Lock Down your View Connection Servers
MTHammer sent me this quick question and answer related to the View Connection Servers. :) Q: With View, do you need the File Replication service available, or is…
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They grow so quickly! … Windows 2008 VMDKs that is!
Jeff Miller confirmed for me that after growing your VMDK for your favorite Windows 2008 Server VM, you can quickly and easily use Windows Disk Manager to grow…
New VMware View Version – Say that 5 times!
Although not totally NEW – It’s been out for about a month; VMware View 3.1.1 Build version 175957 is out. The release notes can be found here. The …
Final release and End of Support for VMware ESX 3.0.2
If you are still running ESX 3.0.2, You’re patching schedule just got a little easier. :) No more patches will be released for 3.0.2 from this point on. …
Configuring a Network share for VMware Data Recovery (vDR)
Now that you have dutifully followed John Simon’s clever documentation on installing vDR, you’ll need to give your little appliance some storage space to dump those backups too. …
How to install the VMware Data Recovery Appliance (vDR)
Once again John Simon has sent me some very thorough documentation from our recent engagement with VMware’s Data Recovery Appliance. If you have seen some of John’s earlier…
The Great Debate : Citrix vs. VMware
If the Blogosphere was a campaign trail, then ‘The Thilla in California’ would have been the first primetime debate! And Chris Wolf did a great Bob Schieffer job…
VMworld 2009 Schedule Builder – No more ridiculous lines! (Hopefully)
If you are planning on attending VMworld 2009, the Schedule Builder will be online Monday, August 3rd. This is a great way to plan out all of the…
vSphere (ESX4) and Citrix Provisioning Services
While testing Citrix Provisioning Services on vSphere I noticed a couple of interesting things : Thin Provisioned streamed targets seem pretty neat. ;) Originally a couple of kb,…