May 30 2009 11:38PM GMT
Posted by: David Davis
VMware,
esx,
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.
May 24 2009 11:21PM GMT
Posted by: David Davis
hyper9,
vmm,
VMware,
esx,
hyperv
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.
May 22 2009 6:49AM GMT
Posted by: David Davis
VMware,
vsphere
Just about everyone has heard by now but, if you have not, you should know that VMware vSphere has been released. VMware’s new virtualization platform & suite is called vSphere but it encompasses many different VMware products like the new ESX4, vCenter, Data Recovery (VMware’s new backup/recovery application), and many more.
The great thing is that you can Download VMware vSphere for free, with a 60-day limited eval license, and try it out for yourself!
But what about resources you might need to learn about it or test it? Here are some vSphere resources you should take a look at from VMware:
And then, Eric Siebert has compiled a great collection of vSphere related links and guides at:
Mar 29 2009 4:57AM GMT
Posted by: David Davis
VMware,
esx,
installation
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…
Jan 27 2009 12:40AM GMT
Posted by: David Davis
VMware,
vcp,
vexpert,
nomination
If you are familiar with Microsoft MVP, VMware’s new vExpert is a similar concept. Both are yearly awards to people who contribute to their respective product communities (Microsoft or VMware). You can nominate yourself or others can nominate you. There is no monetary award but perhaps some software and access to special forums will be awarded. Still, the biggest benefit is that you can associate the term “vExpert” with your name.
Keep in mind that VMware is only accepting vExpert nominations until Feb 6, 2009.
Read more about the VMware vExpert here and feel free to nominate any VMware experts (maybe, like me) to be a VMware vExpert in 2009.
-David Davis, VCP, and VMware ESX training video author, www.VMwareVideos.com
Nov 29 2008 5:59PM GMT
Posted by: David Davis
Virtualization,
VMware
One of my favorite new VMware ESX Server free tools is VM Explorer (VMX) by Trilead. This is a free tool (commercial version also available) that is used to backup, restore, and perform basic management of VMware ESX hosts. Some of the coolest features are-
- server to server backup (including backup to the windows PC running VMX or a Linux server)
- Snapshot management
- SSH to the console of the server
- Scheduled backup (with the upgraded commericial version)
- and more
One of the coolest things is that the free version has just about every feature except the scheduled backup. Download your copy of VM Explorer and try it out for yourself!
Nov 18 2008 8:30PM GMT
Posted by: David Davis
Virtualization,
VMware,
Network Management
In my latest SearchVMware.com article, I show you, step by step, how to enable and configure SNMP in VMware ESX and ESXi Server. From there, I move on to demonstrating a few different applications that can be used to monitor your VMware ESX Servers using SNMP. Monitoring VMware ESX Servers with SNMP applications is becoming more and more common so I hope you will read my article to learn more about it.
To see the full article, visit: Use SNMP with VMware ESX to monitor server statistics
Nov 13 2008 8:49PM GMT
Posted by: David Davis
Cisco,
Virtualization,
VMware
Hyper9 is a VMware Virtual Infrastructure Management platform. The most powerful feature is its “search engine” for your virtual infrastructure. As Hyper9 can do so much, it is difficult to describe. That is why I recommend you watch this YouTube video covering Hyper9.
If you have a VMware Infrastructure with at least 2 servers, 20 VMs, and would like to obtain one of my exclusive Hyper9 Beta program invitations, please contact me, David Davis. I will put you in contact with the Hyper9 beta program manager.
Once you see Hyper9 in action, I think you will be as impressed as I was!
Nov 11 2008 5:57PM GMT
Posted by: David Davis
Cisco,
VMware
Besides Cisco’s Nexus 1000V virtualization switch that integrates with VMware ESX Server “4.0″, Cisco now has a much larger stake in the success of VMware. Cisco recently announced plans to take another stake in VMware with a $13.3 million investment. That meanst that Cisco now owns about 1.7 percent of VMware!
For more information, read these stories about the enhanced partnership between VMware and Cisco:
