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High Availability for VCMS? It's Clustered! | DanteDog

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:59:00 GMT

High Availability for VCMS? It's Clustered! | DanteDog

Link: DanteDog's Virtualization Blog: High Availability for VCMS? It's Clustered!.

Recently VMware Technical Support Posted KB Article 1006803 which shows a supported method for clustering VirtualCenter Management Server 2.5 using Microsoft Clustering Service. It isn't the only way supported, and VMware Support will work with you if you are trying a clustering method that is a little different, but this is one documented method.

A detailed description and reference, along with screenshots and steps, is provided on our new VI:OPS site (which just went live) in DOC-1111.

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Considerations and Solutions for VMware Backup & Recovery: VMworld.com expert session

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:50:00 GMT

Considerations and Solutions for VMware Backup & Recovery: VMworld.com expert session

Link: VMworld.com: Veeam Expert Session.

Ask the Expert Session

Considerations and Solutions for VMware Backup & Recovery

September 1-12, 2008

Watch a flash video presentation, view related documents and ask questions in a discussion with Doug Hazelman, Director of Global Systems Engineering, Veeam.

Join this Expert Session

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VMworld.com Virtual Pavilion

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:43:00 GMT

VMworld.com Virtual Pavilion

Come tour the new virtual pavilion and see the booth layout and navigation. Visit virtual exhibitor booths, online services and engage with other community members. Find hidden areas in the virtual pavilion to discover prize codes to use online or to bring by the Communities and Bloggers Lounge for a free community T-shirt.

They'll be rolling out new features throughout the next two weeks...

VMworld Virtual Pavilion

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ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003176: WebCenter Updates

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:20:00 GMT

ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003176: WebCenter Updates

how to use esxupdate, see the Patch Management for ESX Server 3 tech note at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf. esxpatch;esx301;alertz;urlz . VMware ESX . VMware ESX...

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Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:20:00 GMT

Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support

To use the EVC feature, you must be running ESX Server 3.5 Update 2 or higher with Virtual Center 2.5 Update 2 or higher and have only compatible processors that are listed in one of...

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VirtuallyCrazy: Importing OVF File From the Internet in VirtualCenter

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:03:00 GMT

VirtuallyCrazy: Importing OVF File From the Internet in VirtualCenter

Jason Wiley tries out the Virtual Appliance Import feature in VirtualCenter. OVF really takes the virtual appliance concept to a new (and better) level.

Link: VirtuallyCrazy: Importing OVF File From the Internet in VirtualCenter.

Once this process is complete you have a virtual machine configured with the manufacturer reccomended specifications with almost no effort. I'm really impressed with this process. Hopefully application vendors will embrace this format as the new way to deploy test machines. If this is embraced widely in the consumer level virtualization products, this will be a boon for IT people studying for certification exams at home as well.

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VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200808501-I-SG: Firmware and Security Update (1005818)

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT

VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200808501-I-SG: Firmware and Security Update (1005818)

Release Date:04-Sep-2008 Document Last Updated: 04-Sep-2008 Download Size: 204MB Download Filename: ESXe350-200808501-O-SG.zip md5sum: ...

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VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200808502-T-BG: VMware Tools Update (1005819)

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT

VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200808502-T-BG: VMware Tools Update (1005819)

Summaries and Symptoms This patch includes fixes for the following issues: · SLES9 SP4 virtual machines fail to start X server during the configuration of VMware Tools. ·...

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VMware ESX is the Industry’s First Hypervisor to be Validated by Microsoft

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:53:00 GMT

VMware ESX is the Industry’s First Hypervisor to be Validated by Microsoft

VMware Lays Foundation for Broader Market Penetration by Giving Customers Access to Support for Software For All Major Microsoft Applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint Server and others across Virtualized Environments . PALO ALTO, Calif. – Sept 3, 2008 -- VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced it has qualified its industry-leading VMware ESX hypervisor under the Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP). VMware ESX 3.5 update 2 (ESX 3.5u2) is the first hypervisor to be listed under the program, providing VMware customers who run Windows Server and Microsoft...

