Comments on: VMware next generation datacenter exploration http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:05:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe__C http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Joe__C Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:48:27 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-599 I'm a bit surprised that you didn't mention either VMsafe or vShield Zones. Their seemed to be a bit of interest in those around the net last week. I’m a bit surprised that you didn’t mention either VMsafe or vShield Zones. Their seemed to be a bit of interest in those around the net last week.

]]> By: jason http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-598 jason Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:52:30 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-598 Indeed, hot cloning of virtual machines is available to us prior to the release of vSphere. VM hot cloning was introduced in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2. See the following release notes: http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html Indeed, hot cloning of virtual machines is available to us prior to the release of vSphere. VM hot cloning was introduced in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2. See the following release notes: http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html

]]> By: Rynardt Spies http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-597 Rynardt Spies Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:29:16 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-597 Am I living in a parallel universe? I thought I used hot cloning just yesterday? Let me check... Yes I did use it yesterday!! Actually, we've been using it for quite some time now and we are running ESX 3.5 U2 with vCenter 2.5 u3? Sure, when the clone is powered on and you log in for the first time, you get the â��Unsuspected Shutdownâ�� message, but thatâ��s understandable... Iâ��ve just checked it now and I can confirm that I am able perform a hot clone while the source VM is running. Can anyone else investigate and let me know if you have the option to do hot cloning. IT CANâ��T JUST BE ME.... Rynardt Spies VCP, vExpert www.virtualvcp.com Am I living in a parallel universe? I thought I used hot cloning just yesterday? Let me check… Yes I did use it yesterday!! Actually, we’ve been using it for quite some time now and we are running ESX 3.5 U2 with vCenter 2.5 u3? Sure, when the clone is powered on and you log in for the first time, you get the â��Unsuspected Shutdownâ�� message, but thatâ��s understandable…

Iâ��ve just checked it now and I can confirm that I am able perform a hot clone while the source VM is running. Can anyone else investigate and let me know if you have the option to do hot cloning. IT CANâ��T JUST BE ME….

Rynardt Spies
VCP, vExpert
http://www.virtualvcp.com

]]> By: Lee http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Lee Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:55:19 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-595 Hey Jason - great article. Very informative! Hey Jason – great article. Very informative!

]]> By: Mark http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Mark Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:23:06 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-592 Hot Cloning already appears to be here with Update 4 for vCenter. Well at least on our test system here it appeared to work cloning a windows 2003 server. When we started the clone up windows reported an unexpected system stop but worked fine. Other than an quick initial test we haven't had a chance to look into the process further. Hot Cloning already appears to be here with Update 4 for vCenter.
Well at least on our test system here it appeared to work cloning a windows 2003 server. When we started the clone up windows reported an unexpected system stop but worked fine.
Other than an quick initial test we haven’t had a chance to look into the process further.

]]> By: VMworld Europe 2009 wrap up « Bobkous’ weblog aka kous.net http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-590 VMworld Europe 2009 wrap up « Bobkous’ weblog aka kous.net Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:25:26 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-590 [...] is putting all there money on datacenter virtualization. There new vSphere product range, developed around the Virtual DataCenter Operating System (VDC-OS), will extent the [...] [...] is putting all there money on datacenter virtualization. There new vSphere product range, developed around the Virtual DataCenter Operating System (VDC-OS), will extent the [...]

]]> By: Maish http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Maish Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:58:10 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-589 Thanks for the in-depth and informative post Jason!! Thanks for the in-depth and informative post Jason!!

]]> By: AC http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-588 AC Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:30:21 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-588 My two cents... After hot cloning a VM you could just disconnect the NIC and log in locally (or with caches credentials) and run Sysprep if you don't want to mess with the guest customization stuff. Also, don't forget that FT only works with single-CPU VMs. I personally think FT should be free until it supports more than one CPU--or at least very inexpensive. I would hazard to guess that most workloads that critical would also have more than one CPU. My two cents…
After hot cloning a VM you could just disconnect the NIC and log in locally (or with caches credentials) and run Sysprep if you don’t want to mess with the guest customization stuff. Also, don’t forget that FT only works with single-CPU VMs. I personally think FT should be free until it supports more than one CPU–or at least very inexpensive. I would hazard to guess that most workloads that critical would also have more than one CPU.

]]> By: duncan http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-587 duncan Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:07:53 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-587 Great article jason! Great article jason!

]]> By: Gabrie van Zanten http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Gabrie van Zanten Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:21:25 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-586 Great article ! Great article !

]]> By: VMdoug http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/vmware-next-generation-datacenter-exploration/comment-page-1/#comment-585 VMdoug Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:02:57 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=1095#comment-585 Great post Jason, thanks for the nice "non-marketing" overview of these new vSphere features. Great post Jason, thanks for the nice “non-marketing” overview of these new vSphere features.

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