My VI3 license keys have started filtering in. Seems every couple of days that I get some new keys from my support agreement, so it should not be too long and I will have them all. Today I upgraded my VirtualCenter database and application to 2.0. This went really smoothly after reading the installation/upgrade document from VMWare and the RTFM upgrade document. It seriously just was a matter of making sure everything was backed up and that the ODBC was specified correctly. I put in the few license keys I have and now we have a production VC2 server running.
At VMWare TSX in Sydney this year, there was a presentation on the VCP certification and where it was headed. This information included how to upgrade the certification, how to get a new certification and how VMWare plans to keep the value of the VMWare Certified Professional program. Seeing as there was not much information on the internet about this, I thought I would summarise the knowledge from this session for people who need or want to know.
VMWare High Availability or HA is another Virtual Infrastructure 3 component that adds tremendous value to the product line. This product in earlier versions was known as DAS or Distributed Availability Services. High availaility allows Virtual Machines to failover automatically between ESX hosts in the same cluster. This article will give an overview of the product and help you decide on the value it can add to your business.
Overview of VMWare DRS - Distributed Resource Scheduler
Written by Damian Murdoch
Tuesday, 27 June 2006
Overview of VMWare DRS - Distributed Resource Scheduler
VMWare DRS is a new technology that will automatically move Virtual Machines around your cluster of ESX 3.0 servers to their optimal location based on complex rule sets and user defined resource pools by utilising VMotion technology. This article will provide an overview of the technology and allow you to make an informed decision on the benefits DRS can provide to you and your business.
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