Yesterday, vSphere 8.0 Update 1 has been released and as usual, before reading any release notes, I hit the update button. The update went well but after the update, I noticed that vCLS machines went rogue. One of the two machines had unusually high CPU usage.
There also was a stale vCLS machine which was neither powered on nor deleted.
VMware vSphere 6.5 offers increased scalability. You can see a comparision against all previous verisons at my ESX and vCenter Configuration Maximums page. Changes in VMware… Read More »VMware vSphere 6.5 Configuration Maximums Changes
VMware vSphere 6 has been released to the market 4 weeks ago. There are many new features and enhancements, but as you know there are different pricing and licensing models. It is available as a la carte licensing priced on a per CPU basis or in packs of 25 VMs and for small deployments as Kits. This post takes a look on the availability of new vSphere features in different vSphere editions.
Read More »Which vSphere 6.0 Features are available in Editions?
Today VMware has made the bits available for everyone to download. Updated: ESXi Release and Build Number History Updated: VMware Product Latest Version VMware vSphere 6.0… Read More »VMware vSphere 6.0 Download Available
VMware vSphere 6.0 offers increased scalability. You can see a comparision against previous verisons at my ESX and vCenter Configuration Maximums. Changes in VMware vSphere… Read More »VMware vSphere 6.0 Configuration Maximums
At VMworld 2014, VMware has announced vSphere Remote Office Branch Office (ROBO). This new package, available as Standard and Advanced edition, offers a per virtual machine licensing model. These 25 VM packs can be distributed across multiple remote sites.
vSphere ROBO is expected to be available in Q3 2014.
The next version of vSphere is currently in public beta state. While the beta is still under NDA, VMware has announced some features at their VMworld 2014 conference:
Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) simplifies vMotion compatibility across CPU generations. EVC automatically configures server CPUs with AMD-V Extended Migration technologies to be compatible with older servers. I've created a table with a quick overview about EVC Modes with their appropriate CPU Series and Codenames used by AMD to denote their CPUs.
Read More »AMD CPU EVC Matrix (VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility)
Hewlett Packard has updated its widely distributed Microserver Series to Gen8. This extremely affordable server which was initially made for SMB and home servers has become very popular in the virtualization scene. Due to its low price and power consumption, you can find this system in many virtualization home labs. The Generation 8 Microserver (Gen8 or G8) comes with more power, upgraded ports, and an integrated iLO.
The HP Microserver Gen8 is available in 2 versions - G1610T and G2020T. Both models are equipped with a 2-core CPU and can support up to 16GB of RAM. The system is shipped with 4 hard drive trays, which allows the installation of any SATA hard drive. It also has a CPU socket, so you can change the CPU.
As VMware has announced it at VMworld in San Francisco, the new release of its flagship server virtualization product is now available for everyone. Grab… Read More »vSphere 5.5 Download – Public Available!