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 […]
The Expert Guide to VMware Data Protection FREE Veeam ebook
I just noticed VEEAM has released a FREE ebook on VMware Data Protection now with four chapters. This free ebook is definitely worth the read for anyone who cares about not just backing up but also recovering again. The Expert Guide to VMware Data Protection was written by fellow blogger Eric Siebert of vSphere-land and contains 4 […]
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 […]
FREE VMware video training from previous VMworld sessions
VMworld 2013 in San Francisco was a blast and before we know it October is here and its time for Barcelona to start. However, no matter if you are attending or already attended VMworld 2013 you will still be able to learn from the fantastic content from previous VMworld conferences. I have browsed trough the […]
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 […]
VMware Update Manager: Vendors online depots available
A student last week asked me if it was possible to download patches automatically from hardware vendors instead of manually downloading the patches. This is indeed possible and below I will show you the steps for configuring it. Currently the vendors I am aware of providing online depots are: Brocade: http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/vibsdepot/CurrentRelease/BCD-depot-index.xml Dell: http://vmwaredepot.dell.com/index.xml HP: http://vibsdepot.hp.com/index.xml Step […]
Configure Custom Alarm for Virtual Machine disks consolidation is needed
Last week I delievered a VMware vSphere Fast Track course and the question came up if it was possible to configure an alarm for Virtual Machine disks consolidation is needed. The issue is if you look at the overview of VMs such as hosts and clusters view you will not be able to see if any […]
Warning! Do NOT upgrade to vCloud Director 5.5 if using SQL server 2005 SP4
VMware has issued an alert that vCloud Director users should NOT upgrade to 5.5, if they are using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 as their database. If you attempt to upgrade the process may fail and you will see an error similar to: Exception in thread “main” java.lang.IllegalStateException: java.sql.SQLException: Cannot assign a default […]
VMware Certified Associate (VCA) exams now available
50% exam discount code/voucher: VMRT9B503121 Check out my VMware VCA exam experience post. Recently VMware announced the a new certification track: VMware Certified Associate (VCA). This new track has 3 paths: (and as of 2013-10-23 one not available yet) VMware Certified Associate – Datacenter Virtualization (VCA-DCV) – FREE video training – Exam blueprint – Register […]