Manitoba VMUG Meeting - Jan 12, 2012

Manitoba VMUG Meeting

UPDATED DATE
Thursday January 12, 2011
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

 Red River College - Roblin Centre
Main Lecture Hall
160 Princess Street
Winnipeg MB R3B 1K9 
Click here for driving directions

Please note the meeting originally scheduled for December 12, has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 12, 2011.

Meeting Highlights

• 6:00 p.m. Welcome/Pizza
• 6:15 p.m. VMware Presentation – vShield
• 7:00 p.m. Trend Micro Presentation – Today's Data Center with Tomorrow's Security Now
• 8:00 p.m. Customer Presentation/ Product Demo
• 8:30 p.m. Q&A/Prize Draws
• 9:00 p.m. Conclude

Thank you to our meeting sponsor:

Register at: http://www.myvmug.org/e/in/eid=262&source=5

Manitoba VMUG Meeting - Jan 12, 2012

Most of you saw the invite to the next Manitoba VMUG meeting this morning, please be advised that the date is INCORRECT on this invite, it should read Jan 12, 2012.

 

Look for a new invite in your inbox soon, and I look forward to seeing you all in the new year.

 

-          Mike

 

vSphere 5 vReference card

Here is another preview of the upcoming vSphere 5 vReference Card – the vCenter section.  I'd love to hear your feedback, as I'm likely to drop anything I can't be sure is absolutely correct. Anything still in grey are areas I've not been able to confirm that they are still valid with vCenter 5.

Just drop your comments below or catch me on twitter (@forbesguthrie).

Click on the images below to see it full size or you can view/print it as a PDF.

And…

And…

http://www.vreference.com/2011/11/28/vsphere-5-vreference-card-vcenter-section/

Icomasoft has released opvizor 1.5 also available as freeware

As of today, the software-as-a-service solution opvizor for analyzing and rectifying configuration, performance and security errors in virtualized environments is available on the market in Version 1.5. The new version's architecture has been optimized in particular for medium-sized and large virtualized infrastructures. This is coupled with improvements in performance, disguising, in reporting and with an enlarged set of rules. As was the case for its predecessor, opvizor 1.5 is available on www.opvizor.com as a commercial and a free version.
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Enjoy Thanksgiving Discount on VMware vSphere 5.0 Clustering Technical Deepdive

Get a big discount on "VMware vSphere 5.0 Clustering Technical Deepdive". This book is available at Amazon in full colour and e-reader format. Frank and Duncan have written "vSphere 5.0 Clustering Technical Deepdive" to give you a better understanding of all the new clustering features vSphere 5.0 offers and how these integrate with each other.



VMware vSphere 5.0 Clustering Technical Deepdive zooms in on three key components of every VMware based infrastructure and is by no means a "how to" guide. It covers the basic steps needed to create a vSphere HA and vSphere DRS cluster and to implement vSphere Storage DRS. Even more important, it explains the concepts and mechanisms behind HA, DRS and Storage DRS which will enable you to make well educated decisions. This book will take you in to the trenches of HA, DRS and Storage DRS and will give you the tools to understand and implement e.g. HA admission control policies, DRS resource pools, Datastore Clusters and resource allocation settings. On top of that each section contains basic design principles that can be used for designing, implementing or improving VMware infrastructures and fundamental supporting features like (Storage) vMotion, Storage I/O Control and much more are described in detail for the very first time.

This book is also the ultimate guide to be prepared for any HA, DRS or Storage DRS related question or case study that might be presented during VMware VCDX, VCP and or VCAP exams.

Coverage includes

HA node types
HA isolation detection and response
HA admission control
VM Monitoring
HA and DRS integration
DRS imbalance algorithm
Resource Pools
Impact of reservations and limits
CPU Resource Scheduling
Memory Scheduler
DPM
Datastore Clusters
Storage DRS algorithm
Influencing SDRS recommendations

Be prepared to dive deep! 

Video - Using the ESXI 5.0 vCLI Command Set

vSphere supports several command‐line interfaces for managing your virtual infrastructure including the vSphere Command‐Line Interface (vCLI), a set of ESXi Shell commands, and PowerCLI. You can choose the CLI set best suited for your needs, and write scripts to automate your CLI tasks.

