VMware “Student Archive”

November 2nd, 2010 by jason Leave a reply »

A gentleman by the name of William Griffith is credited with maintaining a documentation and utility library which contains a whole lot of centralized VMware resources.  In the “Student Archive” you’ll find platform specific and application specific documents and best practices.  You’ll also find some documentation for partner integration.  A disclaimer describes the compilation as follows:

The set of files known as “student archive” has been compiled as a convenient reference for students of VMware classes. As an archive, the files contained in the document set may not be the most current document available. No warranty is provided or implied about any particular document as being fully accurate and up to date. If your requirements are for absolutely up to date info, please go to the appropriate document repository to retrieve the authorized most up to date document you need.

The contents of the library is indexed throughout various folders to help you quickly find what you need (be sure to unzip using folder structure).  The library can be used as a planning and deployment guide, a desk reference, or a study guide for the VCP, VCAP-DCA, and VCAP-DCD exams.

The compressed size of the archive is 295MB and you’ll need an additional 418MB to extract it all.  Grab your copy of the current archive here.

Update 11/3/10: The number of downloads allowed by Dropbox has been exceeded and therefore the download link above no longer works, at least temporarily.  I may regret this but in the effort of supporting the virtualization masses, I’ll mirror the download at my own dropbox.  If this mirror buries my blog bandwidth, I may yank it.  I’ve got QoS capability but since my dropbox and blog run over the same port and server, I can’t limit bandwidth of one without impacting the other.  I’d suggest downloading as a background task.  Go make some coffee or dinner.  If ya’ll have another reliable mirror source and would like to help, please let me know.

Update 11/11/10: Bill Griffith has found has way to this blog and has this to say in the comments below:

I have uploaded a new version to the old link for now. I’m not sure if it’ll remain there long as someone else is going to be taking over the responsibility after this week. The link is http://bit.ly/student_archive. I am at this moment adding some more app specific docs and will upload it this evening.

Thanks everyone for adding alternatives. This thing is much more popular than I had anticipated and is being downloaded at about 250GB/month.

Bill, thanks for this great resource.  If possible, do let us know who is taking this over and where the updates can be found in the future.  Thanks a lot!

Directory of \Student Archive

[.]
[..]
[Admin and config guides]
[Application specific]
[Backup and Recovery]
[CLI and automation]
[Clustering and availability]
[Converter]
[ESXi]
[Lab Manager]
[Lab Utilities]
[Lifecycle Manager]
[Links to kb articles on version 4.1]
[MAN Pages (from VI3)]
[Networking]
[Orchestrator]
[OVF]
[Patch management and VUM]
[Performance]
[Resource Management]
[Security]
[Snapshot]
[SRM]
[Storage]
[vCenter Chargeback]
[vCenter, ESXESXi Installation and Upgrade]
[vCloud Director]
[VCP critical papers]
[View and Thinapp]
acronyms.xls
disclaimer.txt
KBs_and_Docs_2009.doc
StudentResources.exe
vmware-vsphere-crg-wp-en.pdf
vSphere links.html
vsphere_pricing.pdf
7 File(s)      6,207,048 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Admin and config guides

[.]
[..]
[Version 4.1]
GuestOS_guide.pdf
Java_in_Virtual_Machines_on_ESX-FINAL-Jan-15-2009.pdf
vam_best_practices_building.pdf
vix160_vmrun_command.pdf
VMware-View-4-LocationAwareness-WP-EN.pdf
vsp_4_legacy_host_lic.pdf
vsp_40_admin_guide.pdf
vsp_40_esx_server_config.pdf
vsp_40_u1_admin_guide.pdf
vsp_40_u1_esx_server_config.pdf
vsp_40_web_access.pdf
vsp_4x_db_calculator.xls
vsp_4x_db_calculator_oracle.xls
vsp_compatibility_matrix.pdf
14 File(s)     12,189,024 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Admin and config guides\Version 4.1

