VMware vRealize Operations for Published Applications 6.2 Released
VMware has released a updated version of vRealize Operations for Published Applications, this new version add the following: Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp 7.6 support – Extends vRealize Operations Manager monitoring & reporting capabilities for Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp 7.6, enabling Citrix administrator to monitor and troubleshoot a wide range of Citrix workloads, from server-hosted applications and desktops…
ESXi 5.5 Update 3b and vCenter 5.5 Update 2 problem
Yesterday I was talking to a customer,that had a problem, after they had run a remediate on a ESXi 5.5 host, and it was upgraded/patched to 5.5 Update 3b, i could not reconnect to vCenter. The vCenter was running version 5.5 Update 2. The solution was to upgrade vCenter to 5.5 Update 3b. Update: The…
New Releases from VMware
Yesterday VMware released some updated versions of there products. VMware Workstation/Workstation pro 12.1, see release notes here: https://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/workstation/12pro/workstation-121-release-notes.html VMware Fusion/Fusion pro 8.1, see release notes here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/fusion/8/fusion-81-release-notes.html VMware vSphere vCenter 5.5 Update 3b, see release notes here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/fusion/8/fusion-81-release-notes.html VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 Update 3b, see release notes here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/55/vsphere-esxi-55u3b-release-notes.html
Problem with the vSphere Web Client Integration Plug-In
Today I was installing a VMware vCSA 6.0 update 1, and making a vCenter Update Manager server (Windows) and installed Google Chrome to use with the vSphere Web Client. After the installation i used Chrome to login to the vSphere Web Client and on the login screen i downloaded the Client Integration Plug-In, and installed it. Afterwards could…
ESXi 6.0 and CBT bug
VMware ESXi 6.0 has a critical bug in its CBT, that may result inconsistent virtual machine backups. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2136854 VMware has just released a new patch thats fixes this: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2137546 I have recommended my customer to reset the CBT on there VMs, they can use the script from this link: https://github.com/WahlNetwork/powershell-scripts/blob/master/VMware%20vSphere/Reset-CBT.ps1 Veeam has tested and found that…
VMware PowerCLI 6.0 R3 Released
VMware has released a updated version of there PowerCLI 6.0, this contains som minor improvement and fixes. For more information se the release notes: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/powercli/60r3/powercli60r3-releasenotes.html
vCenter 5.5 Update 3a Released
VMware has released vCenter 5.5 Update 3a, this fixes the problem with vSphere Web Client integration plugin and Google Chrome. See the release notes here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/55/vsphere-vcenter-server-55u3a-release-notes.html
vSphere Web Client and Google Chrome
There have been some issues getting the vSphere Web Client and vSphere Client Integration Plugin to work, can not launch the vCSA 6.0 / 6.0 Update installer, or use the "Windows session authentication" check box, mount local ISO file, import OVA/OVF, and more. VMware has an KB on this: KB2114800 The solution did not work. I had this…
ESXi 6.0 update 1a customized images
NEC and Fujitsu has this week released new Customized images based on ESXi 6.0 Update 1a. I hope that all the other hardware vendors will will release there Update 1 image and that it is based on the Update 1a. You can find them here: https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/6_0 There are also some new 5.5 images: https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/5_5#custom_iso Update: HP has now…
ESXi 5.5 Express Patch 8 and ESXi 6.0 Express Patch 3 are Released
There have been some serious problems with the latest updates from VMware. ESXi 5.5 Update 3 there was a problem with deletion of snapshots: KB2133118 ESXi 6.0 Update 1 and earlier has a problem with network disconnection: KB2124669 This problems are solved with this new releases. ESXi 5.5 Update 3a (EP8) release notes can be found here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/55/vsphere-esxi-55u3-release-notes.html ESXi 5.5…