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Roundtable #16 - Ask the Experts live podcast

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:33:00 GMT

Roundtable #16 - Ask the Experts live podcast

Today on the VMware Communities Roundtable, we had an Ask The Experts session with live callers. As is typical of these kinds of things, the discussion was wide-ranging but lively. I'd like to thank both the roundtable panel as well as the two dozen or so folks who joined us live on the call.

To listen, click on the right or download the mp3. (1:04) Feeds: RSS, iTunes

Next week, same bat-time, same bat-channel. The topic is VMworld, VMworld predictions, and anything else that comes up.

Show notes:

Announcing VI:OPS, a community for operationalizing VI
Preventing VM sprawl on IT Knowledge Exchange
A new generation of management tools?
NFS vs VMFS
- VMFS vs. NFS for VMware Infrastructure? VMware Storage Blog
- Openfiler
- Create an NFS Share on Windows 2003 for ESX from VMware eLearning. Part 2. Part 3.
- Using Windows-based NFS in VI3
- Communities thread on Windows NFS and ESX 3.5
- Setting up Windows Services For UNIX (SFU) NFS
- Storage VMotion and 10Gb Ethernet support for iSCSI SAN's
Storage VMotion and Plug-ins
- Storage VMotion plug-in
- vmpmotion.pl
- official VMware VC plug-in documentation
VI Toolkit (for Windows) PowerShell scripting contest entries
- New startup integrates PowerShell in VMware VirtualCenter Client
VMware and SVVP
- VMware ESX is the Industry’s First Hypervisor to be Validated by Microsoft, Offers Customers Expanded Support Options for Microsoft Applications - VMware
- chriswolf.com
- I should clarify what we said on the podcast about apps vs OSes. There were two parts to the recent announcements. The first part was about support on validated hypervisors. Although 31 applications are now be included in the SVVP, the support offered by this program from the beginning covered the operating systems (see here). The second part was about transfering application licenses. This included 41 applications that can now transfer their licenses during a VMotion, but server operating system licenses are not included. See Chris Wolf's blog for a better explanation: Interpreting Microsoft's Revised Virtualization Licensing Policy
RCLI
- ESX vs ESXi kb: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006543
- RCLI documentation
VI Client Open Console Attempt Fails
- The most likely possibility was this: The OS on which the VIC resides must be able to resolve not only the VC server but also each ESX Server. If they can not resolve via name the ESX servers you get this message. This is regardless of whether VC can resolve the name. However, proxying fixes this problem. Another fix is to add the information to the static hosts file.
- However, a guest on the call had the same problem, and fixed it by disconnecting the ESX server from VC cluster, restarting the agent on ESX server, and then reconnecting.
Hmm, looking at the chat transcript, I see we missed at least two questions: ESX and deduplication and in regard to the previous problem if there is a good DNS healthcheck tool. We'll save those for later, I guess.

Thanks everybody! It was a great call.

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Google Chrome for Mac: It’s Already Here, and It’s Smoking Fast | Team Fusion

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:37:00 GMT

Google Chrome for Mac: It’s Already Here, and It’s Smoking Fast | Team Fusion

With Desktop Virtualization and Unity, it really doesn't matter what operating system your applications want to run on. Case in point: the new Google Chrome browser, which is only Windows-flavored for the moment. Link: VMware: Team Fusion: Google Chrome for Mac: It’s Already Here, and It’s Smoking Fast.

Safari 3.1.2:

Firefox for Mac 3.0.1:

Google Chrome Beta on VMware Fusion:

What’s even cooler, is that if you wanted to, using VMware Fusion 2’s Application Sharing features (you can watch a demo video here) means that you could make Google Chrome your default browser for *all* web links you click on in your Mac.