[.]                            [..]
vmware-tools-cli.pdf           vsp_41_dc_admin_guide.pdf
vsp_41_esx_server_config.pdf   vsp_41_vm_admin_guide.pdf
vsp_41_web_access.pdf
5 File(s)      7,594,750 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific

[.]                [..]               [Active Directory] [ESRI ArcGIS]
[Exchange]         [Oracle]           [RIM BES]          [SAP]
[Sharepoint_MOSS]  [SQL Server]       [Zebra YMS]        [Zimbra]
0 File(s)              0 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\Active Directory

[.]
[..]
Virtualizing_Windows_Active_Directory.pdf
1 File(s)        517,223 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\ESRI ArcGIS

[.]                             [..]
ESRI-DeploymentGuide-v1.0.pdf
1 File(s)      1,360,652 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\Exchange

[.]
[..]
[Exchange 2010]
08Q4_VM_Exchange_Server_2007_VI3_WP.pdf
16000_exchange_on_vmware.pdf
availability_recovery_exchange_sb.pdf
availability_recovery_exchange_solutions_sb.pdf
best_practices_exchange_solutions.pdf
exchange_best_practices.pdf
exchange_on_vmware_wp.pdf
perf_vsphere_exchange-per-scaling.pdf
vsphere_perf_exchange-storage-protocols.pdf
9 File(s)     13,357,366 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\Exchange\Exchange 2010

[.]
[..]
[References]
[Resources]
[Technical Tools]
Exchange 2010 on VMware – FAQ.pdf
Exchange 2010 on VMware – Use Cases.pdf
Exchange_2010_on_VMware_-_Use_Cases.pdf
3 File(s)      1,950,211 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\Exchange\Exchange 2010\References

[.]
[..]
08Q2_isv_vmw_cleveland_indians_english.pdf
08Q2_isv_vmw_univ_plymouth_english.pdf
08Q3_isv_vmw_boise_english.pdf
08Q3_isv_vmw_nuvasive_english.pdf
09Q3_cs_vmw_NMCI_Green_english.pdf
5 File(s)      1,230,686 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\Exchange\Exchange 2010\Resources

[.]
[..]
Exchange 2010 on VMware – Partner Resources Catalog.pdf
Exchange_2010_on_VMware_-_Best_Practices_Guide.pdf
exchange-2010-on-vmware-design-and-sizing-examples.pdf
exchange-2010-on-vmware-support-and-licensing-guide.pdf
4 File(s)      3,866,690 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\Exchange\Exchange 2010\Technical Tools

[.]
[..]
Exchange 2010 on VMware – Availability and Recovery Options.pdf
Exchange 2010 on VMware – Technical Workshop Presentation.pptx
Exchange_2010_on_VMware_-_Best_Practices_Guide.pdf
exchange-2010-on-vmware-availability-and-recovery-options.pdf
exchange-2010-on-vmware-design-and-sizing-examples.pdf
5 File(s)     12,502,862 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\Oracle

[.]
[..]
Oracle_Databases_on_vSphere_Deployment_Tips.pdf
Perf_ESX40_Oracle-eval.pdf
Perf_ESX40_Oracle-TPC-C-eval.pdf
vmw-oracle-virtualizing-oracle-db10g11g-vmware-on-infrastructure.pdf
4 File(s)      3,628,549 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\RIM BES

[.]
[..]
Blackberry-Enterprise-Server-Deployment-Guide.pdf
VMware_RIM_Case_Study.pdf
2 File(s)      3,226,798 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\SAP

[.]
[..]
perf_vsphere_sap.pdf
SAP_vsphere_high_availability.pdf
SAP-Best-Practices-White-Paper-2009.pdf
vsp_41_perf_SAP_SUSE_DB2.pdf
4 File(s)      2,105,295 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\Sharepoint_MOSS

[.]
[..]
MOSS_2007_Virtualization_with_VMware_Infrastructure.pdf
MOSS_Availability_Guide_FINAL.pdf
SharePoint_Deployment_Automation.pdf
vsp_41_sharepoint_perf.pdf
4 File(s)      3,563,926 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\SQL Server

