I was rebuilding my lab this evening and ran into some weird problem during the installation. I wanted to debug it but couldn’t find the log files. After a quick search on the VMTN forum I found the following, which creates a log file called “SRMinstall-log.txt”: VMware-srm-1.0.1-128004.exe /V”/lve SRMinstall-log.txt” I know it’s a weird looking format, but it actualy works! [...]
EMC has just announced the Symmetrix V-Max. Here are the specs, what a beast: The first new Symmetrix model based on the Virtual Matrix Architecture is the Symmetrix V-Max storage system, the world’s largest high-end storage array, featuring: Up to 128 Intel Xeon processor cores Up to 1 TB (terabyte) of global memory Fibre Channel/FICON/Gigabit Ethernet/iSCSI connectivity Latest generation Flash/Fibre [...]
Just a quick note that I wanted to get out… A security patch has been released. Please look at the following KB article and download, test and implement the patch. VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904201-SG: Updates VMX RPM Issues fixed in this patch (and their relevant symptoms, if applicable) include: A critical vulnerability in the virtual machine display function might [...]
I’ve read Ken’s article on Service Console redundancy a couple of times, When is it OK to default on your VI? As I also wrote on the VMTN Blog I really love Ken’s posts so far. They are in depth and Ken knows what he is talking about. His argument, keep it simple, make sense. Basically, what we’ve done is to [...]
William Lam just spread the word on twitter, ESXi 3.5 U4 free edition is available as of now! VMware ESX Server 3i U4 Installable Refresh Version 3.5 Update 4 | 153875 – 03/30/09 VMware ESXi 3.5 U4 Installable with HP Management Components Version 3.5 Update 4 | 153875 – 03/30/09
I love exploring new products, no matter how many times I click through the GUI and browse through the directory structure on the console you discover will discover something new everyday. I never noticed this one, but as of the next version of ESX/vCenter you can rescan your complete cluster or datacenter just by right clicking on the object and [...]
Rob de Veij has done it again…. a brand new version of RVTools, 2.5! Here are the new features of this release: The installation file now understands how to upgrade without the need to uninstall the previous version first. The documentation file is now also deployed to the program directory.You can start the Adobe reader from the RVTools “help” menu. [...]
