Service Manager 9.0 RP3 is now available
Yesterday saw the release of Service Manager 9.0 RP3. Product Page: http://www.vmware.com/support/product-support/service-manager/index.html Downloads Page: http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_service_manager/9_0 Some of you may be wondering what is VMware Service Manager, here is a quick extract from the product page: VMware Service Manager develops a 100% web architected solution that automates IT Service Management processes in enterprise organizations.VMware Service Manager is independently verified to the highest level of ITIL compatibility for Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Release Management, Configuration Management, Service Level Management and Availability Management.
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 4.0.2 is now GA
Just thought I would post about the general availability of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 4.0.2 maintenance release. The SRM 4.0.2 maintenance release includes several fixes to SRM 4.0 and SRM 4.0.1 including fixes to support vNetwork Distributed Switch environments at protected and recovery sites. For details on all the fixes in SRM 4.0.2 release, please refer to the release notes at: http://www.vmware.com/supportsrm/srm_releasenotes_402.html VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 4.0.2 is now available for download at: http://downloads.vmware.com/d/details/srm402ZCVwYmRwKndiZHdqcA==
Virtual Serial Ports – Some helpful links
I found some document links today which provide some useful information on recent questions that have been asked internally. Using a Proxy with Virtual Serial Ports http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk41pubs/vsp41_usingproxy_virtual_serial_ports.pdf Virtual Serial Port Concentrator http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1022303 Developer Stuff: http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk41pubs/ApiReference/vim.vm.device.VirtualSerialPort.html

Storage vMotion “Cancel Task” option included in vSphere 4.0 Update 2
I have been reading some forums internally today, and discovered that you can now cancel a Storage vMotion task when running within vCenter. The following screen shot shows the difference between update 1 and update 2.