Great White Paper here for those of you transitioning from 5.5 to 6.0 and want to know what the differences are: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/vsphere/VMware-vsphere-60-vcenter-server-appliance-55-60-comparison.pdf For me the major difference is VMware have dropped the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI), which makes sense as why would you want to manage your virtual environment from one browser url and … Continue reading Comparing the Configuration of vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 and 6.0
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VCP5 Delta Exam Extended Again……
I can't believe after all the rush to get re-certified last year (original deadline was 30th Nov 2014) VMware are extending the deadline yet again....... New deadline for taking the delta exam and re-certifying as a VCP5-DCV is now 8th May 2015. Since my most popular blog entry was how to study for the Delta exam, you … Continue reading VCP5 Delta Exam Extended Again……
Upgrading vCenter Server
Just a quick post today as I've had numerous clients call me recently regarding the same issue with upgrading their vCenter Server.....If you're upgrading from vCenter Server 5.5 to a later addition (like 5.5 update 1c), then if you mount the ISO and try to update vCenter using the "Simple Install", the installer will probably display … Continue reading Upgrading vCenter Server
VMworld 2013 Europe – Day 1 Round Up
So those of you who read my VMworld 2013 US round up will already have read about all the juicy bits that was announced in San Fran..... basically vSphere/vCloud 5.5..... The keynote session by Pat Gelsinger pretty much repeated a lot of what was announced in the US, with a little bit of juicy extras … Continue reading VMworld 2013 Europe – Day 1 Round Up
Upgrading vCenter Operations Manager to 5.7
So..... the penultimate piece of upgrade work planned for the DR environment is the upgrade of vCenter Operations Manager from 5.6 to 5.7. The great thing about vCOPs is the ease of upgrading the appliance. Simply navigate to the administration page (https://vcops-ip/admin) and browse to the upgrade zip bundle! =) 1. Navigate to the admin … Continue reading Upgrading vCenter Operations Manager to 5.7
Updating VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager to 5.5
So after updating my vCenter Server Appliance to 5.5, the next obvious choice was to update Site Recovery Manager and the vSphere Replication Appliance. Note: the way I'm upgrading my demo environment is not according to best practice.... it's merely a quick way to document and try out the upgrade process! If you're planning an upgrade … Continue reading Updating VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager to 5.5
Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance to 5.5
Given that I've not touched vSphere 5.5 yet, I thought I would try and upgrade some of the VMware components within my company's solution centre.... and the easiest component to upgrade first would be the VCA that I deployed to run as my test DR environment. Anyways, so my old VCA was running 5.1a and … Continue reading Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance to 5.5
VMware vSphere 5.5 launched
Typical Sod's law..... I've been eagerly waiting to get my hands on vSphere 5.5 ever since VMworld 2013 US - unfortunately I'm not one of the lucky ones who had Beta access or pre-launch access (like some of the more renown VMware bloggers) - and the week that I decide to head off on holiday to … Continue reading VMware vSphere 5.5 launched
The Virtual Unknown 