VMware vSphere 5.5 update 3 released
VMware released vSphere 5.5 Update 3, that has some enhancement, and bug fixes. vCenter 5.5 Update 3: What's New vCenter Server database support: vCenter Server now supports the following external databases: Oracle 12c R1 P2 (12.1.0.2) Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3 Increased guest operating system support:…
VMware NSX 6.1.3 Released
VMware has released NSX 6.1.3 with support for vSphere 6.0. There is some limitation in the support for vSphere 6.0, see this KB: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2110197 There are also other changes, for this see the release notes, they can be found here: https://www.vmware.com/support/nsx/doc/releasenotes_nsx_vsphere_613.html
RVTools 3.7 Released
One of my favorite tools, for collecting information about customers VMware vSphere environment, has been updated. This new version contains this fixes and new information: VI SDK reference changed from 5.0 to 5.5 Extended the timeout value from 10 to 20 minutes for really big environments New field VM Folder on vCPU, vMemory, vDisk, vPartition, vNetwork,…
vSphere 6.0 Released
VMware Announcement vSphere 6.0 on February 2nd, and we have been waiting for the release / General Availability og vSphere 6.0 and associated products, Now the wait is over and we can download the binaries: HP has also released there customized image. vSphere 6.0 release notes is here: https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere6/doc/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-60-release-notes.html?src=vmw_so_vex_akjaer_792 vSphere Data Protection 6.0 release notes: https://www.vmware.com/support/vdr/doc/vdp_600_releasenotes.html?src=vmw_so_vex_akjaer_792 vSphere Replication 6.0 release notes: https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere-replication/doc/vsphere-replication-60-release-notes.html?src=vmw_so_vex_akjaer_792…
vSphere Web Client 5.5 Update 2d
I have done the first upgrade til vSphere 5.5 update 2d today, and that went smooth. Afterward I needed to show the customer some things in vCenter and i used the vSphere Web Client, afterwards his first comment was, why is the vSphere Web Client running so fast on my machine, I had not noticed it, so i tried i againt,…
VMware vSphere 5.5 Patches
On January 27, 2015 VMware released new patches for vSphere 5.5, vCenter 5.5 Update 2d, and ESXi 5.5 update 2d. One of the resolved items in ESXi 5.5 Update 2, is the CBT bug, seen in this VMware KB: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2090639 This KB is not updated, with this information at the moment, but it is in one of the release notes…
vSphere Web Client Short cuts
Today I was looking thru som Tweets and so one about a short cut in the vSphere Web Client and wanted to summaries some of the things i found over time: This Screenshot is from a Article by William Lam. Keyboard Combination Action Ctrl+Alt+s Quick Search Ctrl+Alt+Home OR Ctrl+Alt+1 Home Screen Ctrl+Alt+2 Virtual Infrastructure Inventory…
Using PowerCLI in the vSphere Web Client
There is a new tool available at VMware Labs website, that can integrate VMware PowerCLI with the vSphere Web Client, so you can make Reports or actions. The tool/Plug-in can be found here: https://labs.vmware.com/flings/poweractions-for-vsphere-web-client There are also a VMware Blog article about how to use this: http://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2014/09/poweractions.html looks very Nice, can't wait to try it out.
Bye bye SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware
SLES for VMware has gone EoA on July 25, 2014, so there is currently no Linux distribution, that's bundled with your vSphere License. according to information from VMware they are not switching to a new Linux partner. If you want to know what this means, the information can be found on this site: http://www.vmware.com/products/sles-for-vmware Does this mean that…