If you are going to be converting a linux machine to a virtual machine any time soon, here are some quick tips. To start, here are some VMware Converter configuration Tips. Some Converter Basics: Get acquainted with these: Best practices for using and troubleshooting VMware Converter (1004588) Note: it is possible to separate the source [...]
Opening Tech Support Cases just got easier
Just noticed the blog post up on the Support Insider titled: Introducing VMware vCenter Support Assistant 5.1 VMware vCenter Support Assistant 5.1 is a free, downloadable plug-in for VMware vCenter Server. It provides an easy-to-use, secure, one-stop shop both for creating and managing support requests and generating and uploading logs. You can also use VMware [...]
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A How-to for VMware Snapshots
This KBTV video provides an overview of snapshots in VMware products and details how to take a snapshot, revert a snapshot, go to a snapshot, delete a snapshot, and delete all snapshots. The video also explains what each of these features means. The video uses vSphere, but the basic principles apply to all VMware products [...]
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Running VMware Workstation 8 as a Server
VMware Workstation 8 introduced the ability to share your virtual machines with remote users. When you install VMware Workstation 8, virtual machine sharing and remote access are enabled by default. This feature is called VMware Workstation Server, and it starts when the host system starts. A shared virtual machine can be accessed remotely by other [...]
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How to Install VMWare ESXi and VSphere 5.0
Michael Rickert over at ccnp-pro.com has created an updated step-by-step guide to installing VMWare ESXi 5 and vSphere Server, including VLAN configuration titled: Installing VMWare ESXi and VSphere 5.0 The new guide walks you through everything from configuring your switches, to installing ESXi on bare metal, all the way through to configuring SQL server 2008 and [...]
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VMware Fusion on OSX Mountain Lion
Lots of folks are finding out the same way I did that their copy of VMware Fusion will no longer run on their Mac. That’s because they just installed the latest incarnation of OSX called Mountain Lion. VMware has an FAQ out on the topic, and a new KB article: : VMware Fusion compatibility with [...]
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VMware buys Nicira
Nicira was founded by Stanford University researchers Martin Casado and Nick MeKeown and University of California at Berkeley researcher Scott Shenker, and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners and New Enterprise Associates. Diane Greene, co-founder and former CEO of VMware, and Andy Rachleff, co-founder of Benchmark Capital, are individual investors in Nicira. VMware [...]
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Paul Maritz to step down as CEO at VMware
Breaking News!! VMware today announced that Paul Maritz will be succeeded in the post as Chief Executive Officer of VMware, effective September 1, 2012, by Pat Gelsinger, currently president and chief operating officer, EMC Information Infrastructure Products. Maritz will remain a board member of VMware and will take on a new technology strategist role at [...]
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The VMware Knowledge Base
In VMware documentation, we show you how a product works, and how you can use the product to accomplish your tasks. But what about when the product isn’t working for you—when it doesn’t behave as described in the manual, or when the manual doesn’t cover a problem you encounter, or a special task you want [...]
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Help with My VMware
Here are some really helpful Knowledgebase articles that VMware has up about the new portal, My VMware: My VMware FAQ (2014350) Users and permissions in My VMware (2006977) Filing a Support Request in My VMware (2006985) Viewing, editing, and copying user permissions in My VMware (2006978) Viewing and updating a Support Request in My VMware [...]
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