[.]
[..]
perf_vsphere_sql_scalability.pdf
SQL_Server_Availability_Guide_FINAL.pdf
sql_server_faq.pdf
sql_server_use_cases.pdf
sql_server_virt_bp.pdf
5 File(s)      9,572,374 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\Zebra YMS

[.]
[..]
Zebra-YMS-Deployment-Guide-on-VMware-vSphere.pdf
1 File(s)      1,421,694 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Application specific\Zimbra

[.]
[..]
Performance Recommendations for Virtualizing Zimbra with VMware vSphere 4.url
Zimbra Architectural Overview.pdf
Zimbra case studies.url
Zimbra Collaboration Suite Data Sheet.pdf
Zimbra wiki.url
Zimbra_on_vSphere_Performance_Best_Practices.pdf
6 File(s)      2,207,579 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Backup and Recovery

[.]                                    [..]
data-recovery-evaluators-guide.pdf     practical_guide_bcdr_vmb.pdf
vcb_pubs.html                          vdr_10_admin.pdf
vdr_11_admin.pdf                       VMware_Data_Recovery_FAQ_July_09.pdf
vsp_vcb_15_u1_admin_guide.pdf
7 File(s)     20,696,071 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\CLI and automation

[.]
[..]
[Version 4.1]
ExportImportBaselines_VUMU2.ps1
viwin_admg(powershell).pdf
viwin_admg.pdf
viwin_install (powershell).pdf
viwin_install.pdf
vma_40_guide.pdf
vsp_40_u1_vcli.pdf
vsp_40_vcli.pdf
vumps_admg(powershell for Update Manager).pdf
vumps_admg.pdf
10 File(s)      8,944,840 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\CLI and automation\Version 4.1

[.]                            [..]
vsp4_41_vcli_inst_script.pdf
1 File(s)      2,859,609 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Clustering and availability

[.]
[..]
[Version 4.1]
DOC-1541 MSCS.pdf
fault_tolerance_recommendations_considerations_on_vmw_vsphere4.pdf
ft_virtualization_wp.pdf
fttech.pdf
heartbeat_55_u1_quick_start.pdf
heartbeat_55_u1_reference_guide.pdf
perf-vsphere-fault_tolerance.pdf
vcenter-srm-evaluators-guide.pdf
VMwareHA_twp.pdf
vmware-vsphere-fault_tolerance.pdf
vsp_40_availability.pdf
vsp_40_mscs.pdf
vsp_40_u1_availability.pdf
vsp_40_u1_mscs.pdf
14 File(s)     31,486,334 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Clustering and availability\Version 4.1

[.]                       [..]                      vsp_41_availability.pdf
vsp_41_mscs.pdf
2 File(s)        986,663 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Converter

[.]                          [..]
vsp_vcc_41_admin_guide.pdf
1 File(s)      1,141,421 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\ESXi

[.]
[..]
[Embedded]
[Installable]
hostd log messages.pdf
VMware-ESXi-HPProLiantServers-WP-EN.pdf
VMW-ESXi41-Migration-Guide.pdf
3 File(s)      2,159,910 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\ESXi\Embedded

[.]                                [..]
[Version 4.1]                      vsp_40_esxi_e_get_start.pdf
vsp_40_esxi_e_vc_setup_guide.pdf   vsp_40_esxi_server_config.pdf
3 File(s)      3,239,891 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\ESXi\Embedded\Version 4.1

[.]                                [..]
vsp_41_esxi_e_get_start.pdf        vsp_41_esxi_e_vc_setup_guide.pdf
vsp_41_esxi_server_config.pdf
3 File(s)      4,891,010 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\ESXi\Installable

[.]                                [..]
[Version 4.1]                      vsp_40_esxi_i_vc_setup_guide.pdf
vsp_40_esxi_server_config.pdf
2 File(s)      1,950,113 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\ESXi\Installable\Version 4.1