The vCLI command set includes vicfg- commands and ESXCLI commands. The ESXCLI commands included in the vCLI package are equivalent to the ESXCLI commands available on the ESXi Shell. The vicfg command set is similar to the deprecated esxcfg- command set in the ESXi Shell.

You can manage many aspects of an ESXi host with the ESXCLI command set. You can run ESXCLI commands as vCLI commands or run them in the ESXi Shell in troubleshooting situations. You can also run ESXCLI commands from the PowerCLI shell by using the Get-EsxCli cmdlet. See the vSphere PowerCLI Administration Guide and the vSphere PowerCLI Reference. The set of ESXCLI commands available on a host depends on the host configuration. The vSphere Command‐Line Interface Reference lists help information for all ESXCLI commands. Run esxcli --server <MyESXi> --help before you run a command on a host to verify that the command is defined on the host you are targeting. 

You can use this link to get your copy of the VMware ESXi 5.0 Reference Poster - Or come to the next Manitoba VMUG, we have them as prizes :)

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ntpronl/~3/ASdJ6F2dYoU/1916-Video-Using-the-ESXI-5.0-vCLI-Command-Set.html

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Next VMUG Meeting

I had been working hard to get a VMUG meeting scheduled in December, but do to all of the schedules that need to be coordinated we are going to have to shoot for January instead.

 

To give you a small preview, we are looking focusing the meeting on Security, specifically having both Trend Micro and VMware go into details on how their products help to enhance the overall security of your virtual infrastructure.

 

We have a number of “Give Aways” from VMware, Trend, TrainSignal (vNERD shirts) and the VMUG Advantage as always.

 

I look forward to seeing you all in January, watch your inbox (or Twitter) for more information soon.

  -Mike

Doing a vCloud Director Proof of Concept?

I think this will make you happy. VMware just released the vCloud Director virtual appliance. That means no more installing Red Hat, Oracle and vCloud Director. Just download the appliance and deploy it. On top of there is a great vCloud Cloud Director Evaluators Guide which will help you to evaluate the product.

• vCloud Director virtual appliance download (You will need to register for the eval)
• VMware vCloud Director Evaluator's Guide

If you haven't done anything with vCloud Director before the following articles might also be worth reading, note that these are 1.0 based articles but most of the content is still valid today.

• vCloud Director Intro
• vCloud Director Demo
• vCloud Director networking part 1, 2, 3a and 3b
• vCloud Director Allocation Models

"Doing a vCloud Director Proof of Concept?" originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Available now: vSphere 5 Clustering Deepdive. (paper | e-book)

VMworld Snapshot Event – Download the Presentation

	Dear Manitoba VMUG: Thank you for attending the recent VMware Knowledge Series: VMworld Snapshot 2011-Your City-Your Cloud. We hope you found the information presented valuable and relevant to your business needs and we encourage you to download the presentations and share this information with your colleagues. Now take the next step and learn more. Read about the pragmatic approach to cloud computing. Click here for more information. Attend a VMware webcast. Learn more. Additionally, VMware is hosting an Online Forum, December 1, 2011. We encourage you to participate in this exciting online program. REGISTER NOW. We hope to see you at a future VMware event. Sincerely, The VMware Team

 

The vCloud Connector 1.5 is general available

vCloud Connector is an enterprise product that provides a single user interface for overseeing multiple public and private clouds and for transferring cloud content from one cloud to another. It allows you to connect multiple clouds, both internal and external, in a single user interface.

Using vCloud Connector, you can stop and start virtual machines, check their performance, and transfer virtual machines, vApps, and templates from one cloud to another. vCloud Connector consists of three distinct components: the vCloud Connector UI, the vCloud Connector Server, and vCloud Connector Nodes.

The vcloud.vmware.com website allows you to access the vCloud Connector UI through your browser and helps you make the move to a hybrid cloud environment. You can view your vCloud Connector through it and you share access to your clouds with others. The website also connects you to a range of public cloud service providers offering evaluation cloud offers and a community of other vCloud Connector users.

Download VMware vCloud Connector v1.5 (free)

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ntpronl/~3/4hOlltxfN5g/1910-The-vCloud-Connector-1.5-is-general-available.html

Register Now for Online VMware Forum: A Virtual Conference

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