Friday, December 21. 2012
Free Download - VMware vCloud Connector 2.0
Wednesday, December 19. 2012
Technical White Paper - Storage Best Practices for VMware View
VMware View is an enterprise-class virtual desktop manager that securely connects authorized users to
centralized virtual desktops. It allows you to consolidate virtual desktops on datacenter servers and manage
operating systems, applications and data independently for greater business agility while providing a flexible
high-performance desktop experience for end users, over any network.
Storage is the foundation of any VMware View implementation.
This document is intended for architects and
systems administrators who are considering an implementation of View. It outlines the steps you should take
to characterize your environment, from determining the type of users in your environment to choosing storage
protocols and storage technology.
The paper covers the following topics:
- Windows Disk I/O Workloads
- Base Image Considerations
- Storage Protocol Choices
- Storage Technology Options
- Storage Array Decisions
- Increasing Storage Performance
Sunday, December 16. 2012
Free e-learning course - vCenter Operations Manager for View Fundamentals
Introduction β This module discusses the vCenter Operations Manager for View architecture, business challenges, problems vCenter Operations Manager for View solves, and key features of vCenter Operations Manager for View. In addition, you will learn about the vCenter Operations Manager for View user interface and dashboards, how vCenter Operations Manager for View is packaged and licensed, and about how vCenter Operations Manager for View collects data and metrics.
Installing and Configuring vCenter Operations Manager for View β This module covers the vCenter Operations Manager for View design considerations, installation process, and configuration tasks.
Working with the vCenter Operations Manager for View Dashboards βThis module describes the function of each of the dashboards and how to use the dashboards to troubleshoot system issues.
Friday, December 14. 2012
VMware View Client for Windows Store - Tech Preview
- Simple connectivity - View Client is tightly integrated with VMware View 4.6.1 and later releases for simple setup and connectivity. Quickly reconnect to your desktop by selecting from the Desktops selector list.
- Multitasking - In a Wi-Fi network, View Client can continue to run in the background for a few minutes. You can also snap the View Client app so that it takes up part of the screen alongside another app.
- Secure from any location - At your desk or away from the office your data is always secure. Access your View desktop over Wi-Fi or 3G. Your View desktop is delivered securely to you wherever you are. View Client also supports RADIUS authentication with VMware View 5.1 and View Client for Windows Store 1.7.
Available for download - VMware vCloud Automation Center 5.1
Rapidly deploy and provision cloud services across private and public clouds, physical infrastructures, hypervisors and public cloud providers with VMware vCloud Automation Center. vCloud Automation Center allows authorized users access to standardized IT services through a secure self-service portal, acting as a service governor and helping enforce business and IT policies throughout the service lifecycle.
Evolve existing infrastructure, including virtual desktop environments, into scalable cloud services in days so you can respond to business demands quickly and economically while realizing faster time-to-cloud value.
VMware vCloud Automation Center helps to enable customers to rapidly deploy and provision cloud services across private and public clouds, physical infrastructures, hypervisors and public cloud providers. Acting as a service governor, it provides a cross-cloud storefront to help enforce business and IT policies throughout the service lifecycle. These capabilities enable enterprises to evolve their existing infrastructure into scalable cloud services in days, allowing customers to respond to business demands quickly and economically while realizing faster time-to-cloud value.
Download VMware vCloud Automation Center 5.1
Thursday, December 13. 2012
vCOPS 5.6 Integration in the VMware vSphere Web Client
vCenter Operations Manager 5.6 is the latest release of VMware's integrated operations suite, converging performance, capacity, and configuration management. This new release introduces the following features and enhancements.
This release introduces vCenter Operations Manager integration in the vSphere Web Client. Badges appear in the vSphere Web Client interface when you register an instance of VMware vCenter Operations Manager with a vCenter Server that you want to monitor. Your vCenter Operations Manager license determines which badges and widgets you can see in the vSphere Web Client.
Note: vCenter Operations Manger supports integration in the VMware vSphere Client for vCenter Server 5.1.