Alongside its traditional vCenter release for Windows, VMware has also released a vCenter Server Appliance which is aimed directly at environments that aren't currently using Windows-based vCenter server installs. In this post, I'm going to walk thru … [Continue reading] about VMware: Install & Configure vCenter Server Appliance
VMware: What is ESXi 5’s recovery mode?
If you've watched an ESXi 5 host boot, you've probably seen the bottom right corner that shows <SHIFT+R: Recovery Mode>. I did a bit of looking in the vSphere 5 documentation, the VMware KB, and Google, and still haven't found a clear … [Continue reading] about VMware: What is ESXi 5’s recovery mode?
My thoughts on VMware Workstation 8
There hasn't been much hoopla about it yet, but VMware released Workstation 8 (and Fusion 4, but I don't own a Mac) today. If you have Workstation 7 currently, the checking for software updates from within Workstation will not find the new release. … [Continue reading] about My thoughts on VMware Workstation 8
Simon Long’s VCP5 Practice Exams
Just a quick post to highlight some great work being done by a fellow member of the VMware community, Simon Long (web/twitter). When I was studying for the VCP4 exam last year, I used Simon's VCP4 practice exams quite a bit. I found it to be … [Continue reading] about Simon Long’s VCP5 Practice Exams
VMware: Upgrading ESXi 4.1 U1 to ESXi 5 with Update Manager
VMware’s Update Manager (included with vCenter 5 download) has a nice, new feature for help in upgrading your hosts from ESXi 4.1 U1 to ESXi 5. The feature, Figure 1, is found in the Admin View and is simply called “ESXi Images”. It allows you to … [Continue reading] about VMware: Upgrading ESXi 4.1 U1 to ESXi 5 with Update Manager