[.]                                [..]
vsp_41_esxi_i_vc_setup_guide.pdf   vsp_41_esxi_server_config.pdf
2 File(s)      4,845,758 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Lab Manager

[.]
[..]
[case studies]
comp_matrix.pdf
Lab Manager tutorials.url
labmanager_datasheet.pdf
LabManager4_Evaluators_Guide.pdf
LabManager4_Whats_New.pdf
lm40_installation_guide.pdf
lm40_soap_api_guide.pdf
lm40_users_guide.pdf
VMware-vCenter-Lab-Manager-4-DS-EN.pdf
9 File(s)     12,292,286 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Lab Manager\case studies

[.]
[..]
vmware-dev-test-labmanager-for-SAP-wp-en.pdf
1 File(s)        560,258 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Lab Utilities

[.]
[..]
Copy of cpubusy.vbs.txt
cpubusy.vbs
Iometer.exe
iometer-2006.07.27.win32.i386-setup.exe
lsi.flp
putty-0.58.exe
6 File(s)      4,381,639 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Lifecycle Manager

[.]
[..]
lcm102_admin_guide.pdf
lcm102_users_guide.pdf
VMware-vCenter-Lifecycle-Manager-DS-EN.pdf
3 File(s)      2,957,778 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Links to kb articles on version 4.1

[.]                 [..]                sS41kb part2.zip    vS41kb part 1.zip
2 File(s)         10,991 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\MAN Pages (from VI3)

[.]                      [..]                     alias.doc
arp.txt                  bunzip2.txt              cat.txt
chmod.txt                chown.txt                cp.txt
date.txt                 df.txt                   dig.txt
esxcfg-advcfg.txt        esxcfg-auth.txt          esxcfg-boot.txt
esxcfg-configcheck.txt   esxcfg-dumppart.txt      esxcfg-firewall.txt
esxcfg-hwiscsi.txt       esxcfg-info.txt          esxcfg-init.txt
esxcfg-linuxnet.txt      esxcfg-module.txt        esxcfg-mpath.txt
esxcfg-nas.txt           esxcfg-nics.txt          esxcfg-pciid.txt
esxcfg-rescan.txt        esxcfg-resgrp.txt        esxcfg-route.txt
esxcfg-swiscsi.txt       esxcfg-vmhbadevs.txt     esxcfg-vmknic.txt
esxcfg-vswif.txt         esxcfg-vswitch.txt       esxtop.txt
esxupdate.txt            find.txt                 free.txt
ftp.txt                  grep.txt                 halt.txt
host.txt                 ifconfig.txt             kill.txt
ls.txt                   lspci.txt                mii-tool.txt
mkdir.txt                mkfs.txt                 more.txt
mount.txt                mv.txt                   netstat.txt
nslookup.txt             passwd.txt               pgrep.txt
ping.txt                 pkill.txt                ps.txt
reboot.txt               rm.txt                   rmdir.txt
route.txt                scp.txt                  shutdown.txt
sudo.txt                 tar.txt                  top.txt
traceroute.txt           tty.txt                  umount.txt
uname.txt                uptime.txt               vim.txt
vipw.txt                 visudo.txt               vmkfstools.txt
vmkpcidivy.doc           vmkping.txt              vmstat.txt
vm-support.txt           vmware-cmd.doc           vmware-cmd.txt
watch.txt                who.txt                  whois.txt
85 File(s)        612,645 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Networking

[.]
[..]
[Version 4.1]
network_segmentation.pdf
networking_cheat_sheet.png
VMW_09Q1_WP_vSphereNetworking_P8_R1.pdf
vsphere-vnetwork-ds-migration-configuration-wp.pdf
vsphere-whatsnew-networking-wp.pdf
5 File(s)     23,232,113 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Networking\Version 4.1

[.]                            [..]
VMW_Netioc_BestPractices.pdf
1 File(s)      3,326,750 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Orchestrator

