VMware vCenter Mobile Access & Virtual Appliances

VMware just announced that there’s a new technology preview coming up, vCenter Mobile Access. For a demo/preview go to the VMTN Blog section: vCenter Mobile Access.

Introducing VMware vCenter Mobile Access (vCMA).  vCMA allows you to monitor and manage VMware Infrastructure from your mobile phone with an interface that is optimized for such devices. Specifically, it allows you to:

• Search for virtual machines in your data center
• Migrate virtual machines from one host to another using vMotion
• Execute recovery plans using VMware Site Recovery Manager
• Access Scheduled Tasks, Alarms and Events
• And much more…

vCMA will be delivered as a Virtual Appliance which makes installing a matter of minutes. Talking about Virtual Appliances, VMware’s Virtual Appliance Marketplace has been completely overhauled. There’s a complete “what’s new” section to be found here, be sure to look into it and start exploring the endless posibilities of this virtual world. I personally use it to explore new Operating Systems and virtual router / firewall appliances!

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