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VMware vSphere 5 performance enhancements whitepaper

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Best VMware vSphere 5 performance enhancements. In this whitepaper there are discussed and presented the best performance enhancements which brings VMware vSphere. Besides the CPU enhancements, the paper discuss the interesting SSD Swap Cache, which was introduced in ESXi 5.0 and which permits to configure the redirection of those swapped-out memory pages rather on SSD local drive instead […]

VMware View Administration Training – My Review

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VMware View Training by Trainsignal. I have already announced that the VMware View training was released in my recent post, but now after I watched the whole course, I can finally report what is my impression. The training is done at a very professional way by Brian Knudston. Brian is an expert, look at his […]

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.0] Training Course by VMware Education

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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.0] will be available at 29th of August. The VCP – VMware Certified Professional is one of the most appreciated exams in the IT industry. The VCP 5 has been announced last week. Yes already. The new Training Course provided by VMware Education will become obligatory for VCP 4 holders […]

vSphere 5 – New High Availability Agent Introduced – FDM

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Another new feature in vSphere 5 is the way it’s handled the HA process. There is no more AAM agent like in vSphere 4.1. Instead, there has been a new agent introduced which is named FDM – Fault Domain Manager. The Primary/Secondary concept with 5 primary nodes which has been known in vSphere 4, is […]

vSphere 5 – vCenter as a linux VM

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VMware vSphere 5 brings new possibility to install and configure vCenter in a Linux VM. The solution of having vCenter deployed through a simple OVF package without paying an additional license to Microsoft is tempting and encouraging. Especially for smaller customers, which aren’t on the Microsoft OVS package.  Also being able to protect this VM […]

VMware Core Spring Training

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VMware Learning recently introduced some new VMware Trainings. One of those trainings is VMware Core Spring Training. This 4 day training is where the students will be introduced to Spring, learn how to configure the application, go through the Middle-Tier architecture, Implement Enterprise Information Connectivity and integrate with Enterprise Services. The course is available to attend […]

Advanced Disk Parameters: the unofficial diagram

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Advanced Disk Parameters: the unofficial diagram This is a guest post by Andy Grant. When it comes to understanding complex topics, I find it useful to create a diagram of the concept or system in question.  The creative process aids in my understanding and provides a means for discussion and review. In an attempt to wrap […]

PXE Manager Howto: Converting ESX hosts to ESXi

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PXE Manager Howto: Converting ESX hosts to ESXi This is a guest post by Andy Grant. PXE Manager was updated last week offering a new feature: ESX to ESXi conversion.  With VMware’s push to replace classic ESX with ESXi this feature comes at a good time.  Prior to any migration, it is highly recommended to review […]