[.]                                [..]
[orchestrator_pubs_files]          orchestrator_pubs.html
vco_40_admin_guide.pdf             vco_40_developers_guide.pdf
vco_40_examples.zip                vco_40_install_config_guide.pdf
vco_401_admin_guide.pdf            vco_401_developers_guide.pdf
vco_401_install_config_guide.pdf   vco_401_release_notes.html
vco-samples_4_0_1_4502.zip
10 File(s)     12,795,372 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Orchestrator\orchestrator_pubs_files

[.]                    [..]                   a
baynote_global.js      brightedge.js          btn-search.gif
buttons.css            common_min.js          elqCfg.js
elqImg.js              fce.css                library_framework.js
oo_engine.js           print.css              s_code.js
s_config.js            sm_999_oo.gif          svrGP.htm
techpubs.css           template.css           tracking.js
19 File(s)        377,942 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\OVF

[.]                                [..]
ovf_whitepaper_specification.pdf   ovftool_10_userguide.pdf
ovftool_201_userguide.pdf
3 File(s)      1,477,733 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Patch management and VUM

[.]
[..]
[Version 4.1]
ExportImportBaselines_VUMU2.ps1
Perf_UpdateManager40_Best-Practices.pdf
vsp_40_esxupdate.pdf
vsp_vum_40_admin_guide.pdf
vsp_vum_40_sizing_estimator.xls
vsp_vum_40u1_admin_guide.pdf
vumps_admg.pdf
7 File(s)      4,009,107 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Patch management and VUM\Version 4.1

[.]
[..]
vsp_41_esxupdate.pdf
vsp_41_perf_UpdateManager_Best-Practices.pdf
vsp_vum_41_admin_guide.pdf
vsp_vum_41_sizing_estimator.xls
4 File(s)      3,572,428 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Performance

[.]
[..]
[Version 4.1]
!!Note about this folder.txt
Alliances-WebSphere-vSphere4_Nehalem-Performance-HPProliant-Servers.pdf
drs_performance_best_practices_wp.pdf
Java_in_Virtual_Machines_on_ESX-FINAL-Jan-15-2009.pdf
large_pg_performance.pdf
Perf_Best_Practices_vSphere4.0.pdf
perf_vsphere_storage_protocols.pdf
performance_char_vmfs_rdm.pdf
perf-vsphere-cpu_scheduler.pdf
perf-vsphere-memory_management.pdf
perf-vsphere-monitor_modes.pdf
RVI_performance.pdf
scalable_storage_performance.pdf
software_hardware_tech_x86_virt.pdf
Tier1_virtualizatoin.pdf
Timekeeping-In-VirtualMachines.pdf
VMware_paravirtualization.pdf
VMware-vCenter-SRM-WP-EN.pdf
VMware-vSphere-Performance-WP-EN.pdf
vsp_4_extreme_io.pdf
vsp_4_pvscsi_perf.pdf
vsp_4_thinprov_perf.pdf
vsp_4_VMCI_socket_perf.pdf
vsp_41_perf_VC_Best_Practices.pdf
vsphere_performance_wp.pdf
vsphere4-performance-troubleshooting.pdf
vsphere-whatsnew-performance-wp.pdf
What’s_new_with_vSphere2009_VMUG-1.pdf
28 File(s)     35,381,066 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Performance\Version 4.1

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[..]
Choosing a network adapter for your VM.pdf
Co-scheduling SMP VMs in VMware ESX Server.pdf
Interpreting esxtop Statistics.pdf
Performance whitepapers.pdf
Timekeeping for Linux guests.pdf
Using vscsiStats for Storage Performance Analysis.pdf
VMW_Netioc_BestPractices.pdf
VMW_vSphere41_cpu_schedule_ESX.pdf
vmware_timekeeping.pdf
VMW-vSphere41-SIOC.pdf
VMW-Whats-New-vSphere41-HA.pdf
VMW-Whats-New-vSphere41-Networking.pdf
VMW-Whats-New-vSphere41-Performance.pdf
VMW-Whats-New-vSphere41-Storage.pdf
vsp_41_olio_tcServer.pdf
vsp_41_perf_memory_mgmt.pdf
vsp_41_perf_SIOC.pdf
vsp_41_perf_VC_Best_Practices.pdf
vsp_41_sharepoint_perf.pdf
19 File(s)     18,112,898 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Resource Management