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Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:20:00 GMT

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_systems_guide.pdf

Last Updated: September 3, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

Modified support information for Fujitsu Primergy RX600 S4. See “Fujitsu Server Support,” on page 11.
Added support for Intel ESAA Modular Server MFSYS25 FORMAT MFS5000. Modified support information for Intel ESAA NSC2U Cisco CAM 35/45. See “Intel Server Support,” on page 23.
Added support for MPC NetFRAME 2740. See “MPC Server Support,” on page 36.
Added support for Sun X6240, X6440. Modified support informatin for Sun X4200 M2, X8440, X8450. See “Sun Server Support,” on page 41.
Added support for Supermicro Computer Inc SBI‐7425C‐S3. See “Supermicro Server Support,” on page 42.
Modified support information for Verari RM2242. See “Verari Server Support,” on page 45.

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I/O Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:20:00 GMT

I/O Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_io_guide.pdf

Last Updated: September 3, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

Added support for Qlogic QLE2562, QLE2562‐E‐SP. Modified support information for QLE2560, QLE2560‐E‐SP. See “Dell Storage IO Devices,” on page 7, “EMC Storage IO Devices,” on page 9, “IBM Storage IO Devices,” on page 15.

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Storage / SAN Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:19:00 GMT

Storage / SAN Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_san_guide.pdf

Last Updated: September 3, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

Added support for NEC iStorage S2800. See “NEC,” on page 19 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 63.
Modified support information for Pillar Data Systems Axiom Storage System 300. See “Pillar Data Systems,” on page 22.
Added support for NetApp FAS3100 Series Data ONTAP 7.3. See “NetApp,” on page 54 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 63.
Added support for Open‐E DSS with Intel S5000PAL / SR 2500 Platform Model, DSS with Intel Modular Server MFSYS25. See “Open‐E,” on page 56 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 63.
Added support for StorMagic SMTB. See “StorMagic,” on page 59 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 63.
Modified support information for Xiotech Emprise 7000. See “Xiotech,” on page 60.

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:19:00 GMT

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_systems_guide.pdf

Last Updated: September 3, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

Added support for Intel ESAA Modular Server MFSYS25 FORMAT MFS5000. See “Intel Server Support,” on page 17.
Modified support information for Fujitsu BX620 S4. See “Fujitsu Server Support,” on page 8.
Modified support information for NEC Express5800 320Fc. See “NEC Server Support,” on page 31.
Modified support information for Stratus 4400, 4410, 6200, 6210. See “Stratus Server Support,” on page 35.
Modified support information for Sun X4200 M2, X8440. See “Sun Server Support,” on page 37.

VMFS vs. NFS for VMware Infrastructure? | VMware Storage Blog

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:50:00 GMT

VMFS vs. NFS for VMware Infrastructure? | VMware Storage Blog

Good answer to a frequently asked question on the new VMware Storage Blog. Click through for a nice quick read.

Link: VMware: VMware Storage Blog: VMFS vs. NFS for VMware Infrastructure?.

The dynamic, flexible environment that we call VMware Infrastructure requires shared, coordinated storage between ESX servers. There are two families of storage technologies that can meet this requirement today, SAN-based block storage (e.g. Fibrechannel or iSCSI) and NAS. VMware supports both forms of storage access for our customers. ...

So which to use? The first criteria is to continue to use the type of storage infrastructure you are familiar with. If your organization uses block based storage – use VMFS. If NAS is in use, it may make more sense to deploy VMware Infrastructure with NFS. Other aspects of storage management, such as the basic virtualization of storage on behalf of the VM or the internal structure of the virtual disk files (VMDK) are handled independently of this choice. You get the same high level VI functionality regardless.

For new deployments, there are the traditional storage tradeoffs. ...

VMware ESX is the Industry’s First Hypervisor to be Validated by Microsoft

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:58:00 GMT

VMware ESX is the Industry’s First Hypervisor to be Validated by Microsoft

Link: VMware ESX is the Industry’s First Hypervisor to be Validated by Microsoft, Offers Customers Expanded Support Options for Microsoft Applications - VMware.

