Adding ESX 3.5 Servers to vCenter 4.0
I came across this today while performing and migration from vCenter 2.5 to vCenter 4.0 When adding an ESX 3.5 Server you will need to provide a license for the host. vCenter 2.5 uses a separate …
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Subscribe via RSS →Understanding the Upgrade Process - MJTV2
To continue my experiences and planning for the upgrade to vSphere, here is the next stage. First and foremost you have to understand what the process is for upgrading your environment. So off I went …
Benefits and Justification - MJTV1
Firstly, you might ask what is MJTV1? I was thinking that I would like to tag all my posts for this series with something to be easy to recognize it by. So no it is not Michael Jackson TV 1, but …
My Journey to vSphere - The Beginning
My policy is not to update to new releases until they have stabilized for a decent period of time. Therefore, we have not yet performed our upgrade to Version 4.0 yet. We were waiting for the release …
"Need have have" - revisited
If you remember about 6 months ago I wrote an article about the fact that hot add of any kind of virtual hardware in the free free version of ESXi. I thought I would revisit the problems I had now …
Patching your ESXi Host – Without vCenter
VMware Update Manager is the Enterprise tool for Patching your ESX Hosts and for some also the tool used to patch your Windows / Linux Guests as well. This is all fine and dandy, but what is you do …
VCP 410 Second Shot
VMware will allow for those who have failed their first attempt at the VCP 410 exam to go for a second shot - FREE OF CHARGE! It is a two part process. Enroll in the 2nd Shot Upgrade Program You …
How to Prepare for Enterprise Plus?
Last week I prepared a short explanation of what changes there are in vSphere Licensing in anticipation of the upcoming date of December 15, 2009 whereas we will no longer be able to purchase vSphere …
Presentations from an Israel VMUG
I was waiting for these to come in they have arrived, and I think that you all could benefit from these presentations. vSphere, What’s New? - Technical Overview - Ofir Zamir (Team Leader SEs, …
Hot Add and "Need have have"
One of the new features that were added to ESX4 is Hot-Add. What this feature does it allows you to add additional RAM or vCPU to your VM (if the operating System supports it) Like any good vAdmin - I …