16 décembre 2009
Découvrez en Webcast la solution VMware View 4, conçue spécifiquement pour la virtualisation des postes de travail
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| La dernière version de la solution VMware de virtualisation des postes de travail est à présent disponible ! Les nouvelles fonctionnalités de VMware View 4, telles que le protocole d’affichage PCoIP et une intégration transparente à VMware vSphere, rendent les postes de travail virtuels plus performants que jamais. | |||
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Découvrez plus en détail VMware View 4, la seule solution conçue spécifiquement pour déployer et gérer des postes de travail à la demande, en participant à notre prochain webcast View 4 le mardi 12 janvier 2010 à 14h | ||
Blogging about View
I had discussion with Richard Garsthagen during the Dutch VMUG about View/VDI related blogs, or better said the lack of. It appears that desktop is a topic bloggers are avoiding. The weird thing about it is that in the industry View is picking up more and more.
Yes there are a couple of bloggers out there who are focussing onView like my colleague Christoph Dommermuth but compared to the “core” product their share is tiny. For me personally there’s a simple reason you don’t see me blogging about View, it’s not part of my focus area.
Something I overlooked during the discussion are the two excellent whitepapers/articles Herco van Brugh wrote. The first one is a brand new whitepaper and discusses how to correctly scale your storage based on a couple simple formulas.
- Download whitepaper here. (NEW!)
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, or VDI, is hot. It’s cool, secure, centrally managed, flexible – it’s an IT manager’s dream.
However, as it turns out, there is a hidden danger to VDI. There’s a killer named “IOPS”. - Creating a VDI template
This guide is based on Windows XP because of its low resources usage compared to Vista and even Windows 7. The general idea however also applies to those versions although specific services and registry keys will most likely not work. Skipping Vista, the next version of this guide will focus on Windows 7.
Another thing I overlooked when I was doing a little research were the Reference Architectures EMC did. There’s some good info to be found in these. So it seems that there is info out there, I guess the “problem” is that there are only 1 or 2 bloggers who are solely focusing on View. So if you are a VDI/View Consultant now it is time to speak up. Step into the world of blogging and let your voice be heard!
15 décembre 2009
Boot from Paravirtualized SCSI Adapter
From vSphere U1, VMware now support booting from a Paravirtualized SCSI adapter, why would you want to do this? Well why not, check out the VMware Performance Blog where VMware have tested this adapter and shared their results.
VMware were able to achieve 350,000 I/O operations per second on a single vSphere host (ESX 4.0) and 3 virtual machines. From their findings the VMware Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapter was able to achieve 12% more throughput with 18% less CPU cost compared to the LSI virtual adapter… Now you see why we should use it!
So in trying to test this the first thing I did was move one of my current virtual machines onto the adapter by clicking “edit settings” go to “SCSI controller 0” and click the change type button, from there you can select “VMware Paravirtual”.
When booting the VM you may find a slight issue though..
A ‘Blue Screen of Death’ welcomes you!
VMtools was installed and at the latest version (U1) but although the PVSCSI driver is shipped with VMtools it is not actually active until you add a PVSCSI adapter to the VM so to enable the PVSCSI driver for the boot device we need a slight bit of trickery….
-->the rest is on Xtravirt site :
http://xtravirt.com/boot-from-paravirtualized-scsi-adapter
11 décembre 2009
VMware ESX 3.5 Update (U5) Released
Just a quick post, albeit a few days late, to make those of you still running VMware ESX 3.5 aware that VMware have recently (4th December) released a new update for it – Update 5 (U5) which is available to download and install via all the usual update methods. So if you’re still running a version of ESX 3.5 you may want to consider upgrading to this new release which offers the following enhancements (from the VMware ESX 3.5 Update 5 release notes which can be found here): Enablement of Intel Xeon Processor 3400 Series – Support for the Intel Xeon processor 3400 series has been added. Support includes Enhanced VMotion capabilities. For additional information on previous processor families supported by Enhanced VMotion, see Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support (KB 1003212). Driver Update for Broadcom bnx2 Network Controller – The driver for bnx2 controllers has been upgraded to version 1.6.9. This driver supports bootcode upgrade on bnx2 chipsets and requires bmapilnx and lnxfwnx2 tools upgrade from Broadcom. This driver also adds support for Network Controller – Sideband Interface (NC-SI) for SOL (serial over LAN) applicable to Broadcom NetXtreme 5709 and 5716 chipsets. Driver Update for LSI SCSI and SAS Controllers – The driver for LSI SCSI and SAS controllers is updated to version 2.06.74. This version of the driver is required to provide a better support for shared SAS environments. Newly Supported Guest Operating Systems – Support for the following guest operating systems has been added specifically for this release: For more complete information about supported guests included in this release, see the VMware Compatibility Guide: http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=software. Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 7 Professional (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 2008 R2 Standard Edition (64-bit) Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) Windows 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition (64-bit) Windows 2008 R2 Web Server (64-bit) Ubuntu Desktop 9.04 (32-bit and 64-bit) Ubuntu Server 9.04 (32-bit and 64-bit) Newly Supported Management Agents – See VMware ESX Server Supported Hardware Lifecycle Management Agents for current information on supported management agents. Newly Supported Network Cards – This release of ESX Server supports HP NC375T (NetXen) PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter. Newly Supported SATA Controllers – This release of ESX Server supports the Intel Ibex Peak SATA AHCI controller. Of note is the newly found support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 along with increased support for more SATA, network cards and controllers. This useful table courtesy of VMware provides a nice easy way of determining your supported upgrade path to Update 5. http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-3-5-update-u5-released">http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-3-5-update-u5-released
10 décembre 2009
ESX(i) 4.0 Update 1A
ESX(i) 4 Update 1 has just been re-released:
We’ve released a new version of ESX 4.0 Update 1 that resolves the issue with the ESX 4.0 Update 1 install failing, timing out and resulting in the host entering an usable state.