VMware Lays Foundation for Broader Market Penetration by Giving Customers Access to Support for Software For All Major Microsoft Applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint Server and others across Virtualized Environments

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Sept 3, 2008 -- VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced it has qualified its industry-leading VMware ESX hypervisor under the Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP). VMware ESX 3.5 update 2 (ESX 3.5u2) is the first hypervisor to be listed under the program, providing VMware customers who run Windows Server and Microsoft applications with access to cooperative support from Microsoft and VMware. ...

Microsoft’s Server Virtualization Validation Program enables VMware and other software providers to test and validate their virtualization software to run Windows Server 2008 and previous versions of Windows Server. Under this program, Microsoft offers cooperative technical support to customers running Windows Server on validated, non-Microsoft server virtualization software, such as VMware ESX 3.5 update 2. Customers with support policies in place, and running Windows Server-based applications on VMware ESX 3.5u2, can receive cooperative technical support from Microsoft. VMware also offers an extra layer of protection for customers, outside of Microsoft’s Server Virtualization Validation Program, who work directly with VMware for support. The additional protection is a part of the VMware Premier Support contract with Microsoft that enables VMware to escalate application issues rapidly and work directly with Microsoft engineers to expedite resolution.

Installing, configuring, patching ESXi (+ bonus links)

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:48:00 GMT

Installing, configuring, patching ESXi (+ bonus links)

A ESXi trifecta from Eric Siebert:

Link: Installing and configuring VMware ESXi. A good place to get started.
Link: Two ways to patch VMware ESXi Installable.
Bonus links: http://vmware-land.com/Vmware_Links.html#ESXi
- Here's a good one. Comparison of ESX and ESXi: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006543

(If you are a blogger or even just making up a newsletter for the office, please don't steal Eric's links wholesale without credit. He spends a great deal of time on the VMware Communities and in the blogs finding these links, organizing them, culling the old ones, etc. So respect, ok?)

Call in to 'Ask the Experts' podcast - Weds/Tomorrow

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:58:00 GMT

Call in to 'Ask the Experts' podcast - Weds/Tomorrow

We're trying something a little different on tomorrow's VMware Community Roundtable podcast. In the spirit of VMworlds past and session PO1861 from VMworld 2008, we are having an "Ask the VMTN Experts" session. Our roundtable panel is more-or-less the same people that will be on the panel at VMworld, all user moderators from the VMware Communities -- and they pretty much know when you're about to shoot yourself in the foot, because they've seen the bullet holes in many shoes.

So now's a great time to ask them a question -- design, troubleshooting, or even just to talk about a recent thread or blog post. It'll also give you a good excuse to say hi at VMworld.

What:	VMware Communities Roundtable #16
When:	Wednesday, Sept 3 Noon Pacific / 3pm Eastern / 8pm British
Where:	Phone number (724) 444-7444 or VOIP 66.212.134.192
How:	Type in Call ID 19367 followed by the pound sign # Then if you're not a member just type 1# for your PIN You'll be on hold but will hear the call. When you want to ask your question, hit "*8" on your phone and you'll go in a question queue. You'll get a message that you're unmuted when we're ready for your question.

CITOC Builds Virtualized Application Infrastructure on VMware Platform

vmtn@vmware.com (VMTN) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:53:00 GMT

CITOC Builds Virtualized Application Infrastructure on VMware Platform

CITOC Leveraging VMware for Internal Use as well as Client Solutions, Selects VMware Infrastructure over Microsoft Hyper-V . PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Sept 3, 2008 -- VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced that CITOC, an award-winning provider of managed and hosted IT solutions, has standardized on VMware’s industry-leading management and virtualization platform, VMware Infrastructure, as its application environment for internal systems and client solutions. Houston-based CITOC is a certified partner of both VMware and Microsoft and provides IT solutions to some of the country’s most respected companies,...