Rob de Veij just released a brand new version of RVTools. Download it while it is still hot! Please note that this application supports ESX(i) Server 3.5 and vCenter 2.5. vSphere 4 is in experimental support. Latest Version: 2.8 | January 31, 2010 Download | Documentation On vHost tab field “# VMs” now only powered on VMs are counted. On vHost tab [...]
VMware has just released LCM 1.1. What’s new? VMware vCenter Lifecycle Manager (LCM) 1.1 release enhances the performance, robustness, and scalability of LCM and resolves a number of known issues. The LCM 1.1 release runs on VMware vCenter Orchestrator 4.0.1. To run LCM 1.1, you must install the version of Orchestrator (4.0.1 Build 4502) that accompanies the LCM 1.1 download. [...]
I received a question from a customer who wanted, for security reasons, to remove the ESXi web welcome screen. This is the screen that enables you to download the vSphere Client and RCLI and even browse datastores. I’ve tested it and removing (or renaming) the following file will lead to a blank page when the ESXi host is accessed via [...]
Usenix/Sage has just officially publised our new book in the Short Topics series: “Foundation for Cloud Computing with VMware vSphere 4″. Before reading the rest of this article be aware that the target audience for this book is IT Management. It’s an overview of VMware products / technology which enable Cloud Computing. It is by no means intended as a [...]
The VMTN/PlanetV12n Podcast 80 was an open topic. You can find the download here or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here. vSphere Security Whitepapers Cisco NetApp VMware Announce The Industry’s First Secure Multi-Tenancy Solution NetApp Multistore Primer Drobo Pro on the VMware HCL soon! VSA’s – How Many… Drobo configuration Drobo Review Drobo performance testing My homelab – Drobo [...]
There seems to be a trend in the blogosphere the last months. I already tweeted about it a couple of time but decided to create a list to make it more obvious for some of you non-believers. I guess after reading the following list the question is “who is next” and of course “where can I place my bet?”. Simon [...]
VMware published the draft version of the vSphere Security Hardening Guide. Keep in mind that it’s still draft and needs tweaking. The Team needs your feedback, so if you have any comments please don’t hesitate to reach out and leave a comment on the community forums. Overall, there are more than 100 guidelines. The guide itself is split into the [...]