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[..]
[Version 4.1]
distributed_power_management_vsphere.pdf
Distributed-Power-Management-vSphere.pdf
Resource Allocation Shares.mht
vsp_40_resource_mgmt.pdf
vsp_40_u1_resource_mgmt.pdf
5 File(s)      3,382,528 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Resource Management\Version 4.1

[.]                           [..]
vsp_41_perf_memory_mgmt.pdf   vsp_41_resource_mgmt.pdf
2 File(s)      2,949,066 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Security

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[..]
dmz-vsphere-nexus-wp.pdf
hostd log messages.pdf
vi3_vc_roles.pdf
VMware_vSphere_HardeningGuide_May10_EN.pdf
VMware-vShieldZones-ReviewersGuide-EN.pdf
vsp_4_vcserver_certificates.pdf
vsp41_usingproxy_virtual_serial_ports.pdf
7 File(s)      5,705,497 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Snapshot

[.]                    [..]                   My Snapshot File.ppt
1 File(s)      2,926,080 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\SRM

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[..]
Bulk-NetworkChanges.zip
DR_for_PTC_Windchill_Solutions_Site_Recovery_Manager.pdf
FUJI_SRM_Final.pdf
srm_10_admin.pdf
srm_10_gettingstarted.pdf
srm_compat_matrix_4_0.pdf
srm_dns_updater.pdf
srm_shared_recovery.pdf
srm-admin.pdf
SRM-notes_RevA.rtf
Swap and Pagefile replication caveats.pdf
vcenter-srm-evaluators-guide.pdf
VMware-vCenter-SRM-WP-EN.pdf
13 File(s)     20,073,839 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Storage

[.]
[..]
[Version 4.1]
[VMFS]
esx_lun_security.pdf
esx3_partition_align.pdf
perf_vsphere_storage_protocols.pdf
storage_vmotion_datasheet.pdf
Virtual SCSI Adapter type – DOC-10971.pdf
VMW_09Q1_WP_vSphereStorage_P10_R1.pdf
VMware-Storage-VMotion-DS-EN.pdf
VMware-vStorage-Thin-Provisioning-DS-EN.pdf
vsp_4_extreme_io.pdf
vsp_4_pvscsi_perf.pdf
vsp_4_thinprov_perf.pdf
vsp_40_iscsi_san_cfg.pdf
vsp_40_san_cfg.pdf
vsp_40_u1_iscsi_san_cfg.pdf
vsp_40_u1_san_cfg.pdf
15 File(s)      9,083,069 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Storage\Version 4.1

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[..]
gulati PARDA whitepaper about porportional allocation of resources for distributed storage access (SIOC).pdf
VMW-vSphere41-SIOC.pdf
vsp_4_vsp4_41_npivconfig.pdf
vsp_41_iscsi_san_cfg.pdf
vsp_41_perf_SIOC.pdf
vsp_41_san_cfg.pdf
6 File(s)      5,944,965 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\Storage\VMFS

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[..]
esx3_partition_align.pdf
vmfs-best-practices-wp.pdf
VMware-vStorage-VMFS-3PAR-Utility-Storage-WP-EN.pdf
VMware-vStorage-VMFS-DS-EN.pdf
4 File(s)      1,567,913 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\vCenter Chargeback

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[..]
API_v_1_5_Reference.zip
vCenter_Chargeback_1.0_Evaluators_Guide.pdf
vCenter_Chargeback-Costing_Calculator.xls
vCenterChargeback_v_1_5_API_Programming_Guide.pdf
vCenterChargeback_v_1_5_Tech_Note.pdf
vCenterChargeback_v_1_5_Users_Guide.pdf
vCenterChargeback_v10_Use_Cases.pdf
vCenterChargeback_v10_Users_Guide.pdf
8 File(s)      7,131,294 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\vCenter, ESXESXi Installation and Upgrade

