ESX

Running VMware vSphere inside VMware Workstation

I am working on my new Train Signal VMware vSphere training course. It will soon be released but, until then, click on the video below to watch an 18 minute demo that shows how to run VMware ESX 4 / vSphere inside VMware Workstation!

VMware vCenter Mobile Access (vCMA)

VMware is now offering a “technology preview” / beta of an upcoming new product - vCenter Mobile Access (vCMA). By installing this appliance in your virtual infrastructure, you will be able to remotely manage your ESX hosts and virtual machines. Here are some of the features of vCMA:

• Search for virtual machines in your data center
• Migrate virtual machines from one host to another using vMotion
• Execute recovery plans using VMware Site Recovery Manager
• Access Scheduled Tasks, Alarms and Events
• And much more…

For more information and to download vCMA, visit the vCenter Mobile Access webpage.

Use your iPhone or Blackberry to Manage VMware ESX and Hyper-V

Hyper9, the makers of the virtualization management, alerting, and troubleshooting tool, is about to release a new version of Virtualization Mobile Manager (VMM). With this tool, you can manage your VMware, Hyper-V, or Xen Infrastructure from your iPhone or Blackberry!

You can learn more about the VMM, how to download it, and learn about all the features at the Hyper9 VMM Community.

Video: Installing VMware ESX Server

Over at SearchVMware.com they have published a sample video from my VMware ESX Server video training course. This video shows you how to install VMware ESX Server, step by step. Click the video below to watch…