Important vSphere ESX4.1i patch out!
Normally I don’t post info about KB articles out (I don’t post a lot at all I have to be honest and ashamed to say), but yesterday a patch was released that I’d like to give some attention. One of the reasons is that I ran into some pretty heavy issues at one of my customers and this patch addresses those issues.
The patch: Patch ESXi410-201010401-SG
KB article: 1027021
Applies to: ESX4.1i Installable, ESX4i Embedded
Released: 15th of November 2010.
Xenserver: fast-clone a VM 120 times in 90 seconds
I’ve been working on Project VRC lately and in this role I’ve had the opportunity to work with different hypervisors. In my quest to conquer Xenserver I ran into a couple of challenges and I would like to share these with my readers (as I learned it the hard way, why not make it easier for you).
One of the things I needed to figure out was how to clone a VM multiple times. With Xenserver, there are a couple of options to clone a VM. From XenCenter you can right-click a VM and choose: Copy VM…
vSphere 4.1 released, vMotion part of Standard edition.
VMware released vSphere 4.1 with a couple of new features like “Memory compression”, “Storage I/O Control” and much more. I’m not going to repeat all the information, because you can already read it here:
One thing that I don’t read is that vMotion is now part of vSphere Standard edition. And that’s a big improvement for a lot of organizations who don’t need all the features of Advanced or Enterprise (Plus), but do need vMotion for maintenance for example.
VMware View 4.5 Expected Features
Yesterday I had a presentation (not under NDA) from VMware about the improvements and features that we can expect with View 4.5 (no guarantees) and I was impressed as well as disappointed. Impressed by the small additions/improvements that together create a more mature and complete Desktop Virtualization solution. Disappointed about the fact that the feature that really drew my attention : Virtual Profiles (the RTOSoft acquisition) has some big disadvantages which gives me the feeling I still need a “real” Profile Virtualization solution.
It’s my personal guess, not mentioned by VMware, that View 4.5 will be released at VMworld 2010 San Fransisco in August 2010.
First thing: the client hypervisor. … Continue Reading
VMware View 4.0.1 released
VMware released VMware View 4.0.1 yesterday:
What’s New in View Manager 4.0.1
VMware View 4.0.1 is a maintenance release that resolves some known issues in the previous releases. For details, see the Resolved Issues section.
This release includes the following new features.
Localization of VMware View
The View Client and online help for View Client are now available in Japanese, French, German, and simplified Chinese. The View Manager Administration Guide, View Manager Release Notes, Getting Started with VMware View document, View Upgrade Guide, and View Architecture Planning Guide are also available in these languages.
VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6 and ESX 3.5 Update 5 Support
View Manager 4.0.1 includes support for VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6 and ESX 3.5 Update 5.
Enhancements to the PCoIP Display Protocol
PCoIP now supports the following features:
- Virtual Printing, which allows end users to use local or network printers from a View desktop without requiring that additional print drivers be installed in the View desktop.
- Single sign-on support for third party providers such as Sentillion and Imprivata.
- View Client supports international keyboards when using PCoIP.
For PCoIP-related bug fixes, see the View Client Resolved Issues section.