[.]
[..]
[version 4.1]
vsp_4_vcserver_certificates.pdf
vsp_4_vcserver_cmdline_install.pdf
vsp_40_esx_vc_installation_guide.pdf
vsp_40_esxi_e_get_start.pdf
vsp_40_u1_esx_vc_installation_guide.pdf
vsp_40_u1_upgrade_guide.pdf
vsp_40_upgrade_guide.pdf
vsp_4x_db_calculator.xls
vsp_4x_db_calculator_oracle.xls
vsp_compatibility_matrix.pdf
10 File(s)      6,184,621 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\vCenter, ESXESXi Installation and Upgrade\version 4.1

[.]                                    [..]
VMW-ESXi41-Migration-Guide.pdf         vsp_41_esx_vc_installation_guide.pdf
vsp_41_upgrade_guide.pdf
3 File(s)      2,047,922 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\vCloud Director

[.]                                 [..]
vcd_10_admin_guide.pdf              vcd_10_api_guide.pdf
vcd_10_api_spec.pdf                 vcd_10_install.pdf
vcd_10_sdk_java_dg.pdf              vcd_10_users_guide.pdf
vCloud Director main page.url       VMW-vCloud-Director-EvalGuide.pdf
8 File(s)     12,435,801 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\VCP critical papers

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[..]
srm-admin.pdf
vdr_11_admin.pdf
vsp_4_legacy_host_lic.pdf
vsp_40_esx_server_config.pdf
vsp_40_u1_availability.pdf
vsp_40_u1_esx_get_start.pdf
vsp_40_u1_esx_server_config.pdf
vsp_40_u1_esx_vc_installation_guide.pdf
vsp_40_u1_intro_vs.pdf
vsp_40_u1_iscsi_san_cfg.pdf
vsp_40_u1_mscs.pdf
vsp_40_u1_resource_mgmt.pdf
vsp_40_u1_upgrade_guide.pdf
vsp_40_web_access.pdf
vsp_vum_40_admin_guide.pdf
vsp_vum_40u1_admin_guide.pdf
16 File(s)     14,271,472 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\View and Thinapp

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[..]
[Thinapp]
[vendor specific papers]
EMA-VMware-View-StatelessVirtualDesktop-WP.pdf
migrating_windowsxp_windows7.pdf
The VMware Reference Architecture for Stateless Virtual Desktops with VMware View 4.5.pdf
thinapp_4_reviewers_guide.pdf
thinapp_intro.pdf
thinapp-ref-arch.pdf
vce-ra-brief.pdf
view_wan_reference_architecture.pdf
view4.5-backgrounder-en.pdf
view40_admin_guide.pdf
view40_upgrade_guide.pdf
view45_admin_guide.pdf
view45_architecture_planning.pdf
view45_installation_guide.pdf
view45_integration_guide.pdf
view45_upgrade_guide.pdf
VMware-DG-ThinApp-AppRegistration-EN.pdf
VMware-IG-ViewThinApp-EN.pdf
VMware-View4-Deployment-Guide-Q309.pdf
VMware-View-4-LocationAwareness-WP-EN.pdf
VMware-View-AntiVirusDeployment-WP-en.pdf
vmware-view-reference-architecture.pdf
VMware-WP-WorkloadConsiderations-WP-EN.pdf
23 File(s)     34,186,163 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\View and Thinapp\Thinapp

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thinapp_4_reviewers_guide.pdf   thinapp_intro.pdf
thinapp_virt_registry.pdf       thinapp46_manual.pdf
thinapp-ref-arch.pdf            VMware-IG-ViewThinApp-EN.pdf
6 File(s)     12,314,803 bytes

