VMware vCenter Converter to be Retired
Who uses vCenter Converter? Well I do. So I have some bad news for you. It looks like the built-in converter plugin which was part of vCenter 4.x will be no more. This is screen shot from the Beta …
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Subscribe via RSS →Using VMware Zimbra Fling - with Gmail
A while ago VMware released their VMware Zimbra for Android (VZA). The developers Chitong Chung and Ben Kolin described the fling as follows: VMware Zimbra for Android (VZA) is a native Android …
vSphere 5 Licensing is (some kind of) per-VM licensing
After a rocky two days on the blogosphere, the forums, Twitter, and practically everywhere else, I would like to add in my 2 cents. My apologies if this turns out to be a long post. Firstly let me say …
Strange vCenter Permissions Issue
Today I came across a strange issue with permissions and the lack of ability to change permissions on a VM. Someone had by mistake given the explicit Role VirtualMachineUser to the Built-in Group …
vExpert 2011
I was extremely happy to receive a nice email from John Troyer on Friday morning with the following text: Dear Maish Saidel-Keesing, We’re pleased to designate you as a vExpert 2011 as …
Reducing the amount of RAM for vCenter Orchestrator
***** Disclaimer ***** This is not recommended by VMware and I am also pretty sure it is not supported either, so if you make this change then do so at your own risk. The vCenter Orchestrator …
Israel VMUG Meeting
For those of you in Israel (Yes I know you are all dying to be here…), next week the local Israel VMUG meeting will be held. When: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 08:30 - 13:30 Where: Habayit Hayarok (The …
NetApp Virtual Storage Console 2.1 released
NetApp has quietly released an updated version of their Virtual Storage Console Software (you will need a NetApp Now account to access). Here is the announcement: The Virtual Storage Console software …
Converting a Linux Machine fails during /var clone
I was having some difficulty with the conversion of a Linux machine. Every time I tried to import the machine it would fail at about 19%. So two things I wanted share with you today. If you are using …
Storage vMotion - A Deep-Dive
Of all the features available with vSphere - one of the greatest features I like is Storage vMotion, which is described by VMware as follows: In simple terms, vMotion allows you to move your VM from …