May updates just went live on the VMware site folks.  Make sure you’re familiar with the contents of the release notes before plunging in and applying these. Release Notes links: VMware ESX/ESXi Server 35 Update 2 http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html ESX Server 3i version 3.5 Update 2 Installable http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx3i_i_35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html ESX Server 3i version 3.5 Update 2 Installable Embedded [...]

A few people have notice that since upgrading to Virtualcenter 2.5 deploying a Windows 2003 VM from template no longer gives them the ability to customize.  The option is disabled. The fix for this is simple.  You need to grab the new deployment tools from Microsoft’s site here also referred to as the sysprep files. [...]

Here is another new and very useful article from our knowledgebase discussing the majority of reasons for VMotion errors. The online version can be found here: Overview of migration compatibility error messages.