I just got notice that the VCP6-DCV exams are now available. Three different exams are being released, albeit all three are currently beta exams: vSphere 6 Foundations Time: 120 minutes Questions: 100 Where to take: Online Why take it: You attended an official VMware class such as Install, Configure, Manage, Fast Track, Optimize and […]
Disable ESXi Password Complexity
A part of my job as a VMware Certified Instructor is to update our lab systems whenever new vSphere versions come out. After upgrading from 5.5 to 6.0 I decided we should change passwords, however I was unable to choose the unsecure password I had decided to use: Weak password: based on a dictionary […]
VMware vSphere 6 upgrade guide
Finally! VMware has released vSphere 6 and the products related too. You can download from here: VMware vSphere 6 VMware vCenter 6 Here is a quick screenshot walk-through of the process of upgrading using the new vSphere 6 ISO file: 1. Insert disk with vSphere 6.0 and press Enter 2. Wait for installer to […]
Home lab: Part 2 – Need more disk performance
This is part 2 in my home lab blog series. Part 1. After having selected hardware for my home lab (Apple Mac Mini) I started to deploy virtual machines. As I had (unfortunately) expected the internal 5400 RPM drive with 1 TB capacity ran OK with 1-2 VMs, but it was almost impossible to […]
Home lab: Part 1 – What hardware?
For a very long time my homelab consisted of the following equipment: Host: Lenovo T61 laptop which is now gone, so sorry I do no longer have the exact specifications. Switch: D-Link DGS-1216T Shared storage (NFS): QNAP TS-639 However when this was originally setup, my role was as a IT consultant at a small value […]
How do I mount an ISO file using the vSphere Web Client?
A question I often receive from students when I teach VMware courses are: How do I mount an ISO file using the vSphere Web Client? This is obvious in the good old fat vSphere Client: However looking in the vSphere Web Client you might think: ARGH?!?! Where is it? (reminds me of Duke Nukem). Looking […]
VMware releases FREE video training on VMware Horizon Workspace
VMware has released FREE video training on VMware Horizon Workspace. The course is called VMware Horizon Workspace Fundamentals [V1.5] and is available FREE! This course covers the following topics: In Module 1, you will learn how VMware Horizon Workspace works, the key industry challenges it solves, and you are provided with an overview of the Horizon […]
Dell releases VMware vSphere ESXi OEM 5.5
I just noticed Dell has released their version of VMware vSphere ESXi OEM 5.5 build 1331820. Here is the direct download link. In case you want to validate your download integrity the MD5 checksum is: b9661e44c791b86caf60f179b857a17d Included in the image by Dell are: The drivers included in this ESXi image by Dell as part of the […]
VMware ESXi Memory HotAdd & CPU HotPlug Guest OS compability
Today while teaching a VMware Fast Track course a student asked which guest operating systems that actually supported memory hotadd and cpu hotplug. This is a great question! Lets dive into some background information. The ability to use these two features depends on three things: Does your VMware vSphere license allow it? Does your […]
vMotion error The operation is not allowed in the current connection state of the host
Recently I had a customer call me because he was recieving error The operation is not allowed in the current connection state of the host when trying to vMotion. Here is a quick screenshot of the error: The operation is not allowed in the current connection state of the host Usually when customers see […]