Tag: 6.0

Unable to connect to VAMI after upgrading the vCSA

One of the plus points with upgrading your vCenter Server Appliance to 6.0 update 1 is the fact that VMware have re-introduced the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI). This was one of my bug-bears with 6.0... how any sort of administration/configuration work required you to access the vCSA shell! Recently after upgrading a customers vCSA … Continue reading Unable to connect to VAMI after upgrading the vCSA

VMware Labs re-write the Onyx tool for vSphere 6.0 Web Client

I've been a fan of Onyx since it was launched back in 2009/10 and was an avid user of it when I had to quickly learn how to write some automation scripts for a previous project. For those of you who haven't heard of this tool before, Project Onyx is a script recorder that sits between vSphere … Continue reading VMware Labs re-write the Onyx tool for vSphere 6.0 Web Client

VMware vSphere ESXi and vCenter Server 6.0.0b Released

So the first minor release for vSphere ESXi 6.0 is out alongside the second minor release for vCenter Server 6.0. https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere6/doc/vsphere-vcenter-server-600b-release-notes.html https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere6/doc/vsphere-esxi-600b-release-notes.html Looking through the release notes, I don't think I've experienced any of those bugs that have been fixed - which is a good indication of a stable software release..... I'm guessing that the … Continue reading VMware vSphere ESXi and vCenter Server 6.0.0b Released

Comparing the Configuration of vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 and 6.0

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

VMware Online Technology Forum on Now!

VMware Online Technology Forum has started.... are you attending? Live presentations on all the new goodies from VMware - vSphere 6, vRealize Automation/Operations, virtual SAN 6, App Volumes, vCloud Air, EVO:Rail....... If you can't attend today, then the content will be made available on demand from tomorrow (16th April): http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=966146&s=1&k=8B1BB5E6293984FEFEA7EA70A0199CD0

Installing/Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance 6.0

I've been itching to deploy vSphere 6.0 GA for weeks now (since it was launched last month - wanted to replace my vSphere 6.0 Beta environment) but due to work commitments I've had to put this pet-project on the back-burner..... really hate when vendors release new toys at the end of quarter as it means … Continue reading Installing/Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance 6.0

vSphere 6.0 Launched

So Tuesday was quite an eventful day..... not only did it snow in my neck of the woods (South West London) and cause chaos to road traffic - which meant I had to walk just over a mile to the station in freezing weather as the buses weren't going anywhere - it was also the … Continue reading vSphere 6.0 Launched