vRealized Operations Manager (vROps) 6.0.1 Released
VMware has released an update of the vROps 6, this contains a number of fixes, improvement and better scalability. for more information see the release notes: https://www.vmware.com/support/vrops/doc/vrops-601-release-notes.html
Citrix NetScaler problem running on ESXi
After applying ESXi 5.5 patch ESXi550-201410401-BG or ESXi 5.1 ESXi510-201410401-BG, the Citrix NetScaler lost network connectivity after running for a few minutes. I think that this also applies to patches released after this. There was a workaround published by Citrix and VMware in some KB's. heres the link to the VMware KB: KB2092809 Citrix has now released a new version/build 10.5.55.8 that solves…
vRealize Operations Manager 6.0.0 Foundation
I was asked if a customer could use VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.0.0 in Foundation mode as they did with vCenter Operations Manager, and the answer is no, at the moment is do not support running i foundation, so you still have to use the old vCops for that. vRealize may in the future come in a…
Veeam and SQL Backup, Truncate Log
I had a customer where we had installed Veeam backup and configured it to take backup of a SQL server,after some days the customer contacted med, that one of the log drives on the SQL was running full. The backup job was running with no errors and in job could we see that it had…
VMware Hands on Labs – news
After last weeks VMware Partner Exchange, whare there was some new labs, showing some of the new that was presented there, are now online on VMware HOL. One of them is vSphere 6 whats new. https://www.projectnee.com/HOL
vSphere Web Client 5.5 Update 2d
I have done the first upgrade til vSphere 5.5 update 2d today, and that went smooth. Afterward I needed to show the customer some things in vCenter and i used the vSphere Web Client, afterwards his first comment was, why is the vSphere Web Client running so fast on my machine, I had not noticed it, so i tried i againt,…
VMware vSphere 5.5 Patches
On January 27, 2015 VMware released new patches for vSphere 5.5, vCenter 5.5 Update 2d, and ESXi 5.5 update 2d. One of the resolved items in ESXi 5.5 Update 2, is the CBT bug, seen in this VMware KB: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2090639 This KB is not updated, with this information at the moment, but it is in one of the release notes…
Calculate disk space needed for Veeam B&R
I often get asked to calculate how much disk space is needed for backup data by Veeam Backup & Replication. what i have done is calculate this in a Excel spreadsheet. But I have found a online calculator for this made by Timothy Dewin, that will make this easier, but you still have to get…
vRealize Operations and vSOM Licens
If you have VMware vSOM licenses and want to install the vRealize Operations it's not available under the vSphere with Operation Manager download, but you can download i direct from the vRealize download page intend. For the licenses key, just use the same licenses key that you use for your ESXi hosts, not the vCenter…
Veeam B&R 8 Patch 1
Veeam has release the the first patch, for Veeam Backup & Replicater 8. This patch contains both enhancements and resolved issues. So if you are waiting for the first patch to be released before installing a new product or version, it's time now. For more information see the Veeam KB: http://www.veeam.com/kb1982