Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) simplifies VMotion compatibility issues across CPU generations. EVC automatically configures server CPUs with Intel FlexMigration or AMD-V Extended Migration technologies to be compatible with older servers. After EVC is enabled for a cluster in the VirtualCenter inventory, all hosts in that cluster are configured to present identical CPU features and ensure CPU compatibility for VMotion
VMware Go is a free web-based service that will enable SMB customers to fly through the ESXi setup process with just a few mouse clicks
VMware Studio 2.0 helps author, configure, deploy and customize vApps and virtual appliances. vApps support the industry standard Open Virtualization Format (OVF). vApps can be deployed on VMware vSphere 4.0 or in the cloud. vCenter Server 4.0 now supports creating and running vApps, as well as importing and exporting them in compliance with OVF 1.0 standard
VMware Workstation 6.5.3 is a maintenance release that resolves security as well as some known issues. With this release of VMware Workstation, certain new features and support have been added
If you have implemented HA in VC 4.0 and your Service Console Port(s) or Management Network IP address(s) utilize Class A addresses ( for example IP@ 91.0.0.0 ), please check KB 1013013. A patch for this issue is available on this site
If you are planning to use ESX/ESXi 4.0 with RAID controllers using aacraid, megaraid2 and megaraid_sas drivers with attached local storage, we highly recommend that you install the patch recommended in KB 1012794 to avoid possible data corruption
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1 provides a scalable solution to migrate physical-to-virtual and virtual-to-virtual machines
LISCON Managed Desktop bringt das LISCON OS in der Version LISCON Managed Desktop vom Hardware Thin Client auf Ihren PC. Dazu steht ein kostenloser virtueller Thin Client für Sie zum Download bereit ohne aufwändige Installation oder das Betriebssystem überspielen zu müssen. Voraussetzung für die Nutzung der LISCON Managed Desktop-Testversion ist lediglich ein VMware Player, in dem der virtuelle Client läuft
To enable SSH on vSphere 4i is always important and helpful when you require to troubleshoot any problem. The way to get this done should similar as esx 3i
1. First, you press Alt + F1 then type unsupported and press enter
2. You will see the prompt for password after this. Key in the root password you had previously configure, and you will be able to log in to the service console
3. Follow by that, do a vi /etc/inetd.conf and look for #ssh. Remove the # and save the file after this
4.Go to /sbin, and run this command ./services.sh restart
VMware ESXi 4 is certified to run on a broad range of 64-bit hardware
the largest LUN that should be presented to an VMware vSphere 4 host is 2TB – 512B = 4294967295 blocks ( 512B per block ) because 4294967295 is 0xFFFFFFFF in a 32bit field
With the help of NetApp Appliance’s Data ONTAP Simulator, any DBA and/or Linux enthusiast (who is also a NetApp customer) can evaluate Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Linux with no up-front hardware investment
