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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
At VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas, I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time -- that is, having a beer with a number of fellow vExperts such as Cody Bunch (web/twitter), Sean Crookston (web/twitter), Bill Hill (web/twitter), and Kanuj … [Continue reading] about ProfessionalVMware.com Brownbags & Schedule
This past Wednesday, September 7th 2011, Austin had its first vBeers. I was surprised at the turnout and the number of new folks I met. A good portion of the Dell Tech Center crew was there, as well as folks from Dell in general, Home Depot, VMware, … [Continue reading] about #vBeersATX: Making a note here, HUGE success
Love VMware or virtualization in general? Love beer? Then let's combine them! Join us for the first in a series of Austin Texas vBeers at Opal Divine's Marina, in front of Fry's at Mopac/1325 and Parmer. Any and all are invited, all you need is … [Continue reading] about Austin’s first vBeers! #vBeersATX #vBeers
Quick & dirty post: If you ever need to demonstrate ESXi 5's new swapping to host cache feature, I've found the easiest way to do that is to create two VMs that over-commit the host memory (and have very little disk allotted). You can power on … [Continue reading] about vSphere 5 swap to host cache: forcing & reporting