Virtualization Changes Everything
Lately I've spend a lot of time searching the internet for the default password of some of the VMware appliances I downloaded… Thought it would be very useful to get a full list together on my own blog of all VMware appliances I use with their default username and password. VMware vCloud Director 5.1.1 Appliance username: root password: vmware VMware vCloud Director Appliance/Oracle Database 11g R2 XE instance username: vcloud password: VCloud vCloud Director Web based … [Read more...]
vSphere Single Sign On (SSO) is a new feature in vSphere 5.1, introducing a standalone service that act as an authentication broker for various VMware products such as vCenter Server, vCloud Director, VCO, vShield Manager or VMware Horizon. SSO is a critical component that is required before any other vSphere 5.1 component is installed or upgraded! Single Sign On (SSO) uses SSL certificates to encrypt network traffic between for example vCenter Server and Horizon. VMware uses standard … [Read more...]
Nutanix's mission is to virtualize a datacenter without the need for a SAN. This approach allows for many benefits, such as buy what you need, when you need it and a reduction in complexity around architecture and operations. The NX3000 The Nutanix NX3000 comes per block of 4 blade like servers called ‘nodes’. Each Node has local storage comprising of 1x PCI-e SSD (400GB) , 1x 2,5” SATA SSD (300GB) and 5x 2,5” SATA HDD (1TB). All the nodes have two CPU sockets. Each socket can now … [Read more...]
Nimble Storage introduced a new reference architecture with Cisco Systems and VMware for 1,000 simultaneous VDI users, requiring only 3U of rack space, for $43 for storage per desktop. A preconfigured, fully-integrated system built around the reference architecture, which consists of a Nimble CS220G-X2 array, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) B-Series Blade server platform, and VMware View 5.1 enables customers to rapidly provision VDI, realize significant savings over deployment of … [Read more...]
Today we are testing Virtualization Manager from SolarWinds, a product to help IT departments that have to manage a large amount of virtual machines. This enterprise-grade software is compatible and highly integrated with VMware and Hyper-V, meaning that it is usable in the majority of big-business virtualization deployments. Features: Real-time dashboards simplify forecasting, detection, & troubleshooting of capacity bottlenecks. Identifies VM sprawl, helps you reclaim & optimize … [Read more...]
An introduction to View Storage Accelerator, a caching feature that can reduce storage costs and improve performance in VMware View. … [Read more...]
a while ago VMware released a new set of VMware Icons and Diagrams in the traditional PowerPoint format. Maish from http://technodrone.blogspot.nl created "The Unofficial VMware Visio Stencils" blog post with all VMware Visio shapes you will ever need. also VMware released some powerpoint diagrams VMW_PPT_LIBRARY_Icons-Diagrams_2Q12_2_of_3.pptx (2.6 MB) VMW_PPT_LIBRARY_Icons-Diagrams_2Q12_3_of_3.pptx (2.9 MB) VMW_PPT_LIBRARY_Icons-Diagrams_2Q12_1_of_3.pptx (17.4 MB) Also … [Read more...]
VMware Horizon Application Manager simplifies IT by centralizing application management in the post-pc era. Now IT can unify management of any SaaS, Web and Windows applications through the Horizon Application Catalog to securely deliver them to end-users on the device of their choice, increasing their flexibility while reducing the cost of complexity. End-users get easy on-demand access to their applications on their preferred devices whenever they need them, increasing their productivity and … [Read more...]
TCP Ports for View Connection Servers I got several questions from different customers about which firewall ports need to be open when working with VMware View 5.1 Here is a complete list of all ports that needs to be open for View to work in a firewalled environment. … [Read more...]
VMware announced a new version of VMware vSphere 5.1 at VMworld USA. I created a nice summup of all new features to give you nive clean overview: vSphere 5.1 Links gathered Top 10 things you must read about vSphere 5.1 Storage Changes in VMware vSphere 5.1 vSphere 5.1 Performance best practices VMware vSphere Web Client Video Support Series VMware vSphere 5.1 vMotion Architecture, Performance and Best Practices vSphere 5.1 What's New What’s New in VMware vSphere … [Read more...]
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