When VMware High Availability(HA) comes in action, the VMs are restarted (depending on the HA settings) on other VMware ESX servers in the cluster. It’s handy to know what VMs are restarted. In the vCenter client the Tasks and Events page size can be increased. Default the vCenter client displays …
Continue Readinghen doing a health check I found the following error during the remove if a snapshot in vCenter: Unable to access file since it is locked There is a problem when committing the snapshot after the vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP) backup of the VM. In the snapshot manager in vCenter there was …
Continue ReadingNot all servers nowadays have a DVD player installed. Sometimes it is handy to boot from USB and installing a single VMware ESXi server. Here’s a example how to make the USB stick bootable and install VMware ESXi 4.1 from it by using Windows. Preparation: Need 1GB USB memory stick or more. Download …
Continue ReadingHere’s are some links to guides on esxtop and vCenter metrics in vSphere 4.x: vCenter Performance counters for vSphere 4
Continue ReadingThis week a lot of “new” announcements made at the VMworld 2010 conference in San Francisco. Here are some highlights: VMware View 4.5 VMware 4.5 is released. Here are some improvements in version 4.5: Support for VMware vSphere 4.1 Full Windows 7 support Offline support View client for Mac ThinApp …
Continue ReadingDuring a health check of a vSphere environment i notices dropped packets on several VMs. In ESXTOP the %DRPRX value showed dropped receive packets on several VMs. In the screenshot an example: The customer uses vSphere 4.0 build 244038. All the VMs that experiencing the dropped packets problem were …
Continue ReadingThe new vSphere 4.1 release offers a lot of new cool features and enhancements. Here’s a list What’s New in vSphere 4.1. When upgrading to vSphere 4.1 there are a couple of things to think about before starting: Make sure your systems and components are supported, check the Hardware Compatibility …
Continue ReadingVMware View & ThinApp Presented by David Davis covers the following topics: View Overview and introduction Installing VMware View 4 Deploying Virtual Desktops with View Automated Virtual Desktop Deployment with View Pools Adding a Terminal Services Pool in View Understanding View Composer Linked …
Continue ReadingThe vSphere Quick Start guide is released and available from Amazon. This guide is written by 6 virtualization guru’s named: Duncan Epping Alan Renouf Dave Mishchenko Bernie Baker Thomas Bryant Stewart Radnidge The book summary from Amazon: vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide continues from an idea …
Continue ReadingThere are four possible paths to achieve VCP4 certifiaction: If you are NEW to VMware Attend the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage course OR attend the VMware vSphere 4: Fast Track (available in Q4) Take and pass the VCP4 exam If you are currently a VCP3 Take and pass the VCP4 exam. This …
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