April 22, 2009 1:59 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
Comparison Chart,
editions,
ESX 4,
Paul Maritz,
ThinApp,
vmware,
VMware vSphere Editions Comparison Chart,
VMware vSphere Upgrade Center,
vmware.com,
vsphereWell it wasn't release as in go install it, 30 days from now, you should see a download available. But you can check out the official VMware website for more information.
You can also check out the official Simulcast...
April 16, 2009 4:07 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
ESX 4,
ESX 4i,
hot add memory,
powershell,
Techday,
VI Toolkit 1.5,
vmware,
vsphereRumors abound, ESX 4 and 4i are soon to be released. A couple notable items are that VMWare is going to allow more then 4vCPU per VM. Also Administrators will be able to hot upgrade memory using the VI Toolkit 1.5. Hot adding memory can only be done in a Server 2008 VM. With the ability to build...
April 8, 2009 12:45 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
Buslogic,
ESX,
ESX Server 3.5,
installing Windows XP Pro on ESX,
LSI Logic,
vmware,
Windows XPOkay I have seen this a lot, and I have also solved this myself, but I'm going to be honest with you when installing Windows XP Pro on an ESX Server and using the LSI Drivers, you will have issues. There is a driver on LSI's website that you can use, but I don't have that information for you at the...
April 8, 2009 12:20 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
Cisco,
Citrix,
EPIC.ca,
Faronics,
HP,
microsoft,
Techday,
vmware,
WatchguardEPIC Tech day is coming up. Its an all day conference showcasing many companies from many different technical areas, like HP, Cisco, Watchguard, and of course VMware! Best of all its free, so if you find yourself in the area drop by and ask for me, just mention my blog and I’ll take care of...
April 7, 2009 2:27 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
Linux,
new version of vmware workstation,
vmware,
VMware Workstation 6.5.2,
WindowsHey all, a new version of VMware Workstation has been released last Tuesday, yeah I know I'm a little late with the news, but hey better late then never. If you know you want to upgrade your installation right away hen click here to...
March 4, 2009 7:46 PM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
cannot access console mode,
ESX 3.0,
ESX 3.5,
ESX Host not responding,
mgmt-vmware,
service,
virtual center management,
Virtual Center not reporting esx host dataWhat happens if you esx server stops reporting its memory and cpu usage? What if you cannot connect to any VM's? I just ran into this issue today. What you need to do is restart the vmware-mgmt service on the ESX Console.
What you will need to do is connect to the ESX Service console via Putty,...
March 3, 2009 3:25 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
ESX 3.5,
ESX backup and restore,
ESXi,
file level recovery,
Microsoft Server 2008,
Veeam,
VSSVeeam Backup 3.0 has just recently been released. Below are some of the main features and benefits.
- Backup and replication combined
- Support for ESXi and ESXi free
- File-level recovery...
February 25, 2009 3:14 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
ESX,
LIC,
License Server,
LMTOOLS,
Virtual Center,
vmwareWell this isn't about how much fun you can have with VMWare Virtual Center, but on how somethings can be worked around and some things just need to be re-installed! :)
Starts off with an couple ESX Servers and Virtual Center all running out of evaluation days... yes I know, procrastination on my...
February 22, 2009 9:57 PM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
direct remote access,
DRAC,
ESX 3.02 to 3.5 update,
ESX Upgrade,
HP ILO,
Integrated Lights Out,
iSCSI,
virtual media appletI just wanted to make a quick post to let everyone know that an ESX Update isn't as painful as one would think. Just yesterday I took control of one of my clients ESX Servers from home via ILO(Integrated Lights Out. HP's technology for Direct remote Access) and mounted the ESX 3.5 Update 3 ISO via...
