Yellow Bricks

by Duncan Epping

VMware

VMReference Card 1.1!

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Forbes just uploaded a brand new version of the VMReference Card. Download it, print it and keep it close!

Source: http://vmreference.com/

Here is version 1.1 in all its shining glory.

I’ve made several corrections (thanks everyone), added a few extra snippets and dusted it with a sprinkling of handy tips and tricks.

The biggest change is a small 3i section. I have been wanting to do this for a while, but I haven’t had a chance to play with it since its beta. There is quite lot of information around about 3i now, but I just wanted to add the sort of stuff people would actual use.

New patches for 3.0.x

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There are a bunch of new patches released for 3.0.x:

New patches are available for ESX Server 3.0.1 and ESX Server 3.0.2. Please follow the instructions on the appropriate patch download page.

VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 Patch Download Page
[http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_301.html]

ESX-1003504 (General): Fix for mptscsi_2xx Driver
ESX-1003505 (General): Fixes Network Connectivity Issues with Intel e1000 Driver
ESX-1003506 (General): Virtual Machines Boot Failure Through Network for PXE Clients
ESX-1003507 (Critical): Fixes Packet Latency and tg3 Driver Issues
ESX-1003355 (General): I/O Transactions on SUN X4200 Servers Cause SCSI Timeouts
ESX-1003508 (General): Fixes for VirtualCenter Server Agent Crash, Hot Addition and Deletion of LUNs Failure, Deletion of Virtual Machine Level Permissions; Support for VirtualCenter 2.0.x to Read Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 License Files
ESX-1003509 (General): Fixes for RARP Broadcast With NICs Failover and Hot Addition / Deletion of LUNs Failure

VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 Patch Download Page
[http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_302.html]

ESX-1003513 (General): Fixes for Vmotion and Clone Operations Failure, VirtualCenter Server Agent Crash, Hot Addition and Deletion of LUNs Failure, Virtual Machine Level Permissions; VirtualCenter 2.0.x Failure to Read VI 3.5 License Files
ESX-1003177 (General): I/O Transactions on SUN X4200 Servers Cause SCSI Timeouts
ESX-1003514 (Critical): Fixes Packet Latency and tg3 Driver Issues
ESX-1003515 (Critical): Support for VMotion Incompatibility, Network Connectivity Issues; Fixes for Hot Addition and Deletion of LUNs Failure, Virtual Machines Boot Failure Through Network for PXE Clients, RARP Broadcast With NICs Failover

We expect the next patch release in late March 2008. If you have any questions, please contact support at 877-4-VMWARE.

What’s New in VMware Infrastructure 3: Performance Enhancements

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There’s a new PDF about performance enhancements in ESX 3.5:

The new features in VMware® Infrastructure 3 makes it even easier for organizations to virtualize their most demanding and intense workloads. The new version of VMware Infrastructure 3 provides significant performance enhancements, including the release of VMware ESX Server 3.5 and a new ultra-thin hypervisor called VMware ESX Server 3i that can significantly.

Download:
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vi3_performance_enhancements_wp.pdf

esx-autopatch.pl

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For all those not using the VirtualCenter Update Manager, Dominic uploaded an update on his esx-autopatch.pl script. You can now also patch 3.5 hosts with this script, which can come in handy for scripted installs!