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Recover lost space from thin provisioned disks by using Guest Reclaim Fling

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 12, 2013

Shows no mapping for the disks

Guest Reclaim to recover lost space on thin provisionned disks. After the announce few days ago I was wondering on how to possibly use this tool, since there are some limitations. Most likely, as said in the Guest Reclaim ReadMe (pdf) file, the tool will take part in future updates to VMware hypervisor.  For now this tool […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: Guest Reclaim Fling, thin provisionning, unmap

Thinapped vSphere Client for v 5.0U1

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 19, 2017

Thinapped vSphere Client - vSphere 5.0U1

Zero Install with Thinapped vSphere Client for v 5.0U1 I think that I missed this release. There is now an updated vSphere Client as a thinapped application for version vSphere 5.0 U1. This release, with the possibility to still download the previous release (for vSphere 4.1), handles vSphere 5.0 and also vSphere 5.0 U1. Thinapped […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: Thinapp Application VMware Client, Thinapped vSphere Client, vSphere Client Thinapp

Free VMware PowerPoint Icons and Images to download

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 1, 2013

Free VMware Icons and schemas in PPT format

Free VMware PowerPoint Icons. There are new VMware Icons, Box shots, Logos in those 3 PPT files which are available from the VMware Communities. The PPT files are available at the VMware Website here: https://communities.vmware.com/message/2037163.  Those icons, shapes and assets can be used in presentations. There is still possible to download the older version: VMware PowerPoint Icons and […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: Free VMware Powerpoint Icons, VMware Icons, VMware PowerPoint Icons, VMware Visio Stencils

VDI Calculator Update – 2.8.1

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 16, 2017

Flash VDI Calculator - A Free Online Tool to Size your VDI solution

VDI Calculator has been updated. The new release of VDI calculator created and provided by Andre Leibovici has been released. In this release, which is only a maintenance release, there has been few modifications. The Free Online Tool for calculating and sizing a VDI solutions running on VMware vSphere. The tool can be used for […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: Free VMware VDI calculator, VDI Calculator update, VDI sizing tool, VMware VDI Calculator

The Complexity of VMware Storage Management

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 1, 2013

The Complexity of VMware Storage

The Complexity of VMware Storage Management, from Isilon System. There is a new paper from Isilon (divission of EMC) with as a subject Complexity of VMware storage management. Did you know that other protocols other than FC were introduced by VMware into ESX 3.0 only? Protocols like iSCSI or NAS which can be used to connect […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: Complexity of VMware Storage, EMC Isilon, VMware Storage Management

Desktop Virtualization with Cisco UCS

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 16, 2017

Ciscso UCS Virtual Infrastructure

Desktop Virtualization with Cisco UCS. Cisco UCS has recently announced an update to it’s Unified Computing System (UCS) and it’s integration of VMwre View as a VDI solution. Unified Computing System (UCS) and it’s integration of VMwre View as a VDI solution. If you’re not familiar with Cisco UCS you might want to have a look at […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: Cisco UCS, VMware View

Free 12 months NFR License key from Starwind Software

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 16, 2017

Free NFR License of Starwind iSCSI SAN Software

Starwind Software offers Free NFR licenses for your lab. If you’re vExpert, MVP, MCT, VCI, CCI, CTP you can apply for a Free 12 months NFR license of HA iSCSI SAN Software from Starwind. It’s definitely  one of the easiest iSCSI solution to setup when building VMware lab. In less than 5 min you can […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: Free NFR Starwind, Free Starwind iSCSI SAN NFR, Starwind Software

vSphere 5 ESXTOP quick Overview

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 15, 2017

vSphere 5 ESXTOP quick overview

New ESXTOP PDF ressource diagram called “vSphere 5 ESXTOP quick Overview for Troubleshooting”. Troubleshooting ESX/ESXi ressources, performances, resources contention, all this might be difficult at first. There is a new Free PDF resource document available from German speaking blogger Andi Lesslhumer which might help to understand and learn some ESXTOP tricks.  The document is in English. The first version […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: ESXTOP, ESXTOP Diagram, ESXTOP Quick reference, Free Document ESXTOP

Top Free Courses from VMware Education

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 5, 2020

VMware Education - Public Source Catalog

Free Training from VMware Education VMware Education has a very good choice of learning courses at the Public Source Catalog offerings. There are paid courses, but also free of charge learning courses delivered to your web browser. I’m gonna put some spotlight today on those courses there. Not all of those training courses are for the […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: Free VMware Courses, Free VMware Learning, VCP couses, VMware Courses, VMware Learning

Free Tool – vOPS Server Explorer, 2 in 1 product now with SearchMyVM enhanced

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 16, 2017

vOps-server Explorer - 2.in One Free tool - now with SeachMy VM Explorer

vOps Server Explorer and SearchMyVM improved in this Free product from vKernel. The free product from vKernel called vOps Server Explorer (formerly vKernel Explorer) has been just improved. The SearchMyVM product has been added into vOps Server Explorer to became 2 in 1 Free tool. The SearchMyVM’s  “google like” searches helping administrators to easily find specific […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: free tool vsphere, vOps Server Explorer, vScope Explorer

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