I cant believe this actually slipped by me. On 18th March, VMware officially released the vSphere iPad client. To use this client you need to download and install the vCenter Mobile Access appliance. The iPad client allows you to manage and control your VMware hosts and Virtual Machines running within a vCenter. The VMware vSphere Client for iPad is a companion interface to the traditional vSphere client, optimized for viewing and managing your vSphere environment on the go. With this client you can monitor the performance of vSphere hosts and virtual machines. Virtual machines can be started, stopped and suspended. vSphere hosts can be rebooted or put into maintenance mode. Features: Search for vSphere hosts and virtual machines in your vSphere environment Monitor the performance of vSphere hosts and virtual machines Manage virtual machines with the ability to start, stop and suspend View and restore your virtual machines’ snapshots Reboot […]
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VMworld 2011 Call for Papers deadline extended 12th April
The deadline for the VMworld Call for Papers has been extended until 12th April. Get your papers submitted now. ———————————————————————————————– The deadline for submitting papers to VMworld is 5th April. This leaves 4 working days to submit your proposal to present a session. VMworld 2010 had thousands of attendees and is a great way to meet like minded virtualization specialists. If you you have a great story around virtualization then submit a session. It could cover anything from a vSphere DR scenario through to a vCloud implementation. Presenting is great fun, I really enjoyed presenting my PEX 2011 session, and will (hopefully) be presenting at VMworld 2011. Go on, submit a session today 🙂 http://www.vmworld.com/cfp.jspa
VMware HCL version support
Last week a customer asked the question why the VMware HCL listed products that are certified with one version update but not the other. For example, the HCL shows HP BL620c G7 lists on ESXi4U2 but NOT ESXi4U1. The HCL Small Print: The detailed lists show actual vendor devices that are either physically tested or are similar to the devices tested by VMware or VMware partners. VMware provides support only for the devices that are listed in this document. What this translates to in the real world is that often the HCL exposes the time aspect of updating compatibility. If the server was released after a version of vSphere then it will not be listed for the previous versions, even though it may perform correctly.
VCAP: Datacenter Design Exam Tips
After passing my VAP-DCD Exam this week, I thought it might be good to write some tips on what to expect. These are very high level, so as not to give away any in depth clues. The exam generally has a nice feel to it, with a mixture of multiple choice single answer and multiple answer questions, drag and drop questions and some diagram creation. One thing I would recommend is make sure you allow enough time to complete the diagrams. It is a long exam, but you will need all the time. Each diagram can take around 30 minutes depending on its scenario. Diagram creation – You need to understand the principals behind how to create diagrams. These are all part of every day design documents, and is critical you are able to create these on the fly. Consolidation Ratios – You need to be able to understand consolidation […]
PEX 2011 Photos Part 2
A few more photos from PEX including a few from the evening party. The room where my second session ran