Tintri snapshots and clones are operations on the VM itself (and just the VM!), and make very efficient use of data and metadata and impose very little, if any, performance overhead. This is achieved by sharing both data and metadata at a fine granularity and by designing the core data paths from the ground up to work efficiently with snapshots and clones. Snapshots and clones can be created instantaneously regardless of the size of the VM, and use no additional space until they are modified. Furthermore, because snapshots and clones can be created and managed on a per-VM basis, it gives the user more flexibility in managing the data protection policies for different VMs.
Wednesday, June 20. 2012
Tintri - Snapshots and Clones
Tintri snapshots and clones are operations on the VM itself (and just the VM!), and make very efficient use of data and metadata and impose very little, if any, performance overhead. This is achieved by sharing both data and metadata at a fine granularity and by designing the core data paths from the ground up to work efficiently with snapshots and clones. Snapshots and clones can be created instantaneously regardless of the size of the VM, and use no additional space until they are modified. Furthermore, because snapshots and clones can be created and managed on a per-VM basis, it gives the user more flexibility in managing the data protection policies for different VMs.
Friday, June 15. 2012
VMware Labs presents its latest fling - ThinApp Factory
- Automates packaging of application installers into virtualized Windows applications.
- Leverages vSphere, vCenter for automation of workloads to efficiently package 1000βs of applications.
- Provides and utilizes βRecipesβ as redistributable blueprints for application packaging.
- Provides a lightweight web UI with a dashboard for administrators to use for the entire workflow of packaging to distribution.
- Enables administrators to import and edit existing ThinApp projects and modify package.ini, registry, and file settings through the web UI.
- Integration with Horizon Application Manager application catalog for automated population of application metadata and deployment with the Horizon ThinApp Agent.
New Training - VMware vCloud 1.5 Design Best Practices
- Evaluate and design a multitenant environment to address both private cloud and public cloud customer needs.
- Configure vCloud providers that can accommodate heterogeneous server, storage, and network resources.
- Design a network infrastructure optimized for vCloud.
- Integrate vCloud Director security with existing LDAP systems and design appropriate security hierarchies with security roles.
- Design a vCenter Chargeback implementation.
VMware Horizon Application Manager - GA Release
The VMware End-User Computing team is happy to announce the general availability release of VMware Horizon Application Manager 1.5. VMware Horizon Application Manager gives IT the capability to manage Windows-based appliactions as well as public and private cloud applications via enterprise policy and provides holistic visibility into their usage. End-users get a simple secure workspace and an enterprise application catalog for on-demand access to any of their apps.
This cross-platform solution gives organizations the flexibility to make the transition to the post-PC era without added complexity and cost. Now, from one central platform, IT can manage all SaaS, Web and Windows applications and view their usage. End users gain easy, on-demand access to applications via their preferred devices, which increases their productivity and simplifies their overall experience.
http://www.vmware.com/go/horizon
Tuesday, June 12. 2012
White Paper - Mythbusting Goes Virtual - Mattias Sundling and Eric Sloof Debunk Four Common vSphere βTruthsβ
- Myth #1: RDMs have better performance than VMFS
- Myth #2: Changed Block Tracking causes significant overhead on your virtual machines
- Myth #3: Resource pools should always be used to categorize and allocate resources to virtual machines
- Myth #4: LSI Logic SCSI is always better than paravirtualized SCSI
Monday, June 11. 2012
VMware Launched Cloud Certification - VCP5-IaaS
Some individuals are about to be invited to paticipate in a new beta certification program launched by VMware. The rumor goes that the public exam should be live late July. The VCPVCD511 VMware Certified Professional 5 β Infrastructure as a Service beta exam tests potential VCP5-IaaS candidates on their skills and abilities installing, configuring and administering a vCloud environment.
Successful candidates demonstrate mastery of these skills and abilities. The VCPVCD511 beta exam consists of 115 questions and a short pre-exam survey consisting of 8 questions. The passing score for this exam is 300, using a scaled scoring method.
The scale is from 100-500. Scaled scores are calculated using a mathematical formula that considers a variety of factors, including the number and type of exam questions included in a specific version of the exam. Because this combination may vary in different versions of the same examination, scaled scores provide a fair score for each individual based on the version of the exam taken.
A candidate for the VCP5-IaaS certification should be capable of installing and configuring vCloud Director and related components, utilizing vCD to create and manage vApps, Service Catalogs, Organization/provider VDCs, and administering cloud enabled networking and storage.
The successful candidate will most likely have previous experience working with a vSphere infrastructure, including configuration and management tasks associated with vSphere (typically 1 or more years). Finally, the candidate should possess an understanding of basic cloud concepts including public/private/hybrid clouds, multi-tenancy and cloud security.
It is recommended that candidates have the knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure and administer a vCloud environment before taking the VCPVCD511 exam. It is also recommended that the candidate complete the course requirement prior to attempting the exam. It is not required that the course is completed prior to the exam, but the course requirement must be completed in order to obtain the VCP5-IaaS certification.