VMware Workstation 7.0 offers vSphere 4.0 and ESX Support â Install and run ESX 4.0 as a guest operating system. VMware Certified Professionals (VCPs) and technical professionals can install the latest server virtualization software and experiment with server setup, conduct training, show demos, and test production configurations. Running ESX as a guest eliminates the need to have spare hardware available to run ESX natively and enables ESX to run on systems that are not listed on the ESX hardware compatibility list (HCL). For more information on the supported processors and host operating systems, see Considerations for Running an ESX Guest.
This feature is intended for educational and demonstration purposes only and should not be used in production environments. To use this feature, you must download vSphere 4.0 from the VMware Web site and follow the installation documentation provided with vSphere to install ESX.
Tuesday, October 27. 2009
VMware Workstation 7.0 released
Thursday, October 8. 2009
Adding your Certifications to myLearn
Jon C. Hall reports: In the coming weeks VMware will be initiating a process that will allow your certifications to be registered with your myLearn account. This process will involve an e-mail to you allowing you to opt in by verifying some information and obtaining your consent. We will be doing this for VCP3s and VCP4s, so even though you may be a VCP4, you will likely still get an e-mail regarding your VCP3 certification so we can get that registered in myLearn as well.
Upgrade to VCP4!
VMware is allowing participating candidates who fail a VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 4 exam (exam code â VCP410) to have a free re-take. Visit www.PearsonVUE.com/VMware/Upgrade for more details.
Sunday, October 4. 2009
How do you feel when hitting the âTest Recovery Planâ button?
Iâll deliver a VMware Site Recovery Manager training next week. Itâs the first time Iâm using a VMware Virtual Classroom for this course so it's prep-time this weekend. I opened up the Laboratory Guide and walked through the labs again. After completing nearly all the labs I felt a bit exited before hitting the âTest Recovery Planâ button even though I was running in a lab with no real production Virtual Machines.Â
The recovery completed successful without any errors. The SRM product still amazes me, in my opinion one of the most important features is, you can actually test your disaster recovery plan. Iâve managed to capture some screenshot during the recovery process. If youâre interested in some more in-depth information about VMware SRM, I can highly recommend Mike Laverickâs book about Administrating VMware Site Recovry Manager. Itâs available as a free PDF download at Lulu.
vmware Site Recovery Manager
Recovery All VMs
Description
Start Time:Â 10/4/2009 11:47:38 AM
Finish Time:Â 10/4/2009 12:17:00 PM
Total Execution Time:Â 00:29:22
Mode:Â Test
Overall Result:Â Success
Recovery Step Result Execution Time
1. Shutdown Protected Virtual Machines at Protected Site "Site Recovery for srm-yttrium01.vmeduc.com"Â Â
1.1. Shutdown Low Priority Protected Virtual Machines Â
1.1.1. Shutdown Primary Site VM "app_VM5"Â Â
1.1.1.1. Shutdown Guest OS for Remote VM "app_VM5"Â Â
1.1.1.2. Wait for Guest OS Shutdown Â
1.1.1.3. Power off VM "app_VM5"Â Â
1.1.2. Shutdown Primary Site VM "app_VM6"Â Â
1.1.2.1. Shutdown Guest OS for Remote VM "app_VM6"Â Â
1.1.2.2. Wait for Guest OS Shutdown Â
1.1.2.3. Power off VM "app_VM6"Â Â
1.2. Shutdown Normal Priority Protected Virtual Machines Â
1.2.1. Shutdown Primary Site VM "app_VM3"Â Â
1.2.1.1. Shutdown Guest OS for Remote VM "app_VM3"Â Â
1.2.1.2. Wait for Guest OS Shutdown Â
1.2.1.3. Power off VM "app_VM3"Â Â
1.2.2. Shutdown Primary Site VM "app_VM4"Â Â
Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d NAS Server
The Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d NAS Server offers content sharing with advanced security and data protection in an easy-to-use product ideal for small offices, remote or distributed businesses or power-user home networks. You can also use it as an NFS or iSCSI datastore. The ix4 is on VMware's HCL, so it's supported.
- Easy file sharing, data backup and print serving from any networked WindowsÂź PC, Mac or Linux workstation.
- RAID Support: RAID 5 and RAID 10 - all with automatic RAID rebuild. JBOD mode also available.
- Network File Protocols Supported: CIFS/SMB/Rally (Microsoft), NFS (Linux/UNIX), AFP/Bonjour (Apple), FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP.
- Dual Gigabit Ethernet connectivity with Jumbo frame support and high performance embedded architecture.
- iSCSI taget provides block-level access for the most efficient storage utilization, especially for database and email application performance. It can be used in parallel with file-level storage access via CIFS/NFS.
Saturday, October 3. 2009
Workstation 7 Release Candidate Available!
The Workstation Product Team is happy to announce the availability of the Workstation 7.0, ACE 2.6 and Player 3.0 Release Candidates! They are looking forward to reviewing the feedback that you post in the forums.
Try out these New Features:
- Aero support for Windows 7 and Vista Guests!
- Windows 7 support (as a Host and Guest OS)
- OpenGL and Shader Model 3.0 support for Windows guests
- Create guests with Multi-core or 4-way CPUs and up to 32GB of Memory
- Download VMware vSphere 4 and install ESX as a guest OS to try out the latest features.
- Dynamically Download the latest VMware Tools package only when you need it.
- Print from your VM without installing printer drivers. Virtual Printing courtesy of our friends at ThinPrint.
- Automatically create snapshots on scheduled intervals with AutoProtect.
- Secure your Virtual Machines with 256-bit encryption.
- Remote Replay Debugging and other advanced development features
- ALSA Sound support on Linux hosts enables multiple VMs to play "music" concurrently.
- Instantly pause a VM to free up system resources or dedicate horsepower to other running VMs.
- The Virtual Network Editor user interface has been redesigned for Windows users.
The Release Candidate can be downloaded from:
http://communities.vmware.com/community/beta/workstation