Directory of \Student Archive\View and Thinapp\vendor specific papers

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Dell-VMware-View4-RA-brief.pdf
Dell-VMware-View-RA.pdf
HP-Reference-Architecture-Brief-VMware-View-4.pdf
VMware-Ref-Architecture-for-CISCO-EMC-CLARIION-RAB-EN-VCE.pdf
VMware-View-ReferenceImplementation-Norton-EN.pdf
VMware-VMwareView-NetAppStorage-WP-EN.pdf
6 File(s)      5,802,374 bytes

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463 File(s)    438,812,760 bytes

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  1. Jason,

    Posting the link has caused a surge in traffic to the users dropbox account thus dropbox has temporarily disabled his public link access.

  2. tom says:

    too bad – not availably – any other known source
    “Oops! (509)
    This account’s public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled! “

  3. David says:

    Looks like the dropbox account is overloaded……

  4. Chris Hills says:

    Could you please provide a torrent for this because the link is currently unavailable due to high traffic. Thanks!

  5. jason says:

    Sorry about the broken link. As an infrequent user of dropbox myself, I wasn’t aware of their utilization constraints and I did not anticipate a temporary shutdown. I will see if i can provide an alternative.

  6. Chris says:

    Hi Jason!

    Sounds like a great compilation, so I hope it’ll be up again soon.

    Did you consider “sendspace.com” for sharing? I tried them once or twice and they were quite reliable.

  7. jason says:

    Blog post updated with a download mirror. I hope it helps. Please be patient.

  8. Tom says:

    Yes, a torrent would be best…you can readily reseed when it’s updated, for you or anyone who does any ongoing maintenance of this zip file, I recommend including the file date in the file name, such as 2010.11.04.student.archive.zip, then people will know the newer the file the more current it is. Thank you for reposting the file. Please also consider megaupload.com and similar services. Thank you, Tom

  9. I just uploaded to a one of my machine..

    a22ffaa8f1b27d13828e11a1d167f96f Student_Archive.zip

    http://vz.arielantigua.com/~ariel/Student_Archive.zip

  10. jason says:

    As of earlier this evening I counted 240 (attempted) downloads. I can’t push 70GB in a day. I’m going to remove the download in the morning. The blog is experiencing too much latency. Hopefully enough copies got around. One person did post a mirror – thank you for that!

  11. gguglie says:

    Hi,
    I uploaded the file to rapidshare.
    Hope this is help 🙂

    http://rapidshare.com/files/428830885/2010.11.04_VMware.Student_Archive.zip

    Giuseppe

  12. Thanks for putting this together Jason, it’s excellent! and thanks gguglie and Kamil for uploading it to your sites.

  13. I have uploaded a new version to the old link for now. I’m not sure if it’ll remain there long as someone else is going to be taking over the responsibility after this week. The link is http://bit.ly/student_archive. I am at this moment adding some more app specific docs and will upload it this evening.
    Thanks everyone for adding alternatives. This thing is much more popular than I had anticipated and is being downloaded at about 250GB/month.

  14. jason says:

    Bill, thanks for this great resource. If possible, do let us know who is taking this over and where the updates can be found in the future. Thanks a lot!

  15. Bill Griffith says:

    I got an email the other day from Linus Bourque who will be taking over the archive. I would expect him to announce to one of the alias’s about it soon. Since I am unsubbed from all the vmware alias’s now, I won’t see any posts about it. Keep your eyes peeled for the news.

  16. chand says:

    Thanks a lot for sharing such a wonderfull resource really appreciated your efforts and time… thanks a lot…

  17. Markus says:

    The link seems to be broken. Now you get a 404 not found error. Does anyone new the new location for the student archive?

  18. jason says:

    I’m uploading the 2 archives to dropbox. They should be there 40 minutes from now. The 2nd archive is newer & contains more content.
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6188734/Student_Archive.zip
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6188734/Student_Archive2.zip

  19. BTW, Lab Utilities\winscp429setup.exe gets flagged as containing Win32/OpenCandy AdWare…