vSphere HTML5 Web Client v1.2
WOW, VMware is really fast at updating there vSphere HTML5 Web Client. New Features Browse files in a Datastore ([Datastore] -> Manage -> Files) Download a file from a Datastore URL redirects: your old bookmarked URLs should now work, simplifying adoption of h5client. Examples: https://[h5client ip or domain name]/vsphere-client https://[h5client ip or domain name]:9443/vsphere-client https://[ip or domain…
vSphere Enterprise licenses EOA
VMware has announced that vSphere Enterprise licenses is EOA June 30, 2016, this also includes Operations Management Standard and VMware vSphere with Operations Management Enterprise. There was a lot of confusion about what existing customer with this licenses was locked to vSphere 6.0 and older, without upgrading there licenses to Enterprise Plus. VMware has change what was there…
vSphere HTML5 Web Client v1.1
VMware has publish a update version of the vSphere HTML5 Web Client Fling. Wha'ts new in this version: Add a new CD/DVD drive to a new or existing VM Add a new network adapter to a new or existing VM Add a new hard disk to a new or existing VM Create a VM from a…
ESXi 6.0 and network performance issue
I have had a few customers that had a performance issue, when running in certain combination: ESXi 6.0 Windows 2012 / Windows 8 or later Virtual hardware 11 / Compatibility 6.0 or later VMXNET3 network card 1.6.6.0 (this is part of newer VMware Tools) or later There is VMware KB on this, that have a solution: https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2129176 I have used…
vSphere HTML5 Web Client v1.0
VMware has published a new Fling, a vSphere HTML5 Web Client, this is a new client for vCenter, that uses HTML5 and javascript. This is the first version of this fling and the installation is command line based configuration and installation. This version only has a limited set of functions, but it will be interesting too see…
RVTools 3.8 is Released
One of m favorite tools for getting information about an vSphere environment is RVTools, is now released in version 3.8. Thanks to Rob de Veij for this great tool that's free of charge. What's new in version 3.8: VI SDK reference changed from 5.5 to 6.0 on vInfo tab page new field: ChangeVersion unique identifier for a given…
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.0 Update 1 Released
Veeam has released update 1 for there Backup & Replication 9.0. I have just installed it in a test/demo environment and it just worked, but you have to update the client also, it will not update automatic. This is a maintenance that has bug fixes and new features/enhancements: General Enhanced extent selection logic for scale-out…
Veeam One 9.0 Update 1 Released
Veeam has released update 1 for Veeam One 9.0. I have just installed it in a test/demo environment and it just worked, but you have to update the client also, it will not update automatic (It tried to do this, but was blocked by Windows Smart Protect). This is a maintenance release with bug fixes,…
VMware Horizon Suite 7.0 Released
VMware has released Horizon 7.0 and the Suite, this also means a new version af the Horizon Client 4.0, and other, links to release notes, at the bottum for this. Here is the what’s new in Horizon 7.0 former Horizon View: Instant Clones A new type of desktop virtual machines that can be provisioned significantly…
Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE 1.5 Released
Veeam has released a new version of their free Windows backup software, Veeam Endpoint Backup 1.5. Some of the new features are: E-mail notification CryptoLocker protection Better scheduling User interface enhancements And many more. See the what's new document for a complete list here: http://veeampdf.s3.amazonaws.com/new/veeam_endpoint_free_1_5_whats_new_en.pdf Note: Still missing support for Veeam Backup & Replication Scale-Out Repository.