VMware View Manager 4.0.1 is released. This release includes the following new features: Localization of VMware View The View Client and online help for View Client are now available in Japanese, French, German, and simplified Chinese. The View Manager Administration Guide, View Manager Release …
Continue ReadingI made a simple example script using the VMware PowerCLI that can be used to do the post installation configuration of a VMware ESX 4 server. This script does the following things: Connect to VMware ESX server Set the SC memory to 800MB Creates vSwitch2 and add vmnic2 and vmnic3 Add several …
Continue ReadingTo get your HP EVA storage system and VMware ESX hosts storage balances you get a better performance. Here are some Best practices. The VMware vSphere and the HP EVA 4x00, 6x00 and 8x00 series are ALUA compliant. ALUA compliant means in simple words that it is not needed to manually identify …
Continue ReadingVMware released last week the desktop Reference Architecture Workload Simulator (RAWC). When validating VMware View designs it is important to simulate real world usage as closely as possible. The Desktop Reference Architecture Workload SImulator (RAWC) can be used to simulate a user workload in a …
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 ReadingThe long awaited VMware View with the PCoIP protocol has landed and is available for download. VMware View 4.0 includes the following new features: VMware View with PCoIP – PCoIP provides an optimized desktop experience for the delivery of the entire desktop environment including applications, …
Continue ReadingToday when i woke up there where a lot of VMware updates available (to much to handle for one day 🙂 ). I did an upgrade of my lab environment, it went smooth with any issues. VMware did a great job with the new improvements! Here’s a list of improvements with some screenshots: VMware ESX 4 Update 1 …
Continue ReadingAfter attending the VMware View 4 Talkshoe podcast the following information about the announced VMware View 4 was discussed: VM’s per core: VM’s per core, In VMware View 3 the number was 6-9 VM’s per core, now in View 4 with for example the Intel Nehalem processors you can get to 12-16 VM’s per …
Continue ReadingToday VMware has View 4 announced. VMware View 4 is supported on VMware vSphere and has a new protocol named PCoIP (View 3 uses RDP). Here’s a list of new and/or improved features: FEATURE NEW/IMPROVED DESCRIPTION Quad monitor …
Continue ReadingOn 11 December 2009 the 5th Dutch VMUG event will be held. It is a technical one day event about virtualization. Last year there were more than 600 visitors. Here’s a list in my opinion of must see presentations: Managing VMware vSphere 4 m.b.v. de Virtualization EcoShell by Eric Sloof - VMUG / …
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