Tag: vsphere

VMworld 2013 US ends…… so here’s my round up!

So VMworld 2013 has come to an end in the US..... and with no real big announcements, many people may have come away a bit disappointed. But as I mentioned in a previous post, "VMware-the-company" has gone through quite a bit over the past year or so.... restructuring/redundancies, new CEO, new focus..... so you can kind … Continue reading VMworld 2013 US ends…… so here’s my round up!

VMworld 2013 announcements – vCloud Suite

VMworld 2013 announcements - vCloud Suite So there are times when a blogger becomes just pure lazy (ie this is one of those times), so rather than regurgitate everything I've been reading today that came out of the first 2 days of VMworld, I thought it would just be far easier to link to a … Continue reading VMworld 2013 announcements – vCloud Suite

Installing SSL Certificates in vCenter Server

So when I started this blog one of the posts I was planning to write was how to install SSL certificates in vCenter Server in order to replace the self-signed VMware ones. I kind of realised that it would be far simpler just to refer everyone to the great articles written by Derek Seaman which … Continue reading Installing SSL Certificates in vCenter Server

The Joys and Pains of upgrades…..

So with the latest update releases across all the VMware products, I set about upgrading my demo kit last friday...... Upgrading the vCenter Server Appliance was straight forward enough.... mount the update iso to the VM browse to the management webpage click Update Repository selecting Use CD-ROM Updates follow the wizard and kick back and relax … Continue reading The Joys and Pains of upgrades…..

vSphere & vCenter 5.1 update

Been a bit quiet lately as I've been snowed under with work and training courses..... >_<" Anyways, some good news from VMware is that they've finally released an update to 5.1 that allows you to use Windows Server 2012 as the underlying OS for vCenter Server! Not to mention the support for SQL Server 2008 … Continue reading vSphere & vCenter 5.1 update