Tuesday, September 30. 2014
Running Arista vEOS inside VMware Workstation
Designed to provide a foundation for the business needs of next-generation datacenters and cloud networks. Arista EOS provides extremely robust and reliable data center communication services while delivering security, stability, openness, modularity and extensibility.
This unique combination offers the opportunity to significantly improve the functionality and evolution of next generation data centers. Arista EOS Central (EOSC) offers access to articles, architectures, tips, examples, and support to deliver real-world solutions that bridge the gap between what vendors build and what users want.
Wednesday, September 24. 2014
Cool Tool - VMware Certificate Toolkit
VMware Certificate Toolkit allows VMware admins to generate faster SSL certificates for VMware products. This tool is not based on OpenSSL, it Java cryptographic API to generate VMware supported SSL certificates.
Please don't use this tool in production environment before a Release Candidate version. VCT is available on source forge.
Tuesday, September 23. 2014
The OSV alpha release is now available
OSv reduces the memory and cpu overhead imposed by a traditional OS. Scheduling is lightweight, the application and the kernel cooperate, and memory pools are shared. OSv provides unparalleled short latencies and constant predictable performance, which translates directly to capex savings by reducing the size and number of OS instances.
- Rapid VM build and deploy
- Zero OS Management
- DevOps/PaaS like deployment
- Common Java framework integration
- Optimize your Native apps
- Optimized JVM (coming up)
The following images can be used to download standalone OSv image to use directly with KVM, VirtualBox, or VMware.
OSv with CLI
Monday, September 22. 2014
Latest Fling from VMware Labs - PowerActions for vSphere Web Client
PowerActions integrates the vSphere Web Client and PowerCLI to provide complex automation solutions from within the standard vSphere management client.
PowerActions is deployed as a plugin for the vSphere Web Client and will allow you to execute PowerCLI commands and scripts in a vSphere Web Client integrated Powershell console.
Furthermore, administrators will be able to enhance the native WebClient capabilities with actions and reports backed by PowerCLI scripts persisted on the vSphere Web Client. Have you ever wanted to βRight Clickβ an object in the web client and run a PowerCLI script? Now you can!
For example I as an Administrator will be able to define a new action for the VM objects presented in the Web client, describe/back this action with a PowerCLI script, save it in a script repository within the Web client and later re-use the newly defined action straight from the VM object context (right click) menu.
Or, I as an Administrator can create a PowerCLI script that reports all VMs within a Data Center that have snapshots over 30 days old, save it in a script repository within the Web client and later execute this report straight from the Datacenter object context menu.
Or better yet, why not share your pre-written scripts with the rest of the vSphere admins in your environment by simply adjusting them to the correct format and adding them to the shared script folder.
New VMware Fling: Introducing PowerActions for vSphere Web Client
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New VMware Fling: Introducing PowerActions for vSphere Web Client
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Tuesday, September 16. 2014
Latest Fling from VMware Labs - XenApp2Horizon
The XenApp2Horizon Fling helps you migrate published applications and desktops from XenApp to Horizon View. One XenApp farm is migrated to one or more Horizon View farm(s).
The GUI wizard-based tool helps you:
- Validate the View agent status on RDS hosts (from View connection server, and XenApp server)
- Create farms
- Validate application availability on RDS hosts
- Migrate application/desktop to one or multiple farms (new or existing)
- Migrate entitlements to new or existing applications/desktops. Combination of application entitlements are supported
- Check environment
- Identify incompatible features and configuration
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