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How-to install VMware View Connection Server

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Installation of VMware View Connection Server in my lab. I’m going to use a new VM running Windows 2008R2 x64 which is attached as a member server of my vladan.lan Microsoft domain and has got a fixed IP address. I’m not detailing here those steps since I believe that you don’t need a hand on […]

How to install Database and ODBC for VMware View

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Installing VMware View Database and ODBC connection in my lab. After the introductory post where I showed the basic setup which you’ll going to follow, now we going to kick the installation process. We will work on my vCenter VM which was already setup for my lab environment I’m using for vSphere 5, so this […]

How-to Convert Teams created in earlier version of VMware Workstation

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How to Convert VMware Workstation Teams from earlier version of Workstation. I just stumbled on this by browsing the Online documentation of VMware Workstation 8. For those of you who were using Teams (or still using), it’s good to know that it’s possible to convert them into new version of VMware Workstation after you upgrade […]

Rapid Desktop Program launched by VMware

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Destined for OEM partners this programs enables to build pre-configured VDI environments for fast deployments. While visiting the booths during the VMWorld Copenhagen 2011 few days ago I bumped to a stand from company called Pivot3. As my curiosity to a new technology is always on it’s top level during such an events, I’ve been […]

How to install Hyper-V in VMware Workstation

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How I’m using VMware Workstation 8 to accomplish my daily tasks. VMware Workstation 8 went live few weeks ago. Since then I haven’t stopped to play with the software. I already wrote about the new features in detail in this article: VMware Workstation 8 – new features detailed. Update: you might want to check my […]

VMware Workstation 8 new features detailed

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New Features of VMware Workstation 8 detailed. VMware Workstation 8 has been installed on my laptop the day it went out and since then, I find that I need to less juggle between the VMware vSphere client and VMware Workstation 8, since I’m connecting directly to my lab datacenter or at the datacenter at work directly […]

Connect to ESX(i) server to copy-paste your VM from VMware Workstation 8

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Here is a very cool feature of VMware Workstation which change a bit the way we work today. In fact, the new version of VMware Workstation 8.0 can connect to ESX(i) server or vCenter. Then, if you have some VMs stored locally on your PC, you can copy paste them directly to your ESX(i) host. […]

VMware View Client for Android

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VMware has released View Client for Android and Cisco CIUS – technical preview. The product is not GA yet, but as what has been said the product is finished in like 90%, which is pretty close. The client has got an International keyboard support, so for Europeans it’s pretty good news, since in Europe the […]