The new version is called ESX 4.0 Update 1A.
You can find the new version on VMware Downloads.
For more details, see Due to a possible dead lock on rpmpd, upgrading ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.0 Update 1 can fail or time out and leave the host in an unusable state (1016070).
VIDEO: How to Use VMware GO to Install ESXi and Perform P2V
just released a new video to add to my Train Signal vSphere video training course. This video covers VMware's GO - a free product that provides SMBs the ability to download ESXi, install it, configure it, create new VMs, perform P2V, download VMs, and manage ESXi servers and VMs once up and running. GO is completely web-based, once you have watched my video, you can try out VMware GO for yourself!
The rest is on :
03 décembre 2009
Arkeia VA : Appliance Vmware de backup gratuite
Arkeia VA : Une appliance de backup gratuite et limitée pour VMware
Arkeia Virtual Appliance: Free Use Edition
Arkeia Software offre une version complète et gratuite d’Arkeia Network Backup spécialisement concu pour les environnements VMware. En seulement quelques clicks les utilisateurs de VMware peuvent déployer un serveur de sauvegarde complet incluant un jeu de licences. La sauvegarde VMware d’Arkeia offre une solution de sauvegarde en réseau avancée et la facilité d’utilisation et de déploiement à laquelle les utilisateurs de VMware sont habitués.
Ce qui est inclus :
• 1 Appliance virtuelle Arkeia incluant Arkeia Network Backup version 8.1
• 2 agents Arkeia Backup dédiés à deux postes clients virtuels
• Une VTL d’une capacité de 250Go pour des sauvegardes sur disque
• Support technique via des forums en ligne, bases de connaissances, et wikis
http://ds45.blogspot.com/2009/12/arkeia-va-une-appliance-de-backup.html
Déploiement VIEW 4 en cours...
Tout juste un an après la pemière mise en oeuvre de View 3 - la procédure de migration étant bien assimilée - je me lance dans notre première migration vers View4. Pour ce faire, je vais déployer sur une ferme en parallèle de celle équipée de View3. Dans un premier temps, je limiterai le nombre de clients pour en voir le comportement, notamment je privilégierai notre application de vidéo protection qui nécessite un PC de hardcore Gamer dans le monde physique. Pour l'instant je n'envisage pas encore la mise en oeuvre du Nexus 1000v, mais je ne l'exclue pas à terme non plus.
A noter aussi que j'ai porté le choix du déploiement sur des serveurs Sun X4170, bien plus performants que les HP DL380 et autres Dell R610 : une même application tourne deux fois plus vite sous vSpere sur ces machines. Je soupçonne des contrôleurs mémoire et I/Os plus élaboré à l'instar de celui de Cisco pour UCS. Keep in Touch !
Source : http://ds45.blogspot.com/2009/12/deploiement-view4-cest-parti.html
Donc voici un des gros clients VIEW en France qui migre en VIEW 4 avec vSphere, attention ça va déménager!!!
27 novembre 2009
Upgrading ESX 4.0 to 4.0 Update 1 on HP Proliant systems can fail or time out and leave the host in an unusable state
!!! Dont update to ESX 4U1 if you are running HP !!!
Upgrading ESX 4.0 to 4.0 Update 1 on HP Proliant systems can fail or time out and leave the host in an unusable state if the host has HP Insight Management Agents running
Symptoms
On HP Proliant systems, when attempting to upgrade ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.0 Update 1 (U1), you may experience these symptoms:
- Upgrade operation may fail or hang and can result in an incomplete installation
- Upon reboot, the host that was being upgraded may be left in an inconsistent state and may display a purple diagnostic screen with the following error:
COS Panic: Int3 @ mp_register_ioapic
Purpose
Note: VMware esxupdate tool can be used standalone and is used by VMware Update Manager and VMware Host Update Utility.
--> See all the information on :
23 novembre 2009
ESX(i) 4.0 -> ESX(i) 4.0 U1 update
Those who are running vSphere ESX(i) and have the Cisco Nexus1000v installed might want to read this:
If your customers are on ESXi/ESX 4.0 and want to update to U1 using the vihostupdate then first they need to read this new KB:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1015879
From here you will see mention of a file VEM-4.0.0-update01.zip which is not on the U1 download page. One useful addition to the KB article would be to remind customers that to obtain this VEM update you need to navigate to: http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/
From here select “VEM” and “4.0.0” and search. You will then see VEM-4.0.0-update01.zip. Copy this to the same folder as your ESXi patch file (ESXi-4.0.0-update01.zip) and then run:
vihostupdate --server <server> --username <uname> --password <passwd> --bundle ESXi-4.0.0-update01.zip,VEM-4.0.0-update01.zip --bulletin VEM400-200911014-BG,ESXi400-200911201-UG –installLet the install run….that’s it.
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin>vihostupdate.pl --server 192.168.1.1 --bundle C:\Install\U1\ESXi-4.0.0-update01.zip, C:\Install\U1\VEM-4.0.0-update01-v100.zip --bulletin VEM400-200911014-BG, ESXi400-200911201-UG --installEnter username: rootEnter password: vmwarePlease wait patch installation is in progress ...The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.