dell is working very actively to train their partners in Dell EqualLogic SANs. The training consists of a large portion of the operator training, a bit of (pre-)sales training and also a large portion was what you could call a Q&A session. I spent the…
VMware product name changes
A few product names of VMware’s product line have changed recently and while browsing some sites I suddenly noticed that I to was having trouble with these new names. Today when I was reading the new posts in the RSS feeds I noticed VMware posted…
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…